Ahmed Bilal
Sports Editor
Ferguson: Manchester United fans should stop abusing Wenger
Ahmed Bilal • Feb 22 2012Like him or not, Sir Alex Ferguson has a point:
2008 Soccerlens Writing Competition
Ahmed Bilal • Feb 28 2012Update: The competition is now closed. Finalists are listed here, and the winner will be announced on Monday, 3rd November 2008. Thank you everyone for participating, most of the submissions…
Last chance for Newcastle with Barton
Ahmed Bilal • Jan 8 2022Tottenham players will be breathing a sigh of relief looking at the Premier League fixture list for this weekend. Not only are they at home against Bolton (this, even they…
Manchester United v Chelsea, Vidic v Droga, Reality v Fiction
Ahmed Bilal • Dec 12 2021Allow me to present you with a truly unbiased account of what happened on the night of 21 May 2008. For some there was glory, for others there was a…
Which Club Has Worse Management: Newcastle or Tottenham?
Ahmed Bilal • Dec 12 2021The Newcastle story – from the euphoria of Mike Ashley buying the club to the suicide-dive in confidence of Keegan’s departure – is tragic. What happened post-Keegan is much worse,…
Zabeel Investments offer to buy Charlton Athletic
Ahmed Bilal • Apr 10 2023Dubai-based Zabeel Investments have made a bid for Charlton Athletic. The club confirmed in a statement that it will enter a period of due diligence with Zabeel Investments and should…
Save Newcastle United…from itself?
Ahmed Bilal • Apr 8 2023Newcastle Fans United is a group of passionate Newcastle United fans who want to save Newcastle United by turning it into the first supporter-owned club in the Premier League. Like…
Everton want Fulham’s Bullard? Get in the Top 6 first!
Ahmed Bilal • Dec 24 2021Today we’re hearing that Everton are interested in signing Jimmy Bullard from Fulham. Fulham will be able to offer Bullard equal (if not more) money than Everton (London beats Liverpool…
Manchester United hoping to bring back Ronaldo for Chelsea game
Ahmed Bilal • Feb 23 2012Sir Alex Ferguson has said that Ronaldo could feature at Stamford Bridge next weekend as the winger makes rapid progress in regaining fitness after his ankle operation in July. SAF:
Five Things We Know About England
Ahmed Bilal • Jan 6 2022Watch England v Croatia live online. They say that history repeats itself. In England’s case, stupidity repeats itself, ad nauseam. You could drive yourself insane hypothesizing how England will line…
Summer 2008 Transfer Lists
Ahmed Bilal • Nov 8 2021In addition to our daily transfer news and rumours column, we also cover all the transfers happening in the Premier League. This summer we’re taking our coverage to the next…
Jugs, sex workers and why names are important in football
Ahmed Bilal • Apr 10 2023Today is the second-last day of the transfer window for English and Scottish football – it was supposed to end at midnight tonight but Alex Ferguson threatened to finger Scudamore…
Who makes your football kits?
Ahmed Bilal • Apr 10 2023Here’s a list of football shirt manufacturers and the clubs they make kits for in the Football League:
Interview with ITV.com’s Marc Webber
Ahmed Bilal • Apr 4 2023Last week I talked to ITV.com’s head of content, Marc Webber, about ITV’s new website, their focus on football (and especially football video) and how he saw the online football…
How much will England and Liverpool miss Gerrard?
Ahmed Bilal • Jan 8 2022Steven Gerrard will undergo groin surgery in a bid to have an injury-free season and will miss two league games and two England World Cup qualifiers in the process. How…