Articles By Ahmed Bilal (1013)

07/08 Champions League 2nd Round Preview

Author image Ahmed Bilal  •  Apr 11 2023

Champions League football returns with 16 teams aiming for progress in Europe in the coming weeks (2nd Round fixtures will be played on 19/20 Feb and 4/5 Mar).

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Soccerlens 2007 Awards Winners

Author image Ahmed Bilal  •  Apr 11 2023

The Soccerlens Awards recognize excellence in football blogging. With help from our readers and editors, Soccerlens chose 14 awards categories (we’re definitely going to increase categories for next year as…

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Cantona…Cantona…Cantona!!! Eric Cantona Scores For Manchester United!

Author image Ahmed Bilal  •  Feb 28 2012

Came across this video link of a Cantona goal from 96, amazing, amazing stuff from Le God. I’d like to think that one of the current crop of stars –…

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Manchester United wipe Old Trafford turf with Arsenal – without Ronaldo

Author image Ahmed Bilal  •  Mar 11 2011

Manchester United overwhelmed (and that’s understating it) Arsenal at Old Trafford with a thumping 4-0 win in the 5th round of the FA Cup. It was a comprehensive win with…

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Predict The Future With BetUKnow

Author image Ahmed Bilal  •  Feb 28 2012

BetUKnow is a Soccerlens advertiser. BetUknow is a totally free fantasy prediction game, with over 1000 British Pounds in real monthly prizes from Amazon UK. BetUknow is the place where…

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Dissecting Opposition And Making The 39th Round Work

Author image Ahmed Bilal  •  Apr 10 2023

Since news about Premier League’s proposal to play an extra round of matches from January 2011 leaked (a good thing – it’s better to start this debate early and give…

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Why Manchester United Are The Best Club In The World

Author image Ahmed Bilal  •  Feb 28 2012

If you’re a Manchester United fan, you need no convincing (although the following water-tight argument (and this one) is yours to beat your friends over their heads). If you hate…

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Game 39: Premier League Clubs Consider Playing Matches Overseas

Author image Ahmed Bilal  •  Feb 28 2012

Do you support this move or are you against it? Make your voice heard in our poll at the end of this article. The English Premier League clubs are considering…

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England 2-1 Switzerland – Should We Hold The Taxi?

Author image Ahmed Bilal  •  Apr 11 2023

England 2 (40′ Jermaine Jenas, 62′ Shaun Wright-Phillips) Switzerland 1 (58′ Eren Derdiyok) As tempting as it would be to lay it into Fabio Capello (alternatively, we could all renounce…

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England 08/10 Away Kit Launch – Rio, Owen and Bentley talk about Capello and the future

Author image Ahmed Bilal  •  Dec 22 2021

As you might know, the England 08/10 Away Kit was launched this week (more details here). And most of you (England fans anyway) would have heard Rio Ferdinand’s soundbite about…

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Get Well Soon Chris (EPL Talk)

Author image Ahmed Bilal  •  Feb 28 2012

I haven’t known Chris (The Gaffer – EPL Talk) for a long time but whenever we’ve talked, he seems like an intelligent and friendly person. I’m proud to call him…

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The Best New Blog – Soccerlens 2007 Awards

Author image Ahmed Bilal  •  Apr 11 2023

We’ve selected six candidate blogs for “The Best New Blog” award from 2007. The blog with the most number of votes by February 17, 2008 wins the 2007 Readers’ Choice…

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The Best Overall Blog – Soccerlens 2007 Awards

Author image Ahmed Bilal  •  Apr 10 2023

We’ve selected six candidate blogs for “The Best Overall Blog” award from 2007. The blog with the most number of votes by February 17, 2008 wins the 2007 Readers’ Choice…

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The Best Women’s Football Blog – Soccerlens 2007 Awards

Author image Ahmed Bilal  •  Apr 11 2023

We’ve selected five candidate blogs for “The Best Women’s Football Blog” award from 2007. The blog with the most number of votes by February 17, 2008 wins the 2007 Readers’…

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The Best Blogger – Soccerlens 2007 Awards

Author image Ahmed Bilal  •  Apr 8 2023

We’ve selected six candidate blogs for “The Best Blogger” award from 2007. The blogger with the most number of votes by February 17, 2008 wins the 2007 Readers’ Choice award….

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