Articles By Ahmed Bilal (1014)

Manchester United January Transfer Strategy

Author image Ahmed Bilal  •  Feb 29 2012

The ‘Hargreaves to Manchester United’ story has been done to death, with so many false rumours floating around that you’d be hard pressed to find any single shred of truth…

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Gareth Bale – Manchester United, Arsenal, Tottenham, Liverpool, Chelsea or Real Madrid?

Author image Ahmed Bilal  •  Jul 18 2009

Good young talent is hard to find – good young talent in England is even harder to find, so the fact that Gareth Bale is coming along nicely for Southampton…

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Rubbish Rumours – Real Madrid bid for Ronaldo

Author image Ahmed Bilal  •  Feb 20 2012

Real Madrid will think that they came close to signing Cristiano Ronaldo from Manchester United last summer, but the cold reality is that Manchester United are not willing to let…

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Aston Villa vs Chelsea – one of those games a season hinges on

Author image Ahmed Bilal  •  Oct 17 2009

The following article refers to a previous Villa-Chelsea game. For the latest matchup between Aston Villa and Chelsea, click here. Aston Villa have been in free-fall since their heady top-four…

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January Transfers – Top 10 Targets

Author image Ahmed Bilal  •  Feb 29 2012

Ah yes, the transfer season is upon us again. Considering how busy (and, dare I say, popular) Soccerlens was during the last transfer period (with 700,000+ pageviews in July and…

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Manchester United – Players leaving in January

Author image Ahmed Bilal  •  Jan 9 2022

Several of Manchester United players have been linked with a move away from Old Trafford, so I thought that before the transfer window opened it would be a good idea…

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2 key players for Manchester United to consider

Author image Ahmed Bilal  •  Jan 9 2022

Beginning of the current season (2006-2007), I wrote a detailed, 5-piece preview of Manchester United’s chances and the main issues involving them this year.

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CL 2nd Round Draw

Author image Ahmed Bilal  •  Feb 29 2012

The Champions League second round matches will be played on 20-21 Feb and 6-7 March. Here is the schedule:

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Manchester United – Potential January Transfer Targets

Author image Ahmed Bilal  •  Feb 29 2012

Manchester United have been linked with several players for the January transfer window – let’s see who they are and whether there is any serious chance of United landing these…

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Can Manchester United win the title?

Author image Ahmed Bilal  •  Feb 29 2012

Manchester United are 8 points clear (although that lead will almost certainly be cut down to 5 points with a Chelsea-style thumping of Newcastle), and with their best yet to…

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How Arsenal can beat Chelsea

Author image Ahmed Bilal  •  Feb 20 2012

Chelsea fans think Arsenal will be beaten. The media thinks Arsenal will be beaten. Heck, even Arsenal fans think that Arsenal will beaten. But Chelsea are not invincible, and they…

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Manchester United vs Manchester City – Boring but necessary

Author image Ahmed Bilal  •  Jan 19 2010

The following article refers to an older United-City game. Watch Manchester United v Manchester City live online here. The first match of the weekend and one that two teams in…

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Champions League Second Round Preview (1)

Author image Ahmed Bilal  •  Dec 11 2009

The draw for the second round matches (to be played on 20/21 Feb and 6/7 Mar 2007) takes place in Nyon, Switzerland, on 15 December (next Friday). Here are the…

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Manchester United 3-1 Benfica: Goal Videos + Match Report

Author image Ahmed Bilal  •  Feb 20 2012

Goal vids at the end of the post. Matchday 6 was about getting the job done, and when it came to it Manchester United managed a relatively comfortable 3-1 win…

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Arsenal and the Henry vs Wenger nonsense

Author image Ahmed Bilal  •  Apr 7 2023

ANR and Arseblog have covered the mess very differently, and it’s illuminating, to say the least.

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