Frustrations of a Manchester United fan
Manchester United will not win the Premiership by playing beautiful football this season – first they need to find their tough attitude, their fighting spirit and most importantly, their desire…
Stick Sports Football – bend it like a banana
Stick Sports, the team that brought us Stick Cricket, has jumped head-first into building a flash-based football game.
UEFA Cup Coverage: Tottenham, Newcastle, Blackburn and West Ham
Tottenham, Newcastle, Blackburn stand on the bring of UEFA Cup group stages, while West Hap travel to Palermo facing elimination. Previews, scores, match reports and a healthy dose of Premiership…
Barca and Liverpool don’t look like winning the Champions League this year (Matchday 2)
Barcelona stumble, Drogba runs riot and Liverpool play…well, like they always do – brilliant and frustrating in equal measures.
Arsenal vs Porto – Gunners to keep on rollin’
Match: Arsenal vs Porto (Group G) (Matchday 2) Stadium: Emirates Stadium Date: Tuesday, 26 September, 2006 Kick-off: 1945 BST, 2345 PST Referee: Stefano Farina (ITA) Few people will doubt Arsenal’s…
Benfica 0-1 Ronaldo – Poor, Poor United
For all the abuse heaped on Carlos Quieroz by United fans, and for all the criticism sent Fergie’s way before (and especially after today’s match), you have to credit the…
Football Links
Surprisingly, not much controversial news today, unless you’re a David Beckham fan (or a Chelsea-hater).
David Beckham diving video
It’s a scene out of a very horrible nightmare for me – I imagine this is how Thierry Henry fans felt when he went down (at least twice) in the…
Reading who? Manchester United brace themselves for the unknown
Reading? Reading who? Not PC and definitely not respectful, but after losing out to Arsenal at Old Trafford and having a whole week to prepare quietly for the next spell…
Liverpool 2-0 Newcastle United – Alonso makes ’em pay (goal video + highlights)
You wouldn’t have expected an upset in this fixture, and for good reason. Despite recent form, Liverpool are a very good side with world-class players and Newcastle United are a…
Everything that’s wrong about football
This is followed on from yesterday’s piece on footballing myths. Last night’s BBC Panorama’s “revelations” on managers taking bribes are sadly nothing new. In fact, what we saw and heard…
Chelsea 1-0 Liverpool – Same old problems for Benitez, no answers in sight
Less entertaining but eventually more important in terms of results, this Chelsea-Liverpool clash was going to determine whether Liverpool could mount a serious challenge to the Premiership title this year.
Robin van Persie’s “dive” raises more questions
Soccerlens has something of a ‘reputation’ when it comes to Arsenal and diving – my attacks on Henry during the World Cup were roundly criticised (by Arsenal fans, obviously), but…
