Ahmed Bilal
Sports Editor
Manchester United vs Charlton Athletic – Preview
Ahmed Bilal • Feb 29 2012Manchester United travel to the Valley in a bid to maintain their strong start to the season and regain their spot at the top of the Premiership table.
Arsenal & Chelsea close in on Cole deal
Ahmed Bilal • Feb 29 2012Will it ever be possible to bypass the vitriol and bias between Arsenal and Chelsea, and actually get something honest out of the two clubs about where they stand on…
Bayern get nasty, Tevez pops up and more…
Ahmed Bilal • Feb 28 2012In the finest tradition of clubs who don’t want to sell their players, Bayern Munich general manager Uli Hoeness had this to say:
Off The Record: lies, corruption and plain stupidity
Ahmed Bilal • Jan 14 2022Throughout the summer, I’ve heard various sets of fans (from clubs that struggle to fill their stadiums, plus those that boast about their small ones (stadiums, that is)) that Manchester…
Football News Roundup – August 21
Ahmed Bilal • Dec 20 2021A roundup of today’s (and last night’s) football and transfer news.
Euro 2008: England to play Andorra and Macedonia in September
Ahmed Bilal • Feb 28 2012In 2 weeks time England will be kicking off their Euro 2008 qualifying campaigns against Andorra and Macedonia.
Soccerlens: Week In Review – 21/08/06
Ahmed Bilal • Dec 31 2021A look at the top stories of the previous week, the premiership weekend and latest transfer news.
Premiership Roundup – The media gets it horribly wrong
Ahmed Bilal • Feb 28 2012Daniel Finkelstein got it dead right when he said: “It is impossible to predict who will win the Premiership. All you can do is say how probable different outcomes are.”
Manchester United 5-1 Fulham – Goal Videos
Ahmed Bilal • Feb 28 2012The Premiership weekend is over, and already Arsenal and Liverpool are feeling the effects of being caught unprepared. Chelsea admittedly have the talent in their squad to win matches 3-0…
Manchester United set the pace with a 5-1 Fulham thumping
Ahmed Bilal • Feb 28 2012Manchester United 5-1 Fulham Man Utd: Saha 7′, Pearce (OG) 14′, Rooney 16′ 64′, Ronaldo 19′ Fulham: Ferdinand (OG) 40′ Arguably, Manchester United had one of the easiest ties –…
Manchester United vs The FA – Rooney wants out
Ahmed Bilal • Feb 27 2012Wayne Rooney has ‘threatened‘ to pull out of commercial activites for the FA as part of his protest against what he sees as unfair treatment towards him.
Tottenham vs Bolton – Same old, same old story
Ahmed Bilal • Feb 28 2012My my, what a day…. While Liverpool vs Sheffield United took the honours for the most unexpected result of the day, watching Bolton put 2 past Tottenham and then shut…
Bad refereeing earns Liverpool a point against Sheffield United
Ahmed Bilal • Feb 28 2012New season, same old diving debates… The penalty was not a penalty. Gerrard was not fouled, not even touched. The ref got it horribly wrong, and for what it’s worth…
Manchester United vs Fulham – Preview
Ahmed Bilal • Feb 28 2012Manchester United vs Fulham (20 Aug 2006) – Match Report
Football News Roundup – Chelsea vs Bates, Manchester United vs FA, Arsenal vs Ashley Cole
Ahmed Bilal • Feb 27 2012Three stories that deserve being highlighted today – the Chelsea vs Ken Bates saga, Manchester United vs the FA (again) and Ashley Cole trying to get back into Arsenal’s squad.