Ahmed Bilal
Sports Editor
Serie A Match Fixing Scandal – An Update
Ahmed Bilal • Feb 23 2012When I first read the original Serie A match-fixing verdict, it read like a political decision – this was a case where making a public example of justice being handed…
Liverpool’s Signings Look Good, But Will They Deliver?
Ahmed Bilal • Feb 20 2012Bellamy, Pennant, Aurelio, Gonzalez and Paletta. Unfancied players but each of them possessing undoubted talent. And for Liverpool and Benitez, they represent a bid for challenging Chelsea’s stronghold in the…
Manchester United – 2 Steps Away From “Totally Fucked”
Ahmed Bilal • Feb 23 2012An overview of Manchester United’s progress – July 27, 2006
Football blogging – taking a step back.
Ahmed Bilal • Feb 23 2012This week is going to be (has been) really tough on me – something you might have noticed by the lack of posting since Monday afternoon. While I’ve been itching…
Simao Set To Leave Benfica
Ahmed Bilal • Feb 23 2012Valencia and Liverpool, both in the market for a right-sided midfield player, will be monitoring the situation at Benfica very closely as the club admitted that Simao had been left…
We Need More Information On Duff’s Transfer To Newcastle
Ahmed Bilal • Sep 22 2010Surprise surprise – according to Newcastle United’s statement to the Stock Exchange, Duff has moved from Chelsea to Newcastle (leaving behind Tottenham in the process) for the small sum of…
Barcelona to beat Inter and Man Utd for Vieira, Bayern Up Bid For Ruud
Ahmed Bilal • Jan 9 2022I come bearing good news and bad news… According to The Sun, Barcelona are believed to have made a move for Patrick Vieira in a player-plus-cash bid, offering 6 mil…
Manchester United Turn Tables On Ruud
Ahmed Bilal • Feb 23 2012Update: Ruud returns to Manchester United for training. May 7th seems such a long time away – Ruud van Nistelrooy was thrown out of the team hotel for showing ‘dissent’…
How Much Did Bayern Munich Bid For Ruud?
Ahmed Bilal • Feb 23 2012Following up on some ‘Bayern and Ruud‘ rumours, I dug up the source and found out something interesting: Bayern have verbally agreed terms with Ruud van Nistelrooy and have already…
Arsenal vs Manchester United, Arsene Wenger vs Alex Ferguson
Ahmed Bilal • Feb 22 2012This is not an attempt to start ‘another’ pointless argument between Arsenal and Manchester United fans. I have two goals here: One, to understand (through the knowledge of fans of…
Manchester United Should Have Sold Ruud Last Year
Ahmed Bilal • Feb 20 2012I’m sick of hearing speculation (and sadly, reporting on it) about Ruud van Nistelrooy’s ‘departure’, so I’ll make this quick and simple for all of us. Ruud van Nistelrooy should…
Should Alex Ferguson Leave Manchester United?
Ahmed Bilal • Feb 23 2012In one of my recent articles, I made a plea to Manchester United fans to stop panicking and to wait till Ferguson gets back to Old Trafford next week. The…
Why Tottenham And Liverpool Lost Out To Newcastle On Chelsea’s Duff
Ahmed Bilal • Feb 22 2012Update: Newcastle have bought Chelsea for 5 mil. When I last wrote about Newcastle United’s ability to price opposition clubs out of the market, I had a sneaky feeling that…
A Plea To Manchester United Fans
Ahmed Bilal • Feb 21 2012I can understand that seeing Chelsea sign 5 players before the World Cup and seeing Tottenham and Liverpool sign a whole host of players this transfer season makes Manchester United…
Chelsea Make Space For Ashley Cole
Ahmed Bilal • Feb 22 2012As scripts go, Asier Del Horno’s stay at Stamford Bridge did not go according to plan. At left back he was often the weakest link for the team, and Jose…