Maradona: “Nigeria was like colliding against a wall”
Argentina boss, Diego Maradona, discussed starting Maxi Rodriguez and Jonas Gutierrez, his exclusion of Juan Sebastian Veron, the pace of South Korea versus the physical nature of Nigeria, the brilliance…
World Cup News: The Vuvuzela Backlash Begins!
Good morning, and may I once again welcome you all to the daily World Cup column on Soccerlens. Yesterday we saw the first proper shocker of the tournament, as the…
The Best Of 2010/11 English Premier League Fixtures
Ah, the Premier League fixture list. More tightly controlled than cocaine, and considering the football fans global community, probably more abused than cocaine too. The 2010/2011 fixtures were just announced,…
World Cup Week One – What is the World Talking About?
The World Cup is underway and amid vuvuzela’s, goalkeeping mistakes and the choice of World Cup ball, there has been plenty to talk about during this tournament so far. In the first week…
Transfer Rumours: Real Madrid To Go Big With Double Raid For Rooney And Gerrard?
Sensational (but hardly original) stuff in the British red-tops this morning, with the ‘news’ that Spanish giants Real Madrid are preparing to break the bank once again this summer with…
World Cup News: Sven’s Talking Balls Again! (Same Pun, Different Day)
Morning everybody, and welcome to the daily Soccerlens World Cup column. It’s day six of the tournament and, without trying to put a downer on the competition so far, there…
Iker Casillas: “We have always been favorites”
Iker Casillas Fernández is the captain of la furia roja, current European Cup holders, Spain. He has been the Spanish first-choice keeper for over 10 years. Iker grew up in…
Brazil 2-1 North Korea: The favourites are off to a winning start but the minnows can hold their heads up high
Favourites Brazil kicked off their 2010 World Cup quest after defeating a North Korea side who shocked the five time winners with a spirited and heartfelt performance that will capture…
New Zealand 1-1 Slovakia : Winnie The New Boy Rescues The ALL Whites.
World Cup Group F: New Zealand 1-1 Slovakia (Reid 90+ 3 – Vittek 50) Video Highlights Royal Bafokeng Stadium, Rustenburg, South Africa Attendance: 23,871 Winston Reid, the 21 yr old newbie from…
Brazil scores twice and confirms superiority in Group G
Before we get to talk about Brazil’s debut against North Korea let’s have a quick review on what I saw these past few days from Argentina, Uruguay and Paraguay in…
Foreigners, Philosophy and the Idiocy of Franz Beckenbauer
Knee-jerk. Look at that phrase, roll it around your tongue, and say it in your head. Knee-jerk. That is the god awful, insidious, depressingly ubiquitous mental response to anything to…
World Cup News: England Kit Covered In Shit!
Good afternoon all, and welcome once again to the daily World Cup column on Soccerlens, where you can sate all your World Cup needs in one easy-to-swallow dose. Here’s the…
Transfer Rumours: Liverpool’s Yossi Benayoun On Verge Of Chelsea Switch?
Reports circulating in Israel are suggesting that Liverpool’s death-faced midfielder Yossi Benayoun may be on the verge of completing a surprise switch to Chelsea over the next few days, and…
Gigi Buffon: “I hope that it doesn’t happen to me even in my worst nightmare.”
Gianluigi “Gigi” Buffon has been a mainstay for the Azzurri since his debut at the age of 19. He was born in Carrara, the site in Tuscany where Michelangelo quarried…
Is this the worst World Cup ever?
OK, so we’ve only had the first week of the World Cup, but let’s be honest, with the exception of the Germany game, most of the matches have been rather…
