Manchester United v Real Madrid – which is the bigger club and why?
Soccerlens reader (and Real Madrid fan) Ramos writes in: Re: “The Football Debt League – Top 10 Most Indebted Clubs by: Ross Mackiewicz” That was a really good article and…
South Africa 2010 Was Officially England’s Worst World Cup Ever
FIFA have done the decent thing and finally confirmed what we have all known to be true for some time (about 16 days in fact), by rubber-stamping England’s woebegone showing…
The Nominees For The FIFA ‘Golden Shinpads’ Award
With a conspicuous absence of any defensively-minded players on FIFA’s Golden Ball award shortlist, you could be forgiven for thinking that there weren’t any outstanding back-line performers at this summer’s…
How much are national teams worth?
One of the more interesting pieces of statistical analysis that’s come out of this year’s World Cup comes from Frontier Economics, a leading European economic consultancy, who recently carried out…
Brazilian League: Bruno goes from champion goalkeeper to probable convict
Now that the 2010 FIFA World Cup is history (by the way congratulations to Spain for getting a spot among our select club of world champions) we can go back to…
World Cup 2010 – The Post Mortem
Mike Martin hands out the gongs as we review the first ever African World Cup.
Spain Home Shirt – WC Winners Limited Edition
The Spain merch is coming your way like Hurricane Katrina, and I bet you’re pretty confused about what to buy. There’s jackets, 1000 t-shirts, mugs, mouse pads, baby diapers, and…
2010 World Cup: The Winners And Losers
After the 2010 World Cup climaxed yesterday, we at Soccerlens thought it was high time to have a little look at those who, over the course of the tournament, have…
World Cup Podcast: Final review, Andy Brassell verdict and Predictions D-Day
Join Adrian Clarke, Iain Spragg and renowned European football expert Andy Brassell on the final episode of the Soccerlens World Cup Podcast. Howard Webb’s display in the World Cup final…
World Cup News: Spain Are The Campeones Del Mundo!
Good morning everyone and welcome to the daily World Cup column on Soccerlens. Spain are deserved campeones del mundo, Andres Iniesta is officially better than Xavi for the foreseeable future…
Mandela Family Unhappy With FIFA Pressure
After speculation to the contrary, South African icon Nelson Mandela did attend the World Cup final last night. However, it would appear that the 92-year-old, who is still mourning the…
Andres Iniesta: “It was an incredible job by everyone.”
The last man to lift the World Cup trophy, Fabio Cannavaro, carried the sculpted golden figure into Soccer City. The Netherlands was on a 25 game unbeaten streak having won…
Spain World Champions Shirts – World Cup Winners Shirts
Finally, the new 2010 Champion of the World has been decided, after a grueling 120 minute match which looked like it could easily be won by either side. The Spanish…
The Meteoric Rise of David Villa
On 3rd December 1981, a child was born. But he made himself a star. His father Jose Manuel Villa was a miner and his mother was a housewife. He was…
