Europe – The Final Countdown (2012)
Five referees. Wage caps. The 6+5 rule. Michel Platini may be on a mission to over-complicate just about everything in European football, but on some subjects nobody can accuse him…
Mario Balotelli, Italy’s Brightest Young Star?
Italy’s future in club and international terms is bleak, whether you look at the fact that the Serie A could be losing one of it’s Champions League spots to Germany,…
Wenger should rethink his policy on plus 30’s
So Arsene Wenger is satisfied with his decision to re-sign Sol Campbell. In a press conference ahead of his side’s second leg tie with Porto he said: Sol wants to…
Football’s guilty pleasures
Danny Last, from the blog European Football Weekends talks about his footballing guilty pleasures. A guilty pleasure is something one enjoys and considers pleasurable despite feeling a trifle of guilt…
Give us back our Orange Ball!
Stuart Fuller, from the Blog The Ball is Round tries to find out where the orange ball has gone. In the first week of February I ended up through a…
Podcast: Carra’s legs, Theo on song and Beckham’s return
Check out Adrian Clarke & Iain Spragg as they review the best and worst of this week’s action in their Oscars inspired Soccerlens Weekend Awards slot. John Terry’s armband celebration,…
Saving Football: A Proverbial Guide For New Football Owners
As football fights its financial henchman, there is a temptation to criticise the greed, naivety and incompetence that has engorged football for over a decade. With countless clubs teetering on…
Wolves 0 – 1 United
1-0 up with just under 20 minutes to go; yet the way the game was ending – with Wolves pressing and United failing to convert their infrequent yet profound chances…
England win, but with food for thought
The final whistle, on this cold Wembley night, was greeted with smiles and cheers from England supporters. A win and three second half goals could at least leave a warm,…
Rooney? Torres? Drogba? Who is currently the best striker in the Premier League?
Wayne Rooney The transfer of Cristiano Ronaldo to Real Madrid in the summer has coincided with the emergence of Wayne Rooney as a goal-scoring machine. Always praised for his unselfishness…
Podcast: The Arsene and Rafa Club, Team Bridge and England no-hopers
We couldn’t wait all week for the world famous Soccerlens Podcast any longer so we’ve brought it forward to Mondays – and despite their post-weekend blues Adrian Clarke & Iain…
The Case Against Ching
As the World Cup approaches, Americans have reason to be nervous. I could tell you why in a few short sentences, but I have opted instead for a hypothetical, reverse-chronological…
Liverpool: the “new Bolton”?
I am confident that I am not alone in being frustrated and annoyed at Sam Allardyce’s recent pre-match snipes at Rafael Benitez and Liverpool. Mind-games is a part of football,…
Soccerlens TV: Wenger & Benitez speaking out, OM in French title race and Sporting improving in Portugal
Join celebrated football pundit, author, radio show host and DJ Andy Brassell every Monday on the Soccerlens Show. In Episode 18, Andy talks about the speaking out of Arsene Wenger…
Portsmouth’s sad plight: When will clubs learn?
Portsmouth’s rapid descension from 2008 FA Cup Winners to Premier League cellar-dwellers has culminated in them being placed into administration. They are now certain to be playing Championship football next…
