Can birthday-boy Nani make the grade at United?
Nani, who turns 23 today, needs to toughen up mentally if he wants to make the grade at United. When Nani broke into the Sporting CP first-team he was seen…
Five Players That Got Away From Rafa
Everywhere you look or listen, Rafa Benitez’s ability to manage Liverpool Football Club is being questioned. I’ve not been immune to criticising the Spaniard myself, as followers of the Soccerlens…
To Cheat or Not to Cheat
A cheat. An embarrassment. A disgrace. All words used to describe Liverpool’s David N’Gog in the aftermath of last Monday’s game against Birmingham. Other media outlets demanded a 5 game…
World’s Most Polite (Brazilian) Footballer
36 year old Alexandre da Silva Mariano, a.k.a. Amaral, is not one player that you would expect to be the (unofficially) most polite footballer. Previously playing in footballing danger zones…
Women or Football – What comes first in your life?
Firstly I would like to explain the title, whilst this is a little inflammatory I am not here to discuss the merits of the Mike Newell School of sexual equality within the beautiful game but rather the unresolved conflict between two great loves of my life women and football.
So I have been debating recently how involved your significant other should be with your relationship with the beautiful game.
The Diamond Duo are Arsenal’s best bet for success
Are Cesc Fabregas and Robin Van Persie as vital to Arsenal as Fernando Torres and Steven Gerrard are to Liverpool?
January Bandages for Liverpool
Its no news that Liverpool is preforming quite horrid at the moment, sitting in 7th place, 11 points behind Chelsea. With the combination of poor form and the plague of…
CBA dispute threatens MLS progress
It seems as if every other week this Major League Soccer column trumpets the league’s uniqueness as its most valuable asset and most challenging problem. That opinion hinges on the…
Republic of Ireland v France – World Cup Qualifying Playoff
Ireland v France Saturday 14 November 2009 and Wednesday 18 November 2009 2010 World Cup Qualifying The last time that the Republic of Ireland qualified for the World Cup, in…
Portugal v Bosnia – World Cup Qualifying Playoff
Portugal v Bosnia Saturday 14 November 2009 and Wednesday 18 November 2009 2010 World Cup Qualifying If a third straight World Cup is to be in Portugal’s future, Carlos Queiroz’s…
2010 World Cup Qualifying Playoffs Preview
The long, two-year road to South Africa has finally come to a conclusion. So far, 23 teams, including host South Africa, have qualified for the World Cup (here’s a list…
The Friday Five: World Cup Play-Offs
As the eyes of the footballing world switch to the glittering international events, no not the friendlies, that are the World Cup Play-offs to see just who will take final…
Portsmouth sliding at an alarming rate
Something is happening behind the scenes that Pompey that is worth a great deal more headscratching than what it’s generating at the moment. The club’s present footballing situation is a…
Cudicini’s accident raises questions on player safety and ‘risk management’
Carlo Cudicini the Tottenham Hotspur goalkeeper has suffered ‘potentially life-changing injuries’ as the result of crashing his motorbike early this morning. The crash occurred at 10:30am GMT on Forest Road in…
Podcast: Premier League expansion and World Cup play-offs
Don’t miss Adrian Clarke and Iain Spragg debate the beautiful game on Episode 28 of the world famous Soccerlens podcast. This week’s sprightly show features lively chat on possible Premier…
