A beautiful year for Wesley Sneijder
What Wesley Sneijder has achieved in just under a year is incredible. The 26 year old Dutch maestro was deemed surplus to requirements at Real Madrid when Florentino Perez brandished…
Uruguay vs Germany: World Cup Third-Place Play-off Preview
The two defeated, deflated semi-final losers will have to rejig themselves and climb back into the saddle for one last swansong, as the World Cup’s final running order is still in need of settling.
Netherlands vs Spain – the Dutch artists vs the Spanish perfectionists
Well here we are. 62 games played and only the 3rd place play-off left along with masterpiece of a mouth-watering final featuring Spain against the Netherlands. Both nations have players who’ve played in Champions League winning…
World Cup News: Paul’s 100% Record Continues As Spain Reach The Final
Buenos dias a usted and welcome to the daily World Cup column on Soccerlens. Spain raised their game (slightly) to beat Germany in last night’s semi-final clash, but I’m afraid…
Forlan: “What I feel more than anything is impotence.”
Diego Forlan has been one of the brightest stars at the World Cup. The former Manchester United and Villarreal man, who now plays for Atletico Madrid, led Uruguay to a…
Barcelona Seeking €150m Loan To Cover Unpaid Player’s Wages
Spanish giants Barcelona have been forced into seeking a huge €150 million (£125 million) bank loan, in order to pay outstanding wages owed to their players and members of their…
Has European Flair Triumphed Over South American Pragmatism?
Ah! There’s that word again. ‘Pragmatism’. It surely is the most overused term at this summer’s World Cup and probably for a good reason. Whereas as beforehand I’d only ever…
World Cup News: Diego Maradona Is Completely Monumental!
Morning all and welcome, once more, to the daily World Cup column on Soccerlens. In what may turn out to be the smallest statue ever conceived, the Argentinian house of…
Frank Lampard’s Denied Goal – Linesman explains his position
Mauricio Espinosa, the referee’s assistant during the England vs Germany quarterfinal match, gave an interview to Ovacion, an online portal of the El Pais newspaper from Montevideo, Uruguay shortly after…
The Renaissance of German Football
Brazil, Spain, Argentina, England and Holland. These were the five nations who were most people’s favourites to win the 2010 FIFA World Cup. Only Spain and Holland are left as…
FIFA Merge Their Two Top Player Awards – Who Will Take This Year’s Crown?
As of next year, the two most prestigious individual accolades in world football will cease to exist as seperate entities, and merge to create a single globe-spanning award. France Football‘s…
Transfer Rumors: Arsenal to replace Almunia with Portugal #1?
England Arsenal Offered Portuguese #1 Portuguese side Sporting Braga have approached Arsenal about signing keeper Eduardo. The 27-year-old, who had an impressive showing in Portugal‘s World Cup run, could be…
Diego Lugano: “Uruguay is going to play one of the most important games in modern times.”
Uruguay has arrived at the semi-final stage of the World Cup for the first time since 1970. They are the last hope of South America after the early exits of…
World Cup News: Fidel Castro Doesn’t Fancy Holland Much!
Welcome once more to the daily World Cup column on Soccerlens. Today’s ‘Who Asked You?’ award goes to former Cuban prime minister Fidel Castro, who wins hands-down for his oddly…
