The Friday Five: Footballing Heartbreakers
In the wake of Ireland’s heartbreaking aggregate defeat to France, where Thierry Henry’s handballed assist for William Gallas to score an equaliser in extra time denied a team who had…
Sharpen your pitchforks in the name of Thierry Henry
Thierry Henry has been called a liar and a cheat. The question is, would you care if it was your captain who did that for your country?
Arsenal’s Aaron Ramsey Comes To The Fore As Wales Look To The Future
After years of waiting for a promising young player to develop, Wales have perhaps discovered that young players, just like buses, often come all at once. Their 3-0 victory over…
MLS Cup 2009 Preview: Real Salt Lake v LA Galaxy
Nine months, 456 matches, and controversy aplenty. And it all comes down to to one game, one high-octane head-to-head for the title. The fourteenth season of Major League Soccer is…
Football Manager – An introduction to Scouting
Scouting is fast becoming vitally important in the real world of football. With the somewhat categorical inflation of prices that managers have been experiencing during this summer’s transfer window, the need…
Angel di Maria loves Manchester United
Benfica midfielder Angel di Maria has been the subject of much transfer speculation recently, with Manchester City, Chelsea and Liverpool all linked with the Argentine international. A ridiculous fee of…
Leading Goalscorer in the 2010 World Cup
If you fancy a flutter on the World Cup finals tournament this summer, but are not quite sure which market to have a punt on at the moment, then may…
Four Brilliant Brazilians for Tottenham and Manchester United
The Brazillians have long been regarded as the Kings of football, widely considered the most stylish, attractive and best football team in the world. The samba stars have produced a…
The ill-adjusted talent – what Serie A can learn about foreign youth players
19-year-old Norwegian starlet Jo Inge Berget is contracted to Udinese Calcio, but would rather be anywhere else than in Udine. After a loan spell at his home club in Norway,…
Scottish football’s deep-lying problems
The end of George Burley’s reign as Scotland manager doesn’t signal the end of their troubles. The problems range from the Old Firm to youth systems and they aren’t going to stop anytime soon.
Pakistan tour UAE and Qatar to prepare for SAFF 09
A 15-member national football team accompanied by their UEFA-pro coach George Kottan has left for Dubai from Lahore in the hope of playing practice games in the United Arab Emirates…
The Oldest Clubs in World Football
Although football today is a multi-billion dollar globalised industry which has spread its commercial influence to all corners of the planet, sometimes it pays to look back into the game’s…
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…
