La Liga week 38: Racing into Europe, Zaragoza relegated
Racing Santander grabbed the last available Uefa Cup place thanks to an 86th minute winner against Osasuna, while at the other end of the table it is Zaragoza who join…
Liverpool fans deserve better. Stevie Gerrard deserves better. Will it get better?
This weeks postbag sees a letter from one of the most influential players in English football. Soccerlens is very proud to be chosen as a sounding board by this particular…
Transfer Rumors for 16/05/08: Liverpool, Real Madrid, Manchester United, Barcelona, Chelsea, Sevilla, Porto, Fenerbahce
Today’s transfer roundup starts and ends with rumors that may or may not have any merit.
Peter Reid: the Soccerlens Interview
Peter Reid talks to Soccerlens about who should take the England captaincy, why Rooney is the best player in the Premiership, and getting one over Graeme Souness. Peter Reid was…
Will Berbatov or Barry be transfer villian of 2008?
“Judas, Judas”, that evocative biblical name could be applied and regularly chanted at either Gareth Barry or Dimitar Berbatov next season if they are seen to depart their clubs for…
Do English referees give England players favourable decisions ?
Paul Scholes’s non-sending off in the title climax on Sunday has confirmed a suspicion I’ve held for a while – Premiership referees are biased in favour of England (or just…
UEFA Cup Final 2008 – Is Manchester Ready?
Editor: The author’s worst fears were realised as fan violence marred the UEFA Cup Final. Marco has the match report, Guardian has the eyewitness account of the police officer who…
Youth Football in the US
Ruud Gullit: ‘We can’t play sexy football at LA Galaxy’ “I can’t play sexy football with this team at the moment because we are not ready for this. There is…
La Liga Week 37: Atletico Madrid seal Champions League place
With Real Madrid already crowned champions, attention turned to the battle for European places and the fight to avoid relegation. The big news this week is that Atletico Madrid guaranteed…
“Manchester United are champions. They are the best team in the world,” says referee Bennett
We had an e-mail at Soccerlens this morning from a distraught football official who feels that he has been unfairly castigated by fans, managers, players, pundits, his family, his friends,…
Euro 2008 Countdown – Group A: Swiss to get rolled on home turf
Don’t expect the goals to fly in when the Group A fixtures get underway at the European Championships this summer. Czech Republic had an outstanding record in qualifying, conceding only…
Manchester United’s debt, analysed
The article uses last available financial disclosures of the club as at 30th June, 2007 (download document (PDF) here). The words “current/currently” reflect opinion/fact with the same timeline in backdrop….
What constitues a football hotbed? Newcastle fans look away now…
The North East of England is often described as a ‘football hotbed’ — an area that is widely accepted to be rich in the culture, tradition and passion of the…
After Robo-Crouch, Here’s Robo-Keeper…
There could be tough times ahead for Luca Toni. The Bayern Munich striker, just recently crowned Bundesliga champion and currently leading the scoring charts with 21 goals, may soon be…
Transfer Rumors: Arsenal, Manchester United, Aston Villa, Newcastle, Real Madrid, Barcelona, AC Milan, Juventus, QPR
Guess who’s back? That’s right, me and the transfer roundup. The season’s winding down and the rumors are heating up, so you’ll be seeing me in this space regularly. Anyway,…
