Carlos Queiroz – indespensible to Manchester United and the most respected assistant in the world?
Benfica are so serious about prising Carlos Queiroz away from Old Trafford to become their next permanent coach that they are reportedly willing to make him their highest paid…
Real Betis v FC Barcelona: A Spanish Farce
Can I begin with an apology? This is my first post on Soccerlens about La Liga and its turned in to a bit of a rant. Sorry. You know that…
MLS First Weekend Preview and MLS Fantasy Football
Soccer season in the USA is almost here. We’ve had some exciting times already, with both DC United and Houston Dynamo advancing to the semi finals of the CONCACAF Champions…
2008 MLS Season Preview
The moment we’ve all been waiting for is finally here! The 2008 Major League Soccer season is upon us. Here are a few things to look out for this season:…
Fiorentina v PSV Eindhoven – 07/08 UEFA Cup Quarterfinal
It’s been a turbulent decade for Fiorentina, but it’s happy times in Florence again, as the Viola are winning both domestically and continentally. Along with challenging for a place in…
US National Team – State of the Union
Recently, there has been some criticism on the site about the state of soccer in the United States. However, I feel that this is not true, and because of that,…
Pele, Maradona and Joe Butcher – the best players in the world?
Pelé, Maradona, Joe Butcher. Which is the odd one out? Err, who’s Joe Butcher? Yep, it’s Joe Butcher. The other two are the greatest players ever to have lived and…
Exeter City FC’s burden of debt
Exeter City’s somewhat shaky run of form has seen them drop five points off the playoff race. But if their 3-1 loss at relegation-threatened Weymouth caused fans to fret at…
Is Javier Mascherano ‘the Dumb One’?
The headlines haven’t been kind to Liverpool doughnut Javier Mascherano in the wake of Liverpool’s crushing 3-0 defeat to Manchester United. “Dumbest Man On The Planet!” blasted The Sun, and…
La Liga Week 29: Kid Bojan keeps Barcelona’s chances alive as Real Madrid lose again
Anyone who thought La Liga was over has been proved wrong again. Every week it gets more and more crazy as Real Madrid and Barcelona try to outdo each other…
Why Mascherano was wrong, Bennett was right and Andy Gray was completely out of order
There has already been much written and much said about the sending off of Liverpool’s Javier Mascherano yesterday in the ‘Grand Slam Sunday’ game against Manchester United. He was dismissed…
The new Umbro SX Flare – A boot to Newcastle’s rescue, and England’s Renaissance?
SX Valor Following on from the launch of the SX Flare boot, Umbro have now released an ‘England’ edition of the SX Flare and SX Valor. If you watch the…
Inter Milan 1-2 Juventus: A Spectacular Derby d’Italia Provides Entertainment, Drama, and an Away Victory for Juve (Serie A Matchday 30)
This article refers to an older Inter-Juve game. Get the latest Juventus v Inter Milan report here. Someone played a bad joke on Inter Saturday night, and Roberto Mancini wasn’t…
Inter Milan vs. Juventus Preview: Nerazzurri and Bianconeri Get Ready For Another Exciting Derby d’Italia
The following article refers to an older Inter v Juve match. Get the LATEST Inter Milan v Juventus match preview / news here. To quote Guardian blogger Paolo Baldini, this…
Memories from White Hart Lane (Tottenham 4-4 Chelsea)
Gary Andrews had never been to a Premiership game before, choosing instead to spend many a cold afternoon watching non-league football. How would he fare at White Hart Lane? Relief…
