Serie A Week-End Wrap-Up: Inter Milan and Juventus Return to Victory As the Nerazzurri Prepare for Liverpool
Lurking crisis shadows begone. Inter Milan are back on the winning track, obtaining their first victory after 3 winless matches in the Serie A (4 if you count their little…
Interview with Liam Brady – Arsenal Academy Director
With a suitcase full of belongings at his feet, 15-year-old schoolboy Liam Brady stood nervously inside Highbury’s marble halls, day dreaming he would one day stride out of the nearby…
The strange case of Ashley Stestanovich
Ashley Stestanovich may have acted as a body double for Thierry Henry but the similarity between the two ends there. Henry has legendary status at Arsenal, would be high on…
Liam Brady Joins Republic of Ireland Back Room Staff
One of the legends of the Republic of Ireland and Arsenal, Liam Brady, age 52, has agreed terms to assist Giovanni Trapattoni. Mr. Brady signed a two year contract with…
Championship Roundup – Bristol City and West Brom still looking good for promotion
I wrote an article about the apparent fear of going up. The excitement of promotion but the almost instant realisation that weekly humiliation may follow. That fear seems to be…
FA is so sweet on big boys
Football fans all over England sat back in disbelief this week as the ruthless powers that be on the Football Association’s disciplinary panel voted against a refereeing decision and rescinded…
Texas Pro Soccer Fest Journal: Days Three and Four
While I’m here in San Antonio, my main task is covering the Texas Pro Soccer Fest from all angles, not only for SL, but also one of the event’s main…
Tottenham Hotspur 4 v 0 West Ham United – Curbishley on the way out?
Tottenham Hotspur 4 v 0 West Ham United Premier League, White Hart Lane, 15:00 GMT, Sunday 9 March 2008 West Ham achieved the unwelcome feat of losing three games in…
Liverpool 3 v 0 Newcastle United. Reds victory deepens gloom at Newcastle
Liverpool 3 v Newcastle United 0 Premier League, Anfield, 15:00 GMT, Saturday 8 March 2008 It’s eight games without a win for Kevin Keegan now as Liverpool cruised to victory…
Manchester United’s treble dream is over as Portsmouth triumph at Old Trafford
Manchester United 0 v 1 Portsmouth FA Cup, Old Trafford, 12:45 GMT, Saturday 08 March 2008 Manchester United’s dream of a second treble was ended by Harry Redknapp’s Portsmouth at…
Arsenal, Manchester United, Chelsea, Barcelona, Roma and Inter all looking for League and Champions League double… My money’s on a repeat of 2006
“We are top of the Premier League and through to the quarter-finals of the Champions League. We beat the holders at home, so why can’t we win them both?” The…
Texas Soccer Festival Day Three: Setting the Record Straight
It’s after 6 in the morning here, and really, I should be asleep, but I have a couple of event-related pieces to finish before I can call it a night….
Real Madrid 1-2 Roma: Royal Giallorossi Conquer the Bernabéu (Champions League Round of 16, Leg 2)
It’s a night of magic in Madrid. Magic like the touches of Totti, magic like the saves of Doni and the tackles of Juan, magic like the goals of Taddei…
Texas Pro Soccer Festival Journal: Days One & Two
Soccerlens editor Eddie Griffin is in San Antonio covering the Texas Pro Soccer Fest, a pre-season tournament / training camp for MLS teams DC United, Chivas USA, Toronto FC and…
Fabio Cannavaro vs. Francesco Totti: Italians Face Off at the Bernabéu (Real Madrid vs. Roma UEFA Champions League Preview)
Everything is ready for Real Madrid vs. Roma. Giallorossi supporters have arrived in the Spanish capital, ready to face off against their Merengues opponents in a battle stadium chants. Meanwhile,…
