Milan 0-2 Arsenal: Fabregas Magic Sends Gunners Through, Title Holders Eliminated (Champions League Round of 16, Leg 2)
After a triumphant year 2007 in which the Rossoneri conquered successively the UEFA Champions League, European Super Cup, and FIFA Club World Cup, the Red & Black king was forced…
Andriy Shevchenko – how the mighty have fallen
Andriy Schevchenko has been a great player by anyone’s reckoning. Nearly 200 goals in just under 400 league appearances at Dinamo Kiev, Milan and Chelsea. He was European footballer of…
The great race for the Premiership – Bristol City and West Brom make a move
Before I start, I’d just like to write a few words about Teddy Sheringham who has announced his retirement from playing at the end of this season. He will be…
Sunday Serie A Wrap-Up: Juventus and Inter Milan Stumble, Scudetto Race Resurrected
It finally happened. After 31 straight matches without a loss, Inter were eventually forced raise the white flag on Sunday, courtesy of a near-perfect Napoli team galvanized by the atmosphere…
La Liga Week 26: Robinho saves Real Madrid, Agüero destroys Barcelona
Real Madrid’s 2-3 victory at Recreativo put their advantage over second place Barcelona back to five points this weekend after Barça went down 4-2 at Atletico Madrid. Brazilian star Robinho…
MLS – A League For The Future
I have not written for Soccerlens before, but I did notice a general lack of posts about Major League Soccer. Although the MLS is generally acknowledged to be in the…
Saturday Serie A Wrap-Up: Roma Shine, AC Milan Not So Much
Champions League preparation wasn’t the same ballpark game for Milan as it was for Roma on Saturday. While the Giallorossi will be travelling to Madrid with a confident feeling (Roma…
Life Without Football For A Footballer
This is my first post in a while so I thought I would talk about the less than serious points of the beautiful game. I have one very simple question…
Serious Analysis By The Football Press
As a writer on this site, a site that takes it’s football seriously and looks to go into some depth to analyse the game, I am constantly reading, talking to…
Game 39 isn’t dead in the water yet
The Premier League’s controversial announcement to host an extra round of games overseas hasn’t been halted by the worldwide opposition to the plans, according to notes released from the Football…
Fighting Dark Magic and Cold Weather: the Non-scoring Tale of Aruna Dindane
He hasn’t scored in the French Ligue 1 since December 8, and in the African Cup of Nations, his performance was average at best. What on Earth seems to be…
Style Over Stamina: Why it’s time British children had a ball at their feet
England’s failure to qualify for Euro 2008 has had fans, officials and journalists alike busily arguing over the state of the English national game. It’s not exactly all going swimmingly….
Inter Milan 1-1 Roma: Francesco Totti’s Scudetto Dreams Crushed by Javier Zanetti (Serie A Matchday 25)
The article below refers to a previous Inter-Roma game. For the latest fixture, see this Inter Milan-Roma article. You know, if there is someone who I’ve always had the utmost…
An Early Look at the 2008 Clausura and Copa Libertadores
Hasta El Gol Siempre’s Sam Kelly takes an early look at the start of Argentina’s football season – namely the 2008 Clausura and the Copa Libertadores. The 2008 Torneo Clausura…
Will Capello turn to Chelsea captain John Terry?
John Terry’s season just seems to go from bad to worse. Chelsea coach Ten Cate has admitted to a ‘bust up’ with Terry prior to the Carling Cup Final defeat…
