Serie A Winter Transfers Update – The Entire “Calciomercato” of January 2008
“Messieurs, rien ne va plus“! Scouts/negotiatiors/investors/sporting directors/club presidents have been working their ass off this past month, jumping from table to table in their endless quest for a last-minute star…
Internazionale Beat Juventus 3-2 and A Star is Born in Milan: Mario Balotelli
His name is Mario. Born in Palermo in August 1990 from Ghanaian parents, he is officially adopted by the Balotelli family at age 2. His height is 1m89, his weight…
Momo Sissoko Profile: From Liverpool to Juventus for £8.2m
A tough tackling defensive midfielder, Mohamed Lamine Sissoko is seen by some as a future midfield star of European football, in particular Liverpool manager Rafael BenÃtez, who showered praise upon…
The Best Pub Team in England?
Soccerlens’s Hugo Steckelmacher looks back at the week gone by in the slightly crazy and always entertaining world of football.
La Liga week 21: Real Madrid march on as rivals slip up
Real Madrid took a giant step towards winning their 31st league title this weekend when they beat Villarreal 3-2 in the Bernabeu after all their closest rivals had failed to…
Interview with Andrés Cantor, Founding Partner of Fútbol de Primera, and the Voice of Soccer for the Telemundo Network
Images courtesy of Andrés Cantor and Fútbol de Primera. Soccerlens is extremely honored to have one of the most influential and respected figures in football journalism contribute to our column:…
MLS SuperDraft Recap: Positive Signs Of Growth
Jason Cronkhite owns Ziga Zoga – a serious footballers community for people who want to make a difference in and through football. He represented ZZ at the SuperDraft and this…
UEFA Football Team of the Year 2007
After 3.75 million votes were cast by 277,985 users, the uefa.com Team of the Year 2007 has been revealed last week. After much thinking and a lot of videotape viewing…
Keegan’s toughest challenge is to attract quality players to Newcastle United
So Keggy Keegan’s back on the Tyne. The Toon Army are partying like it’s 1999 and the red tops are thanking the great editor in the sky. It’s a football…
Keegan’s love for Newcastle United will not win trophies
The Newcastle United circus has a new ringmaster with a script that has his followers roaring their approval. Meanwhile, the rest of the country sits there laughing hysterically at the…
Top 20 Ugliest Footballers
Wayne Rooney has just been elected the ugliest player in the world, at least according to 33% of the 2,500 women polled by www.thepeoplesclub.com. “Shrek” (as the Man Utd striker…
2008 African Cup of Nations: Days 1 and 2 Highlights (videos)
The 2008 African Cup of Nations got into full swing on Monday. In Group A, 1976 champion Morocco took on Namibia in Accra, finishing up the first round of action…
La Liga Week 20: Real Madrid beat Atletico and Henry scores for Barcelona
Real Madrid stay seven points clear at the top of La Liga after overcoming Atletico Madrid 0-2 at the Vicente Calderon stadium. An early goal from Raul and then one…
Ghana 2008: Presenting the African Cup of Nations
On the verge of hosting the 2008 African Cup of Nations, Ghana has uniformly adopted the green, red, and gold colours. Some have tattoed them on their backs, some are…
A Four-Course Football Forecast: A European Feast
There are two things that I share a great passion for – food and football. So, what better than to combine the two? Here are the clashes over the next…
