The Bayern Munich Revolution
Bayern Munich is both the most popular and most loathed club all over Germany — a true touchstone (almost requirement) for a club considering itself national. However, is it the…
Game of the Weekend: Liverpool vs Arsenal Preview
The following article refers to an older game – for the upcoming Arsenal-Liverpool game, click here. Game of the weekend obviously has to be down at Anfield, where a buoyant…
What Will You Do Next Summer?
When answering this question the average Englishman is probably in the following school of thought. He will be looking at the cities which will host the Cricket next summer, and…
La Liga Week 8: Defeats for Real Madrid and Barcelona
La Liga looks a lot more interesting after Real Madrid and Barcelona lost their first games of the season. Both teams were without their Brazilian players who arrived back late…
Alfredo Di Stefano, La Saeta Rubia (The Blond Arrow) – a Real Madrid and Footballing Legend
Image courtesy of Wikipedia. Saturday, during the La Liga fixture between Espanyol and Real Madrid, the cameras focused several times on an older gentleman in the tribune of honor. He…
Newcastle United 3-1 Tottenham Hotspur Live Blog, Monday 22 October 2007
FT Spurs fail to create any danger out of what was the last chance and Martin Jol’s record stays as bad as before: only one win this season and Sam…
Cole, Frank Incensed and Meh
I’ve never been a great fan of Steve McClaren, but it’s wholly unfair to place the blame for the death of English football at the feet of one hapless individual….
Liverpool, the Love of Me Life…
“What’s better? Spending one night of passion with Kylie Minogue, or seeing your club team win the Champions League?” As football fans, I’m sure that’s a question we’ve all been…
Russia 2 -1 England, 17 Oct 2007, Euro 2008 Qualifier, Live Blog
England played a ‘must not lose’ game in Russia. On an artificial pitch McLaren’s squad went out amid 77000 Russian fans and scored the first goal after less than 30…
Transfer Rumours: Barcelona, Manchester United, Arsenal, Real Madrid, Manchester Cit
A look at today’s latest transfer rumours and gossip.
Europe’s 10 Most Expensive Benchwarmers of 2007-08
Shevchenko, Podolski, Crouch, Chevantón, Riquelme: these are just a few of the quality players which have been reduced to a benchwarming role in their clubs, as the new season continues….
Can Those British Weaklings Cope Abroad?
Conventional football wisdom (an oxymoron if ever there was one) has it that Brits simply do not travel well, and this despite the fact that two of the largest low-cost…
My Friend Who Played With Pelé
President Bill Clinton and Pelé during a 1997 visit to Rio de Janeiro. Many years ago, someone stopped me as I was walking in the main entrance of my apartment…
National Team Monogamy
This article is a submission for the Soccerlens Football Writing Competition; to participate, please read the details here. Written by David Rini. The most eye-opening component of being a fan…
Racism in the name of Science? A-Okay!
This article is a submission for the Soccerlens Football Writing Competition; to participate, please read the details here. Recently Francesco Totti was under the threat of a doping investigation until…
