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Football transfer rumours: Diego Forlán to Manchester City?
Today’s rumours are looking for a comfortable dark place in which to hide Yes, he’s really off now. Off. This time. Going now. Five-goal ace Carlos Tevez really is packing up his little scurrying legs and taking his wounded, puppyish baby-brown eyes off to somewhere else, somewhere better, somewhere his organ grinder can get a few [...]
Continue reading...Learning from history: How Benitez must avoid the mistakes made by Houllier
Monday, May 18, 2009
My Grandad always used to say “The Runners Up in anything are just the first losers”. It is a notion that is unlikely to endear himself to the man who he refers to consistently as “Bennertez”, as Rafa Benitez wakes up today contemplating being the “first loser” of this season’s Premier League. But, clichés and mispronunciations [...]
Continue reading...Inaugural Wembley Cup set to host Barca, Celtic, Tottenham and Al-Ahly
Monday, May 18, 2009
Tournaments like Arsenal’s ‘Emirates Cup’ and AJAX’s ‘Amsterdam Tournament’ have become big draws for football fans looking for some quality football in the summer season. With high quality clubs and big venues, you almost get the same experience of an early season Champions League group stage match in what is the slowest time of the [...]
Continue reading...Claudio Ranieri sacked by Juventus
Monday, May 18, 2009
It’s been a while since Juventus fans have seen three points. You have to go back to a 24 March, 4-1 victory over AS Roma to find a match where the club walked away the better side. Since that match the club have spiraled out of control, losing a match to Genoa and drawing the [...]
Continue reading...Samuel Eto’o’s form leaves Guardiola with some big decisions
Monday, May 18, 2009
Two goals in the last 9 games. That is the total tally for Samuel Eto’o. Here is an overview over the games: FC Barcelona vs. Recreativo Huelva 2-0 (Eto’o didn’t participate) Bayern Munich vs. FC Barcelona 1-1 Getafe vs. FC Barcelona 0-1 FC Barcelona vs. Sevilla 4-0 (Eto’o scored a tap-in) Valencia vs. FC Barcelona 2-2 FC Barcelona vs. Chelsea 0-0 Real Madrid vs. FC Barcelona 2-6 Chelsea vs. FC Barcelona 1-1 FC Barcelona vs. [...]
Continue reading...Wenger has his head turned
Monday, May 18, 2009
Monday morning, another title gone up north and Arsenal fans wake up to the news that manager Arsene Wenger finds Real Madrid ‘interesting.’ Now this would be fine if it was the type of ‘interesting’ usually reserved for that person on the bus with tin foil on his head, but quotes attributed to the Frenchman in [...]
Continue reading...Manchester United 0-0 Arsenal – Live Blog – English Premier League – 16 May 2009
Saturday, May 16, 2009
Manchester United 0-0 Arsenal Stadium: Old Trafford, England Competition: English Premier League Date: 16 May 2009 Kickoff: 11:45 GMT, 7:45 EST Manchester United clinched their third-consecutive Premiership title, and 18th league title overall, by securing a 0-0 draw against Arsenal! footballlens brought you the action live! Click below for the live-blog and feel free to leave comments below! Match [...]
Continue reading...Three Rounds remain in a crazy La Liga season
Saturday, May 16, 2009
It’s been a busy week in the world of La Liga. Javier Saviola finally realised that he wasn’t a required player at Real Madrid, and if he actually wanted to be able to write the word ‘footballer’ as his occupation on his arrival card whenever he nicked back to Buenos Aires for a holiday, he [...]
Continue reading...Gerrard benefits from Benitez’s tactical eye
Saturday, May 16, 2009
Steven Gerrard rarely likes watching games from the sidelines, but he was all smiles last night as he watched a Liverpool legends side featuring some of his boyhood heroes–Kenny Dalglish included–defeat an all-stars team managed by the unlikely duo of Ricky Tomlinson and Jamie Carragher, in the Hillsborough/Marina Dalglish Memorial Match at Anfield. Gerrard was part [...]
Continue reading...Manchester United v. Arsenal – Live Blog – English Premier League – 16 May 2009
Friday, May 15, 2009
Manchester United v. Arsenal Stadium: Old Trafford, England Competition: English Premier League Date: 16 May 2009 Kickoff: 11:45 GMT, 7:45 EST Manchester United will try and clinch their third-consecutive Premiership crown when they take on Arsenal at Old Trafford! footballlens will be bringing you the action live! Log on to the site 15 minutes before kickoff for the [...]
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Tuesday, May 19, 2009
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