Articles By Ahmed Bilal (1011)

Premier League 08/09 Fixtures

Author image Ahmed Bilal  •  Dec 25 2008

The English Premier League fixtures list for the 2008/2009 was released this Monday. No good in printing it – we’d be smacked down by NetResult (or whoever the EPL has…

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All Summer 2008 Premier League Transfers

Author image Ahmed Bilal  •  Dec 23 2021

All Premier League transfers going through in the summer of 2008 are on this page. For our transfer rumours column see our transfer news section. This page is updated frequently,…

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Polish fans blame Howard Webb for Euro 08 exit

Author image Ahmed Bilal  •  Apr 6 2023

English referees tend to be in the spotlight in international tournaments for the wrong reasons – Graham Poll with his 3 yellow cards in Germany 06 and now Howard Webb…

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The 7 Most Popular Players going to Euro 2008

Author image Ahmed Bilal  •  Jan 9 2022

Looking at the world of football through the eyes of the press can give you a perverted and totally false view of what’s actually happening and on a broader scale…

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England 2-0 USA – 28 May 2008 – Friendly

Author image Ahmed Bilal  •  Dec 21 2021

This article refers to a previous USA-England matchup. Follow the latest England v USA match here. England were off the pace but managed to overwhelm and beat an even worse…

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Euro 2008 Stadiums

Author image Ahmed Bilal  •  Dec 21 2021

Euro 2008 kicks off in 2 weeks with Switzerland taking on the Czech Republic at St Jakob Park on Saturday 7 June 2008. It promises to be a cracking event,…

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Manchester United* 1-1 Chelsea – United win Champions League on penalties

Author image Ahmed Bilal  •  Jan 6 2022

Manchester United 1-1 Chelsea (Manchester United win 6-5 on penalties) UEFA Champions League Final 21 May 2008 – Luzhniki Stadium – Moscow Time: 20:45 (CET), 19:45 (UK), 23:45 (PK), 14:45…

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Chelsea FC’s financial accounts and understanding Roman Abramovich

Author image Ahmed Bilal  •  Feb 23 2012

Chelsea’s billionaire owner Roman Abramovich is a man who polarises opinions. Most accept that a) he’s a smart businessman and b) he loves football and Chelsea, but beyond that there…

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Who is the best Goalkeeper in the Premier League?

Author image Ahmed Bilal  •  Feb 23 2012

John Stevanja (Keeper Skool) conducted a fan survey on ‘the best keepers in the Premier League’. While some of the voting patterns were quite predictable (no prizes for guessing #1)…

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Arsenal 2nd, Chelsea 3rd, Everton 4th, Liverpool 5th – How much of a difference did bad refereeing make this season?

Author image Ahmed Bilal  •  Feb 22 2012

All year long we’ve been bitching about refereeing decisions going against our clubs. Sometimes we resort to bitching about how refereeing decisions unfairly help other clubs (witness SAF’s comment on…

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Arsenal board choose Kroenke as lesser of two evils

Author image Ahmed Bilal  •  Jul 10 2009

When Arsenal chairman Peter Hill-Wood spoke about Kroenke last year, he played on the fans’ sentiments and stoked the fires of independence by claiming ‘we don’t want his sort’. Never…

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Wigan Athletic Crest – New Wigan Crest

Author image Ahmed Bilal  •  Nov 15 2011

Wigan Athletic have announced their new crest – and following the trend in recent years of going retro, Wigan have decided to create a ‘modern’ retro crest, and the cleaner,…

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Respect for the FA’s Vision

Author image Ahmed Bilal  •  Feb 23 2012

When I first read it – and before I had read what the mainstream media thought about it – it sounded like an over-ambitious plan that had no chance of…

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MLS 2008 Player Salaries

Author image Ahmed Bilal  •  Feb 23 2012

A bit late, but nevertheless: Here’s the link (pdf) to the full list of salaries paid to MLS players for the 2008 season. Beckham earns the most, but the gap…

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Soccerlens Fantasy Football 07/08 – Wrap-up, Winners and Prizes

Author image Ahmed Bilal  •  Apr 10 2023

Congratulations to Ilango for winning the inaugural Soccerlens Fantasy Football league. He overtook Spiral Architect (one of the earlier SL readers and a leader in the final months of the…

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