Ahmed Bilal
Sports Editor
Goalkeeper scores 80-yard goal
Ahmed Bilal • Dec 15 2008Montgomery Town FC goalie Steve Goodwin scores a wonder-goal from the edge of his own penalty area. Fabulous, one in a billion strike (and goes straight in unlike Paul Robinson’s…
Chelsea 08/10 Home Kit out now
Ahmed Bilal • Dec 12 2021The Chelsea 08/10 home kit is now available for pre-order. The launch date for the the 08/10 Chelsea home kit is 8th May but you know how these things go…
Liverpool 08/10 Home Kit + Free Torres Shirt
Ahmed Bilal • Dec 12 2021The Liverpool 2008/2010 Home Shirt is now available for pre-order. The shirt will be launched on 22nd May and as with all things Liverpool they are bound to be a…
Manchester United v Arsenal – History and Preview
Ahmed Bilal • Dec 9 2021Get the latest Manchester United vs Arsenal news. Manchester United play Arsenal on Sunday, 13 April needing to win to keep Chelsea at arm’s length. Arsenal have been United’s trickiest…
Can Rooney score this goal against Barcelona?
Ahmed Bilal • Feb 28 2012The scene is May 1991, Feyenoord stadium in Rotterdam. The European Cup Winners’ Cup final is about to kick off. Manchester United and Barcelona line up against each other, with…
Manchester United 1-0 (3-0) Roma – Hargo / Tevez / Rio kings of Old Trafford
Ahmed Bilal • Apr 8 2023A controlled performance at Stadio Olimpico and another European class act at Old Trafford secured passage to the Champions League semi-finals for Manchester United for a second year in a…
Barcelona 1-0 (2-0) Schalke – Barca set up date with United
Ahmed Bilal • Apr 8 2023Two below-par performances, two 1-0 wins and Barcelona are through to the Champions League semi-finals in the most unconvincing fashion. Not to begrudge them their victories – they took their…
Schalke and Fenerbahce aim to attack Barcelona and Chelsea
Ahmed Bilal • Mar 18 2011In the buildup to the second leg of the Champions League quarter-finals, both Barcelona and Chelsea have talked about the quality of their players and the fact that pound for…
The truth about shirt-swapping in football
Ahmed Bilal • Dec 28 2021Award-winning blogger Laurie writes: Ever wonder what leads up to a photo like this one? How it came to be that the most beautiful players on the teams end up…
Liverpool 4-2 (5-3) Arsenal – Ref Blunder Sends Gunners Home
Ahmed Bilal • Jan 6 2022The following article refers to an older game – for the upcoming Arsenal-Liverpool game, click here. The climax to this game was dramatic, equal parts glorious and sickening, and ultimately,…
Chelsea 2-0 (3-2) Fenerbahce – Ballack and Lampard set up date with Liverpool
Ahmed Bilal • Jan 9 2022Chelsea scored twice and kept a clean sheet to beat Fenerbahce 3-2 on aggregate and progress to the semi-finals of the 07/08 Champions League and a rematch with Liverpool. A…
Clarence Seedorf: Gifted, Accomplished and Wise
Ahmed Bilal • Apr 5 2023Just got done reading through Steve’s translation of Seedorf’s recent interview (the original appeared in La Gazetta dello Sport last week, I think). Seedorf talks about his future plans (he’s…
The Rooney-Ronaldo show takes Manchester United past Roma
Ahmed Bilal • Jan 10 2022Before this game (and indeed, before any away game Manchester United have played in the last couple of seasons) the media trotted out figures to suggest that United were abysmal…
Real Madrid promise £100m for Cristiano Ronaldo – Manchester United cash in
Ahmed Bilal • Jan 9 2022The article below is an April Fools Joke. The real story of Cristiano Ronaldo’s transfer to Madrid is here. In the most expensive transfer in the history of professional sports,…
Tottenham confirm bargain £30m deal for 4 Manchester United players
Ahmed Bilal • Jan 9 2022Juande Ramos has decided to splash the cash in Manchester United’s direction with Tottenham picking up a host of stars from the Manchester United firesale. Tottenham are reported to have…