Daniel Chung
Hi everyone. My name is Daniel Chung and I am fortunate to have the good people here at soccerlens publish my attempts at writing about this great game of ours. Writing is always going to be difficult but it's an extra challenge when we're surrounded by so many good writers here. Despite that I hope I can always bring different perspectives on this game and from an international point of view. I live in New York City and am in a unique position to see how football is popular in so many different cultures and nationalities right here. By day I am a practicing attorney and am still trying to figure out how to combine my profession with my passion without having to become a despised player's agent. Maybe writing will be that medium. I take it one day at a time. I appreciate all who take the time to read my work. I hope to make it worthwhile.
Bunyodkor: Not Quite Asia’s Chelsea (yet)
Ever since the arrival of the Roman Abramovich era at Chelsea, the world of football seems to exist in two separate yet parallel universes. There are clubs who teeter on the brink of bankruptcy despite brief flirts with glory (a la Leeds United and recently at Portsmouth). Then there are other clubs whose history has…
Barcelona have no need to go “crazy” like Real Madrid
Flashback to the summer of 2000 and in the wake of Florentino Perez’s first dramatic ascension to Real Madrid’s presidency, Barcelona was prized away from the heart and soul of their post-Cruyff side, Luis Figo. And while Figo’s transfer to los merengues was received like a dagger in the heart by Barça fans around the…
Signing Coup in Istanbul: Frank Rijkaard to Galatasaray
The news of Frank Rijkaard’s appointment as the new manager of Galatasaray has certainly made head waves across Turkiye. In the wake of Galatasaray’s mediocre season the news of Rijkaard’s signing is a coup in Turkiye and has almost eclipsed the celebrations by Istanbul rivals Besiktas of their well deserved league-cup double this season. Only weeks earlier…
The Death of International Football?
One week after a much acclaimed Champions’ League final in Rome, FIFA’s Congress passed a new resolution removing age limits on a player’s ability to change national teams. While the vote received little fanfare as more attention seems to be affixed on whether Kaka will play for AC Milan, Real Madrid or Chelsea, the potential…
Trebles and Quintuples
Since Manchester United’s memorable 1998-99 season, no club has since laid claim to the proper “treble” in subsequent outings (“treble” being defined as the rightful champions of the UEFA Champions’ League, domestic league title and domestic cup competition). While Liverpool fans had reason to celebrate three titles two seasons later, references to this accomplishment as…
Turkish Derby: Defeat in a Draw
In a week dominated by headlines with the visit of United States President Barack Obama and his administration’s hopes of repairing somewhat strained relations with his host, Türkiye, any feelings of conciliation and mutual understanding that were fostered during this trip had absolutely no bearing on the world of sport. And while President Obama, addressing…
Highlights of World Cup 2010 Qualification: March 28 – April 2, 2009
Watch live World Cup qualifiers here. With the conclusion of FIFA World Cup 2010 qualifiers yesterday we move one step closer to determining which thirty-one other countries will be joining host South Africa to contest for the globe’s biggest sporting honor. A slew of matches across the world at all time zones really reinforces that…
Türkiye’s World Cup Qualification Faces a Spanish Hurdle
Watch live World Cup matches here. Football this weekend turns from its domestic league scene to the international stage as countries again vie for coveted and limited spots in next year’s World Cup. Perhaps for clubs like Manchester United, without a point in their last two Premiership matches, the international break is like a godsend….
One big Messi: Coming to grips with the extinction of the one-club footballer
On the nights that testimonials are played for AC Milan’s Paolo Maldini and Real Madrid’s Raúl Gonzalez, those sitting and the stands and watching on television will be seeing the final curtain coming down on a phenomenon that appears to be on the verge of extinction: the one-club footballer (if such a term even exists)….
Barça’s Slipup: Shades of Kevin Keegan’s Newcastle?
A league tie between FC Barcelona and Atletico Madrid is often a fiesta of goals and carries a degree of unpredictability as to which side will emerge the winner. This past weekend’s encounter at the Estadio Vincente Calderon in Madrid certainly did not fail to live up to the usual expectations of an Atleti-Barça match….
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