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Sexism in Football

This article is a submission for the Soccerlens Football Writing Competition; to participate, please read the details here. Written by Julia. Oh please, it’s no longer a guys’ world. Yes indeed, you’ve probably heard it all. The feminists who stand out time and time again to demand for equal rights since forever have said everything…

Why Football is the Greatest Sport on the Planet

This article is a submission for the Soccerlens Football Writing Competition; to participate, please read the details here. Written by Søren Jakobsen. When I started watching football many many years ago, I got hooked on the fan-culture surrounding these games. I remember I screamed out to one of my classmates who was supporting the other…

Are Liverpool missing Pako?

This article is a submission for the Soccerlens Football Writing Competition; to participate, please read the details here. Written by Ali Jechi. Liverpool might have all eyes on the Premier League this season, but does that mean they should playing in the champions league in the manner they have been lately? I really don’t think…

A Naan and a Leg

This article is a submission for the Soccerlens Football Writing Competition; to participate, please read the details here. Written by Gerry McDonnell The older I get, the grumpier I become. Old people, children and John Motson have all played a significant role in my metamorphosis, but the wife’s driving is almost certainly the overriding factor….

So…Will They Book Dida for Cheating?

This article is a submission for the Soccerlens Football Writing Competition; to participate, please read the details here. Written by Joe Groff Who’s more foolish, the fool or the fool who follows him? Thursday’s headlines proclaimed that Celtic’s victory at Parkhead was marred by an incident of a fan that broke onto the pitch and…

The Reason Behind England’s ‘Failures’ Since 1966

This article is a submission for the Soccerlens Football Writing Competition; to participate, please read the details here. Written by Tomas Hemmer-Hansen. England won the World Cup in 1966, but since then, they have not even come close to winning again, neither the World Cup nor the European Championship. It seems that the development of…

Previewing the Women’s World Cup

The following article is written by Georgina Turner from Kickster.tv, a blog covering women’s football. The women’s World Cup starts in five days and chances are you know nothing about it, which simply won’t do. I know they’re girls and that, but they’re pretty good, and since most of the games are on the telly…

Richard Scudamore and the Premier League

What is it with Richard Scudamore, the Premier League’s (PL) chief executive, that makes journalists from the Mail to the Guardian so disparaging? “He does talk a lot of rubbish” being Richard Williams’ succinct take in the latter.

Manchester United – all the ‘SIGNS’ point to a City-thrashing

SL reader Anirudh Agarwala writes in, and he’s not happy with the criticism Manchester United are receiving from their own fans. He feels, rightly so, that the fans should be positive. Yes! It’s the time for the SIGNs……

Superior Sevilla

Sevilla coach Juande Ramos persisted his side deserved to be the second club to defend the UEFA Cup after their dramatic 3-1 penalty shootout win over 10-man Espanyol.