Ross Mackiewicz
Aspiring football writer & broadcaster. Currently writing for a number of websites including 'Soccerlens' as well as being the chief sub-editor for 'Football Italiano'. Ever since I witnessed Alan Shearer bury a header against Scotland at Euro 96 at a rapturous Wembley Stadium, I instantly fell in love with the game. I am also a season ticket holder at my boyhood club Aston Villa. [ Twitter: @RossMackiewicz ]
The Exhilaration Of Being A Premier League Fan
Having the opportunity to watch the world’s best football league week in and week out in person, is a very special privilege. Having had a season-ticket at my boyhood club Aston Villa for well over a decade, I have seen some of the world’s best players come to Villa Park and demonstrate their imperious abilities….
Football Travel: Best European Cities To Watch Football In
You can travel to just about any different city throughout the European continent and your footballing experience will differ in one way or another. Here at Soccerlens we have conjured up a list of some of the best cities in Europe to indulge in a mix of football, culture, sightseeing and maybe a drop of…
The 2011 Cosmos Copa tournament set to kick-off on July 9th
The annual Cosmos Copa is once again on the horizon with 16 ebullient teams gunning for glory. In what will be its third consecutive year, the tournament is one of the most prominent amateur adult soccer tournaments in the United States. Situated in one of the world’s great cosmopolitan meccas, Cosmos Copa was created to…
Can Thiago Alcantara force way into Barca reckoning after committing long-term future?
Thiago Alcantara has signed a two-year contract extension at Barcelona – subsequently warding off any potential suitors. After impressing in Spain’s European Under-21 Championship triumph, speculation had arose that interest from Italy and England had surfaced. However, the Blaugrana have moved swiftly to quash any such talk with the extension of his contract to 2015…
How the mighty have fallen: Unexpected relegations
Argentine giants River Plate are enduring the bleakest period in its 110 year existence after succumbing to what seemed nothing more than an improbable assumption, relegation to the second tier of their domestic game. The thought of one of South America’s premier entities falling from grace would have seemed an absurd thought, yet the old…
Andre Villas-Boas to bring youthful exuberance and flair to Chelsea
Andre Villas-Boas will become the seventh Chelsea manager in the same number of years as owner Roman Abramovich activated his staggeringly high release clause totalling £13.3 million from FC Porto. At just 33-years of age, Villas-Boas delivered an array of success and dominance during his inaugural – and last – season in charge of the…
Steve McClaren back in English football hoping to inspire Forest renaissance
It has been 1305 days since Steve McClaren stood sombrely alone clutching the handle of an umbrella on a rain-sodden night at Wembley as the England national team failed to qualify for the 2008 European Championships – beaten at home by Croatia. Many lessons were learnt that night, none more so for the man who…
Manchester United enter the race to sign Alexis Sanchez
It seemed a foregone conclusion this time last week that Alexis Sanchez would be ending his fairytale stay at Udinese to seek pastures new in Catalonia with European Champions Barcelona. However, reports emanating today from various British outlets claim that Manchester United have entered the fray to sign the multi-talented Chilean international Although there were…
A new matador making his way to Aston Villa? Roberto Martinez
Somewhat ironic that Aston Villa’s Hollywood supporter Tom Hanks starred in a film called ‘The Da Vinci Code’ where he made more luck at cracking that than he did at predicting the club’s new manager. “Is Brian Clough still alive to take over” asked Mr Gump during a recent interview with The Sun to a…
Probable contenders for Villa Park hotseat
Gerard Houllier’s mutual departure from Aston Villa last week has left us all guessing as to who will take over the reins at Villa Park. Normally we would have a fair idea as to who that will be, but at the moment it is anyone’s guess who will be implemented by Chairman Randy Lerner. A…
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