Weary Ronaldo holding off Adebayor for Player of the Year
All bets were off two weeks ago but since returning from Portugal’s friendly defeat to Italy Cristiano Ronaldo has looked a pale shadow of the world-beating uber-confident star that lit up the Premiership’s last six months. After a frustrating Manchester derby and an insipid display in Lyon (he missed the 4-0 Arsenal wrecking) — could…
Weekend Predictions: Chelsea to beat Tottenham, Manchester United to beat Newcastle United, Arsenal and Liverpool to win, Manchester City and Everton to draw
In a week where Mohammed Al Fayed has pointed an accusing finger at Tony Blair, the Nazis, Dracula and a crocodile, it seems odd that Richard Scudamore has emerged as football’s leading figure of fun. When a friend told me that Scudamore planned to play a round of matches overseas, I thought it was the…
The Soccerlens Daily – Under-performing England, Chelsea’s sugardaddy, Arsenal’s new sugardaddy, Tottenham for cup win and more
Friday, 22 February, 2008. A very good morning to you, dear Soccerlens readers. Got an email this morning from Hugo telling me that he was emailing a few organisations to see if he could find some slaves for us. Or something to that effect. I’m pleased, of course, but a bit concerned Hugo – are…
UEFA Cup Roundup: Everton romps into last 16, Bolton and Tottenham sneak through, Rangers leave it late, and Aberdeen crash out.
It was a great night, for the most part, for British sides in the UEFA Cup on Thursday night, as four of the five British participants still in the competition advanced to the round of 16.
Champions League Video Roundup: Arsenal 0-0 AC Milan, Lyon 1-1 Manchester United, Celtic 2-3 Barcelona, Fenerbahce 3-2 Sevilla
‘Tis a little late, but here are the highlights from Wednesday night’s Champions League ties, in case you missed any of the action. And if you did, well, you missed some exciting moments, great finishes, and near misses, which is where we’ll kick off the highlights.
Is Wes Brown as valuable as Patrice Evra to Manchester United?
Alex Ferguson has blasted Wes Brown’s agent for poisoning his client’s mind. The club have reportedly offered 40k / week while the agent has Brown holding out for a bigger contract. Ferguson has stated that United will not budge from their offer and that Brown needs to respect his ties to the club and listen…
The Premier League, the Football League and the growing financial gap
As Richard Scudamore and The Premier League continue their campaign for a money spinning 39th fixture abroad, members of England’s Football League go about their daily lives, more concerned with the salient issue of survival. In the same month the Premiership big boys drooled over the prospects of earning an additional £5m a season for…
The Longest Winning Streaks in Football History
I have written on this site before about the rise of Salisbury City football club. As well as the remarkable achievements of the first team in the Blue Square Premier League, the City reserve team are quietly achieving a season which has the potential to be record breaking. They play in the Suburban League, a…
Arsenal and AC Milan cancel each other out at the Emirates
It was billed as the clash between young and old, the grand masters of European football versus the new pretenders. But after 90 exhausting yet goalless minutes at the Emirates, we are still no nearer to knowing just who will be taking their place in the last eight. AC Milan will be the happier side…
Paul Gascoigne detained under Mental Health Act, receiving medical treatment
Paul Gascoigne has been detained under the Mental Health Act following an incident at a hotel in Newcastle.
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