Serie A to break away, Manchester United fans petition for Tevez signing, Soccerlens interviews American keeper Hope Solo, and more
Those of you who frequent the Soccerlens forums are no doubt familiar with Ivor Irwin, a.k.a bobotonto on the forums. Ivor has contributed to SL, and he also has his own blog, where you can find an excellent interview with English Brazilian football expert Jon Cotterill. What else should you be checking out from around…
Manchester United v Liverpool – Penalties and Red Cards
The following article is re-posted with permission from the Manchester United forum, Republik of Mancunia: The following is an analysis of all premiership and champions league games played by Manchester United and Liverpool this season. Liverpool are sure that United are top the table by manipulating the referees. Lets see if the facts support those…
O’Shea gives Manchester United advantage over Arsenal, Chelsea and Barcelona share the spoils at the Nou Camp, will Barry stay at Aston Villa?, and more
April showers apparently brings May flowers, and the end of this month brings the very, very real possibility of a rematch in the UEFA Champions League final. How did we get to that point? Catch up on what you missed from the first legs of the CL semis and more below.
Guardiola’s Gauntlet: Should Barca go for the win at the Bernabéu?
Guus Hiddink probably boarded his teams’ private jet back to London feeling pretty satisfied with his players and with himself. The last team to walk away from the Camp Nou with a 0-0 result was Manchester United, under the same Champions League semi-final circumstances, just over a year ago. His team face Fulham in the…
FA Cup Final ticket allocation leaves loyal fans out in the cold
It’s an argument that springs up every year around this time but even so, something needs to be done about the scandalously low ticket allocations given out to the two FA Cup finalists. Lets look at the maths. Wembley has a capacity of 90,000 yet both clubs have only received an allocation of 25,000. This…
The Big Decision Webb and the Media Missed
Sitting at the opposite end of the pitch, there was no way I could see Michael Carrick deserving that penalty. The direction of the ball changed, something all media commentaries have picked up on, meaning Gomes had made a save. But at 2-0 down and our title challenge hanging in the balance I’d happily take…
Manchester United 1-0 Arsenal – Live Blog – UEFA Champions League – 29 April 2009
Watch Manchester United vs Arsenal live online. Follow the 2nd leg of the Champions League semifinal between Manchester United and Arsenal live here. Manchester United (O’Shea 17′) 1-0 Arsenal – Manchester United lead 1-0 on aggregate Stadium: Old Trafford, England Competition: UEFA Champions League, Semifinals, Leg 1 Date: 29 April 2009 Kickoff: 18:45 GMT, 14:45…
Barcelona 0-0 Chelsea – Live Blog – UEFA Champions League – 28 April 2009
Watch the 2nd leg of the Champions League semifinal between Barcelona and Chelsea live here. Barcelona 0-0 Chelsea Stadium: Estadio Camp Nou, Spain Competition: UEFA Champions League, Semifinals, Leg 1 Date: 28 April 2009 Kickoff: 18:45 GMT, 14:45 EST Barcelona and Chelsea battled to a scoreless stalemate during the first leg of their Champions League…
About time Fat Frank became Fab Frank
He combines quality with the quality of being effective which evades so many others.
Newcastle treading water as games begin to run out
St James’ Park reached to the bottom of its lungs for one last time, producing a blood-curdling final battle cry to its beleaguered heroes. On the sideline Alan Shearer looked on more in blind hope than confidence, whilst Iain Dowie simply looked ridiculous with his “Phil Brown” headset. Danny Guthrie trotted over to the left…
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