Premier League makes a play for global domination
The Guardian (so I only read them and the BBC, shoot me) have a report saying that Richard Scudamore and Peter Kenyon are tacitly backing Mohamed Bin Hammam’s bid for re-election in the AFC. Assuming that this is true, it’s not as simple as throwing their hat in the ring behind one candidate over the…
Alex Ferguson is a naughty old man
After United beat Porto, I reckoned that Fergie would lay off Liverpool till at least next week, and focus on Everton in the meantime. It seems that the old man is smarter and sharper than yours truly – not only has he set out the most delicious of baits that Rafa would be a saint…
Relegation Wars: Tottenham to beat Newcastle, Aston Villa to beat West Ham, Man City and Sunderland to win and more
Another weekend of Premier League fixtures lay ahead and the clubs facing relegation will again be keeping one eye on events at other stadiums up and down the country. With Middlesbrough taking on an in form Fulham, Stoke facing Blackburn, Portsmouth looking for a win against Bolton and Sunderland playing Hull nearly all the teams…
City Fall But Can Hold Their Heads Up High
The night started badly, conceding after only 10 minutes, but what followed was one of the bravest and most pulsating performances in European football, in a week full of brave and pulsating performances. Manchester City’s game against Hamburg was a sensational spectacle for the first minute to the 94th and will rightly go down in…
Wolfsburg, Hamburg, it’s now or never!
Das Eisen schmieden, solange es heiß ist. The famous proverb – make hay while the sun shines – aptly applies to several clubs aiming to strip Bayern of consecutive Bundesliga titles, its 22nd in waiting. Wolfsburg, Hamburg, Hertha and to a lesser extent Stuttgart harbour title hopes in the most exciting Bundesliga season, and perhaps…
Previewing this weekend’s La Liga action
Average bookie probabilities, Getafe vs. FC Barcelona: 13 / 23 / 64 The focus is back on the league for the next 3 games. The first of these are against Getafe, who has made it their speciality to get points against the big teams. Getafe are currently 14th in the league just 4 points shy…
Is Arsene Wenger afraid of The Big Bad Wolf?
When the Guus Hiddink genius rolled into town two months ago to replace Luis Felipe Scolari, few could be forgiven for feeling a bit of worry that Hiddink, yes Hiddink, was rocking up to take over Chelsea. Robin van Persie was part of what must have been a very large crew cursing their luck about…
European football’s most exciting title race, Ronaldo learns from Ferguson’s criticism, why Everton’s Moyes should be Chelsea’s next manager, and more
What did you miss around the football blogosphere yesterday? Catch up with the top stories from Soccerlens and several other top football blogs below.
Proof that Riley will be 100% unbiased during Everton-United game
Riley is a good referee. He’s an honest referee. He’s not a Manchester United fan – he was, but like all true United fans he’s moved on to supporting FC United of Manchester in protest at the American scum taking over his beloved club. If anything, he’s more fond of Everton than he is of…
Soccerlens Podcast – Everton set to shock Manchester United in FA Cup?
On the seventh episode of the Soccerlens Podcast, Stephen Darwin is joined by ITV’s Gary Andrews and Guardian blogger and Manchester United fan Rob Smyth to discuss the latest from the European Champions League and also the FA Cup semi-finals coming up on the weekend. The show will also touch on Ashley Cole and that first-leg suspension, the leading candidates for…
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