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All interviews conducted by Soccerlens. A special thanks to Steve Amoia of World Football Commentaries and Adrian Clarke of Sport Media Solutions for working with us in this regard.

Podcast: Sven Goran Eriksson Interview

Sven Goran Eriksson

An exclusive interview with Ivory Coast boss Sven Goran Eriksson features on today’s episode of the Soccerlens Podcast, with Adrian Clarke & Iain Spragg.   The ex-England boss (in association with our good friends at Castrol) talks one on one about his old team, World Cup preparations, penalty kicks and Didier Drogba.   As well as taking…

Buffon: “If I leave Juventus, I see myself in the Premiership”

Buffon: “If I leave Juventus, I see myself in the Premiership”

Gianluigi “Gigi” Buffon was interviewed by Sky Sport Italia, and his remarks were published by the Milan sports daily, La Gazzetta dello Sport. Buffon discussed a potential transfer to England, the current dismal campaign of Juventus, Rafa Benitez, Italian hopes in South Africa and his choice for the next Azzurri manager. If you have rarely…

Zidane: “It would be dishonorable to me. I prefer to die.”

Zidane: “It would be dishonorable to me. I prefer to die.”

In an exclusive interview with the Spanish daily, El Pais, from Madrid, Zinedine Zidane discussed his lingering strong feelings about his last professional appearance in Berlin. He would rather die than apologize to Marco Materazzi. “Cada genio opera en un espacio irracional, inexplicable, y Zidane lo manifestó hasta el último gesto de su carrera. Sucedió…

Marcello Lippi: “I don’t want roosters in the chicken coop.”

Marcello Lippi: “I don’t want roosters in the chicken coop.”

Italy boss, Marcello Lippi, discussed Amauri of Juventus, his management philosophies and the leadership example of Fabio Cannavaro during an interview with the Milan sports daily, La Gazzetta dello Sport. Amauri of Juventus is Now Italian Amauri è diventato italiano? Questo non significa che sarà certamente convocato: sarà visionato come tutti gli altri, mi prendo…

Salvador Cabanas: “Knowing the support of the fans and players was the most important thing”

Salvador Cabanas: “Knowing the support of the fans and players was the most important thing”

Last week, Salvador Cabañas of Club America in Mexico City and the Paraguayan national team spoke for the first time after the tragic gunshot wound to his head on Jan. 25, 2010. He maintained a belief that he would play again. Prior to his injury, the prolific striker was rumoured for a move to the…

Where Are They Now? – Vince Bartram

Where Are They Now? – Vince Bartram

Footballers like Vince Bartram are somewhat of a dying breed. Bartram was plucked from obscurity by Wolves in 1985 whilst playing for a small non-league team in Dudley. The Birmingham born shot-stopper then went on to spend six years at Molineaux learning his trade alongside future England keeper Tim Flowers and Wolves legend, Mike Stowell….

Tim Vickery Interview: A Journey Through Copa Libertadores

Tim Vickery

The second segment of this week’s Soccerlens Podcast features an interview with Tim Vickery where he discusses Copa Libertadores in depth, including the history of the competition, why Argentinian sides do better than Brazilian sides, this year’s changed structure, future South American prospects to move to Europe and more. You can check out the full…

Podcast: Tim Vickery interview, Arsenal howlers & Cole v Milner for the World Cup

Tim Vickery

BBC’s South American football expert Tim Vickery chats to Adrian Clarke & Iain Spragg on the latest episode of the world famous Soccerlens podcast, giving us a fascinating insight into the Copa Libertadores and the best prospects involved in the competition. Elsewhere on the show the boys provide their usual mix of wit and insight…

Ex-United Strike Duo on EPL Talk Podcast

Our friends over at EPL Talk interviewed the famous Manchester United strike partners Andrew Cole and Dwight Yorke on the EPL Talk podcast this week. You can check them out here (Dwight Yorke) and here (Andy Cole). And remember, Soccerlens is interviewing Tim Vickery on the Soccerlens Podcast this week, the show should be up…

Guardian Angel – an interview with Barry Glendenning

Barry Glendenning

The Guardian’s Barry Glendenning (good enough that we should call it Barry Glendenning’s Guardian) was recently interviewed by Danny Last of European Football Weekends. Danny was kind enough to offer reprinting rights of the interview to Soccerlens, and we’ve published the whole interview below. Make sure you also visit European Football Weekends for more quality…


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