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Currently Soccerlens runs the following columns: football headlines, football videos, help football, off the record and football transfer news & rumours. In addition, we regularly post match reports, feature articles (must read) and site news in this section.

Will Gareth Bale and Luka Modric leave Tottenham?

By jackhowes on May 15th, 2012. 14 Comments

It is widely accepted that most rumoured transfer rumours are made up. They’re made up by newspaper journalists under pressure from tetchy impatient editors who want new, fresh stories that will sell newspapers and garner a load of hits on the internet. So of course journalists lacking imagination get the same players, link them to…

Barcelona’s Summer 2012 Transfer Targets: Who’s coming in and who’s going out?

By Adi-Oula Sebastian on May 15th, 2012. 34 Comments

Depending upon the outcome of Copa del Rey Final on May 25th against Athletic Bilbao, FC Barcelona can finish the 2011/2012 campaign on a (relative) high. Winning the domestic Cup competition is nothing to sniff at but it pales to the accomplishments achieved in previous seasons. FC Barcelona finished the season with 91 points; in…

Euro 2012 Betting Guide – Five top bets for the Euros

By garethmcknight on May 15th, 2012.

With Euro 2012 less than a month away, the participating nations are starting to name their squads for the tournament and the fans’ enthusiasm is beginning to build. As with any international competition, games thick and fast allow the punters to gamble on a daily basis in the search of profits, and many will be…

A Dramatic End to a Crazy Season

By Chris Linnell on May 14th, 2012.

Yesterday, this year’s roller-coaster Barclay’s Premier League season came to a dramatic end following an astonishing afternoon of football. Below is a round-up of how the points were shared and the significance for the teams involved. Title Challenge Roberto Mancini’s side seemed to be destined for second place for much of the afternoon as Queens Park Rangers…

The New Manchester United 2012/13 Home Kit

By Soccerlens on May 13th, 2012.

Manchester United’s 2012-13 home kit is not only Nike’s most environment-friendly kit, it also honours Manchester’s industrious past with a bold new design. Manchester United Football club’s success has been founded on the traditional values of respect and hard work. Those values are what made Manchester the city it is and from the mid 18th…

United looking to seal title by using their heads

By Soccerlens on May 13th, 2012.

If Manchester United are to snatch the title away from their local rivals on Sunday then they are first going to have to overcome Sunderland at the Stadium of Light. Castrol EDGE performance data suggests that United might not find it such a difficult task if they use their heads. Sunderland have conceded 12 headed…

Cisse can down City and keep QPR in the Premier League

By Soccerlens on May 13th, 2012. 1 Comment

Queens Park Rangers find themselves two points clear of the drop-zone ahead of their trip to Manchester City on Sunday. With five goals in seven games, Castrol EDGE Performance Data shows that Djibril Cissé will be crucial to the London club’s final battle for survival. Cissé’s return to the Premier League has been overshadowed by…

Premier League betting: odds on a Manchester City or Manchester United title win

By Soccerlens on May 12th, 2012.

Sky Sports are screening both Manchester games on the final day of the season, and it’s City (on SS1) who are firmly in the driving seat and long odds-on to clinch their first title in 44 years. Manchester City v QPR Roberto Mancini’s men sit on top of the pile with a vastly superior goal…

Sneijder, Kagawa or Martinez? The Solution to United’s Midfield problems

By Chris Linnell on May 12th, 2012. 18 Comments

Manchester United are on the brink of having one of their worst seasons in the last decade, and their first trophy-less season since the 2004-05 season. United need improvements this summer to get back to their winning ways under Sir Alex Ferguson. Ferguson is a fantastic manager, but managerial talent can only go so far…

What does the future hold for Tevez, Baines, Drogba and M’Vila?

By Chris Linnell on May 10th, 2012.

Here’s a look at the top transfer stories circulating in the Premier League today, with guest appearances from Carlos Tevez (will he stay or go), Leighton Baines (can he match the flying Frenchman) and Didier Drogba. Manchester City Manchester United’s so-called Noisy Neighbours are determined to build on their expected title triumph by completing their…