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Premier League struggles to compete with merchandise revenues of Real Madrid & Barcelona

The TV income issue in Spain has been well-documented as the rift began to develop between La Liga clubs. Simply put, Real Madrid and Barcelona had individual TV deals making an estimated €1,500 million more than the next club in the last ten years according to Sevilla president Jose Maria del Nido. But both the…

The Rise, The Fall and Resurgence Of Napoli

Società Sportiva Calcio Napoli is currently undergoing a renaissance that is relating to those glorious days in the eighties when under the spell of Diego Maradona’s magic that glorified a small unfashionable club into Scudetto winners. The club now under the stewardship of Coach Walter Mazzarri is currently sitting in second-place, three points behind leaders Milan….

Batigoal: The Career Of Argentina’s Most Prolific Goal-Scorer, Gabriel Batistuta

In the words of arguably football’s greatest, Diego Maradona once said; “He was the best striker we ever had here and were never going to see his like again – we’re not going to see anything like him from anyone, no matter what they’re called. For me he was the greatest goal-scorer that I saw…

Soccerlens’ Top Five Strikers Of The Last 20 Years

As the footballing sphere bids farewell to one of it’s greatest ever patrons, legendary Brazilian forward Ronaldo, we at Soccerlens thought it high time to compile a concise list of our top five ‘strikers in world football’ – with the only stipulation being that any nominee must have played ‘up top’ and have had been in their prime at some point during the last two decades.

Ten Overhead Kicks That Put Rooney’s Derby Shinner To Shame

After Wayne Rooney reminded us all that he used to be a fairly decent professional footballer with his derby day belter against Manchester City last Saturday, the received (Sky Sports-infused) wisdom seems to be that the decidedly off-colour striker’s effort was, without need for second thought, the greatest overhead kick ever scored by anyone, anywhere, ever.

However, that’s not quite the case – as the following, ten-strong video essay will hopefully attest to.

Shakhtar Donetsk see Roma as stepping stone to greater glory

Roma go into their Champions League game against Shakhtar Donetsk on the back of indifferent form in the domestic league, but manager Ranieri knows that a series of good results (and progress to the Champions League quarterfinals will breathe life back into a faltering campaign. Shakhtar, Champions League newcomers, topped their group (beating Arsenal along the way) and will be aiming for a better result than the 4-0 defeat in 2006.

Serie A: Juventus 1-0 Inter Milan (13 Feb 2011)

Juventus hosted the game against Inter Milan at the Stadio Olimpico di Torino and Inter’s new boss Leonardo failed to make an instant impact. The only goal of the game was scored by Alessandro Matri off a Frederik Sorenson cross. Juventus 1-0 Inter Milan Matri, 30′

Allegri: Ibrahimovic As Good As Messi

AC Milan coach Massimiliano Allegri has paid a glowing testament to his striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic who he believes is on a level par with Barcelona’s Lionel Messi. The Swede has had a magnificent start to his Rossoneri career after joining from Catalonia on loan for the season with the inevitable transfer being made permanent at…

Money Talks: Analysing The 20 Richest Football Clubs

When Deloitte release their annual list of ‘Richest Football Clubs’, there’s plenty of debate on English football’s earning power, the individual TV deals negotiated by Real Madrid and Barcelona, Manchester United’s position at the top of the Premier League food chain, insane amounts of debt in the game, and so on. I thought it would…

Juventus v Inter Milan Preview

Sunday’s Derby d’Italia is being billed as Juve’s last chance at making significant progress towards securing a Champions League spot this season – a gap of 11 points behind Milan with 14 games to go means title hopes have been shelved for next year. Inter, on the other hand, will want to use this match to get a leg up on title rivals Mlian – only 5 points behind but crucially a game in hand.