Soccerlens.com

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.

The Round-Up: Liverpool Snub Torres Bid, Inter After Bale…Again

Liverpool have rejected a £35 million bid from Chelsea for striker Fernando Torres, according to a report in the Times.

The newspaper are claiming that the club contacted them immediately after rebuffing the offer, though no official word has been released by the Anfield PR department yet.

Barca And Inter Dominate UEFA ‘Team Of The Year’ 2010

UEFA have taken the time and good grace to bestow upon us their Team of the Year, and it should come as scant surprise that both Barcelona and Inter Milan dominate proceedings – with 8 of the final 11 slots being occupied by their employees, along with a further 7 of the 44 ‘unsuccessful’ nominees.

Serie A: Inter Milan 3-2 Cesena Highlights (19 Jan 2011)

Samuel Eto’o opened the scoring for Inter Milan in the Serie A game after bringing the ball from the half-line to the 18 yard box. Diego Milito doubled the lead a minute later, capping off a comprehensive move from his side. Cesena managed to turn the game around in six minutes by scoring two goals….

The Round-Up: The Great Big Darren Bent Transfer Roundabout

As you’ve probably heard by now, Sunderland striker Darren Bent, presumably miffed at having his ‘big fish…’ credentials stolen away from him by new-signing Asamoah Gyan, handed in a transfer request at the Stadium of Light yesterday afternoon in a bid to push through a move to lowly Aston Villa.