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Scoring Stats – The European clubs most reliant on one player

It’s surprising how many teams rely so heavily on one player for scoring.

Aaron Lennon on beating Gareth Bale, his football idols and Madrid

The campaign for the latest Superfly is just taking off as the Nike Superfly III hits the market. At the launch event, Soccer Bible sat down with Tottenham’s Aaron Lennon this week and asked him about Gareth Bale, Real Madrid, his football idols and the new football boots. What was your first reaction when you…

Mesut Ozil’s Seven-Figure Nike Deal Revealed

Football boots manufacturers are not shy of splashing the cash when it comes to getting some of the top players on their payroll. Cristiano Ronaldo, Lionel Messi, Wayne Rooney and even Michael Ballack make more than decent amounts of money from football shoes. The break-out star of the 2010 World Cup in South Africa, Mesut…

Real Madrid vs Tottenham: Why Caution Should Win the Day for Mourinho

Real Madrid vs Tottenham: Why Caution  Should  Win the Day for Mourinho Before reading this article, forget the stereotypes imposed on the respective sides. Forget about ‘Spirited Spurs’ and what the English press relentlessly dub the ‘Mourinho factor’. Tonight, two reasonably well-matched teams, one of whom happens to have enormous Champions’ League pedigree, will take…

Interview: Adebayor on Tottenham, Real Madrid and the Champions League

On loan from Manchester City, the 26 year old striker Emmanuel Adebayor talks about his time at Real Madrid and how long he wants to stay. How everyone from Arsenal to Madrid is proud of him, his thoughts on the upcoming Real Madrid v Tottenham Champions League match and more. Here’s the interview transcript, followed…

Real Madrid to Outclass Spirited Spurs?

Real Madrid and Tottenham Hotspur meet at the Estadio Santiago Bernabéu in the first leg of their UEFA Champions League Quarter Final on Tuesday evening, with both sides looking to take an advantage into the return leg in a week’s time. Real Madrid Jose Mourinho is looking to win the competition for a third time, whilst…

Real Madrid’s Shooting Habit And Tottenham’s Reliance On Rafael Van Der Vaart

According to Castrol EDGE Performance Stats, the Tottenham goal will be peppered with shots in their Champions League quarter final against Real Madrid. Jose Mourinho’s side have fired in more shots than any other team in the competition so far and nearly twice as many as Spurs. In fact, Harry Redknapp’s team have mustered fewer…

Who would you like to see in the Champions League final?

Soccerlens writer Adrian Del Monte shares his views on which two teams would make for the most entertaining Champions League final. Read on and share your thoughts below. 1. What would be the most entertaining Champions League Final this year? With the draw for this year’s Champions League quarter finals now complete, there are a…

Gago: Tottenham or Everton?

They came in a string, they came during the previous president Ramón Calderón´s era, I am talking about Marcelo, Gonzalo Higuaín and Fernando Gago. Gago in particular was seen as “the new Redondo” but destiny in Madrid has truly seen Gago and his white career spoiled. He debuted against Deportivo La Coruña and it was…

Benzema is rapidly becoming one to count on in Madrid

Mission impossible: Getting Benzema to develop into a monster on the field.  That was the case just four months ago and in one press conference after the other, Mourinho was unhappy with the Frenchman, even though Mourinho always had hope. It´s probably unjust against Benzema to say that if Higuaín would not have been injured, then Benzema…