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Football’s Greatest War Heroes
With Remembrance Sunday having just occurred a few days ago, we reflect on the men who gave their lives to their countries as well as giving their all on the football pitch. Their bravery on the field of play has been superseded by their courage and character on the field of battle even though some…
What’s In a Name: England’s Greatest Football Surnames
On Tuesday night Tottenham’s youngster, Kyle Walker, who made his debut on Saturday started his first England game. The promising defender is the 4th player named Walker to have a have represented his country. This of course led to the inevitable question: What surname has appeared on the England team sheet the most? Smith –…
(In)Famous Facial Hair in Football: Then and Now
It’s something that’s perhaps said almost as much in jest as it is in seriousness, but for some, the mark of a true manly man is all in the facial hair. If you subscribe to that notion, then you may also be among the population that feels that football isn’t what it used to be,…
Football Travel: Best European Cities To Watch Football In
You can travel to just about any different city throughout the European continent and your footballing experience will differ in one way or another. Here at Soccerlens we have conjured up a list of some of the best cities in Europe to indulge in a mix of football, culture, sightseeing and maybe a drop of…
The Highest Earning Footballers
We’ve looked at the world’s highest paying football clubs, but who are the world’s highest earning footballers (including bonuses and sponsorship income)? We’ve put together a short video to highlight the world’s top five highest earning footballers – who do you think makes the list? Pick your own top five (make sure you factor in…
Beyond Lionel Messi: An Alternative List of the Best 25 Footballers in the World
The titanic four-game battle between Real Madrid and Barcelona has once more thrown up the seemingly inexhaustible comparison between Cristiano Ronaldo and an Argentinian chap whose name I have momentarily forgotten. Every time I read about how Lionel Messi boasts so many more goals per game than Cristiano Ronaldo, or that Cristiano Ronaldo has winked…
Beyond Lionel Messi: An Alternative List of the Top 25 Football Players in the World (25-11)
In my previous article, I argued that the process by which we decide who the world’s best players are has been grossly distorted. A combination of mainstream media hype (backed up with its ‘statistics’ – often little more than a ruse to get people gambling) and a nostalgic longing for the return of the great…
Highest Football Club Wages
Player transfer fees and their larger than life wage bills are a common topic of discussion for a football fan of today. From Wayne Rooney threatening to quit to oil-rich owners going on shopping sprees, the footballers have now become spoilt and they now know that their high demands will be met at their current club or…
Best Paid Footballers By Country
Football players are among the best paid athletes in the world at the moment and rightly so too. After all, football is the most popular game in the world and even though NBA has more money involved in it, football has a much larger following as a whole. Here, we have compiled a list of…
Twenty Of Football’s Great One-Club Men
The old conundrum of player loyalty has somewhat been diminished by the flamboyance of modern day footballers wreaking havoc with their multi-million pound wages. Season after season, transfer windows here and there, it is somewhat impossible to envisage stars not flocking from club to club in mega coups where the benefits are reaped by both…
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