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21st November 2007: the half-time whistle in the 2010 World Cup qualifying game between Brazil and Uruguay is met with a cacophony of boos from the Maracanã crowd, disenchanted with the performance of their side, despite Luis Fabiano’s...
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Written by Nick Dorrington. 14 comments
From the probable, to the possible, to the ‘here we go again,’ here are some of today’s top transfer rumors.
Written by Eddie Griffin. One comment
The Icelandic warrior Asmund is prized for his integrity and determination. After making a pact with his fellow general and friend, Aswid, that whichever of the two died first would accompany the deceased to the grave, Asmund duly kept his word. His...
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Written by Hugo Steckelmacher. 10 comments
In this world of terror, poverty, famine and drought, nobody ever gives footballers a thought. Some earn just over £35,000 per week, they are made to train most of the week, and have to play football in front of 40,000 screaming fanatics on a...
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Written by Shaun Daley. 13 comments
Earning the respect of Michael Essien (which may well be a fellow Ghanaian, but is also a player of international level and member of one of the top 10 European teams), that’s no easy feat. Earning the respect of the entire Chelsea youth team...
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Written by Marco Pantanella. 5 comments
There’s no crying in football, right?
Don’t tell that to Sampdoria’s Antonio Cassano, the skilled but obviously attitude-challenged forward, who’s had his share of fits and outbursts in the past with Roma and Real Madrid,...
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Written by Eddie Griffin. 5 comments
Grand Slam Sunday headlined Week 17 of the English Premier League season, with Manchester United edging Liverpool at Anfield, and Arsenal poking past Chelsea to remain on top of the league table.
But, that wasn’t the only action worth...
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Written by Eddie Griffin. One comment
Many of you are by now familiar with the situation facing Watford midfielder Al Bangura. If you haven’t, well, you haven’t been reading Soccerlens regularly enough.
This...
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Written by Eddie Griffin. 12 comments
Where do you expect to find a rabbit? Certainly on a lush green field, scampering around aimlessly, playing on the turf, kissing the honeydew air, kicking around— one of Nature’s best creations that reminds you of a certain thing termed...
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Written by Subhankar Mondal. 10 comments
The story of Alhassan Bangoura has been fairly well documented in the gathered media over in Britain over the last few days.
Written by Eugene. 10 comments
