Carlos Tevez
An extremely talented striker and a player who has been shrouded in controversy recently due to his ‘ownership’ by MSI. Expect to see a lot more of Tevez on Soccerlens in the future.
Football Algebra
Unless we’re watching an International friendly, the days of a football team donning the traditional 1 to 11 numbering system is long behind us. Since the Premier League switched to assigned squad numbering at the start of the 1993/94 season, you are just as likely to see a goalkeeper wearing the number 25 shirt as…
Gareth Bale Included On ‘FIFA World XI’ Shortlist
Alongside the worldwide players’ union (FIFPro), FIFA have this afternoon announced the 55 players that have been included on the shortlisted for the FIFA/FIFPro World XI 2010 – which will be unveiled as the undercard event on the night that football’s governing body also plan to dole out their prestigious Ballon d’Or award in Zurich…
Adam Johnson Mulling Over Man City Exit
Manchester City’s ‘sky-blue meat grinder’ transfer policy is seemingly set to claim yet another victim with winger Adam Johnson today admitting that he is beginning to entertain thoughts of leaving the club, despite having only joined from Middlesbrough a little over ten months ago. City’s dragnet acquisitions policy inherently (and increasingly) creates a lot of…
How Do You Solve A Problem Like Mancini?
How do you solve a problem like Mancini? Ger McCarthy looks at what’s going wrong at Manchester City in the wake of the Premier League club’s third consecutive league game without scoring. The chorus of jeers ringing around Eastlands at full time on Saturday said it all. Manchester City had failed to get the better…
‘Stupid’ Tevez Billboard Is A Sign Of The Times In Manchester
Between the years 1989 and 2002, Manchester United comprehensively dominated local rivals City when it came to the derby ties betwixt the two clubs. After hammering United 5-1 at Maine Road in September of ’89, City then endured a 13-year barren run before finally emerging victorious again in November of 2002, thanks mainly to Shaun…
Fantasy Football: Tevez, Drogba, Berbatov and other Premier League top scorers
Week nine of the Soccerlens Fantasy Football Game is approaching. If you want to win some of the week nine prize money, then you need to know which players are likely to score points. Last week we listed the 11 players with the most Premier League assists, this week we’re listing the top scorers. So,…
The Reason Why Wayne Rooney Wants Out of Manchester United
It’s safe to say that before the current season got underway, no one would have anticipated this. In an unusually straight-forward statement made by a dejected Sir Alex Ferguson, it was confirmed that Wayne Rooney, fondly and widely considered to be the “heart and soul” of Manchester United, was intent on leaving the club. A…
Fantasy Football: Why Charles N’Zogbia is more important than Tevez, Cahill and Cole combined
There are certain players you can rely on in the Soccerlens Fantasy Football Game. Guys you can select for your team and then all but guarantee they won’t let you down. So you just pick those players and win the weekly fantasy football cash prize, right? Wrong. Because chances are that everyone else knows about…
Tevez: “I am not enjoying the life of a footballer.”
Manchester City striker has again indicated the possibility of quitting the game, but admits that he refused to put an end to his career in the past. Tevez, at the age of 26, had stated in August that he seriously considered ending his career and as it appears, his thoughts have not changed over the…
The Difference Between City & Chelsea
Manchester City and Chelsea have provided some of the biggest talking points in football in recent years, with their hundreds of millions of pounds thrown at teams for some of the world’s best players. This weekend, they faced each other on the pitch; and for the third time in a row City defeated the champions….
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