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Zamora and Bent must start for England against Switzerland

Bobby Zamora fully deserves his call-up to the England squad for the UEFA EURO 2012 Qualifying game against Switzerland, with the Fulham man registering a superior minutes per goal rate in the 2010/11 Premier League to any of the other forwards in Fabio Capello’s latest squad. Zamora has endured an injury-hit season, but in his…

Adam Johnson Deserves To Be More Than Just A ‘Super Sub’

After netting his second international goal in the space of four days, England’s greenhorn winger Adam Johnson is – for all the right reasons – attracting considerable attention, thus helping to drag the nation’s spotlight away from his more ‘scandal-mired’ cohorts. The 23-year-old replaced the injured Theo Walcott (who rolled an ankle in the build…

World Cup News: ‘Der Kaiser’ Takes It All Beck(enbauer)!

Morning all, and welcome to the daily World Cup column on Soccerlens. Today sees the start of the World Cup proper, with the first (and second) of the last 16 ties taking place this afternoon. It’ll be good to see some unrelenting do-or-die hyper-tense knock-out football after having to sit through some shamelessly awful ‘let’s…

Switzerland 0-0 Honduras – Video Highlights

Switzerland 0-0 Honduras 2010 FIFA World Cup 25 June 2010 It was an uneventful match where Switzerland were eliminated because of the inability to score any goals. Both teams had a few chances and have a chance to make it out of the group heading into the match. Honduras had to win and hope for…

World Cup News: John Terry Is Really, Really Sorry

Good day all and welcome to the daily World Cup column on Soccerlens. The big(gest) news today is that England’s ‘rabble-rouser’ John Terry, after a full day of brave defiance, has fallen back in line following his ‘player power’ speech on Sunday night – in which he urged Fabio Capello to play Joe Cole, let…

Chile 1-0 Switzerland – Video Highlights

Chile 1-0 Switzerland 2010 FIFA World Cup 21 June 2010 Chile would win their second group stage match 1-0 as Switzerland had to play two-thirds of the match with 10 men. The South Americans would get several chances but couldn’t find the back of the net in the first half. The turning point for the…

World Cup News: The Vuvuzela Backlash Begins!

Good morning, and may I once again welcome you all to the daily World Cup column on Soccerlens. Yesterday we saw the first proper shocker of the tournament, as the unfancied Swiss ‘did a number’ on Spain, lulling them into a false sense of security by cunningly allowing La Furia Roja over 70% possession and…

Spain 0-1 Switzerland – Video Highlights

Spain 0-1 Switzerland 2010 FIFA World Cup 16 June 2010 The favorites heading into the 2010 World Cup, Spain, were shocked by the Swiss in their first group stage match of the tournament. Despite dominating possession and most stats, Spain failed to break down the Swiss defense. The match was a bit similar to last…

World Cup Preview Part 1: Rooney’s Metatarsal, Dunga’s Demise and French Revolution!

Now I can point to endless articles I have written on here that have been so on the money, in terms of their predictions/forecasts, that it’s scary! Only recently I predicted the demise of Benitez and that Chelsea would win the PL. I have also clearly pointed out that Mourinho is a lucky wanker, Wenger…

2010 World Cup build-up – ESPN’s 32 epic works of art

ESPN is playing the lead role in 2010 World Cup coverage worldwide even leaving the host nation’s TV channel way behind. The top commentators of the game John Motson and Andy Gray have also signed up with ESPN and it does not end there (more details on ESPN’s World Cup coverage). Here is the gallery…