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West Brom reduce season ticket prices to help fans attend more games

By Soccerlens on May 23rd, 2012.

On the back of a successful season that saw them achieve their highest ever Premier League finish, West Brom have reduced ticket prices in a bid to help the local community afford to watch live football matches and to encourage families and young fans to attend more games. West Bromwich Albion have reduced all adult…

Villa ruled out as Spain look to Torres to provide Euro 2012 spark

By Soccerlens on May 23rd, 2012. 1 Comment

David Villa has been ruled out of Spain’s Euro 2012 campaign, leaving Spain without their all-time record goalscorer. The onus will now fall on the likes of Llorente and of course Torres to step up to the plate and help Spain defend their European Championship crown. The Barcelona forward has failed to prove his fitness…

Roy Keane pays Gary Neville a compliment

By Soccerlens on May 23rd, 2012.

Roy Keane was a team-mate and captain to Gary Neville for many years at Manchester United – at the same time that Ferguson brought Keane to Old Trafford, the young crop of players that included Gary Neville were making their mark in the youth team. So when Keane was asked to comment on Neville’s appointment…

How Chelsea’s Champions League win affects City’s, United’s and Arsenal’s revenues

By Soccerlens on May 22nd, 2012. 1 Comment

Chelsea winning the Champions League will see the other English Champions League qualifiers lose a few million pounds each from UEFA’s pot of TV money going to the Premier League. While this is a small part of the overall Champions League revenue split (explained in detail here for 2010/2011), it represents a loss nevertheless. As…

Drogba says goodbye to Chelsea as Torres grows impatient

By Chris Linnell on May 22nd, 2012. 2 Comments

Despite leading Chelsea to Champions League glory on Saturday it appears Didier Drogba has played his last game for the club. France Football magazine has reported that the Ivory Coast star has confirmed he is leaving Stamford Bridge. The striker has been quoted saying he informed his team-mates of his decision during the club’s open-top…

Why Germany Have What It Takes To Win Euro 2012

By Chris Linnell on May 22nd, 2012. 3 Comments

Germany has the most decorated national team in the history of the UEFA European Championship. With three titles and three runners-up medals, Die Mannschaf is once again expected to be a force to be reckoned with. However, they have not won a trophy since the European Championships in 1996 but many in the country believe Euro 2012…

The New Barcelona 2012/13 Kits

By Soccerlens on May 22nd, 2012. 4 Comments

The new Barcelona home and away shirts for the 2012/2013 season have a fusion-theme, giving Barcelona players (and Barcelona-supporters) a distinctly unique Nike football jersey to wear. The home shirt sees three vertical bands of blue and maroon blended in to give a slightly electric feel to the traditional Barcelona colours, with blue dominating on…

England’s Euro 2012 Chances

By Chris Linnell on May 20th, 2012. 5 Comments

There are always plenty of ‘if’s, but’s and maybe’s’ when It comes to England at a major tournament; Euro 2012, though, will take that to a whole new level. It says a lot about the upheaval surrounding the Three Lions that star man Wayne Rooney’s suspension for the first two matches of the competition is…

Drogba Completes Roman’s dream

By Chris Linnell on May 20th, 2012. 5 Comments

Chelsea found redemption for the misery of Moscow and ended their long quest to win the Champions League by beating Bayern Munich on penalties in the Allianz Arena. Di Matteo delivered a surprise in his starting line-up, with youngster Ryan Bertrand handed a role on the left flank in front of Cole in an attempt…

Bayern Munich v Chelsea Preview: The Complete 2012 Champions League Final Guide

By Marco Pantanella on May 19th, 2012.

The 2011/2012 Champions League Final, to be played between Chelsea and Bayern Munich at the Allianz Arena in Munich on Saturday, 19th May 2012, is going to be a classic. Both finalists were unfancied going into their respective semi-finals and they overcame unlikely odds to beat Real Madrid and Barcelona. While Bayern came through their…