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Maradona loves his players but not “that” way

We have all seen how the Argentinean boss Diego Maradona shows his affection to his players by hugging and kissing them over and over again. It’s natural if it raises a few eyebrows because in this time and age, one man must not touch another man lest he notices that the curtains don’t match the…

Argentina v Mexico Preview – El Diego leads from the back

Argentina didn’t break a sweat in qualifying for the second round. Mexico have already had two tough games, beating France 2-0 and losing to Uruguay 0-1. In hindsight neither would have prepared them for Argentina.

Martin Palermo: “It was as if all of the Argentineans scored the goal with me.”

Martin Palermo, 36, became the oldest Argentinean player to score at the World Cup. He also became the oldest player to ever score in World Cup history on his debut. Palermo took over the Argentinean record of his boss, Diego Maradona, who ironically set the mark against Greece at the 1994 World Cup. Palermo is…

Foreign Managers: Right Or Wrong?

The rights and wrongs of foreign managers of national teams. Where do you stand on it?

World Cup Podcast: Foreign gaffers, Uruguay’s prospects and Yakubu howler

Join Adrian Clarke & Iain Spragg for a brand new episode of the pint size World Cup podcast. The talismanic two heap praise on Uruguay and Argentina, debate the rights and wrongs of employing national team managers from overseas and attempt to understand why Europe’s elite have been so second rate so far. Yakubu, Steven Pienaar…

World Cup News: Fabio Capello Isn’t Crazy!

Good morning everybody and welcome once more to the daily World Cup column on Soccerlens. England take on Group C leaders Slovenia (that just doesn’t sound right does it?) later today and need to pull a convincing win out of the bag in order to, at least momentarily, silence their growing phalanx of doubters. Could…

Argentina’s persistence pays off to defeat Otto Rehhagel’s Greece

Argentina’s persistence over a dogged and vintage Greek side finally paid off after they ensured their 100% record in the competition remains intact with a two-nil victory at the Peter Mokaba Stadium. Greece are notorious for their lack of adventure going forward as they sought nothing more than a draw with the hope of cashing…

Greece 0-2 Argentina – Video Highlights

Greece 0-2 Argentina 2010 FIFA World Cup 22 June 2010 Argentina would remain undefeated in the 2010 FIFA World Cup with two late goals to defeated Greece 2-0. The win eliminated Greece from the knockout stage while clinched first place in Group B for Argentina. Greece were able to play solid defense and keep the…

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…

South America dominating the 2010 FIFA World Cup

I’ve been saying for quite some time that the 2010 FIFA World Cup will end in South America. Football is one of the hardest sports to predict and I’ve been wrong so many times so don’t go around putting all your bets on what I say. However if we take in consideration the performances and…