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10 Most Overpriced Footballers

10 Most Overpriced Footballers

There are many, especially those who don’t have very much of an interest in sport, who think that top athletes are overpaid to do nothing more than ‘play a game’. However, there are many like Lionel Messi, Tom Brady, Derrick Rose, and others who are the best or among the best in their respective sports…

Top Christmas Football Deals

The best part about holiday shopping is the amount of discounts you can find. It is very important to go around the market before buying something because you never know, you might find it for cheaper elsewhere. Keeping that in mind, I looked around for quality presents with good discounts and picked, what I thought,…

Euro 2012 Gear

Euro 2012 Gear

Euro 2012 – the 14th European Championship for teams sanctioned by the UEFA – is scheduled to be played between 8th June and 1st July 2012 in Poland and Ukraine. Spain are the current holders of the cup – they defeated Germany in the final in Austria / Switzerland version of the tournament in 2008….

Euro 2012 – Team-by-Team Preview and Schedule

Euro 2012 – Team-by-Team Preview and Schedule

With the 16 teams competing in Euro 2012 now selected and the qualifying process complete, all eyes look to Poland and Ukraine as time ticks down.

France 2011/2012 Nike Kits

France 2011/2012 Nike Kits

After an abrupt exit from the World Cup with a lot of controversies and issues, France needed to make some major changes to their set up. Their contract for the official football gear manufacturer with adidas also expired and they were replaced with the North American brand, Nike. Nike announced its partnership with the French…

Friendly: France 1-0 Brazil (9 Feb 2011)

Karim Benzema scored the only goal of the game from within a few feet of the goal-line. Brazil had their share of the chances but failed to make the most of it although France got all the better ones. Hernanes was shown a straight red for a Nigel de Jong-like tackle on Benzema in the…

Stat Attack: Barcelona top scoring charts across Europe

Stat Attack: Barcelona top scoring charts across Europe

Out of the top leagues in Europe (Spain, England, Italy, Germany and France), Barcelona have scored the most goals and maintained highest goals per game ratio. They have scored 67 goals in their 21 La Liga games so far this season – an average of 3.19 goals per game. Barca have only conceded 11 goals…

Football Scholarly Of The World

Football Scholarly Of The World

Since the World Cup there has been one major debate amongst England fans. Youth. Every one of our 60 million football experts has the idea of how we should bring through swarms of talented players to annihilate competition. Who should the FA be looking at to find the blueprint to dispel a 50 year enigma….

Biggest Losers Of 2010: Rooney, Rafa And A Particular Strand Of DNA

Biggest Losers Of 2010: Rooney, Rafa And A Particular Strand Of DNA

Alas, ’tis that time of year again when thoughts invariably turn to the ‘new’ and stock is taken of the twelve months that played out hence – and we forthright bods at Soccerlens are no different. As we yet again slide effortlessly over the cusp of a footballing decade and into 2011, we thought it…

The Curious Case of England

It was a coming together of two world powers, so to speak. An England side that seems to have lost their way took on a France side that seems to be finding theirs. Both were still in the process of trying to blot out the same caustic memory of a depressing World Cup. Since June’s…