Let’s think back to the 2010 FIFA World Cup Finals. It was a time when French international football had seemingly reached an impasse. The world looked on in consternation as the French national team ignominiously imploded before their very eyes … Read More→
During the past year we have seen many young talents emerge onto the scene, here we wrap up the best of the best, football’s hottest prospects. Read More→
I must admit that there was a time, not so very long ago, when I used to feel a creeping sense of boredom during international breaks. In my heart of hearts I knew that I should be grateful for the … Read More→
He might still go to school and study like most normal children at the age of 15, but there seems to be very little else ‘normal’ about the early teenage years of Enzo Zidane. Son to the France and Real … Read More→
New France coach Laurent Blanc on Thursday named a 22-man squad for the friendly against Norway in Oslo on Aug. 11. The squad does not include any members of the World Cup 2010 France squad, all of whom were suspended … Read More→
The French Football Federation (FFF) have suspended all 23 members of France’s World Cup squad for their next game, at the behest of their newly-appointed coach Laurent Blanc – who was sworn in as Raymond Domenech‘s successor last month. France … Read More→
One overwhelming question has stuck with me since the completion of the World Cup. Is it possible to do it “samba style” anymore? Not since ’86, when Maradona dazzled the crowd, have we witnessed a team win the World Cup … Read More→
After the 2010 World Cup climaxed yesterday, we at Soccerlens thought it was high time to have a little look at those who, over the course of the tournament, have both transcended in the realms of the heroic and those … Read More→
Welcome again to the daily World Cup column on Soccerlens. It seems like it was months ago that the tournament kicked off, now there’s just two games (albeit fairly important ones) left to play. Can you ruddy believe it?. Here’s … Read More→
UEFA president Michel Platini has been released from hospital this morning after fainting in a Johannesburg restaurant yesterday evening. Platini was rushed to the Morningside Medi-Clinic in Sandton after keeling over on the table at the Pigalle restaurant, and the … Read More→
Good morrow and welcome to the daily World Cup column on Soccerlens. Four games left people. Four…games…left. Here’s your round-up of all this morning’s World Cup-related news… (If you would like to subscribe to this column – and others like … Read More→
French legend Lilian Thuram has insisted that current captain Patrice Evra must never play for France again, as punishment for his role in the national team’s implosion in South Africa. Evra was a central figure in the player’s revolt that … Read More→
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