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Features news coverage of Ghana and its players, including match reports and general football news.
Brazil v Ghana – All eyes on the Selecao
It is the nature of modern football that in any match involving Brazil, the spotlight rests solely on their ambitions for their next title. This time, as hosts of the next World Cup, they have only friendlies (and the Confederations Cup) to fine-tune their preparations in the next 3 years and as such, every friendly…
Will Ghana beat second-string England at Wembley today?
England host Ghana tonight in an International Friendly at Wembley and once again Fabio Capello has ensured the England team are not coming into it quietly. After the controversy surrounding the captaincy leading up to the Wales game on Saturday, there will be yet another new man to lead England out in Gareth Barry. That…
Essien Could Be Better Than Messi or Ronaldo
Ask someone who the best player in the world is and nine times out of ten the answer is either Lionel Messi or Cristiano Ronaldo. Essien is a fantastic player and does not usually get mentioned in the same breath as the Argentinian and Portuguese men, but why not. I believe that Michael Essien is…
On the rise: Football’s hottest 21 under 21
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.
Premier League Transfer Deadline: From Sneijder to Gyan
It’s amazing how many people seem to know a “reliable source” on deadline day. It’s also surprising just how many people seem to camp outside their club’s home stadium, just to try to get a glimpse of their latest star. In-truth most of these reliable sources, or sightings of players, that build up the excitement…
Wenger to FA: Get Frimpong for England
Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has urged The English FA to invite midfielder Emmanuel Frimpong to play for England in the future, after the youngster showed interest in playing for Ghana. The 18 year-old was born in the African country, but is eligible to play for The Three Lions after moving to London ten years ago….
Samba No 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 by playing free-flowing, attacking football. Even Brazil, who invented “samba style”, have not been there…
Top World Cup Transfer Targets
Now that the World Cup is over and the players are returning home for a couple of weeks of vacation and then joining their respective clubs for training and the pre-season. Managers will looking at the players that out-shone the cream of club football. Wayne Rooney and Cristiano Ronaldo were nowhere to be seen and…
World Cup News: Dutch Captain Refuses Final Drug Test!
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 your round-up of this morning’s World Cup news.. (If you would like to subscribe to…
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