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Kewell the answer to A-League’s Marquee Question?

The A-League has a generous system encouraging Australian teams to sign global superstars. Yet no-one seems to be taking advantage of it.

West Ham snap-up Reid

West Ham United have announced the signing of New Zealand international defender Winston Reid. Reid, 22, has been signed from Danish Superliga club FC Midtjylland for an undisclosed fee. He played in this years World Cup and scored a memorable stoppage-time goal for his country to secure a draw with Slovakia. Reid told the clubs official…

20 ‘Lesser Lights’ That Have Shone At The 2010 World Cup

With so many of the ‘big guns’ misfiring at this summer’s World Cup, I thought it was high time to take a look at some of the ‘lesser lights’ that have sparkled in South Africa. Below are the 20 players that, although having seen their sides crash (some more spectacularly than others) out of the…

World Cup News: Marcello’s Getting Lippi!

Buon giorno and welcome, one and all, to the daily World Cup column on Soccerlens. It may have caught your attention that the reigning champions Italy did a bit of a whoopsie last night, failing to overturn ‘little’ Slovakia (see below) and flying home early with their collective tails between their collective legs as a…

Paraguay 0-0 New Zealand – Video Highlights

Paraguay 0-0 New Zealand 2010 FIFA World Cup 24 June 2010 Paraguay looked a bit sluggish but they ended up getting a 0-0 draw against New Zealand to win Group F. New Zealand were eliminated with the loss but did impress with three draws. They also finished third and head of Italy in the final…

World Cup Podcast: French revolt, JT’s gamble and South American dominance

Adrian Clarke & Iain Spragg have World Cup mutiny on top of the agenda in today’s pint size Soccerlens World Cup podcast, analysing in particular the bizarre actions of England and France in their respective training camps. Kader Keita’s disgraceful act of unsportmanship, New Zealand’s joy and European football’s struggles also crop up in conversation too. It’s a…

Marcello Lippi: “New Zealand is a very physical side and closed us down well.”

After the historic draw by New Zealand against Italy yesterday afternoon from Nelspruit, Italian boss, Marcello Lippi, had to face his critics with the Azzurri on the brink. Closed Down by the All Whites “Siamo stati poco fortunati come contro il Paraguay abbiamo preso gol sull’unica azione degli avversari. Poi abbiamo reagito, dimostrando grande volontà….

World Cup News: France Send In The Politicians As Things Go From Merde To Worse!

Good morning all and welcome to the daily World Cup column on Soccerlens. Unsurprisingly both England and France are dominating the column inches today as both squads attempt to address their supposed in-fighting in very different ways, the English with beer and the French with strike action – it’s good to see that stereotyping is…

“We lack a cutting edge” says Lippi as the World Champions are held by spirited New Zealand

Italy coach Marcello Lippi has bemoaned Italy’s lack of cutting edge in decisive moments for his team’s downfall after a disappointing 1-1 draw against minnows New Zealand in the beautiful Mbombela Stadium. “We didn’t have much luck.” said Lippi. “But we didn’t play a great game. The side played with great desire, but we were…

Italy 1-1 New Zealand – Video Highlights

Italy 1-1 New Zealand 2010 FIFA World Cup 20 June 2010 The defending champions would continue to struggle as they could only manage a 1-1 draw against New Zealand on Sunday. The Kiwis would be the first team to score on a free kick in the 7th minute that was crossed in the box. It…