Teams

Top Five Bayern Munich v Chelsea Betting Tips

By garethmcknight on May 17th, 2012. 2 Comments

Chelsea and Bayern Munich go head-to-head in this season’s Champions League final on Saturday at the Allianz Arena, in what should be a mouth-watering clash. The Germans are favourites due to playing at home, however the Blues have upset Barcelona and are in great form in Europe. With two-evenly-matched sides taking centre stage it is…

England Euro 2012 Squad

By Chris Linnell on May 16th, 2012. 1 Comment

England manager Roy Hodgson (he with a 0% England win record) announced the Euro 2012 23-man squad today. His selections (and explanations) were largely pragmatic and determined in some cases by injuries, although the team is strikingly similar to what the previous England manager, Fabio Capello, would have picked, and England are not part of…

Dalglish Gone As Liverpool Count Heavy Losses

By Ahmed Bilal on May 16th, 2012. 2 Comments

The Liverpool manager Kenny Dalglish has left Anfield after talks with the club’s American owners. Dalglish had traveled to the US to meet with the Liverpool owners, where he presented his end-of-season review, outlined his plans for next season and answered questions from John Henry and Tom Werner about the missed targets this season. The…

Barcelona’s Tactical Outlook Post-Guardiola

By joseavila on May 16th, 2012. 5 Comments

When you look upon FC Barcelona as a squad, you might think you are looking at a squad that is almost perfect in every way. They have a squad with experienced players that know each other well. Because they know each other, they play exceptionally well together. They have a tactical setup that calls for…

What Are The Prospects For Aston Villa?

By jackhowes on May 16th, 2012. 4 Comments

Aston Villa on Monday sacked Alex McLeish. You can hardly blame them for sacking him. McLeish is so negative magnets in his presence never attract and only repel. He could fall on some tube tracks and not be electrocuted. He’s a dour, defensive manager who this season left Villa in the hands of Morpheus. Moribund,…

Mancini, Carlos Tevez and Manchester City’s European Dream

By Chris Linnell on May 16th, 2012.

Roberto Mancini’s reward for guiding Manchester City to Premier League glory will be a new £20million contract. Mancini, who has a year left on his current deal, will sign a new four-year agreement worth £5m-a-year. This deal will make the 47-year-old the Premier League’s highest-paid boss alongside Sir Alex Ferguson. City chairman Khaldoon Al Mubarak had planned…

2012/13 Pre-Season Schedules: Tottenham, Liverpool, Real Madrid and more

By garethmcknight on May 16th, 2012.

Despite the 2011-12 season just drawing to a close and Euro 2012 and the Olympics on the horizon, a raft of leading European teams are planning their warm up games for next term. With an increase in popularity in the game across in North America, it has been the trend for pre-season friendlies to be…

Official Premier League stats reveal the best England squad for Euro 2012

By Soccerlens on May 16th, 2012.

Roy Hodgson unveils his Euro 2012 squad tomorrow, and official data released today by the EA SPORTS Player Performance Index reveals that Norwich City stars, John Ruddy and Grant Holt plus Swansea striker Danny Graham should ALL be boarding the plane to the Ukraine. The research has been conducted to celebrate the release of EA…

Will Gareth Bale and Luka Modric leave Tottenham?

By jackhowes on May 15th, 2012. 14 Comments

It is widely accepted that most rumoured transfer rumours are made up. They’re made up by newspaper journalists under pressure from tetchy impatient editors who want new, fresh stories that will sell newspapers and garner a load of hits on the internet. So of course journalists lacking imagination get the same players, link them to…

The New Arsenal 2012/13 Home Kit by Nike

By Soccerlens on May 15th, 2012.

Arsenal’s new 2012/2013 home kit is now available for ordering on the Soccerlens Store. Inspired by Arsenal’s history of innovation, the new men’s Arsenal Home Shirt 2012/13 features an updated look highlighted by blue and white hoops – first introduced by revolutionary Gunners manager Herbert Chapman in the 1930s. A visionary in kit design, Chapman’s…