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Jan
5
2009

Transfer Rumors (5 Jan 09): Ireland to Arsenal, Defoe to seal Tottenham return, Juve after Owen, and more

Usually I’m not one to look forward to Monday, but the start of a new week during transfer season usually means that there’s plenty to talk about.

Jermain Defoe has dominated the roundups recently, but now that he’s finally being sold...

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Dec
22
2008

The 2008 Soccerlens All-Star XI - The Best Footballers of 2008

For those of us who are consumed by football every year brings new thrills and disappointments, a million what ifs and if onlys and ultimately a feeling of elation, satisfaction or despair, depending on where our unfailing loyalties lie. We laugh and...

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Dec
16
2008

Can Arsenal Lure Mexes And Pato To The Emirates? Bet A Million Dollars But They Won’t!

Here is another transfer rumour story that is surely going to the bin before too long. It has been speculated by The People that Premier League club Arsenal are looking to land the Italian Serie A duo Philippe Mexes and Alexander Pato!

It...

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Nov
21
2008

Transfer Rumors (21 Nov 08): Manchester City, Newcastle United and more

We round off the week in transfer rumors with the biggest rumor of the week by far. Oh, and Newcastle are still looking for a left back too.

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Nov
21
2008

Kinnear could move for Denilson and Riise in January

Newcastle manager Joe Kinnear has made former Liverpool defender John Arne Riise and Arsenal midfielder Denilson...

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Nov
17
2008

Is Liverpool’s Dossena set for quick Serie A return?

The News of the World reported over the weekend that Liverpool left back Andrea Dossena could be set for a January move to Juventus or Roma.

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Nov
12
2008

Witsel to Arsenal, Xavi to Manchester United, Dunne to Tottenham, latest on Newcastle, Everton and Liverpool takeovers and more

Today’s big game is Tottenham v Liverpool at White Hart Lane and we’re blogging it live. Of course, if you don’t care for Liverpool’s...

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Nov
4
2008

Matchday 4 Predictions: Manchester United to beat Celtic, Real Madrid to beat Juventus, Chelsea to beat Roma, Arsenal, Liverpool, Barcelona to win

Champions League football is back with Matchday 4 taking place on Tuesday 4 and Wednesday 5 November. We have the latest stats and predictions for the upcoming matches this week - but before we get started, let’s see if you can guess the answers...

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Nov
3
2008

The 20 Most Loyal Footballers In Europe

Andy Greeves summed up present-day football’s predicament perfectly when he wrote in “modern footballers are holding clubs and fans hostage“:

Football...

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Oct
23
2008

Chelsea 1-0 Roma: John Terry Crushing Giallorossi Hopes for a Rebound (UEFA Champions League 2008-09)

Unlike Chelsea, ranking 1st in the Premier League and undefeated domestically since February, AS Roma approached their UEFA Champions League Matchday 3 fixture with extreme caution. Coming from a 0-4...

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Oct
20
2008

08-09 Champions League Stats - Matchday 3

Matchday 3 of the 2008/2009 Champions League takes place on Tuesday 21 and Wednesday 22 October - here are some leading statistics regarding this year’s Champions League participants:

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Oct
20
2008

Roma Steamrolled by Inter Milan: 4-0 at Stadio Olimpico (Serie A Matchday 7)

His last match in the starting eleven had been over six months ago, but one has to seriously wonder if even a Francesco Totti at 200% capacity would been able to stop the Inter Milan tsunami crashing over Roma on...

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Aug
29
2008

Serie A 07-08 Attendance Map

The Serie A 08-09 season kicks off this weekend with a host of tasty fixtures (the highlight of the opening weekend being the Fiorentina v Juventus game on Sunday evening). Bill from billsportsmaps.com has...

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Aug
28
2008

UEFA Champions League 08-09 - Group Stage Draw LIVEBLOG

The DRAW for the 2008-09 UEFA Champions League Group Stage took place today in Monaco. Soccerlens covered the event LIVE, giving you the groups as they unfolded.

We also got to see the...

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Aug
28
2008

Transfer Rumors (28 August 08): Arsenal after £12m de Guzman, City to get SWP for £8.5m, Newcastle to reluctantly grant Milner £10m Villa move, and more

We’re rapidly moving towards the end of the summer transfer window, and the mad dash to get deals done continues. Still waiting for news on a couple of big names, but there’s plenty to report as is, so let’s get to it, shall we?

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Aug
27
2008

Transfer Rumors (27 August 08): Chelsea after Luis Fabiano, Liverpool agree Riera fee, Tottenham set to sign Pavlyuchenko, and more

I’m back to give you another rundown of the latest transfer news and rumors from the world of football, and while I don’t know what Dimitar Berbatov ate for breakfast, I do have plenty else for you, including a bit about who his...

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Aug
23
2008

Transfer Rumors (23 August 08): Real give green light to Robinho’s Chelsea move, Arsenal’s Senderos close to Milan move?, and more

It’s the weekend again, and while we sit back and take in the second round of Premier League action (or follow whatever league it is that’s your favorite), there’s still plenty to talk about on the transfer front as we move closer to the end...

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Aug
19
2008

Transfer Rumors (19 August 08): Blackburn make bid for Joaquin, Chelsea’s Ivanovic set for Milan?, Rangers go after yet another midfielder, and more

I’m back to give you all the latest top transfer news headlines, and while there are no official signings to report today, there are several potential ones to report, along with some rumors as to who could be on the move and to where.

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Aug
18
2008

Franco Sensi - Roma president - passes away

AS Roma chairman Franco Sensi this evening passed away at the age of 82. Sky television informed Italy that the Roma president died of a serious illness on Sunday night.

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Aug
16
2008

Transfer Rumors (16 August 08): Berbatov and Alonso want out, Zenit drop Arshavin valuation, Newcastle finally seal Coloccini deal, and more

It’s the weekend again, but as always, I’m back to give you the latest top headlines from the transfers world.

There is quite a lot to talk about, so before you get on with whatever your plans are for the weekend, make sure you’re...

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Aug
15
2008

50 “Guaranteed” Predictions for the 08-09 season

The predictions are divided into 5 categories - the press, the players, the game, the teams and everyone else (fans, agents, management). You’re welcome to add your own predictions in the comments, discuss the predictions I’ve made or come...

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Aug
15
2008

Transfer Rumors (15 August 08): Barcelona to make Berba bid?, AC Milan interested in Liverpool’s Alonso, Arsenal accept Boro’s Hoyte bid, and more

It was going to be a pretty short day in transfer news and rumors, but there’s a reason I stay up a little late - so I can catch the early Friday rumors around Europe. So, there are a few extra tidbits in today’s roundup which make things...

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Aug
10
2008

Transfer Rumors (10 August 08): United to offer 20m for Henry, Chelsea to make improved Robinho bid, Silva in Liverpool’s sights, and more

In today’s roundup, we’re giving the latest on quite a few rumors that we’ve heard throughout the summer that are still in the news for one reason or another. But, we do have some relatively fresh rumors to report on that are sprinkled throughout...

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Aug
9
2008

Serie A 08-09: A 6-horse title race?

The Serie A 2008/09 promises to me an exhilarating season as crap teams have become mediocre teams, mediocre teams have become good teams and good teams have become… very good teams.

Milan has introduced a new regime by ousting Alberto...

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Aug
8
2008

Transfer Rumors (8 August 08): Chelsea make bid for Robinho, Aston Villa sign two defenders, Hamburg interested in another Liverpool forward, and more

The weeks seem to be flying by these days, as we’re already at the end of another one. After a summer that has been both long and short at the same time, the seasons are set to begin soon in Europe‘s top leagues (the SPL and Ligue 1 both get underway...

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Aug
6
2008

Transfer Rumors (6 August 08): Zenit raise Arshavin asking price, Tottenham’s Ashton bid rejected, Liverpool back in for Riera?, and more

You know we can’t have a transfer roundup without mentioning at least one of the summer’s drawn-out transfer sagas, and that’s what we start today’s roundup with.

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Aug
4
2008

Transfer Rumors (4 August 08): Eto’o only wants four, (original) Ronaldo coming to England?, Tottenham in for Forlan, and more

We’re into a new week, and the Olympics are just a few days away. While they’ll certainly be taking plenty of headlines, there’s going to be a lot going on in transfer-related news, and you know that’s what I’m here for....

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Aug
1
2008

Transfer Rumors (1 August 08): Spurs close on Russian striker, Portsmouth line up Muntari replacement, Silva set for Roma?, and more

Well, we’ve not only quickly gone through yet another week, but can you believe it’s August already? That means that we’re inside the last month of the summer transfer window, and with that said, quite a lot of deals are getting done,...

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