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

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…

Will Gareth Bale and Luka Modric leave Tottenham?

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…

Arsenal v Tottenham v Newcastle: The Race for Third Place

It seems the competition for third place in the Premier League is now going to be decided on the final day of the season. Here I take a look at each team’s final fixture and their chances of finishing ahead of their rivals. Arsenal Arsene Wenger takes his Arsenal side to West Brom knowing that…

Tottenham’s Summer 2012 Transfer Targets

There’s no hiding the fact that the wheels have come off Tottenham Hotspur’s season, but what did fans expect at the start of the campaign? Whilst I believe that Champions League qualification was always the minimum standard required, many fans are already looking ahead to the summer transfer window and who they want to see at White…

Premier League’s Summer 2012 Transfer Targets: Team By Team Preview

Every year, Soccerlens brings comprehensive football transfer news and detailed transfer lists of the major football leagues in Europe. This year’s new feature is a detailed preview of the Premier League’s 2012 summer transfer window, looking at the reported transfer targets for each team. Transfer previews currently available: Arsenal Chelsea Everton Fulham Liverpool Manchester City…

Premier League Week 37 Preview

A look at this weekend’s Premier League matches as Manchester fights for the league title and London teams play for their Champions League futures. Arsenal v Norwich The chase for third place remains in Arsenal’s hands, but with Tottenham and Newcastle in close pursuit there is no room for error. Arsene Wenger’s team, without a win…

Aston Villa v Tottenham Preview: Big Clubs And Small Margins

Aston Villa take on Tottenham on Sunday afternoon with two clubs separated by 28 points and fighting on opposite ends of the table, yet not too long ago they were both considered ‘equal’ footballing powers. Where Villa fans are now contemplating an unlikely relegation, Tottenham fans will be hoping that Man City and Bayern Munich…

Footballers, injuries and the strangest rehabilitation methods

For a professional footballer there is nothing worse than being injured, but with the physical nature of the sport, injuries are always going to happen. Despite the modern day footballer honing his body to become a complete athlete, knocks, niggles and ailments can take their toll. With important fixtures piling up thick and fast at…

It’s not over til it’s over – Football’s greatest comebacks

When players are being taught the basics of the game as youngsters, one of the key messages is to play until the final whistle. If your team goes a couple of goals down more often than not the result will not be in your favour, but sometimes the spectacular can happen. Following Manchester United’s recovery…

Chelsea, Newcastle and Tottenham’s top four hopes to be decided today?

With as tight a race for Champions League qualification as in the recent memory, Chelsea, Newcastle and Tottenham all have three games left to play to ensure a top-four finish. The Blues have the FA Cup final on Saturday and their Champions League finale clash with Bayern Munich coming up, but are the form side…