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After Robo-Crouch, Here’s Robo-Keeper…
Soccerlens | May 7th 2008
There could be tough times ahead for Luca Toni. The Bayern Munich striker, just recently crowned Bundesliga champion and currently leading the scoring charts with 21 goals, may soon be confronted with an unsurpassable obstacle… of the robotic k read more
Kaka on the 2008 Time 100 list - why?
Soccerlens | May 3rd 2008
The World’s Most Influential People in 2008 - Time 100. I’m sure one can find many flaws with this list - as opinions go, everyone has one and we all think ours smells of roses. Fair enough, and I’m sure the editorial team at TIME m read more
Owner picking the team for the manager? Who is Fergie talking abo…
Soccerlens | May 3rd 2008
Earlier this week Sir Alex Ferguson made an off-the-cuff remark which directly compromised the integrity of Premier League managers and the very institution of football that we, as fans, put their faith in. He was answering a question about Eriksson& read more
Aston Villa captain or Liverpool bench-warmer?
Soccerlens | April 28th 2008
Looking through the Soccerlens mailbag this week we came across a letter from a Premier League player who is facing a difficult dilemma. As always, Soccerlens can help. Dear Soccerlens, I am faced with an impossible decision at a crucial stage in my read more
Sage advice for Rafa and Grant (Chelsea v Liverpool preview)
Soccerlens | April 21st 2008
Photo Caption: Grant thinks Kenyon was joking when Chelsea picked AG as manager - the ironic bit is, Kenyon might have been. Both Avram Grant and Rafael Benitez have been locked in various off-pitch wrangles lately. Grant with the press and the fans read more
No place in football for gays?
Soccerlens | April 21st 2008
Juve’s managing director Luciano Moggi seems to think so: “There are no gays in football, I don’t know if players are against having them in their team but I definitely am. In the teams where I worked there were never any. I never w read more
Football Nicknames - Pelé, Pibe de Oro, Gazza, Becks, Zizou: A C…
Soccerlens | April 15th 2008
Don’t call me Hugo any more. I’m English, don’t you know? So you have to change my name. At school, P.E. teachers insisted on branding me “Steckel”, although I suppose I should just be grateful I escaped that awful nom de plume that is the read more
I hate Arsenal (I think…)
Soccerlens | April 13th 2008
This article was partly inspired by this incredible piece from the Guardian. As anybody who has heard me talk about the Premier League, and even European football in general, will tell you, I don’t speak very highly about Arsenal Football Club. I n read more
Is football more important than life and death?
Soccerlens | April 12th 2008
“It’s just a game. Twenty-two stupid men chasing a ball around a pitch.” We’ve all heard it said. In fact, when our team have lost a game we have even been known to say it ourselves. Usually after the fourth or fifth pint. Bill Shankly once f read more
The truth about shirt-swapping in football
Soccerlens | April 8th 2008
Award-winning blogger Laurie writes: Ever wonder what leads up to a photo like this one? How it came to be that the most beautiful players on the teams end up swapping shirts with each other? Of course you have. Admit it. Once again, we have the answ read more
Manchester United Sex Scandal - Ronaldo, Rooney, Anderson and Nan…
Soccerlens | April 1st 2008
Manchester United’s fearsome four have established their reputation not only for their brilliant football but also for their sexual exploits, the likes of which have never been revealed to the mass media before. Sources close to Wayne Rooney ha read more
Football Fanzines - the perfect way to get your voice heard
Soccerlens | March 27th 2008
First off, as a sort of disclaimer I would like to start off by conceding that I am by no means an expert on the topic of football fanzines. I have read a few in my time, but have not yet had the good fortune to contribute to one. Much academic work read more
The Observer apologises to Chelsea manager Avram Grant for “mak…
Soccerlens | March 23rd 2008
Little, it seems, can stem the tide of false news and rampant speculation that comes our way from tabloids and news sources in general. There are some obvious culprits and some less so - but overall, there’s a lot that’s published in the read more
Texas Pro Soccer Festival Journal: Days Five and Six
Soccerlens | March 9th 2008
The Texas Pro Soccer Festival is wrapping up today, so there’s only one more day of action to report on after today. On Friday, I didn’t go to the practices, which allowed me some extra time to get some work done ahead of the evening̵ read more
Off the record - Not!
Ethical Martini | March 8th 2008 by Martin Hirst
So another Barak Obama staffer has fallen on her perfumed sword. This time because of comments in an interview with a British journalist about Hilary Clinton.It's not the truth of Samantha Power's comments that's in question in this case: Hilary Clin read more
Off the record - Not!
Ethical Martini @ Wordpress | March 8th 2008 by Martin Hirst
So another Barak Obama staffer has fallen on her perfumed sword. This time because of comments in an interview with a British journalist about Hilary Clinton. It’s not the truth of Samantha Power’s comments that’s in question in thi read more
Media Training: Interview Mistakes to Avoid - Lessons from Obama…
Speak to Lead | March 8th 2008
Obama adviser Samantha Power, a Harvard professor and Pulitzer Prize winner, resigned from the campaign today and apologized for referring to Hillary Clinton as a monster during an interview with a Scottish newspaper. Where did Power go wrong, and ho read more
AC Cugini Scuola Calcio Announces Youth Training Camp with Fioren…
Soccerlens | March 2nd 2008
Images courtesy of AC Cugini Scuola Calcio. Each year, AC Cugini Scuola Calcio (Football School) takes young players on tours of Italy where they compete against Italian teams. This summer, there will be an added bonus: 5 days with ACF Fiorentina, on read more
Life Without Football For A Footballer
Soccerlens | March 1st 2008
This is my first post in a while so I thought I would talk about the less than serious points of the beautiful game. I have one very simple question to answer in this article; what would a footballer do if football didn’t exist? To put it kindly, f read more
Serious Analysis By The Football Press
Soccerlens | March 1st 2008
As a writer on this site, a site that takes it’s football seriously and looks to go into some depth to analyse the game, I am constantly reading, talking to people looking at fansites etc, in order to find the big news stories and try to make s read more
Fighting Dark Magic and Cold Weather: the Non-scoring Tale of Aru…
Soccerlens | February 29th 2008
He hasn’t scored in the French Ligue 1 since December 8, and in the African Cup of Nations, his performance was average at best. What on Earth seems to be the problem for Ivorian striker Aruna Dindane? Dark magic, that’s what. At least ac read more
Who’d be a Football Writer?
Soccerlens | February 25th 2008
I haven’t been a full-time football writer for very long. I absolutely love doing it, and I genuinely think I’ve got an opinion worth sharing. It isn’t always one that many people agree with. In fact, in some cases it’s hard t read more
The Soccerlens Daily - Rafa’s Email Address, future Manchester…
Soccerlens | February 23rd 2008
While we wait for the least-important-cup-final-for-Premier-League-clubs, let’s look at today’s news (or lack thereof). 1. What is Rafa’s Email Address? We are told that Tom Hicks sends Rafa Benitez an email now and then. While MSM read more
You Are All Invited to the France-Nike Wedding, the Couple is Reg…
Soccerlens | February 23rd 2008
A shirt worth its weight in gold. Litterally. Latest news on Friday: France has officially changed its team sponsor. Yup, no more Adidas for Les Bleus, enter Nike. The contract (which should run from the period of 2011 to 2018) has apparently been re read more
The Soccerlens Daily - Under-performing England, Chelsea’s suga…
Soccerlens | February 22nd 2008
Friday, 22 February, 2008. A very good morning to you, dear Soccerlens readers. Got an email this morning from Hugo telling me that he was emailing a few organisations to see if he could find some slaves for us. Or something to that effect. I’m read more
Liverpool FC v DIC-Backed AFC Liverpool: Who Will Win The Premier…
Soccerlens | February 14th 2008
From Pitch Invasion: Like Manchester United and Wimbledon fans before them with FC United of Manchester and AFC Wimbledon, Liverpool supporters aim to start their own grassroots supporter-run club, AFC Liverpool, in non-League football. They have a w read more
Tanked-Up Underwater Imaging of Dahab, Egpyt: Diving and Interact…
Soccerlens | February 12th 2008
Images courtesy of Martin Little and Tanked Up Underwater Imaging. A few months ago, I was searching the Web for a site that listed football web sites by countries. Lo and behold was my surprise and pleasure to find a veritable treasure from the Red read more
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