Sir Alex Ferguson has announced his retirement as manager of Manchester United after 27 years at the end of this season. He took over in 1986 after a brief stint as Scottish national coach at a time when the club had not taken the English title since 1967. In the first years Manchester United didn't win the title, but steadily improving, Ferguson held on, taking the FA Cup in 1990, and the UEFA
It seems hard to believe now, but just a few short months ago Chelsea looked like a club in
hopeless disarray. Languishing well short of the Champions League qualifying places, Andre Villas
Boas had been sacked after less than a season in charge; club captain John Terry was facing a
criminal charge for racial abuse and fifty million pound star striker Fernando Torres was looking
like one of the biggest flop signings in football history.
Visit ICONS.com and win a signed Cristiano Ronaldo Real Madrid or Manchester United jersey -
originally posted on Soccerlens.com
To celebrate Cristiano Ronaldo's 100th La Liga goal for Real Madrid at the weekend, a once in a
lifetime opportunity is being run by leading football memorabilia provider
ICONS.
Bilbao coach Marcelo Biesla once again has proved himself to be a tactical genius, with the next
footnote on his impressive resume coming at the expense of Manchester United.
Bielsa became a household name in coaching with his direction of Chile in the past 2010 FIFA World
Cup, guiding them to victories over Honduras and Switzerland and advancing into the second round.
It's safe to say that Newcastle defender Steven Taylor's amateur dramatics after handling a goal-bound shot against Aston Villa has gone down in football folklore as one of the greatest moments in football history. It's up there with Gordon Banks' save from Pele. And he reprised his routine during last night's Europa League defeat to [.
It is really heartbreaking to see your team lose on penalties, or when a penalty would have meant the difference between winning or losing. And if it is heartbreaking for the fan, how heartbreaking may it not be for the player? The recent Africa Cup of Nations semifinal between Ghana and Burkina Faso, where the latter won on penalty kicks, made me think of the most heartbreaking penalty kicks I
adidas Tango 12: Official Euro 2012 Match Ball - originally posted on Soccerlens.com
adidas Tango 12 is the official Euro 2012 match ball, based on the classic Tango design used
during both the FIFA World Cupâ„¢ and UEFA EUROâ„¢ tournaments during the early 1980s. The adidas
Tango 12 features a modern interpretation of the design including bespoke graphics designed to
represent the two host countries and link to the key characteristics of football – unity, rivalry
and passion.
The SPANISH FOOTBALL TEAM & the defending European Champions began its attempt to make Football
History ( winning Euro-World Cup - Euro) against ITALY in the opener of Group C. The final result
was a 1 - 1 draw that will taste bitter for Spain as they had chances to win towards the end &
nearly get the "calming" 3 points.
The FIFA backed "International Federation of Football History & Statistics" ( IFFHS ) has handed in
this months World Club Rankings with 4 Spanish Football Clubs in the Top 10. FC Barcelona
remains on Top while Real Madrid drops to third as Chilean Club Universidad takes the Nº 2 spot.Â
Atletico de Madrid jumps into 4th place while Bilbao falls a place into 9th position.
The FIFA backed IFFHS ( International Federation of  Football History & Statistics ) has released
its periodical list of the "Best Football Clubs in World Soccer". FC BARCELONA continues in the top
spot as "The Best Football Club in the World" with a record 44 times in that position since the
IFFHS began releasing this type of report.
Its the most common & recurring question in World Football year after year: which is the "Best
Football League in the World"? According to the official authority on the matter, the FIFA backed
IFFHS ( International Federation of Football History & Statistics), Â the English Premier League is
the "Best" so far this Century ( statistics of the last 12 years ) , with LA LIGA closing the gap &
being
Mikel Arteta is gradually winning over more and more Gooners as one of their favourite, if not
THE favourite, Gunner(s) in the current squad. There is something about Arteta that appeals to
most, if not all of us: something that we can easily associate with as supporters of Arsenal. It is
difficult to describe what this is in just a few words.
Mikel Arteta is gradually winning over more and more Gooners as one of their favourite, if not
THE favourite, Gunner(s) in the current squad. There is something about Arteta that appeals to
most, if not all of us: something that we can easily associate with as supporters of Arsenal. It is
difficult to describe what this is in just a few words.
The FIFA backed "International Federation of Football History & Statistics" (IFFHS) has accountedÂ
all the goals scored in International Club, Continental competitions & World Club Championship
games for 2012 so far & has FC BARCELONA forward LIONEL MESSI as the Nº1 Goalscorer with 9 goals.
The accounting factors are important as they explains why some big names are missing, here the
local
Spanish Football Club FC BARCELONA continues to top the ranking of the "Best European club of the
21st Century" as compiled by the FIFA backed "International Federation of Football History and
Statistics", the IFFHS. After eleven years, the Spanish Club is ahead of Manchester United, while
REAL MADRID CF Â has progressed from eighth to fourth, & is just behind Arsenal which is in third
place.
Chelsea's Champions League victory in May was a travesty of justice, a victory for anti-football and the luckiest run of games ever witnessed in the annals of football history. I have rarely been so disheartened by the result of a game because it appeared the ends justified the means. The only positive of the evening was the laugh JT gave the country as the cup was raised.
Chelsea's Champions League victory in May was a travesty of justice, a victory for anti-football and the luckiest run of games ever witnessed in the annals of football history. I have rarely been so disheartened by the result of a game because it appeared the ends justified the means. The only positive of the evening was the laugh JT gave the country as the cup was raised.
Which Of The Promoted Sides Has The Best Chance Of Staying Up? - originally posted on
Soccerlens.com
Last season's promoted sides were a revelation. Swansea dazzled the league with an adherence to
short passing football stronger than Elton John's adherence to ill-fitting wigs, Norwich showed a
tactical flexibility rarely seen in England before while QPR relied on more prosaic methods to
fashion an impressive escape from relegation, almost causing one of the biggest upsets in British
football history against Manchester City in the process.
Bayern Munich v Chelsea Preview: The Complete 2012 Champions League Final Guide - originally
posted on Soccerlens.com
The 2011/2012 Champions League Final, to be played between Chelsea and Bayern Munich at the
Allianz Arena in Munich on Saturday, 19th May 2012, is going to be a classic.
Both finalists were unfancied going into their respective semi-finals and they overcame unlikely
odds to beat Real Madrid and Barcelona.
July 3rd Torres-ntial Reign by Off The Post on Mixcloud It was historic, it was beautiful to
experience and it was perhaps the best display of artistry and invention in our lifetime... the OTP
Pod have served up their very last Euro 2012 special. With the salivary gland on full alert, we dim
the [.
SPAIN has made Football History after defending & winning ( retaining ) the 2012 EUROPEAN NATIONS
CUP 4 - 0 against ITALY in the Final.Never before has a team (nation) won the "triple crown" : Euro
2008- Fifa World Cup 2010 & now Euro 2012. The below team pictured as the starting 11 has managed
to shut many mouths - happily mine as well - throwing into the rubbish bin criticisms about
internal
My sorrows have officially been drowned, and it's now time to write the epitaph on Portugal's Euro
2012 run to the semifinals, as well as Cristiano Ronaldo's place in football history.
Where to begin?
Pride of Portugal -- from A Bola CR7. Someone on Twitter posted a great GIF of Ronaldo incredulous
after the final Spain penalty kick clanged off the post to Rui Patricio's right and went in.
Tonight two of the greatest sides in the history of football will face one another in the semifinal
of Euro 2012. Between them, Italy and Germany have 7 World Cup titles, 12 World Cup finals, 4
European Championships and 7 Euro finals. Not including Brazil, these two sides are surely the
best in the history of football, although today they are both eclipsed by Spain's brilliant side.
The first semifinal in the Euro 2012 tonight will be between the two Iberian teams Portugal and
Spain. Both are great teams in their own right, but Spain, as defending World- and European
champions are the ones to beat for the Portuguse side that has still never won anything, but been
close a few times.
With a 3-0 away victory against the team of the moment, Athletic Bilbao, Real Madrid made sure that
their lead is too big to be overtaken by their archrivals of Barcelona to take their 32nd Spanish
league title. This was a welcome victory for the team which has trailed the Catalonians for the
last three years, and a great triumph for Jose Mourinho, who has now won the title in four
different
For years, rival fans claimed that Manchester United "bought" their success. Unlike Liverpool,
we took advantage of our big name globally, cashed in nicely on the Sky Sports money, exploited
fans with regular new shirts and merchandise, so we had money to burn in the transfer market.
We broke the British transfer record in 1981 when we paid £1.
Someone who understands Australia, our football history and our football present. Ernie Merrick was
a guy who understood Melbourne and Melbourne Victory he was an Aussie Coach in my book having lived
here for 20 years.
Melbourne Victory have announced they will play Greek club Olympiacos in a friendly match on
May 19. The following press release was issued today: "Perennial Greek Champions and the team
regarded as the greatest club in Greek football history, Olympiacos, will make a long awaited visit
to Australia in May.
The criteria for this list involves franchises who have not changed cities or nicknames and have
never made it to a championship final in their respective sport. A minimum of 35 years is used to
gauge a futile existence.
Teams reviewed were picked from the NFL, NBA and MLB. The NBA Finals, World Series and Super Bowl
are the significant events being evaluated.
"We choose to go to the moon in this decade and do the other things,
not because they are easy, but because they are hard" -JFK
The Houston Dynamo are in for a real test tonight. Traveling to Central America is hard enough,
but a trip to Estadio Tiburcio CarÃas Andino in Tegucigalpa, Honduras is extra tough.
If you were to walk down layer road you would see what used to be the home of the barside,
terrace 3 and the family enclosure. Three to many of the sections that were filled by many loyal
supporters. These supporters would flood the gates, fill the stands and sing their hearts out to
encourage their home team on to win a football match.
Robben's a Man on a Mission (Simon Kuper, Mio Stadium)
Robben isn't really a "Dutch" footballer. He was born in Bedum in the windswept north
of the Netherlands, 60 kilometres from the German border. No great Dutch footballer had come from
the north since the Koeman brothers 25 years early, and none has ever come from Bedum.
After a meager season, coach Andre Vilas Boas was fired and replaced with Di Matteo as Chelsea
coach. Things have greatly improved under the Italian, who has brought the London side to the
Champions League final, and now to his first title, winning the FA Cup final 2-1 against Liverpool.
The FA Cup is one Di Matteo has helped Chelsea with a lot throughout the years: Roberto di Matteo
played for
International football history is littered with examples of something that is often taken for
granted about group play: no matter the teams, no matter the order, it usually takes all three
games to guarantee your place in the knockout phase.
For the U-23 MNT, the situation is clear: a win and they are through to the semifinals.
