Note: This is a guest writer article, written by Subhankar Mondal. It was originally published on the Soccerlens blog.
El Clásico? Cosa diavolo è sto ‘El Clásico’? Or in other words, “What on Earth is this ‘El Clásico’ you speak of?” That’s the question being posed in Italy this weekend and there’s a valid reason for […]

The draw for the 1st knockout round (Round of 16) of the UEFA Champions League took place at the House of European Football in Nyon, Switzerland, today at 12:00 CET (a preview of the draw here). Italian teams didn’t get very lucky, and picked what probably were the toughest opponents of the lot.
I’ll make a […]

The draw for the 1st knockout round (Round of 16) of the UEFA Champions League takes place at the House of European Football in Nyon, Switzerland, on Friday 12.00 CET.
The remaining 3 Italian teams (AC Milan, Inter, and Roma) will be eagerly awaiting to know their next opponents. While the Milan clubs have a limited […]

 Earning the respect of Michael Essien (which may well be a fellow Ghanaian, but is also a player of international level and member of one of the top 10 European teams), that’s no easy feat. Earning the respect of the entire Chelsea youth team after only 1 week of trial, that’s something even more special. […]

The official appoitment of Fabio Capello as England manager is making a lot of ink flow in the British press these days (especially the official “unveiling” & associated press conference, held yesterday Monday), but nothing compared to the astronomical contract the Italian coach has signed with the English FA (over £4.8m i.e. €6.7m, plus an […]