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October 23, 2008

The Future of FIFA

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"Blatter will never retire. He will stay until the mortician arrives with the black bag to take his body out." Steve Amoia recently had the opportunity to interview respected investigative journalist and film maker, Mr. Andrew Jennings, whose recent book, "Foul! The Secret World of FIFA: Bribes, Vote Rigging and Ticket Scandals" painted FIFA in a [. Click to continue reading...
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Tags: Andrew Jennings, Europe, FIFA, Features, Football Interviews, Franz Beckenbauer, Michel Platini, Sepp Blatter, WC 2010, wc 2018

Interview with Andrew Jennings, Investigative Journalist, Author of “Foul!” and founder of Transparencyinsport.org

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Soccerlens is very pleased to welcome a respected investigative journalist and film maker, Mr. Andrew Jennings, whose recent book, "Foul! The Secret World of FIFA: Bribes, Vote Rigging and Ticket Scandals" painted FIFA in a hue that many at the world governing body would have rather not seen. Mr. Jennings is one of the few [. Click to continue reading...
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Tags: Andrew Jennings, Europe, FIFA, Features, Football Interviews, Help Football, Sepp Blatter

October 22, 2008

Vote Rigging and Ticket Scandals at FIFA

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"It does make the Mafia look quite amateur..." Steve Amoia recently had the opportunity to interview respected investigative journalist and film maker, Mr. Andrew Jennings, whose recent book, "Foul! The Secret World of FIFA: Bribes, Vote Rigging and Ticket Scandals" painted FIFA in a hue that many at the world governing body would have rather not [. Click to continue reading...
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Tags: Europe, Features, Football Interviews

October 21, 2008

FIFA, Sepp Blatter, and Bribes

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"Sepp Blatter really never had a real job. Like a rock star. And he'll never have a real job again." Steve Amoia recently had the opportunity to interview respected investigative journalist and film maker, Mr. Andrew Jennings, whose recent book, "Foul! The Secret World of FIFA: Bribes, Vote Rigging and Ticket Scandals" painted FIFA in a [. Click to continue reading...
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Tags: Andrew Jennings, Europe, FIFA, Features, Football Interviews, Sepp Blatter

October 9, 2008

Lee Sharpe: The Soccerlens interview

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Manchester United fans from the start of the 1990s will probably remember Lee Sharpe. Arsenal fans of that era will probably remember him too, albeit in a less enthusiastic manner. In the 1990-91 season, Sharpe was an electric, precocious teenager who broke into the first team and making most of England sit up and pay attention. Click to continue reading...
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Tags: Arsenal, England, Europe, Features, Football Interviews, Manchester United, Michael Owen, World Cup 2010, aston villa

September 23, 2008

Nigeria Can Rule The World, We’re Already On Track - Kanu

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The following interview with Nigerian legend and captain of the national team Nwanko Kanu was conducted by African football magazine New African Soccer and reprinted here with their permission. The magazine is free to download. Nigeria went into the Beijing Olympics football tournament confident that they will do well. Click to continue reading...
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Tags: African Soccer, African football, Beijing Olympics, English Premier League, Europe, Features, Football Interviews, Nigeria, Olympic football, Olympics, Portsmouth

September 9, 2008

Interview with Raphael Honigstein

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Raphael Honigstein is a German journalist and author who works as an English football correspondent for German media as well as his more prominent role as a German football correspondent for English media (you may remember him from his work at the Guardian, Sky or Setanta). He's also written a book on English football (titled 'Harder, [. Click to continue reading...
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Tags: Bundesliga, English Premier League, English football, Europe, Football Interviews, German football, Sky, guardian, raphael honigstein

August 29, 2008

Interview with ITV.com’s Marc Webber

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Last week I talked to ITV.com's head of content, Marc Webber, about ITV's new website, their focus on football (and especially football video) and how he saw the online football industry shaping in the future. You can catch the interview here. "Interview with ITV.com's Marc Webber" was originally published at Soccerlens. Click to continue reading...
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Tags: Europe, Football Interviews, Football News, itv

August 13, 2008

Anderton: “Tottenham can succeed without Keane and Berbatov”

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Former Spurs winger Darren Anderton has backed his old club to improve on last season's eleventh place finish, despite some high profile departures this summer. Robbie Keane was sold to Liverpool for £20.3m last month, while fellow front man Dimitar Berbatov is expected to complete a move to Manchester United before the big Premiership [. Click to continue reading...
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Tags: Berbatov, English Premier League, Europe, Features, Football Interviews, Liverpool, Manchester United, Premiership, Robbie Keane, Spurs, tottenham hotspur, winger

August 6, 2008

Paul Merson: The Soccerlens interview

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Paul Merson speaks to Soccerlens about England's chances in 2010, Alan Shearer, and why any Germany game holds special memories for him. Watching a 40-year-old Paul Merson take to the field a couple of months ago against Scotland Legends you could see, despite his lack of pace, the touch and the vision that saw him become [. Click to continue reading...
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Tags: Alan Shearer, Arsenal, England, Euro 2008, Europe, FABIO CAPELLO, Features, Football Interviews, Middlesbrough, Paul Merson, Players, Scotland, Steve McClaren, Steven Gerrard, World Cup 2010, aston villa, legends

July 25, 2008

Tonya Antonucci Interview: Women’s Professional Soccer CEO

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The Women's Professional Soccer league kicks off its inaugural season in April 2009. WPS teams will be based in Boston, Chicago, Dallas, Los Angeles, New Jersey/New York, St. Louis, and Washington, D.C. The league will expand to eight teams by 2010 with the inclusion of Philadelphia. Currently, the WPS teams are working on building [. Click to continue reading...
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Tags: Competitions, Europe, Features, Football Interviews, Philadelphia, usa

June 20, 2008

Cristiano Ronaldo interview: “You all know what I want … In two days …”

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Guillem Balague interviewed Cristiano Ronaldo in the aftermath of Portugal's Euro 2008 quarter-final defeat at the hands of Germany. You can read the full transcript of the interview here. Balague has a history of doing really good interviews (e.g. his tete-a-tete with Benitez) and he hasn't disappointed, with a timely interview covering one of [. Click to continue reading...
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Tags: Benitez, Cristiano Ronaldo, Euro 2008, Europe, Features, Football Interviews, Germany, Manchester United, Portugal, Ronaldo, guillem balague

June 11, 2008

Ian Blanchard, Head of National Referee Development at the FA, Discusses Law 11 and the Goal by Ruud Van Nistelrooy

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Images courtesy of Ian Blanchard and the English Football Association. In February 2008, I had the pleasure and privilege to interview Mr. Ian Blanchard, who became the Head of National Referee Development at the FA in 2005. He is responsible for the recruitment, retention, and development of all referees involved in the National game through to [. Click to continue reading...
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Tags: Euro 2008, Europe, Features, Football Interviews, Football: Beyond Help, Holland, Italy, Ruud Van Nistelrooy, images, referees

June 5, 2008

Euro 2008 Interviews with David Villa, Gianluigi Buffon and Zlatan Ibrahimovic

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Our friends SoccerNews.com have just released 3 video interviews as part of their Euro 2008 previews. The interviews feature David Villa, Gianluigi Buffon and Zlatan Ibrahimovich. I don't need to hype this one - each player is a star for their team and an integral part of their success. Here are the interviews: David Villa Gianluigi [. Click to continue reading...
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Tags: Euro 2008, Europe, Football Interviews

May 14, 2008

Peter Reid: the Soccerlens Interview

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Peter Reid talks to Soccerlens about who should take the England captaincy, why Rooney is the best player in the Premiership, and getting one over Graeme Souness. Peter Reid was the kind of player you'd want to have in your team. Passionate, committed, full of drive and a never say-die-attitude that saw him gain thirteen England [. Click to continue reading...
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Tags: Chelsea, England, English Premier League, Europe, Features, Football Interviews, Managers, Manchester City, Manchester United, Steven Gerrard, UEFA Champions League, Wayne Rooney

April 16, 2008

Interview with Uruguayan Legend Enzo Francescoli, CEO and Founder of GolTV

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Images courtesy of GolTV. Soccerlens is very privileged and honored to welcome a legend of world football, Enzo Francescoli. Mr. Francescoli, who was born in Montevideo, Uruguay, was one of the best players of the modern era. He was a striker with unusual grace and elegance on the football pitch. He was affectionately known as [. Click to continue reading...
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Tags: Bundesliga, Europe, Features, Football Interviews, International, Players, la liga

March 21, 2008

Interview with Luma Mufleh, Youth Coach and Founder of the Fugees Family

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Image courtesy of Luma Mufleh and the Fugees Family. Recently, Soccerlens profiled a humanitarian non-profit organization that assists refugees: The Fugees Family: Pride and Prejudice in a Strange Land. Due to being banned from a local pitch, their plight received mainstream American media coverage. As a follow-up to this important humanitarian initiative, we are very pleased to [. Click to continue reading...
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Tags: Europe, Features, Football Interviews, Football: Beyond Help

March 17, 2008

Interview with Ben Lynch, founder of Sons of Ben

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Formerly the fans without a team, it's been a long time coming for The SOBs. The Sons of Ben are a group of soccer fans from Philadelphia whose outspoken support lead to February's announcement of an MLS expansion team landing to the City of Brotherly Love in 2010. The team will play in [...] Click to continue reading...
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Tags: Europe, Football Interviews, MLS

March 9, 2008

Interview with Liam Brady - Arsenal Academy Director

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With a suitcase full of belongings at his feet, 15-year-old schoolboy Liam Brady stood nervously inside Highbury's marble halls, day dreaming he would one day stride out of the nearby tunnel onto the hallowed turf as a first team star. The apprehensive young Irishman not only had his bag, but he also had the [. Click to continue reading...
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Tags: Arsenal, Europe, Features, Football Interviews

March 7, 2008

Interview with Ante Razov of Chivas USA at the Texas Pro Soccer Fest

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On Wednesday, I interviewed Chivas USA forward Ante Razov after the team's morning scrimmage with D.C. United here at the Texas Pro Soccer Fest. Razov is one of four players still active in MLS that were part of the league's first season, and with the exception of a short stint in Spain, he's [... Click to continue reading...
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Tags: Europe, Features, Football Interviews, MLS

February 19, 2008

Interview with Mr. Ian Blanchard, Head of National Referee Development for the Football Association

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Images courtesy of Ian Blanchard and the English Football Association. Soccerlens is extremely pleased and honored to welcome Mr. Ian Blanchard. He has a very important and integral role at the FA. Sometimes as players, coaches, writers, and supporters, we do not appreciate the rigors, training, and qualities necessary to referee a game at an elite [. Click to continue reading...
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Tags: English Premier League, Europe, Features, Football Interviews, Football: Beyond Help

February 16, 2008

Interview with John Koskinen, President of the United States Soccer Foundation in Washington, D.C.

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Images courtesy of John Koskinen and the USSF. Please note: The majority of this interview previously appeared in AC Cugini Calcio Connection, and was republished, with a few changes and several more graphical images, due to the kind consent of Mr. Koskinen. Soccerlens is very pleased and honored to welcome Mr. Click to continue reading...
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Tags: Europe, Features, Football Interviews, Football: Beyond Help

February 6, 2008

Interview with Eddie Marles, North and Latin America Managing Director for AC Milan

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Images courtesy of AC Milan Junior Camps. Progetto Giovani means "Youth Program." Soccerlens is very pleased to welcome Mr. Eddie Marles, who is the North and Latin America Managing Director for AC Milan. Milan began their North American Youth Program initiative in Baltimore, Maryland, with one youth camp in 1999. Click to continue reading...
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Tags: AC Milan, Europe, Features, Football Interviews

February 3, 2008

Interview with Franco Baresi - AC Milan U-19 coach

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Soccerlens is extremely honored to welcome one of the best defenders ever to play the game to our column: AC Milan and Italy legend Mr. Franco Baresi. Mr. Baresi enjoyed a distinguished and enviable career at Milan, winning 6 Serie A titles and 3 European Cups. He also featured for the Italian national team in [. Click to continue reading...
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Tags: AC Milan, England, Europe, FABIO CAPELLO, Features, Football Interviews, Italy

Interview with Arrigo Sacchi - former AC Milan and Italy manager

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Soccerlens is excited to welcome former Italy and AC Milan manager Mr. Arrigo Sacchi to our column. Mr. Sacchi managed several clubs - most notably Milan - and Italy, with notable success (he led Italy to the 1994 World Cup final) as his Milan team won league and European titles. He had no prior footballing [. Click to continue reading...
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Tags: AC Milan, Europe, FABIO CAPELLO, Features, Football Interviews, Italy

January 28, 2008

Interview with Andrés Cantor, Founding Partner of Fútbol de Primera, and the Voice of Soccer for the Telemundo Network

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Images courtesy of Andrés Cantor and Fútbol de Primera. Soccerlens is extremely honored to have one of the most influential and respected figures in football journalism contribute to our column: Mr. Andrés Cantor. Mr. Cantor, who gained notoriety in mainstream North America for his famous cries of "Gooooal" during World Cup 1994, is a man with [. Click to continue reading...
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Tags: Europe, Features, Football Interviews

January 8, 2008

Interview with Paul Blank, Football Photographer

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All images in this interview are courtesy of Paul Blank and www.postproduktie.nl. Paul Blank Fotagrafie Photography Football Portfolio: http://www.postproduktie.nl/voetbal.htm Soccerlens is very pleased to welcome Mr. Paul Blank. He is a professional photographer who lives in Amsterdam, The Netherlands, with his partner and daughter. Click to continue reading...
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Tags: Europe, Features, Football Interviews

January 4, 2008

Interview with Diego Gutierrez of the Chicago Fire

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Last month, I wrote a brief article about the humanitarian efforts of a MLS player, Diego Gutierrez, a midfielder who plays for the Chicago Fire. Mr. Gutierrez, who is a native of Bogotá, Colombia, is the spokesman for a very interesting cause called Nothing But Nets. This charity was formed to help alleviate the [. Click to continue reading...
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Tags: Europe, Features, Football Interviews, Football: Beyond Help, MLS