Another interesting week of football across Europe as the title races in England and Italy took another turn, while the race in Spain appears to be between Barcelona and a team from Madrid. But this time its Atlético and not Real that are Barca’s biggest challengers. Italy AC Milan picked up an important victory and […]
Premier League
Good news potentially for Arsenal fans in the upcoming January transfer window as the Gunners have signed a new £150m deal with Emirates airline, extending its shirt sponsorship to 2019. The naming rights to the Emirates Stadium were also extended to 2028 as part of the deal. In total, the agreement brings in £30m a […]
Queens Park Ranger have fired manager Mark Hughes and all indications are that former Spurs boss Harry Redknapp will take over as QPR boss. A statement from QPR read: “This decision has been taken after careful consideration by the Board of Directors, following numerous meetings over the last few days. The Board of Directors wish […]
Chelsea’s new interim boss Rafa Benitez was introduced to the press today said he has no regrets over insulting Chelsea in the past, and that he vows to get Fernando Torres scoring. Chelsea fans are furious about the appointment of Benitez, but Rafa is convinced he can win them over. “If I’m a fan, I’d […]
The Football Association has cleared referee Mark Clattenburg of using “inappropriate language” towards Chelsea midfielder John Obi Mikel. The Blues had claimed Clattenburg directed racial language at Mikel in their home defeat by Manchester United. The evidence for Chelsea’s allegation towards Clattenburg came from their midfielder Ramires who, when interviewed, explained that his instinctive reaction […]
The ink was barely dry on the press release that Roberto Di Matteo had been fired when Chelsea announced that former Liverpool boss Rafa Benitez had been hired as an interim manager. Although as someone commented earlier today, aren’t all Chelsea managers hired on an interim basis? A statement on the Chelsea web site read: […]
Six months and a day after lifting the Champions League trophy, Chelsea sacked Roberto Di Matteo just hours after their Champions League defeat to Juventus. I had written earlier this week that this was a make or break week for Di Matteo with crucial games against Juventus and Manchester City. But I expected him to […]
The defending European Champions are on the cusp of making history. No team that has ever won the Champions League has failed to progress to the group stages. Chelsea might well be the first. Roberto Di Matteo’s side lost 3-0 in Turin, and that defeat combined with a Shakhtar win over Nordsjælland means that Chelsea […]
If Real Madrid wins in Manchester on Wednesday, José Mourinho will become the youngest ever coach to rack up 100 Champions League matches. In becoming the fifth manager to reach this milestone, Mou will join the select company of Carlo Ancelotti, Arsène Wenger, Ottmar Hitzfeld and Sir Alex Ferguson. However, Mourinho will be doing so […]