Chelsea midfielder Deco has stated that he is far from happy at Stamford Bridge and wants a move to Italy in order to link up with Jose Mourinho. Deco signed from Barcelona last summer for an £8 million fee and ever since has not been able to nail down a regular slot in the first [...]
After the Luiz Felipe Scolari disaster, I’m not sure Chelsea is doing the right thing by bringing in Carlo Ancelotti, another manager who doesn’t speak fluent English. In today’s game, communication is right at the top of the list next to tactics and team selection when it comes to managing. Ancelotti, who left AC Milan on [...]
No farewell blues for Hiddink Chelsea fan or not, there can be few football impartials who would deny outgoing caretaker boss Guus Hiddink the pleasure of lifting the FA Cup. After just 22 matches in charge, this amiable Russian obviously won the hearts of both players and supporters alike and victory was the most fitting [...]
Everton striker Louis Saha made English FA Cup Final history today (May 30th) at Wembley Stadium in London, England, as he scored after just 25 seconds, before most of the crowd of 89,000 had settled into their seats. It eclipsed the old mark of 30 seconds set by Aston Villa’s Bob Chatt against West Brom [...]
Chelsea manager, Guus Hiddink, is hoping that today’s FA Cup final against Everton is not his last ever match as a manager in English football. Hiddink arrived at Chelsea in place of big Phil Scolari who failed to have the impact on the Premier League that many thought he would. Hiddink was given the chance [...]
The shockwaves of the 2008-2009 season are being felt in some European leagues as the season ended in most nations on the weekend. Some major and minor moves have already been made, and if you don’t keep up with them now, you may not know who’s who when next season starts. First of all, Celtic manager [...]
The FA Cup final on May 30 may look quite one sided on paper but it is much more likely to be the opposite. Everton and Chelsea will go head to head in a match that seems quite refreshing to the football neutral. Both sides played well in their semi-finals but the fact Everton have [...]
Didier Drogba and Jose Bosingwa are to be charged by UEFA for the post-match antics in the Champions League semi-final defeat against Barcelona. Drogba was seen leaping off of the Chelsea bench before swearing directly into television cameras and hurling a volley of verbal abuse at referee, Tom Henning Ovrebo. Bosingwa has also been found [...]
In his first season in charge, manager Jose Mourinho guided Inter Milan to their fourth straight Italian Serie A title with three games to spare after second-place AC Milan lost 2-1 at Udinese on Saturday May 16th. AC Milan went into the game at Udinese seven points behind their cross town rivals with three matches [...]
Argentina’s Diego Maradona punched the ball into the net in a World Cup game against England, FIFA referees are still blowing calls and games…and players are still actually thumping in goals with their hands. Well, the brains behind FIFA, the game’s governing body, put their heads together on Feb. 28th to discuss a few changes [...]