Soccer Limey in America

They were still cheering for their heroic former manager in the 16th minute, but the final score suggests there are less and fewer reasons for the Chelsea fans to abandon their interim manager anymore. 13 goals in a week’s time healed their disappointment in Japan and Benitez, despite leaving his future mysterious, could celebrate Christmas [...]

At the same venue, the two rivals met again. There was no Torres and Ivanovic, but Mikel and Juan Mata, the centre of attention currently, remained on the team sheet. Chelsea’s second string looked fairly competitive, while Manchester United required the experience of Ryan Giggs and Darren Fletcher to protect the young backline formed by [...]

Here we are again, people. I know it’s been a while but another howler of a decision by a refereeing crew in England today in a massively important football game has again thrust the issue of video technology onto the front burner again worldwide. Premier League referee Martin Atkinson ruled that Chelsea had scored following a frantic [...]

The English Premier League is widely regarded as the most exciting League across the globe but in many cases, big games between the top clubs turn out to be dull affairs with both teams canceling each other out, but today, at Stamford Bridge, Man Utd and Chelsea provided one of the truly memorable classic games [...]

Andre Villas-Boas’s radical thinking starting to pay dividends for Chelsea – Telegraph. Last night at Stamford Bridge, Chelsea cruised through to the knockout stages of the UEFA Champions League with a convincing 3-0 win over top La Liga side Valencia. Following the pressure laden last few weeks for Andre Villas Boas, this win came as a relief [...]

Pressure mounting on Villas-Boas at Chelsea – – SI.com. When Chelsea selected ex-Porto manager Andre Villas-Boas to be their new leader last summer, many fans were scratching their heads to figure out who he was, and why he was chosen, but people in the game however, had no reservations about his ability to lead the [...]

It must be three or four weeks ago when I read that the FOX Network in the US had taken the decision to show their first English Premier League game on the Network as part of their Sunday coverage of the NFL. Whilst already having shown the UEFA Champions League Final live for the previous two years, [...]

BBC Sport – Frank Lampard pulls out of England squad due to illness. Let me start by explaining that I am not, and never have been , a Frank Lampard fan. I think he’s overrated, a horrible ball striker, and without a level of talent that allows him to play the position for his club [...]

The last time I spoke about the chase for the English Premier League title, I mentioned that it was down to a two-horse race between Arsenal and Man Utd. After watching tonight’s game which saw Chelsea come from behind to beat the League leaders 2-1, my opinion hasn’t changed. What has changed is my pick [...]

Following Chelsea’s disastrous exit from the FA Cup yesterday against plucky opponents Everton, 4-3 after a dramatic penalty decider, it has to cross one’s mind that a certain Russian billionaire who was watching the game, might just be growing tired of the current menu on offer at Stamford Bridge. Gone are the days of invincibility [...]