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Is English football heading back to its darker days?
It seems that every week some sort of disgraceful story will grip the headlines. It started last year with the Luis Suarez and John Terry cases and now it just seems to be getting worse. Sebastian Bassong was subject to...read more »
What to make of West Ham fan’s anti-semitism:
If last year’s Premier League campaign will be remembered for its thrilling finale, the current season is in danger of being overshadowed by a series of scandals that are threatening the reputation of the English game. Whether the offender be John...read more »
The Chelsea manager’s job is like a game of Russian roulette
The Blues owner likes to shuffle his deck on a regular basis and has once again brought a new card into play in the form of Rafael Benitez. For a man who has built up his fortune from the very...read more »
In Defence of Rafa Benitez:
It was impossible to ignore the despairing, desperate cries of Chelsea supporters across the world at roughly 7:30pm on Wednesday 21st November. Rafa Benitez has been appointed manager of the Blues in the aftermath of the dismissal of Roberto Di...read more »
How Chelsea relate to Rihanna and why the wrong man has taken the fall:
John Terry’s current knee injury had provided the former England international and his club a welcome respite from the intense scrutiny of the past 12 months. That was until owner Roman Abramovich made the surprise decision to relieve Roberto Di...read more »
21 at 21: Europes’ star power, Messi as good as Maradona, the importance of technology and much more:
Last Tuesday, I turned 21 years old! (Happy birthday to me…). And amongst all the celebrations of hitting such a landmark age, it got me thinking of all the different things that football has taught me throughout my years so...read more »
Kicking it Out: Is enough being done to stop racism?
During these last few murky weeks, football has really had to sit down and examine whether it has a problem with racism. It’s been a painful introspection, and brought a lot of voices to the fore, notably players such as...read more »
Dougie Freedman, John Terry, Rio Ferdinand: the hypocrisy in football
The last couple of weeks in the English game have highlighted the hypocrisy and contradictions in “modern football”, that pejorative term which has oft been quoted when discussing the negative aspects of the world’s most popular sport. Football is a business....read more »
Has this man made Chelsea a likeable side once more?
Having been lucky enough to watch the 4-2 victory to Chelsea over Tottenham this Saturday, something didn’t quite feel right within me afterwards. It was a feeling I haven’t felt for a while and something my body and brain almost...read more »
Kick it Out: Who’s right Sir Alex Ferguson or Rio Ferdinand?
Unfortunately for Sir Alex Ferguson, Rio Ferdinand is not like the stereotypical modern footballer; he is not a tool and he has enough sense to spot when something is wrong. It would be wrong to publicly back a campaign that did little...read more »