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After West Ham fan’s chanting, is football returning to the dark ages?
So today the FA have revealed they are to investigate the notion of anti-Semitic chants during the recent Premier League London Derby between West Ham and Tottenham. Is this another sign of football going back into the dark ages? The notorious...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 »
John Terry and the death of the old fashioned English centre back
John Terry is, to put it lightly, a bit of a twerp. He may have captained both England and Chelsea but he also slept with his team mate's ex-girlfriend. He may have been the best English centre back ever but he...read more »
Bayern Oust Real In Madrid – Is It Their Cup?
Bayern Munich are another side who will feel that this simply is their year, after they progressed to the final after a penalty shootout against Real Madrid, as they play the showpiece game at their own stadium, the Allians Arena....read more »
Miracle On Las Ramblas – How Did Chelsea Beat Barcelona?
Whichever piece of commentary you prefer, either Alan Green's "it's a miracle" or Gary Neville's cry of "unbelievable" nobody can avoid the astonishing nature of Chelsea's triumph over the Catalan giants. Ignoring momentarily the result, surely there was no chance...read more »
Do Chelsea stand a chance against the Spanish Giants?
As we look forward to the second leg of Champions League games, every team has their eyes upon the semi-final places for this year’s competition. With Real Madrid, Chelsea and Bayern Munich winning their first game, they’re certainly on the front...read more »
Life in Roman’s Empire: where does the real power lie at Chelsea?
Watching the Chelsea Napoli match on the box last night it was great to see the endeavour and heart showed by Terry, Drogba and Lampard in particular. Occasionally we were privileged with glimpses of Abramovich silhouetted behind the glass of...read more »
Are the old guard good or bad for Chelsea?
Chelsea recovered from a 3-1 first leg defeat to Napoli to become the only English side to reach the last eight of this season’s Champions League. Drogba, Lampard and Terry were all on the score sheet. So what is all...read more »
Has It Ended For Andre Before It Has Even Begun?
In a week of sparked controversy and downright craziness surrounding a particular senior management role at the head of our country’s football-ing ambition, it seems the talk about Chelsea gaffer Andre Villas-Boas has died down somewhat in the last few...read more »
Wayne Rooney’s Mystery Letters:
England will now crash out of Group D with Wayne Rooney, it has emerged. It had previously been thought that the England striker, who statistically makes England more likely to lose when playing, would miss The Three Lions weakly limp out of...read more »