-
The African Nations Cup Is Holding African Football Back
So it's an even numbered year and this of course means yet another African Cup of Nations. The only major International Tournament that is staged every two years, rather than the customary four ...
-
My Nomination for Manager of the Season? Gianfranco Zola!
A few months ago, namely on the 11th of September 2008, Gianfranco Zola was revealed as the new manager of West Ham United...
-
The Damage Luiz Felipe Scolari Has Done to Chelsea FC Will Take Years To Repair
Today, Chelsea Football Club announced the sacking of Luiz Felipe Scolari as their manager. It was a decision which seemingly could not have come soon enough for a club clearly in crisis...
-
Referees Will Not Let Chelsea Win The League
For a long time, I have had qualms about referee's differential treatment of Chelsea players, but for the most part, I have admitted that some decisions go for the club, and some go against...
-
Salomon Kalou Can Turn Chelsea's Season Around
As most followers of Chelsea have noticed this season, the team are lacking a quick striker who can take on players and score goals. On the basis of current form, I offer the prospect of Salomon Kalou to fill just this gap...
-
Crossroads for Abramovich: Sell or Invest?!
This morning The Sunday Times published an article claiming that Roman Abramovich is ready to sell his stake in Chelsea Football Club; Abramovich has denied this vigorously and has begun legal action to sue The Times...
-
Chelsea Miss Their Key Man: Claude Makelele
Every great team requires a certain balance of players. It needs solid defenders, players who can pick a pass, someone who can get past players with pace, and someone to score goals...
-
Robinho Is Precisely The Type of Player I DON'T Want at Chelsea!
Being a Chelsea fan, I now know to some extent how other clubs felt, when Chelsea proceeded to buy some of the biggest players in the world. My first reaction to Manchester City prizing Robinho away from the Blues was fury...
-
Will Arsenal and Liverpool Become the Next Top Clubs to Bite the Dust?
The world of football is a curious place. Clubs are forever establishing themselves as the top trump, and most fall off their perch sooner or later...
-
Cristiano Ronaldo Does Himself No Favours
Cristiano Ronaldo has been recently been dubbed as the greatest player in the world at the tender age of 23. Former footballing hero Johan Cruyff said in an April 2, 2008 interview, "Ronaldo is better than George Best and Denis Law, two United legends...
-
Is Murray About To Follow The Great British Tradition of Falling Short?
When Andrew Murray burst on to the British tennis scene a few years back he was instantly tipped for the top. As British tennis hopes on the dwindling career of the consistently disappointing ...
-
The future of Chelsea's success?
When Roman Abramovich took over the reins of Chelsea Football Club in the summer of 2003, most people predicted that it would be a short-lived, if successful era in the Chelsea history...
