Nineteen years. Twenty major finals. Thirteen managers. Five Premier Leagues. Five FA Cups. Two Champions Leagues. Two Europa Leagues. Two League Cups. An estimated £1.5 billion worth of investment. The Roman Abramovic reign at Chelsea is coming to an end. Roman Abramovic announced yesterday that he intends to sell Chelsea almost 20 years after he
PGMOL, the body which oversees all refereeing in English football, contacted Everton to apologise for a mistake over the weekend. Everton were 1 – 0 down to Manchester City when Rodrigo appeared to handle the ball in the box. Referee Paul Tierney’s vision was obstructed and so the VAR reviewed the incident. VAR decided there
The football world mourns the sacking of Marcelo Bielsa by Leeds as a great football story comes to an end. Marcelo Bielsa was a truly revolutionary appointment when he joined Leeds in 2018. He guided them back to the Premier League and delivered a top ten finish in their first season back in 16 years.
Antonio Conte cut a distraught figure after Tottenham’s surprise 1 – 0 defeat away to Burnley on Wednesday night. He is becoming famed for his overly pessimistic assessment of the Spurs squad after every poor result. A certain percentage of this is expected Antonio Conte fare – pressurizing his club to sign players, demanding high
When Romelu Lukaku scored against Arsenal in the second game of the season, it looked like his promised glorious homecoming. Arriving back at Stamford Bridge for £98 million, Romelu Lukaku had just played two seasons for Inter in which he became the devastating striker he always had the potential to be. He returned to England
Manchester City’s defeat to Tottenham over the weekend has reignited the debate over whether they should have signed a number nine in the summer. The contrast of Harry Kane scoring two goals as City struggled to create has the punditocracy once again mourning the death of the number nine. City did try to find a
The Premier League title race was reignited on Saturday after Manchester City’s surprise 3 – 2 defeat to Tottenham Hotspur. Tottenham had Harry Kane to thank for the win over the champions after three successive Premier League defeats. The England striker scored twice, including the winner in the last minute to give Spurs a much
PSG’s tight 1- 0 Champions League win over Real Madrid on Tuesday night could be a portent of the future. Only a sensational Kylian Mbappe goal in the last minute sealed a win for PSG after the struggled to break down an incredibly defensive Madrid side. This is the first year that the scrapping of
Southampton manager Ralph Hasenhuttl is this week being lauded as the man to take over from Ralph Rangnick at Manchester United. For a manager who recently drew against both Manchester clubs and beat Tottenham, this wouldn’t normally be unusual. It is unusual for Ralph Hasenhuttl, because he hasn’t been perfect at Southampton. This is the
Antonio Conte provided a brutal assessment of Tottenham’s position after their 2 – 0 defeat to Wolves, their third consecutive loss. The Spurs manager said it was ‘impossible’ for them to qualify for the Champions League, and that they need to be ‘realistic’ about where they are. “When you lose two games at home and
