When the BlueCo consortium became majority owners of Ligue 1 side RC Strasbourg in June…
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The Boehly-Roman Empire: What the New Chelsea Regime Is Missing
I know what you’re thinking: that pun is just taking it too far. You’re right.…
Irresistible: Thank You, Eden Hazard
Football lacks entertainers. The wonderful ability of an individual to captivate and tantalise stadiums with…
When the Bubble Bursts: Football’s Post-Apocalypse
Football has a money problem. Rather than being shaded by money trees, the health of…
Carlo Ancelotti: Football’s Greatest Unsung Coach?
The stare. The brow. The outfit. Everything about Carlo Ancelotti is iconic to its core.…
What Rivalry? Arsenal vs Chelsea in the Wake of Jorginho’s Transfer
Deadline day in January is always fun, as clubs scramble to complete last-minute transfers that…
The Fleeting Rise and Melancholic Fall of Michu, the Player the Streets Will Never Forget
There are some footballers you just never forget. Diego Maradona for his flamboyantly gifted dribbling…
Sean Dyche and Burnley: Like town, like gaffer, like football club
Sean Dyche and Burnley: “Hard working, rough around the edges, an acquired taste to some, but more widely, downright unpopular…”
Abramovich Isn’t a Russian Problem: He’s a London Problem
Oligarchic supremacy in football is over now that Roman Abramovich’s tenure as Chelsea F.C. owner…
Romelu Lukaku – What Was It That You Said About Slow and Clumsy?
I sometimes wonder how tough life must be for a Premier League footballer. The ball…
Frank Lampard: The Player vs the Manager
There’s no denying that Frank Lampard has received mixed reviews regarding his first year in…
Antonio Conte: The Philosophy of Work
Football managers who had their genesis on the other side of the touchlines tend to…
The postwar years: 1945 to 1947 in English football
Not many people have been bringing up the last time football had to restart after…
This Time Will Be Different! – Chelsea Season Preview 2019/20
We are on the brink of another season. May seems like an era ago. Since…
The Etihad Exhibition: Manchester City 6-0 Chelsea
Even the magical realists in the Chelsea board couldn’t have seen this coming within months…
José Mourinho at Manchester United: Thirty months of playing with fire
After two and a half seasons of juggling the tightrope at Manchester United, José Mourinho…
Chelsea’s lucky jackpot: The resurgence of Ross Barkley
Under Maurizio Sarri, Ross Barkley seems to found his mojo, and the secret to that…
Europa League: A lucrative, low-hanging fruit for Chelsea and Sarri
Even if it’s a second tier competition, the UEFA Europa League presents Chelsea with a…
Chelsea’s new hire: Re-affirming football’s transformation
Chelsea’s earnest pursuit towards hiring a new technical director showed once again how the control…
Chelsea: Next stop for Jorginho and Maurizio Sarri’s Neapolitan fine-arts
Chelsea’s two biggest hires this season can transform the way the club has looked at…