Chelsea given a reality check in the Community Shield?

Having to play the whole of the second half with ten men after Branislav Ivanovic was sent off for a ‘strong’ challenge on Kolarov, it would have certainly been no surprise to the Chelsea fans if their team managed to grind out another victory, given their heroics in the latter stages of the Champions League last season.

The PL’s Top Teams- What they need to push for the title?

Last season provided one of the most entertaining seasons of football for English football, with key examples including Chelsea’s enthralling Champions League journey

Where do Chelsea need to strengthen?

There seems to be a certain buzz amongst Chelsea fans that I have spoken to, following the attacking talent that has been signed by the club over the summer, with the Brazilian Oscar and Eden Hazard’s younger brother, Thorgan Hazard being the latest arrivals at the London club. Although the chances of Thorgan Hazard being given playing time in his debut season are minimal, Roberto Di Matteo looks spoilt for choice with his attacking options, having the earlier summer signings of Eden Hazard and Marko M

English Premier League Transfer Latest

With Euro 2012 over we are gradually seeing an increased number of signings by English Premier League Clubs. However, what are the best bits of business that have been done so far this summer?

Transfer Rumours 04/05/2012

With summer fast approaching I found myself thinking that now would be as good a time as any to do a weekly round up of transfer rumours. A comprehensive look at who may be making possible moves to where this summer. Lets get this show on the road.

Time to go, Kenny

In a 22-year playing career, he played for two clubs, Celtic and Liverpool, winning numerous honours with both. He is Scotland’s most capped player, with 102 appearances, and joint leading goal scorer, with 30 international goals and was voted the best post war striker in British football by Four Four Two. He is also in both the Scottish & English hall of fames, I am of course speaking of Kenny Dalglish.

English Premier League Weekend Preview

The English Premier League kicks off a full set of fixtures this weekend and coincides with the start of the African Cup of Nations. With many EPL stars featuring, could their respective teams suffer or could they benefit from fresh faces. Departures could pave the way for potential upsets or highlight a squads depth. Let the games begin.

AFCON ’12 Group B: Flukey and the Best?

Realistically, yet again, there is quite clearly one far superior team in Group B, the Ivory Coast. How the rest of the results will could go will make for quite the interesting story, everything is all to play for with Angola being marginally better than Sudan and Burkina Faso. Let’s take a look at what to expect from these teams…