Jose Mourinho called it – as he often does – many months before. He claimed Chelsea were a little horse who needed milk. Unfortunately that milk ran out against Atletico Madrid, who bare all the hallmarks of what Jose Mourinho wants...read more »
There have been growing calls for Chelsea skipper John Terry to return to the international fold this summer ahead of the World Cup in Brazil, and that has all been down to the excellent form displayed by the player. The defender...read more »
Around the continent titles may have already been decided in certain leagues, but in others the race is just getting going. The season is drawing to a close but trophies have yet to be handed out. As the fixtures come thick and...read more »
When the news filtered through on Friday that former Barcelona manager Tito Vilanova had lost his battle with cancer aged 45, the football community went into mourning and nowhere more so than in Cataluña. Vilanova was the man who emerged from...read more »
For f**k’s sake. The phrase that has been uttered more by Chelsea fans in the last four days than in the whole of Andrea Pirlo’s book – and as anyone who has read the chapter detailing just what the midfield maestro...read more »
They may be the least fancied side in La Liga to lead the pack with only a handful of games to go but they are also the ones who look like breaking up the 'big two' of Real Madrid and...read more »
He had only just come back from injury, and Chelsea fans looked like they were about to be handed a massive boost in their search a place in the Champions League final after Diego Costa was stretchered off against Getafe. Sadly...read more »
So they are the weakest Barcelona team in years, and their recent results do not lie. Real Madrid meanwhile are on for the treble and the greatest season in their history, but will have to win without Cristiano Ronaldo. It is setting...read more »
The Champions League is a pretty special competition. Manchester United of course won the competition in dramatic style during the greatest season in their history. Liverpool had been ridiculously successful in Europe before their absence – which is certain to end this...read more »
La Liga watchers would have told you that when the draw for the Champions League quarter finals were made, Atletico Madrid should be thinking about their place in the next round. That, to anyone who does not know the club, seemed...read more »