Undoubtedly one of the biggest surprises of last season was the performance of Newcastle United, who finished fifth in the Premier League, and were in contention for Champions League football…

Chelsea have had a summer almost as extraordinary as their amazing Champions League triumph in May. It’s been an extraordinary summer because they have spent upwards of £63m, revolutionised their…

Tottenham’s end to last season was thoroughly miserable. A horrible, mean-spirited, heartbreaking ending to a season that at times had promised so much. Think of the The Elephant Man when…

As I type this Harry Redknapp is still the Tottenham Hotspur manager, though it’s fair to say very few people expect him to still be Spurs manager when the season…

Assuming (as seems likely) that Brendan Rodgers will be Kenny Dalglish’s successor in the dugout at Anfield, he has a dream job that could very quickly turn into a nightmare….

Highly-rated Lille attacking midfielder Eden Hazard has revealed that he is ready to join Chelsea next season, despite interest from both Manchester United and Manchester City. The Belgium international has…

Chelsea found redemption for the misery of Moscow and ended their long quest to win the Champions League by beating Bayern Munich on penalties in the Allianz Arena. Di Matteo…

It has been quite the Champions League campaign this season, with a number of shocks, surprises and upsets, none more so than the fact that Chelsea ousted Barcelona in the…

Football in England this year has taken a bit of a kicking. The standard has generally been seen to be lower than in recent seasons. The worst Manchester United side…

Chelsea resurgence under Roberto Di-Matteo has been truly impressive this season. However, he has inherited a squad whose quality and age has been questioned. Providing the Italian manager keeps the…

Manchester City and Stoke City are vying to make history on Saturday as they contest the 2011 FA Cup final at Wembley, having beaten more fancied rivals in Manchester United and Bolton Wanderers in the semifinals to get here.

Pep Guardiola has sensationally called time on his Barcelona career following a difficult season in which the Catalans relinquished their grip on La Liga to rivals Real Madrid and were…