Soccer Blogs Posts Tagged Chelsea

Setanta Sports Canada Live Matches

2008-09-04T22:41:02+00:00

SETANTA SPORTS CANADA LIVE EVENTS Friday, September 5 to Sunday, September 14 (All times subject to change) All times Eastern SOCCER BARCLAYS PREMIER LEAGUE Liverpool vs. Manchester United Saturday September 13 @ 7:30 AM Blackburn Rovers vs. Arsenal Saturday September 13 @ 9:40 AM Manchester City vs.

Maurizio Zamparini: The Worst Owner In Football?

2008-09-04T18:51:21+00:00

The big topic in football this week has been the ownership change on the blue side of Manchester and what it means for both the Premiership and football economy. But contrary to popular belief, there is other non-English stuff happening (guilty) and some of it is pretty damn discussion worthy. Take for instance, the champagne [.

Chelsea Are Lucky

2008-09-04T17:09:44+00:00

Whilst Manchester City fans are over the blue moon about their latest signing of Robinho, who would have signed for anyone to get away from Real Madrid, his home nation are less than impressed! Pele "Chelsea are lucky. This boy needs some serious counselling." Marcelo Teixeira, club president of Robinho's first club, Santoa "This is one of the most [.

Would You Rather Your Club Had a Billionaire Owner or a Good Manager?

2008-09-04T15:48:04+00:00

The events of the last few days point pretty clearly to one thing: the end of the football manager. Alan Curbishley quit because West Ham sold players without his consent, Kevin Keegan may or may not be about to do the same thing. In the age of billionaire businessman owners and/or sporting directors, managers just don't [.

Robinho’s New Ride

2008-09-04T12:00:24+00:00

After a two week period which has seen his name battered from pillar to post, his reputation dragged through the London and Madrid sewers, and been labeled as nothing more than a mercenary, how to you think Robinho would take to sprucing up his image and defending himself? Children's charities would be a start.

Robinho thinks he’s at Chelsea, not Manchester Dhabi

2008-09-04T11:34:32+00:00

It could be from the sheer joy he felt at leaving Real Madrid (those horrible, horrible people who brought him to Europe and made him into a star). It could be because through his tears he couldn't distinguish between different shades of blue. Or maybe Manchester Dhabi (sorry, City) offered him so much money that [.

Top 11 Football Rejects: Ronaldo, Ljungberg, Appiah, Canizares and Davids lead the way

2008-09-04T10:10:00+00:00

So, the transfer deadline (August 31) has passed and the football market is now closed. Closed? Not quite. Indeed, while transfers from one club to another will have to wait until January to resume, teams may still sign players as free agents (and that until March 31, 2009). So, inspired from this Top 11 Serie A [.

The real enemy in the Robinho saga

2008-09-04T05:27:23+00:00

Most Chelsea fans, including myself, has been quick to label Manchester City's newest darling, Robinho, greedy. Or heartless. Or a greedy, heartless mercenary.

After allowing the blow of losing out on the Brazilian to City no less to expunge from my memory, I'm now beginning to believe the real enemy in this whole ordeal is, of course, Real Madrid.

Europe’s 10 Biggest Transfer Window Bargains

2008-09-04T00:30:50+00:00

Obviously the true bargains won't be known for some time, but there were a few transfers which caught the eye before the participants had even put on their new shirt. Eliminating loans made sure somebody has actually bought up the entire contract this summer, and everyone of these guys happened to come in at under [.

Uh oh

2008-09-03T18:27:00+00:00

Big Phil is not a happy camper.

he made it clear that he expects to be compensated with an increased transfer kitty next year.

And then there's this:

Indeed, Chelsea may well choose to offer a reminder of their own clout in the midwinter window. Kaka remains within their sights.

Spurs BEAT United And Chelsea To Land Star

2008-09-03T17:15:43+00:00

Spurs star Giovanni Dos Santos has revealed that he turned down offers from Chelsea and Manchester United before heading to White Hart Lane, Adam Khan-Patient. The 19-year-old Mexican, who was signed at the very end of last season from Barcelona also revealed that their was further interest in him from Italy, as well as the Premier [.

Ronaldinho: Still Got It, Shevchenko: Maybe Not

2008-09-03T17:00:15+00:00

Dedicated YouTuber Maestro 21 has put together highlights of Ronaldinho's debut for AC Milan against Bologna. Yes, Milan lost 2-1 and yes, any player can look good if you edit together their best moments. But there's definitely enough evidence here to suggest old Gaucho has still got it. Lots of shimmys and even a few flashes [.

Champions League Group A Preview

2008-09-03T16:17:54+00:00

The group stage kicks off in about two weeks so until then I will be doing previews of the group stage in alphabetical order. I wanted to wait until after the transfer window had closed so that I would be able to judge the rosters fairly. There were some last minute moves that could have [...]

Liverpool reject £50 million bid for striker

2008-09-03T13:30:00+00:00

Liverpool have confirmed today that they rejected a £50 million bid for their Spanish striker Fernando Torres on transfer deadline day. The former Atletico Madrid man was subject of a massive bid from the world's newest richest club, Manchester City.

Torres, 24, has been linked with Chelsea also in recent months with rumours claiming that Roman Abramovich was also willing to bid £50 million for the Euro 2008 winner.

Chelsea v Manchester – Round II

2008-09-03T07:00:36+00:00

Sky Blue Thinking Like the promise of a meteor shower on a clear night or (less so in recent times) the results filtering through of a General Election, transfer deadline day is one of those things you promise yourself is worth staying up for, but often falls short of the wild speculation. In past seasons the summer window hasn't 'slammed shut', as many commentators put it, but rather creaked to a close with no major shocks other than the odd DaMarcus Beasley joining Charlton on loan.

Roma, l'Ag. di Crespo: "Magari a gennaio" (Il Romanista)

2008-09-03T05:59:00+00:00

ESCLUSO DALLA LISTA UEFA,LA PUNTA SI PROMETTE

L'agente:Crespo? Magari a gennaio...

Hidalgo: «Hernan non ha gradito come è stato trattato dall'Inter
La Roma gli è sempre piaciuta, quand'era al Chelsea l'ha sfiorata»

Di GIANLUCA PIACENTINI
«Leggende metropolitane».

Daily Dose 09.02.08

2008-09-03T03:30:00+00:00

Some news to read as you stock up on Pop-Tarts to get you through the hurricane: More Kevin Keegan rumors. Is the guy fired or not? (Premier League Offside and Newcastle Offside) Chelsea fans following the money to Citeh? (SoccerLens) Fox Soccer is paying big bucks for Nielsen ratings (EPL Talk) Fun (yes, Fun!

Robinho to Manchester City - analysis

2008-09-03T03:15:00+00:00

Did Manchester City really sign Robinho? I still don't believe that it happened. Weren't Chelsea supposed to sign him? Did Roman Abramovich really get out bid... by Manchester City? It has to go down as one of the most amazing days in English Football history. First, Man City trumped Man U as they signed Dimitar Berbatov, but then they didn't so they go and trump Chelsea to sign Robinho, who Real Madrid had refused to part with.

Premier League August Report And September Forecast - Big Four

2008-09-02T23:01:55+00:00

After a relatively internet free long weekend I return to see three new pages of posts on this blog. As I catch up on the news about the flurry of buying activity on the last day of transfer markets I am perplexed to see there is not one article I can write about transfers. So [...]

11 Days Until Berbatov & Robinho Show Comes To Town

2008-09-02T20:44:37+00:00

With all of the activity in the Premier League transfer window yesterday, the excitement is already building for the next round of Premiership games. After the international break, there are two massive games we have to look forward to on September 13: Liverpool against Manchester United (7:45am ET/12:45pm UK) and Manchester City v Chelsea (12:30pm ET/5:30pm [.

Man City: The New Evil Empire

2008-09-02T19:47:11+00:00

topic du jour It appears stealing the closing act was not enough, as Manchester City's new owners would like to steal tomorrow's matinee, the following evening performance, and the rest of the shows from here on out. Their point was made by the frankly shocking snatch of Robinho and equally as surprising bids for David Villa, [.

Here Comes The Money!!

2008-09-02T17:55:00+00:00

First we had Russian money entering the Premiership, then it was the turn of the Yanks followed by Dr Thai and now the Arabs have left the dressing room and entered the playing field. In a wonderful turbulent day on Monday, the last day of the transfer window and as one Man City fan put it, " We woke up skint and now we are rich," City were taken over by a consortium of Arabs with mega loads of cash to shed.

Another City record

2008-09-02T17:35:00+00:00

Crikey, as we say in England. The reasons why Robinho was willing to relocate to Manchester suddenly become clear:

The 24-year-old has agreed a four-year contract that makes him the highest-paid footballer in the history of the game, with a weekly salary of £160,000.

For those of you not used to the quaint habit that British newspapers have of expressing multi-million pound salaries in a working-class "weekly wage" fashion, let's put it this way: that amounts to about $15 million a year.

Shoud the transfer window close before the season starts?

2008-09-02T17:30:38+00:00

Few noticed last week when Juande Ramos called for a shortening of the transfer window, but the nuclear fallout from Monday's race to the finish seems to support his argument. Prior to Monday, Robinho had been settling in nicely at for another season at Real Madrid, Kevin Keegan was sorting out his first proper [.

Deadline Deals Break Premier League Transfer Record

2008-09-02T16:36:50+00:00

Everyday, we are bombarded by news on the economic slowdown, housing mortgage crisis, credit squeeze and high inflation... add them up and we see a troubling picture of pay-cuts and unemployment looming ahead. However, most superstars in the Premier League have no idea what a recession means. If anything, they will be clamoring for fatter pay [.

Everyone owes someone something.......

2008-09-02T16:33:00+00:00

I must say that I'm gutted that Le Boss hasn't added to the squad but I'm hardly surprised by it. My old man said at about 6pm last night that Mr Wenger wouldn't sign anyone and although I kinda believed him I still had that hope that something would happen.

Hope is the main word here. I really "hoped" we would sign someone but we didn't.

Ian Rush: Reds Lost The Chance To Put Pressure On United

2008-09-02T16:32:00+00:00

Any team that comes away from Villa Park with a point this season is not going to be disappointed but I can't help but think that Liverpool missed a big opportunity on Sunday.

If they had won the game, they would now be five points ahead of Manchester United and with the international break that gap could not have been closed until the two sides meet at Anfield on September 13.

Have Manchester City put Tottenham out of the top 4 picture?

2008-09-02T14:18:00+00:00

There was an interesting comment posted on this blog earlier;

'top 4 and cl football is now near impossible by the way....now that the top 4 has become the top 5'.

The thought crossed my mind yesterday when I heard City were being bought out but it stopped crossing and just sat bang in my head once Berbatov and Robinho came into the picture.

A wild couple of days.

2008-09-02T13:51:38+00:00

OK, let me make sure I have all this straight. Real Madrid's Robinho, rumored all summer to be going to Chelsea, gets snatched up by Manchester City, whose human-rights violating owner sold his share to a group of fellas from Abu Dhabi. Berbatov, linked to Man Utd all summer, very nearly also got bought by these new [.

Robinho Manchester City Shirt

2008-09-02T13:40:33+00:00

Manchester City pulled off one of the most spectacular signings of the summer last night when they managed to capture Robinho . Robinho was heavily linked with Chelsea but Manchester City managed to pull off a dramatic late deal for the tricky Brazilian. Robinho is going to be wearing the number 10 .