Speculation that David Beckham has made a huge u-turn to sign a new deal with LA Galaxy is mounting today, following reports that he has turned down a switch to big spending Paris St. Germain in France. For a number of weeks now, Beckham has been linked with a return to European football with the club that has just appointed former Chelsea boss, Carlo Ancelotti as its new manager.

Some very suspicious activity concerning Real Madrid coach Jose Mourinho is expected today in London as the 49 year old is expected to make a second trip to Europe's financial capital for the second time in as many days.

Mourinho who only a couple of days ago was pictured 'house hunting' in London, revealed that he would be returning to the city today for undisclosed business purposes.

The news out of France on Tuesday morning is that David Beckham will not be signing a lucrative deal with Paris Saint-Germain. PSG are currently in Doha for a training camp, and have yet to confirm reports. The club announced on December 30th that former Chelsea manager Carlos Ancelotti would be replacing Antoine Kombouare as coach.

Why Liverpool have missed an opportunity on Suarez, Graham Poll is beyond a joke and Ancelotti is already top of the table

Liverpool deserve some credit for deciding not to appeal against Luis Suarez's eight-match ban. But what a shame they chose to couch their decision in ­inflammatory language that continued to insist Suarez had done nothing wrong.

After a week of unexplainable boat parties, posing awkwardly next to bird statues and unbearable training sessions over New Year's in Dubai, AC Milan finally had enough, screamed 'BASTA!' and took home the Emirates Cup last night.

It's always nice to win something even if it was only 1-0 thanks to Pato's goal.

With the signing of Gary Cahill, it seems to me that slowly but surely, Chelsea are rebuilding the core of our side. For years, the core of the team has been Petr Cech, John Terry, Frank Lampard and Didier Drogba and we have seen them lead the side to the recent successes we have had. We have seen different players come and go as managers have built sides around them.

It seem's their are alot of footie agents looking to jump on the PSG gravy-train now that the club have more money than even Manchester City.
Former Chelsea manager Ancelotti told La Gazzetta dello Sport:

"I have received hundreds of phone calls from agents offering me players ever since I signed with PSG.

Ducky's Note: Rathna Prashanth looks at a novel way to solve Torres' striking problem. By getting rid of Drogba!

Legend, proven goal scorer, leader on the pitch- these are some of the terms that describe the powerful Ivorian Drogba, aka the Top Dog of the Bridge. At 150 goals and still counting, not only has he been an amazing goalscorer for Chelsea, he has also been a tremendous athlete.

Why Chelsea Need To End Reign Of Player Power - originally posted on Soccerlens.com

When Andre Villas-Boas took over as Chelsea Manager in June 2011, he probably didn't envisage the club's dressing room being his biggest problem during his first season in English football. A dressing room filled with international footballers and seasoned professionals would surely have been an attraction for any potential Chelsea manager following the ruthless sacking of Carlo Ancelotti.

Revons plus grand. Sogniamo di più, si legge sul nuovo freschissimo sito del Psg. Un sogno a trecento sessanta gradi quello dei parigini che, pezzo per pezzo, stanno costruendo le basi per un dominio solido e a lungo termine in Francia ed in Europa. Dopo un'estate in cui sono arrivati Sirigu, Sissoko, Menez, Pastore, eccoContinua a leggere .

Being a football manager must be a lonely job at times, but the role seems even worse if you are in the dugout at Stamford Bridge.
The manager's position at Chelsea is something of a poisoned chalice, with a dressing room dominated by over-influential senior players and an impatient owner with a itchy trigger finger creating a perfect storm whereby manager after manager is whipped up on high before being flung unceremoniously to the floor.

Olympique Lyonnais vs. Paris Saint-Germain

Week 25 – Ligue 1 – Stade Municipal de Gerland

A well rested Lyonnais takes on PSG. The last time OL could afford a week's rest was about a month ago. Seven matches have been played since. While the start to the bunch of matches was full of comebacks and survival stories (and GOALS!

AVB spoke last Thursday to a radio station in Portugal with plenty of it being featured in the press in the last 24 hours. In an hour long interview AVB was asked to describe where Chelsea are now and he said:

"We are now in the exact same moment as last year"

I think we are worse now than when we were last year.

I have had my say on the sacking of AVB yesterday and stand by what I have said. AVB had to go because as a manager of our club he failed to deliver. He failed to motivate the players and to get the best out of them. Chelsea sit 20 points off the top of the Premier League and are in real danger of missing out on a top four finish and going out of the Champions League next week.

What have Chelsea lost? Their minds? Yes. The respect of the footballing world? Absolutely. Their place among Europe's elite for next season? Quite possibly, but that's not what I mean.

How good is their now former manager Andre Villas-Boas? It feels like his time at the highly dysfunctional Chelsea will not serve as a good representation of his skills.

Fates. Met.

This past month or so has seen the firings of two high profile managers from two high profile positions in the greater European soccer community.

André Villas-Boas fired on March 4th from Chelsea, one month shy of celebrating his one-year anniversary.

The firing was not a surprise as club owner Roman Abramovich has shown a lack of patience in keeping managers.

Grazie alla rete di Camara, messa a segno al 10′ della ripresa, del match disputato in casa contro un combattivo Sochaux, il Montpellier conquista i tre punti, nella 31/a giornata della Ligue 1 e vola a +3 sul Psg di Ancelotti, impegnato stasera, al Parco dei Principi, contro il Marsiglia di Deschamps.

Juan Mata was instrumental in Chelsea's 6-1 defeat of QPR yesterday after being criticised by member of the media and press for two mediocre performances against Barcelona.
Juan Mata's position in Roberto Di Matteo's side is through the middle behind the front man and ever since he has been playing there, he has been a revelation.

Roberto Di Matteo's gamble against Newcastle last night looks like it could have just cost him the Chelsea job. Having been impressed with his side's display against Queens Park Rangers, Di Matteo made only slight changes to the squad, as he choose to leave choosing to leave Drogba, Lampard, Ashley Cole and Salomon Kalou on the bench.

Roberto Di Matteo A difficult predicament for Roberto Di Matteo. Although he was never expected to get the job on a full time basis, if he wins the Champions League, he will do more than Mourinho, Ancelotti, Grant, Hiddink, Villas-Boas and Scolari did for Roman Abramovich. The problem for the Italian is that should Chelsea [.

Roberto Di Matteo A difficult predicament for Roberto Di Matteo. Although he was never expected to get the job on a full time basis, if he wins the Champions League, he will do more than Mourinho, Ancelotti, Grant, Hiddink, Villas-Boas and Scolari did for Roman Abramovich. The problem for the Italian is that should Chelsea [.