Chelsea boss Andre Villas-Boas admitted that as his side prepares to kick-off at Goodison Park this afternoon, damage control is the only ambition for the Blues in a Premier League campaign where they have not been 'very honorable'.

With Tottenham seven points ahead in third and Newcastle, Arsenal, and Liverpool all within striking distance of Chelsea's current fourth position in the table, Villas-Boas acknowledges that it has been a shaky ride for a side that was assembled to chase glory.

An interesting day to be a Bournemouth fan. Their side was beaten 1-0 at home by MK Dons, but that was very much the start of the craziness. Towards the end of the game rumours began to surface that the wife of the club's billionaire Russian owner had forced herself into the home changing room [...]

Paddy Bordier, Nick Cumpston and Nick Amies follow the billionaire saga filling the back pages, the continued slide of the previously unstoppable Mariners (much to Nick Junior's disgust) and the selection policy of Holger Osieck; is he really helping build a future or de we have another Pim?
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Arsenal chief executive Ivan Gazidis was interviewed by Fox on Sunday and he said that Arsenal will never be able to compete with the likes of Chelsea and Manchester City in the transfer market but believes Arsene Wenger's focus on developing young players is the correct way to run a football club.

Anzhi Makhachkala, the Russian club with an abundance of wealth behind them, are reportedly close to signing Fabio Capello as manager. The club, owned by Russian billionaire Suleyman Kerimov, has made no attempts to hide its wealth and in recent times has made moves for every notable high profile player available for transfer.

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Per GalleristNY.com,

"On which website, one wonders, did Ms. Zhukova meet her billionaire oligarch partner Roman Abramovich...?"

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Regardless of the correct answer, our hope for Dasha is that eventually she'll do the right thing and write a book explaining exactly how one can have a career and a two-year-old kid and continue to look like a ravishing goddess of gorgeousness.

Andre Villas-Boas can say it as much as he likes, but no-one will truly believe that he has the support of owner Roman Abramovich until the Russian says it himself.
The billionaire is notoriously silent on club issues, in public at least, therefore he is often judged on his actions.
So the news that he flew in to view training, hold meetings with staff and players as well as demanding an explanation as to the manager's team selection, suggests he isn't too happy with the
goings on at Stamford Bridge.

This week, American businessman, billionaire, and possible future owner of the Los Angeles Dodgers Stan Kroenke flew into London in order to publicly express his full support of Arsene Wenger. Arsenal's board of directors has had some interesting topics to discuss, which include, but are certainly not limited to: Robin van Persie's future with the club, Arsene Wenger's future with the club, and the monies to be spent this coming summer all of which impact public perception of Wenger in one way or another.

Many of you have called for the firing of Andre Villas-Boas. Many of us, like me for instance, have called for caution in this case. Polarizing this young Portuguese.

It may not matter what we think for much longer, that is if Duncan Castles is to be believed. He says, in The National, that Villas-Boas has been told he will be sacked if he fails to guide Chelsea past Napoli in the second leg of our Champions League first knockout round tie in two weeks.