SoccerBlogs

Laudrup will stay at Swansea City - originally posted on Soccerlens.com

Michael Laudrup has been tipped with summer exits to several top European clubs but his recent comments about summer plans, have hinted that he will stay in Wales.

Laudrup guided Swansea to their first piece of major silverware in over a hundred years, with victory in the League Cup, which creates the question of why he'd want to leave when he's clearly in the process of building something special.

Eden Hazard given three match ban for the ball boy incident - originally posted on Soccerlens.com

Chelsea midfielder Eden Hazard has been charged by the Football Association with violent conduct for kicking Swansea ball boy Charlie Morgan, during the Capital One Cup semi-final, second leg away to Swansea City on Wednesday.

Despite Aston Villa's disappointing Premier League season thus far, the club is just two games away from being in a Wembley final against the winner of Chelsea-Swansea. But first, Villa has to travel to Valley Parade where they play today in the first leg of the League Cup at 2:45pm ET (live on beIN SPORT).

Arsene, you're on your final warning! - originally posted on Soccerlens.com

Arsene Wenger: Knows that his tine may be up if things don't change soon

He has revolutionised English football, and brought success to a club that fans couldn't have ever dreamed of prior to his arrival in North London, but those ‘In Wenger we trust' banners are becoming a rare commodity around the Emirates these days, and you can see their point.

"With starting odds of 1,000-1 as a minimum, Bradford's achievement of reaching the Capital One Cup Final really can be considered a once in a millennium opportunity. In an era in which the selected elite dominate both domestic league and cups, a Bradford vs Swansea City final is a refreshing change to the usual mundane hierarchy," writes Dave Waterhouse for the website Three And In.

Newcastle United suffered a massive blow today when it was revealed that Dutch goalkeeper Tim Krul has suffered an injury that will keep him out of action for five weeks. These are the sort of changes that could damage a club's chances of avoiding relegation.

Alan Pardew will rely on Newcastle United backup goalkeeper Rob Elliott to step into Krul's shoes.

For viewers in the United States, this Sunday's League Cup Final between Swansea City and Bradford City will be televised live on beIN SPORT beginning at 10:55am ET. If your TV provider doesn't offer beIN SPORT, you can listen to a live radio commentary of the game via Talksport.com.

History

This will be Swansea's first major cup final in their 100 year history.

If you missed it, you missed a brilliant, exciting match between Real Madrid and Manchester United. Or if you saw it, it's definitely worth watching again.

Here are the match highlights:

Video: Real Madrid v Manchester United UEFA Champions League Highlights 2/13/13

Here are today's Premier League news headlines:

• John Terry included in Chelsea squad for Europa League game in Prague — The Guardian
• Brendan Rodgers has named a strong squad to face Zenit St Petersburg — Liverpool FC
• William Gallas set to lose out as Tottenham prune central defence — The Guardian
• Swansea City chairman optimistic new signings are on the way — This Is South Wales
• Sky Sports apologise after Dermot Gallagher makes 'Holocaust' reference — The Independent
• Manchester City players record announcements for Manchester Metrolink — The Mail
• Cheik Tioté set to start for Newcastle despite arrest on fraud claims — The Guardian
• Newcastle midfielder Cheick Tiote arrested in fraud swoop — The Independent
• 9 year-old cancer survivor to lead out Bradford at League Cup final against Swansea — Telegraph
• Chelsea's Petr Cech to face old club Sparta Prague with broken finger — The Guardian
• West Ham are set to complete their £18.

It's just one match, so it's a little early to be waxing poetically in my opinion, but there's no doubting that Newcastle United's new Ligue Un signings — particularlyMoussaSissoko — are made for the Premier League. They've got the pace, the skill and the power to completely turn around Newcastle United's season.

After yesterday's spectacularly entertaining match between Bradford City and Aston Villa where the Bantams won the first leg 3-1, today's attention turns to Stamford Bridge where Chelsea plays Swansea City in the other semi-final first leg.

In injury news, both John Terry and Petr Cech won't be playing for Chelsea today.

Chelsea plays at home against Swansea City today in the first leg of their League Cup game. For the Blues, it represents their first opportunity to move a giant step closer to winning their first piece of silverware this season. The match will give us another opportunity to see how Rafael Benitez will set up Demba Ba and Fernando Torres.

You've got to love Stoke City football club. Eighteen of their players are playing Fantasy Premier League in their own private league.

Each of the teams reveal some interesting insights into each player. Peter Crouch has Begovic and Shawcross in the back with Robin van Persie up top. Crouchie scored a whopping 73 points last gameweek.

Eden Hazard apologizes to the ballboy as Swansea knocks out Chelsea - originally posted on Soccerlens.com

Chelsea midfielder Eden Hazard has issued an apology for the ballboy-kicking incident as his team crashes out of the League Cup semi-final.

It was an impressive display from Swansea and they deservedly went through to their first Capital One Cup final with their 2-0 lead over two legs.

Just hours before Nile Ranger was arrested on suspicion of rape, theNewcastle United striker posted a photo on his Instagram accountwriting his surname across his floor with a stack of £20 notes.

It makes you wonder why someone would have approximately £1,500 (approximately $2,300) just laying around.