Heartbreaking. That's all I can say about this match. Gut-wrenching, soul-wrenching, the very best kind of completely awful.

The pivot point of the match – and for the rest of time nothing else will be discussed – was Henry's unjustly-allowed goal. (Technically it was Gallas', but Henry had more than a hand in it.

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Now that we know the teams that will be making it to South Africa for the World Cup finals, i think its time we all took the bold step of picking our favorites to win the tournament. I know many of you might say that the right time to do this will be after the group stage draw that will happen in about two weeks time on the 4th of December.

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This weekend will make and break the careers of some coaches and players. The European play-offs which will begin on Saturday the 14th November and conclude on the following Wednesday, will definitely be a must win for the likes of France, Portugal and Russia.

A world cup without the reigning world player of the year Cristiano Ronaldo is simply unimaginable.

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Just before the game yesterday between Man United and Chelsea, when the team news came through and there was no Rio Ferdinand, Nemanja Vidic or Dimitar Berbatov in the starting line-up, I was worried. We were going to Stamford Bridge without three of our main players but at the end of the game, I was disappointed for a totally different reason. Click to continue reading...

I do like looking at statistics, so maybe you do too. With Michael Owen wanting emphasis to be put on his performances as well as the goals he scored, I thought it would be interesting to see how Owen compares to the top strikers in the league.

These stats are never going to give you like for like because Owen is our third choice striker therefore gets fewer opportunities but they're interesting enough to look at.

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These derbies have not been as one sided as portrayed. Even as Sir Alex foams in the mouth about "cocky" Man City with their SEVEN center forwards, there is enough evidence that City has beaten them in the past with lesser lights. This includes a double in 2007-2008. But here is Nicholas Anelka and Shaun Goater laying them low in 2002.

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UPDATE: According to Dominic Fifield at the Guardian, Chelsea do not plan on talking to striker Nicolas Anelka about a new deal until after the season.

August 13th, 2009 According to the Daily Mirror, Chelsea striker Nicholas Anelka is set to begin contract discussions with the club next week.

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According to the Daily Mirror, Chelsea striker Nicholas Anelka is set to begin contract discussions with the club next week. His agent Doug Puglisi said,

"I think we will be having talks with Chelsea next week about Nicolas' contract .

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Gallery, Images, Photo's & Pictures of Chelsea FC v Club America World Football Challenge Championship, the 26th of July, 2009. Teams/Clubs: Chelsea FC, Club America Players/People: Franco di Santo, John Terry, Didier Drogba, Florent Malouda, Henrique Hilario, Juliano Belletti, Ricardo Carvalho, Ross Turnbull, Branislav Ivanovic, Nicholas Anelka, Sam Hutchinson. Click to continue reading...

"LI-LO," It's Official.
It's official: Today, Lisandro Lopez was unvieled to the public in a press conference after his tranfer arrival from FC Porto. Lisandro arrived in Lyon Saturday, after a weeks of negotiations and JMA caving-in- much to my chagrin- to Porto's extortionary tactics, Lyon have finally netted the prolific Argentine international striker for a reported fee of 24 mill with performance bonuses of 4mill.

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Rafael Benitez is already praying Steven Gerrard and Fernando Torres will have an injury-free season next time around.
The Liverpool manager knows any improvement on this term's runners-up spot in the Barclays Premier League will depend on Gerrard and Torres staying fit.
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According to Peter O'Rourke at Sky Sports, striker Nicholas Anelka will not be leaving Chelsea. His agent Doug Pingisi was quoted as saying,

"Nicolas will not move from Chelsea, everything is okay there ... Nicolas has two more years on his contract and he is happy at Chelsea.

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In the summer of 2007 Barcelona were going after a couple of defenders who could play on the left - one primarily a centerback (Cristian Chivu), the other primarily a fullback (Eric Abidal). Though Chivu is arguably the more gifted of the two, I argued (mostly to myself) Barca should choose Abidal because Chivu has [. Click to continue reading...

The French redeemed themselves and bought Raymond Domenech some extra time to stay on as manager. Thierry Henry and Nicholas Anelka scored 2 second half goals to lead the way before Serbia pulled one back through Branislav Ivanovic.
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Chelsea has not finished outside the top two in five seasons, a span in which they're averaging a mind-blowing 88.5 points a season. They've won two Premiership titles, two Carling Cups, an FA Cup, and, for what it's worth, a Community Shield, during this stretch. They have an impressive, slightly overrated in my opinion because of the number of draws, unbeaten streak at home in the league -- 82 games and counting. Click to continue reading...

Nicholas Anelka, Salomon Kalou, Frank Lampard, Joe Cole (2), Franco Di Santo and Shaun Wright-Phillips all scored for Chelsea in their second pre-season match in Asia. Here are a few photos of the Blues in action. Click to continue reading...

Excuse our indifference but we've been through this before.
No matter how hyped up the transfer of David N'Gog is, it is hard to get excited. Any flattery lavished on the French sounds far too similar to the praise devoted to the likes of Anthony Le Tallec and Florent Sinama Pongolle before they joined. Click to continue reading...

It's fair to say that the third day of Euro 2008 didn't necessarily provide us with entertaining soccer for the duration of both games (certainly not in the first one), but the results of those games were perhaps the most unexpected of the tournament so far. The favorites had won each of the previous four games in the competition, but that trend didn't continue today. Click to continue reading...

The latest big-money Premier League transfer speculation
The wanderlust Nicholas Anelka now seems certain to move to Chelsea for a fee in the region of 10 million. Good move for Chelsea but I'm not so sure he'll get the games he wants when Drogba is back fit.
Other speculation and rumour sees Xabi Alonso going to Real Madrid in exchange for Julio Baptista and Gabriel Heinze. Click to continue reading...