Blues confirm Drogba departure
A day after cooling talk of Didier Drogba’s summer exit, Chelsea have confirmed on their official website that the Champions League final hero will no longer don the club’s blue shirt next season. Drogba, who headed home a massive equalizer to send Saturday’s clash with Bayern Munich to extra time and also scored the decisive...
‘Roberto Mancini and Sir Alex Ferguson are cut from the same cloth’ | Paul Wilson
Having worked with the managers of both City and United, Brian Kidd believes the future is bright in ManchesterBrian Kidd is 62 years old, even though Mario Balotelli insists he is older. "He keeps telling me he hopes he looks as good as I do when he i...
‘I will not go to Chelsea,’ says Fabio Capello
• Capello had reportedly been in talks with the club• Italian quit as England manager in FebruaryFormer England coach Fabio Capello says he will not take charge of Chelsea. Capello has reportedly been in talks with Chelsea about taking over at Stam...
Grant Holt transfer request won’t disrupt Norwich, says McNally
• Grant Holt's transfer request was "rejected immediately"• "No offer made to any in-contract player," says McNallyNorwich chief executive David McNally has insisted his club are on a firm footing despite Grant Holt submitting a surprise transfer r...
Sunderland release £9m goalkeeper Craig Gordon
• Former Scotland number one released by Sunderland• Gordon one of nine players leaving Black CatsScotland international goalkeeper Craig Gordon is among nine players to be released by Sunderland.The Black Cats broke the British record for the high...
Champions League final: Dilemma for Di Matteo as Chelsea look to make history
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Champions League final: Dilemma for Di Matteo as Chelsea look to make history is a post from: Just Football The Champions League final is ironically being contested by two sides who are not champions of their...Manchester City: a tale of love and money
Manchester City won the Premier League title at the weekend, thanks to £1bn of Sheikh Mansour's money. But it wasn't always like this…Last Sunday, Manchester City, the club I grew up supporting, won the Premier League, 44 years after their...
Liverpool manager: the contenders to replace Kenny Dalglish – video
Gregg Bakowski on the possible candidates to become next Liverpool manager, including André Villas-Boas, Pep Guardiola, Didier Deschamps and Roberto MartínezAlex HealeyGregg Bakowski
Chelsea ace reveals season’s low point
Frank Lampard has finally spoken at length about his benching during Chelsea’s 3-1 loss at Napoli, which he believes was the lowest point of the season for him as well as his teammates. Andre Villas-Boas, who was then in-charge of Chelsea, chose to bench veterans such as Lampard, Michael Essien, and Ashley Cole and instead...
Goals galore, derby day, farewell Europe. 2011-2012 Season Review (part 1)
We had left at Wembley on a balmy night in May, humbled and outclassed by Barcelona’s spider-web of exquisite passes and touches, we reunited with them at the same venue barely more than two months later, on a sunny August afternoon for the most unfr...
Arsenal forward confident of silverware
Arsene Wenger’s negotiations to retain the services of skipper Robin van Persie did not go ideally today but the club’s new forward Lukas Podolski is confident about the club’s silverware prospects in the near future. Podolski’s signing was confirmed towards the end of last month before he was even done playing in the Bundesliga with...
Success for Chelsea and Manchester City comes at a high price | Dave Boyle