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John Terry is a more interesting and complex man than most of us think. Here is a man who – to many – embodies everything wrong with the modern footballer. The view is he is grossly overpaid, egotistical, he is a thug, he is rapacious, he is a cheat, a liar, a man-child. He believes […]
Arsenal v Chelsea 12:45 – Arsenal played out a thrilling draw with Manchester City last weekend as a late equaliser from Laurent Koscielny earned a point for the Gunners. It was an impressive all-round performance from Arsenal, with Aaron Ramsey and Santi Carzola in particular turning in excellent games. – Carzola is closing on Yaya […]
John Terry was today found guilty of “using abusive and/or insulting words and/or behaviour towards Ferdinand and which included a reference to colour and/or race contrary to FA Rule E3[2]” and banned for four games as well as handed a £220,000 fine. The outcome of this case had been easily predicted since the Chief Magistrate’s […]
John Terry retired from International football this week after claiming the FA had made his position in the squad “untenable”. This is a huge turnaround from the statement he made less than five months ago, claiming that nothing would convince him to make the decision to stop playing for his country. “I’m not going to […]
Florent Malouda has won a Premier League title, three FA Cups and a European Cup during his five-year stay in West London at Chelsea. In the 2010-11 campaign he was the Blues’ top league goalscorer, ahead of the likes of Frank Lampard and Didier Drogba, and the previous year he won the club’s Players’ Player […]
Former England captain, John Terry, has today announced his retirement from International football, blaming the FA for his decision. “I feel The FA have made my position with the national team untenable,” he said. “Representing and captaining my country is what I dreamed of as a boy and it has been a truly great honour. […]
Chelsea v Stoke 15:00 – Chelsea’s perfect start to the season was disrupted by a dogged QPR as both sides failed to find the net in a fiery encounter. The match was largely overshadowed by the continuing controversy surrounding Anton Ferdinand and John Terry, as Chelsea continued their disappointing run of results at Loftus Road. […]
QPR v Chelsea, Saturday 15:00 – Chelsea continued their imposing start to the domestic season the weekend before with a 2-0 victory over Newcastle at Stamford Bridge. – While some may have expressed doubts about how Eden Hazard might adapt to the physical demands of the Premier League, he is already showcasing why so many […]
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Before I start, I would just like to clarify that I am a fan of Fernando Torres, not quite as much as I was before, but I support Chelsea so want what’s best for the club, not Fernando Torres or any other player. I really want Torres to succeed and be amazing but I just […]
And we all thought Chelsea spent big this summer! Just two days before the close of the Russian transfer window, Zenit St Petersburg have stunned sport news outlets by splashing out £64m on just two players. The Russian club swooped in to sign Hulk for a staggering £32m from Porto, while Benfica midfielder, Axel Witsel, […]
Group A: Porto, Dynamo Kiev, PSG, Dinamo Zagreb Petro-dollars FC (Paris St. Germain) have an excellent opportunity in Group A. After a poor start in Ligue 1 following a summer of heavy spending including the capture of Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Thiago Silva. The Croatian champions Dinamo Zagreb, Portuguese side Porto, Ukrainians Dynamo Kiev complete Group […]
The thoughts of Robert Simmons, our Voice of America, and the fellow-American supporters who made themselves known after his most recent article, prompted Colin Randall to raid the Salut! Sunderland archives for a piece, now slightly updated, describing his True Supporter Test… Like the look of Chelsea? Gasp in admiration at Man United’s trophy cupboard […]
The blogger from Chelsea Daft wrote an article attempting to answer why people hate Chelsea. Whilst the main points were a jumbled mess of reasons why he personally wasn’t a glory supporter and how all Chelsea have done is mimic the spending of other clubs (obviously ignoring this), he struggled to produce even a semi […]
After a summer of waiting, the Premiership returned and the opening weekend threw up some amazing results and some brilliant goals. Here are BFTGT Top 5 for you to vote for in the Poll below. 1. Demba Ba v Spurs 2. Michu v QPR 3. Alex Kacaniklic v Norwich City 4. Zoltan Gera v Liverpool […]
On the day of the annual curtain raiser of the English football season, the Charity Shield was this year contested between the League champions Manchester City and the winners of the FA Cup Chelsea. We were given a first hand view of two potential winners of the upcoming Premier League. With Manchester City being the […]
Once a month, Beautifully Red will leave his United bubble and bring you some beautiful GIF moments from some of the best and biggest games around. This time it’s the Community Shield where Man City beat Chelsea 3-2 at Villa Park. The game was hard fought with plenty of tough tackles and cards but also […]
BFTGT: What would have to happen this season for you to class this as a successful one? Mowing Meadows: Whatever happens this season it is unlikely to top the elation all Chelsea fans felt after that night in Munich but the poor league form leaves a bitter taste in my mouth. For me to consider […]