The football blog for fans of all clubs
It’s a familiar refrain heard in football conversations around the world – ‘you’re just a one-man team!’ Ironically football is a team sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball made out of leather, enjoyed by millions, made in England, but transcends gender, race, religion and locality. Football is arguably the […]
The English Premier League reached an extremely interesting stage as several teams picked up vital wins, but how did their European counterparts fare? Barcelona now find themselves just a point off Real Madrid at the top after thumping Alaves 6-0, who they play in the Copa Del Ray final in a few weeks’ time. Suarez […]
Away from the crazy land of English football, several European teams picked up important victories as they push towards their respective league titles. Many top forwards were particularly on fire this weekend as they banged in goals left, right and centre. In Spain Fernando Torres, one of the most loved yet hated men in the […]
Paris Saint-Germain dispelled the belief that the perceived lack of competition in Ligue 1 would hinder their chances in the Champions League with a 3-1 victory over Jose Mourinho’s Chelsea at the Parc des Princes this evening, despite giving up a one goal lead inside the first half. Much was made of the attacking qualities […]
Fernando Torres has now scored 20 goals for Chelsea this season, a goal tally that betters the likes of Wayne Rooney (16), Carlos Tevez (16), Olivier Giroud (16), Sergio Aguero (14), Dimitar Berbatov (13) and Eden Dzeko (13), yet he is still widely regarded as a flop after the £50m Roman Abramovich forked out for […]
VIDEO: Manchester United defender stamps on Chelsea striker
Daniel Sturridge has played 161 minutes of Premier League football for Chelsea this season, having started one game and being brought on as a substitute for six games. He has completed 61 of his attempted 71 passes in the league this season, giving him an accuracy rate of 86% (Torres 70%). He has been successful […]
VIDEO: Torres’ costly miss for Chelsea in Club World Cup final
You can find pockets of various cultures and nationalities in London. Since 2011, the south-west of the capital has experienced an ever growing community of Spanish footballers. Of course, Chelsea is no stranger to Spaniards. Albert Ferrer was first and was joined by Enrique De Lucas in 2002. Asier Del Horno joined the group for […]
VIDEO: Did Chelsea deserve to go down to nine men?
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 […]
Updated in December 2015 Born:Â March 20th 1984 Fernando Torres was born in Fuenlabrada, Community of Madrid. Joined Atletico Madrid:Â 1995 First professional contract:Â 1999 Torres signed his first professional contract with Atletico Madrid when he was 15-years-old. European Under-16 Football Championship, May 6th 2001 Torres was the highest scorer in the competition and scored the only goal […]
