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Is Time Running Out for Andre Villas-Boas at Chelsea?

Skip back to the end of last season and 33-yr Portuguese manager Andre Villas-Boas looked like he was about to set the football managing industry alight.

4 trophies in his first season (including the Portuguese Super Cup, Primeira Liga, UEFA Europa League and Portuguese Cup), AVB looked just as good, if … more

Manchester Utd Move Level on Points with Manchester City after their 1-0 Defeat at Everton

Former Manchester Utd midfielder Darron Gibson helped his former team move level on points with Manchester City after scoring the only goal in Everton’s 1-0 win over City.

Gibson moved to Everton from Utd for an undisclosed fee on January 13th, becoming the fourth ex-united player under Moyes to sign for … more

Man Utd Slump to a Consecutive Defeat at Newcastle

Man Utd suffered their first consecutive defeat of the season as they lost 3-0 to Newcastle at the Sports Direct Arena.

Two world-class goals in the first half from Demba Ba and French International Johan Cabaye put Newcastle 2-0 up at half-time, while a 90th minute horror show in defending from … more

Manchester City Beat Liverpool 3-0 to Move Top of the Premier League

Manchester City completed a resounding victory over Liverpool at the Etihad Stadium to move top of the Premier League and 3 points above Utd.

Goals from Aguero, Yaya Toure and a 75th minute penalty from James Miler secured the win for Manchester City, who went down to 10 men just seconds … more

Messi vs. Ronaldo: Comparing the World’s Best Two Footballers

Ronaldo and Messi have dominated the headlines in the last 3-4 years of European football.  As such, it’s a titanic task to separate and analyse the achievements of these two great footballers in the last 4 years.

Ronaldo and Messi have both been voted World Player and European Player of the … more

Analysing and Researching Mancini’s Success at Man City

It’s 3 days until Christmas and Manchester City fans can happily find themselves the top of the first division, 2 points ahead of Man Utd, for the first time since 1929.  The bookmakers favour City to win the title at 4/7, with their close neighbours Man Utd at 15/8 (odds … more

Chelsea 2 – 1 Manchester City

Chelsea successfully reduced the gap between them and Manchester City at the top of the table to just 7 points, which Andre Villas-Boas insists has put Chelsea back into the title race.

A late 2nd half penalty (7 minutes from time) from Frank Lampard, who came off the bench as a … more

Chelsea Reach the Knockout Stage of Champions League in 3-0 Win over Valencia

Chelsea manager Andres Villas-Boas silenced critics after a straightforward 3-0 victory against Valencia at Stamford Bridge.

Two goals from 33 year old Didier Drogba (3rd and 76th minute) and another from Ramires in the 23rd minute made a difficult night look easy as Chelsea qualified from their group.

A home draw between … more

Carling Cup Highlights 29/11/11

Arsenal 0 – 1 Manchester City

Manchester City beat Arsenal 1-0 last night to secure their place in the Carling Cup semi-final.

Aguero earned City their first win at Arsenal in over 36 years after Edin Dzeko, Adam Johnson and Aguero led a counter-attack from an Arsenal corner in the 83rd minute.

Arsenal, … more

Milan Melt in Wake of Barca Brilliance

Two European giants locked horns at the San Siro in a feisty, enthralling encounter.

So many of these all-star match ups descend into cagey wars of attrition, but with Barcelona and AC Milan both guaranteed progression to the Champions League knockout stages, the shackles were off.

Several intriguing backstories added spice … more

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