Highest Paid Footballers (and Guess Which MLS Star is #1?)

By Laurie | May 2nd, 2008

The numbers are out. Guess who the #1 highest-paid footballer is? You'll never guess. I'll give you a hint. Plays in MLS. Has a "pop-star" wife. Made an estimated $49 million last year, of which only $12 million came from actually playing t ...

10 Things We Learned in the Premier League

By Daryl | April 28th, 2008

1. Premiership goalkeepers hate Radhi Jaïdi Birmingham's Tunisian defender has been up to no good lately. For Birmingham free kicks he stands in front of the opposition keeper and stares at him. He's in an offside position, but because he makes no ...

'Shevchenko not welcome' say Milan Ultras

By Rob | April 6th, 2008

Poor old Andriy Shevchenko. Once he was the best striker in Europe, scaring the hell out of defenses while in his Milan shirt. Then he decided he'd go play for his friend Roman Abromovich, only it hasn't worked out well at Chelsea. And now, apparentl ...

EPL Round 16: Chelsea FC vs Sunderland AFC

By Lucas | December 8th, 2007

This should be easy, right? Most fans would be pleased with a point from Chelsea today, and it looks like Keane feels the same way, going with a defensive 4-5-1 formation with Kenwyne Jones alone up top (and I have poker buddies to vouch that I was bla

Chelski 0 - 0 Rovers - 15 games unbeaten!

By Dan Clough | September 17th, 2007

A resilient defending display on Sunday saw Rovers leave Stamford Bridge with an excellent point. We were well and truly battered almost from start to finish but Brad, Samba and the Admiral played out of their skins to earn us a draw. Chris 'Monster' S

My Take on Andriy Shevchenko

By Andy | September 16th, 2007

Daryl from The Offside eluded after Sheva's game against Blackburn Rovers on Saturday that Sheva should pack his bags and move on. I know there are sites on the Internet that want Sheva back at AC Milan, the club that Roman Abramovich paid £30m for Sheva

Can we break Chelski's run?

By Dan Clough | September 14th, 2007

Rovers travel to the capital tomorrow hoping to avenge the cup semi-final defeat of last season and continue our unbeaten run against Chelsea. Unfortunately, the odds are stacked heavily against us with the Pensioners on a crazy 65 game unbeaten run!

My EPL Predictions

By Brian | August 2nd, 2007

Champions: Chelsea Though it pains me to say it, Mickey Mouse FC made all the right moves during the offseason. First, they boosted their backline by adding Tal Ben Haim and Alex. Though the latter seems to be stuck in work permit limbo, I'm sure it'll

Anfield Banter: Leighton Baines, Andriy Voronin, Anthony Le Tallec, & Macca

By Brian | July 31st, 2007

* Wigan has snubbed Everton in their attempt to buy Leighton Baines. Coincidentally, or maybe not, Rafa has revealed a renewed interest in the left back. Baines would be a great pick-up, but I don't know if there is an ounce of truth or reality to this s

I Think This is a Put-Down, But I Need Your Help

By Trent | December 15th, 2006

Arsene Wenger, evidently speaking of Chelsea striker Andriy Shevchenko: "Sometimes you need to be patient, sometimes you don't need to be. And to know that, you need to smell the game a little bit and understand all the ingredients. It's not like b

Drogba 3, Shevchenko 1 v Watford 0

By Andy | November 11th, 2006

You know it is a sobering thought watching a football match. Four days earlier Chelsea bumped off Aston Villa in the Carling Cup 4-0 and Villa's manager Martin O'Neill was truthful in his post-match interview that Chelsea fully deserved their win and

Chelsea 2-1 Portsmouth

By Andy | October 22nd, 2006

Chelsea moved back to the top of the Premiership after another magnificent performance at Stamford Bridge yesterday. Their lead at the top maybe temporary if Man Utd beat Liverpool at Old Trafford this afternoon. I am not going to worry about such

Maybe Drogba just likes Italian Food

By Bob | August 29th, 2006

The rumor mills are swirling with speculation involving some of the biggest names in football. At the center of today's storm is AC Milan which might be suffering from match-fixing penalties as well as a need to spend some of that dough it will make for

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