Rant Box: Chelsea v Atletico Madrid

New Atletico manager Quique Flores remembers the Blue machine -- well, Michael Essien -- all too well. Furthermore, a win will take us through to the ...

Excellent! The Guardian loves the Chels

Via the Guardian (of course), following our 5-0 demoltion of Blackburn on the weekend ... "The oversimplified reading of a diamond formation* suggests that any success ...

Rant Box: Chelsea v APOEL

It's time to get back to work. And back to winning. Carlo Ancelotti's first real test as Chelsea manager arrives today when the Blues resume Group ...

Daily Dose: September 2nd, 2009.

Jogi Loew has zero faith in Michael Ballack's ability to beat real people anymore. A bike for a season. (SoccerLens) An accurate description of Florentino's haggling methods. ...

Letter to the board-The Bayern Offside View

I wanted to take a little bit more in-depth look at the now-famous Transfermarkt letter. Ok, it might not be that deep, but it's ...

As the Ribéry turns..

Cue the soap opera organ strains. It was a 3-ring Ribéry circus at the Säbener Strasse on Monday. Aïe! Of short term concern, Ribéry had ...

What did we learn from the Community Shield?

Sure, it's not really supposed to be a competitive match. So, you ask how can you really learn anything from it? Well, if you watched today's ...

Welcome Back English Football. We've Missed the Controversy and Complaining

English football is back. How do we know? Well, there was the Community Shield yesterday, where Chelsea beat Man Utd on penalties after drawing 2-2 ...

Catching Up: More All Stars, Montero to Fulham (Or NOT), Hanauer's Biggest Payne and Other Fun Stuff

The toughest part about blogging is trying to decide what to write about when you've been gone. Do you try to catch up on ...

UEFA hands out bans, fines -- shocking

All-powerful Uefa, so pure and righteous, finally took aim at Chelsea today. Hefty suspensions and substantial fines were handed out for the Blues' so-called improper conduct during/after the Champions League ...

Contract roundup: Ballack inks one-year extension

Chelsea and midfielder Michael Ballack agreed on a one-year contract extension Tuesday. Hooway! Not really. But I'm OK with this move. Ballack's 08-09 term was clipped by ...

Daily Dose: May 7th, 2009.

Stuff to read while you realize late heroics aren't exclusive to the Champions League..... The pros and cons of Zlatan. (SoccerLens) The top 8 GIFs of Ballack's ...

Video: Ballack loves tights

Apparently The Special One rubbed off on his players in more ways than one. Michael Ballack -- as well as Cashley and Mikel -- was ...

Match Recap: Blessing in disguise?

"If you concede because you are outplayed or outpaced you get angry but, when you calm down, you accept it ­happens in football," said manager ...

Daily Dose: April 6th, 2009.

Stuff to read while you enjoy the worst starter-backup goalie combo in the world....... Per Mertesacker touches his captain in a special place. (Unprofessional Foul) Valencia might ...

Spurs 1 - Chelski 0!!!!

Before the Aston Villa match I looked at the fixture list for the next couple of games and thought to myself "well Villa has been ...

The Ballack Bouncing Bulge, Again

Yes, we've seen video of the Bodacious Ballack Bouncing Bulge before, but... Well, some things just never get old. (Know what this video needs, though? ...

Rant Box: Chelsea v Man City

First things first, lets all thank the Scouse for their help. I mean, a 4-1 thrashing of Manchester United at Old Trafford is just what ...

Gallery: Chelsea 2, Juventus 2

Photos of the Day: Into second

Alert: David Blaine Has Taken Control of Chelsea

It's one thing for Chelsea to invite David Blaine to join them in public for a bit of magical bonding. It's quite another, however, for ...

Tony Pulis Thinks Foreigners Are Divers

One of the best things about football is brilliant quotes are few and far between. Mind-boggling quotes coming as the result of a massive brain ...

Michael Ballack, Yes Yes?

Very few men are born with the gift of looking hot 24/7. Michael Ballack happens to be one of them. Bonus: The following video explains why ...

Mike Ballack got blogs, son

Thx to forum user sayen, I've discovered footbo, a "social network for football lovers worldwide." Now, this site is far from groundbreaking. However, it does ...

Fun Photos to Start Your Weekend

No Weekend Quiz today -- I got stuck doing Halloween stuff last night and ran out of time. Check back next week. Instead, ...

James Bond Surveils Ballack-Löw Peace Summit

Though I suppose if it were actually James Bond, the pictures would look a lot less grainy. But still, one can't help but look at ...

The Low End Theory

Germany coach Joachim Low is pissssssed at Michael Ballack. Ballack is pisssssssed at Low. The shiteth had hiteth the fan. Ballack, apparently fuming at the treatment of ...

Another 8 goal thriller anyone?

Last time Villa played Chelsea at Stamford Bridge was on Boxing Day of last year and very few will have forgotten the game. Most Villa ...

Injuries, nice to see you again

Oh how nice it is to have good ol' injury back in the mix at Stamford Bridge.  Just three games into the Premier League season, ...

Match recap: 3 points is 3 points

Well, that wasn't impressive now was it. Almost depressing really. At least we know Uncle Phil can win ugly. Chelsea flogged through a 1-0 win at Wigan ...