At the moment, Brazil is experiencing a crisis of unparalleled proportions. Extreme inclement weather has battered the southern areas for almost a week, resulting in devastating floods. At least 100 people have died and 131 more have gone missing in the last week due to widespread flooding in southern Brazil caused by torrential rains. Approximately […]

Diego Costa, a striker who had previously played for Chelsea and Atletico Madrid, will continue his career in Brazil with Gremio. Following Botafogo's decision to let the 35-year-old's contract end after four months, he found himself without a club. Costa had a brief stint with Wolves before. However, his effect in England was much less […]

Inter revealed last week that they had signed Juan Cuadrado, a winger formerly with Juventus who had become a free agent at the end of last season. The 35-year-old has signed a one-year contract with Inter, having moved to the Stadio Giuseppe Meazza on a Bosman deal. After eight productive years and 11 trophy victories […]

On Monday, Wolves made the acquisition of striker Diego Costa official. The Spaniard arrives on a free transfer after last playing for Atlético Mineiro in the Brazilian top flight. Fans of the Premier League have a notable memory of what Diego Costa did during his three seasons at Chelsea. Costa made 120 appearances at Stamford […]

Chelsea’s dynamic duo of Diego Costa and Cesc Fabregas are the latest soccer stars to receive criticism for not training with their national team. Despite both Spanish players completing a full 90 minutes during Saturday’s 2-1 victory over Liverpool, a reported groin injury for Costa and hamstring problem for Fabregas has seen Spain veteran Sergio […]

In my previous report on Chelsea FC’s start to the 2014/15 season, I had written about the excellent performances of Cesc Fabregas and Diego Costa as being the key to Chelsea’s early season success. Come November, a typically poor time for the Blues, that still remains true. Despite missing games with his hamstring problems and […]

It’s August 30, 2014 in the 69th minute of a match between Chelsea and Everton. Steven Naismith has halved the Blues’ lead with a goal and it is all Cesc Fabregas’ fault. But why is it his fault? Why do we blame the man who has set up so many goals for this team for […]

This Saturday (10am ET on NBCSN for viewers in the United States) sees Chelsea take the short trip down the road to South London, where Crystal Palace await them. The last time these two sides met skipper John Terry scored an own goal, denting the Blue’s title hopes and giving Palace a real hope of staying […]

So it’s that time of year again: your baseball friends are glued to the postseason, and the NFL is heating up, while your Fantasy Premier League team is on a two-week vacation. Just great. Who even needs international breaks anyway? Well, the truth is, we all need them. We go through the same motions each […]

This Sunday will provide us with a rare phenomenon: A Premier League match in which the two biggest names will be on the sidelines, as Arsene Wenger and Arsenal prepare to make the trip to Stamford Bridge where Jose Mourinho and Chelsea await. Even if this was not simply a match featuring the two biggest […]

Preview All attention returns to the weekend's Premier League action after Capital One Cup matches took place in midweek. Table toppers Chelsea host Aston Villa at Stamford Bridge on Saturday as they look to consolidate their lead at the top of the log. The Blues were beaten by a lone goal the last time these […]

Summer signing Diego Costa has enjoyed a blistering start to his Chelsea career, netting seven goals in five matches and sits on top of the scorers chart. The 25-year-old came to England with a stellar reputation after last season's exploits with Atletico Madrid, but after an underwhelming performance at the World Cup, there were doubts […]

Chelsea FC have started the 2014/15 Barclay’s Premier League season in scintillating style, winning all four English Premier League matches so far, including a nine-goal thriller at Goodison Park against Everton. The Blues look a favorite to lift the trophy at the end of the season. The only downside to the season so far are […]

When the news broke that Chelsea were sanctioning the departure on loan of their £50m flop Fernando Torres, the rumors had already begun to swirl about who they would look to sign to replace him.  In his three seasons at Chelsea, Torres scored 20 goals in 110 league appearances.  Löic Remy, a 27-year-old signed from […]

1. Chelsea Players In Diego Costa-£32million Cesc Fabregas-£30million Filipe Luis-£15.8million Loic Remy-£10.5million Mario Pasalic-£3million Didier Drogba-Free Transfer Players Out David Luiz-£50million Romelu Lukaku-£28million Demba Ba-£4.7million Frank Lampard-Free Transfer Ashley Cole-Free Transfer Chelsea have had what can only be described as the near perfect transfer window. Jose Mourinho was often eager to point out last season […]