Photo: Two generations of Lampard

Frank Lampard Jr and Frank Lampard Snr at Stamford bridge today.
Lamps was like...Jose nweta gi eh?

Hilarious Chelsea memes

 Found these on Facebook,..Lol.Continue

Dynamo Dresden unveil biggest tifo in European soccer

This is amazing. 

Before a third-division match against Magdeburg, supporters of Dynamo Dresden held up massive banner around the stadium which read “The Legend of Elbflorenz (Dresden), the club with the best fans!”

And by “around the stadium” we literally mean the tifo covered the entire stands – save for the small away section. Continue

Ronaldo sends signed jersey to world's fattest man

Weighing in at around 960 pounds, 37-year-old Andres Moreno is often considered the most obese man in the world, but recently he received an encouraging gesture from none other than Cristiano Ronaldo.

The Mexican underwent weight-loss surgery as a first step to a healthier lifestyle, and after a first successful procedure, to his surprise, he found out that the Real Madrid striker had sent him a signed jersey as a gift.

This is was Moreno had to say to Milenio: “I want to thank everyone, especially Ronaldo, for taking interest in my case. Sometimes you think that people like him live in another world, away from the people, but that is not the case; I feel as if I had gotten a Christmas gift before Christmas.”

Well done, Cristiano. Well done.

source: foxsoccer

Premier League Results round up

Amazing Leicester!

Jose Mourinho has no grace in defeat

 When he returned in 2013, he called himself the 'Happy One', fast forward two years later and now he's the 'Utterly-frustrated-useless-one-who-can't-put-together-11players-to-get-3points'.
Jose simply does not know how to take defeat. Too much pride maybe? Never accepts defeat, never. Part of his job as a manager is media duties, speaking to the press when he is required to, but he doesn't do that, at least not without insulting one or two journalists. Here's his post match interview with BT Sports after the cut

Leonid Slutsky to continue in dual head coach role

Leonid Slutsky will continue to combine his positions as coach of CSKA Moscow and Russia until the end of Euro 2016.

The 44-year-old was drafted in on a short-term deal in August following Fabio Capello's dismissal for poor results at the start of their qualifying campaign for the European Championships. Continue

Normal One vs Not-so Special One Preview

Venue: Stamford Bridge
Time: 12:45pm

The Normal One and the Special One face off for the first time in the Premier league tomorrow in the early Saturday fixture.

After suffering their fifth top-flight defeat this season away to West Ham last Saturday, defending Capital One Cup champions Chelsea were knocked out of the tournament by Stoke City on penalties three days later. Continue

Happy Birthday Diego Armando Maradona

Happy birthday to one of the greatest footballers ever, Diego Maradona who turns 55 today.

Lets reminisce some of his glorious memories. See video after cut

Wayne Rooney puts his luxury Barbados house up for rent

If you ever find yourself stranded in Barbados with only $12,000 in your pocket and need to find shelter for a week, have no worry. All you have to do is rent out Wayne Rooney’s mansion.

However, we should warn you. Rooney’s luxury home, which is located in the 750 acre enclave of the Royal Westmoreland Estate, has only one giant pool and a paltry five master bedrooms. Truly a humble abode.

See pictures of the magnificent house after the cut

Ronaldinho shares throwback photo

From L-R Carles Puyol, Samuel Eto'o, Dinho, Deco and Lionel Messi

 Ronaldinho shared this old photo from his time at Barca with his former Barca teammates on his Facebook page. Legends!

Bad news Chelsea fans, Benteke says he's fit for Saturday

Christian Benteke has declared himself fit to return to the Liverpool squad for Saturday's Premier League trip to Chelsea.

The Belgium striker sat out Wednesday's Capital One Cup win over Bournemouth at Anfield, three days after scoring in the 1-1 league draw with Southampton having entered the fray as a half-time substitute. Continue

Van Gaal hits back at Scholes

Louis van Gaal has hit back at Paul Scholes after the Old Trafford great criticised Manchester United's current style of play.

Scholes made the criticism after United were dumped out of the Capital One Cup on penalties by Middlesbrough in midweek.

But Van Gaal has insisted he is not affected by anything the club's former players have to say and questioned Scholes' motives for making the comment. Continue

Mourinho's a nice guy...if you're not the referee - Klopp

The Portuguese manager may be the bane of football officials and journalists everywhere, but his opponent at the weekend assured that he was not as bad as some make out

Jurgen Klopp has poked some friendly fun at opposite number Jose Mourinho ahead of Liverpool's clash with Chelsea, insisting the Blues boss is a nice guy... as long as you're not a football official.

The German manager goes up against under-pressure Mourinho on Saturday with his new team, having left Borussia Dortmund at the end of last season. 

Klopp, however, backed the Chelsea boss to pull out of the slump, while admitting he is not to everyone's taste. Contine

Super Eagles full squad list

THE FULL LIST

 Goalkeepers: Carl Ikeme (Wolverhampton Wanderers, England); Ikechukwu Ezenwa (Sunshine Stars); Dele Alampasu (Club de Sportivo Feirense, Portugal)

Defenders: Abdullahi Shehu (Uniao da Madeira, Portugal); Kalu Orji (Enugu Rangers FC); Elderson Echiejile (AS Monaco, France); Chima Akas (Sharks FC); Leon Balogun (FSV Mainz, Germany); Godfrey Oboabona (Caykur Rizespor, Turkey); Efe Ambrose (Celtic FC, Scotland); Austin Oboroakpo (Abia Warriors)

Midfielders: Ogenyi Onazi (SS Lazio, Italy); Paul Onobi (Sunshine Stars); John Mikel Obi (Chelsea FC, England); Rabiu Ibrahim (AS Trencin, Slovakia); Wilfred Ndidi (KRC Genk, Belgium); Sylvester Igbonu (FC UFA, Russia)

Forwards: Ahmed Musa (CSKA Moscow, Russia); Moses Simon (KAA Gent, Belgium); Odion Ighalo (Watford FC, England); Ezekiel Bassey (Enyimba FC); Alex Iwobi (Arsenal FC, England); Obafemi Martins (Seattle Sounders, USA)

Super eagles face Swaziland in a FIFA World Cup qualifying fixture next month. The two –legged fixture will take place over four days next month, with the first leg in Lobamba on Friday, November 13 and the return leg at the Adokiye Amiesiamaka Stadium in Port Harcourt on Tuesday, November 17.

Iheanacho earns first senior call up

Kelechi Iheanacho's promising start to life in the Manchester City first team has earned the 19-year-old his first call-up for Nigeria. Continue

Chelsea forward Lucas Piazon wanted by police over sexual assault allegations

Chelsea star Lucas Piazon is wanted by police in Canada over an alleged sexual assault on a 21-year-old woman.

Investigators in Toronto, Ontario, have issued an arrest warrant for the forward after the incident during at the Pan Am Games in July. Continue

Scholes: I would not have enjoyed playing for Van Gaal

 Former Manchester United midfielder Paul Scholes says he "would not enjoy" playing in Louis van Gaal's side.

United lost a penalty shootout to Middlesbrough in the League Cup on Wednesday after a goalless 120 minutes at Old Trafford.

Scholes praised United's defence saying they are "coached brilliantly" but bemoaned the team's style of play. Continue

Notorious criminal sits next to Liverpool players

 During Liverpool’s Capital One League Cup win over Bournemouth at Anfield on Wednesday, infamous gangster Stephen “The Devil” French was spotted in the VIP section, sitting next to Liverpool’s Mamadou Sakho and Christian Benteke. This, of course, was received with mixed emotions: continue

Javier Mascherano pleads guilty to tax evasion

Barcelona midfielder Javier Mascherano has pleaded guilty to tax evasion after appearing at a Spanish court on Thursday.

The Argentina star was accused of failing to alert Spanish authorities to earnings totalling more than €1.5million, reports said.

Mascherano is alleged to have used companies he owns in Portugal and the United States to cover up two payments for image rights in 2011 and 2012.

A spokesman for Mascherano told Argentine news agency Telam: "The defendant acknowledged the facts and his responsibility for tax evasion."

Claims in the Spanish press said that Mascherano has already paid €1.5m to the tax office with a further €200,000 in interest, and it is thought that by pleading guilty he will avoid a prison sentence.

The 31-year-old has been the subject of controversy lately, after he was banned for two games for insulting the referee in Barcelona's 3-1 victory over Eibar last Sunday.

                                              source: goal.com

Video: Young soccer player takes out drone with a perfect shot

Maybe he didn't appreciate being watched, but that was a nice shot.

Meet Chelsea 'Iron Lady', Marina Granovskaia

The Boss Lady

 She was born in Russia and is a dual Russian and Canadian national and is regarded as the most powerful woman in football. She's a board member and works behind the scenes so no one really knows her. Allow me to introduce you to Marina Granovskaia. Continue

Ramires Signs new Chelsea deal

Chelsea Football Club is delighted to announce Ramires has signed a new contract until 2019.

The midfielder, who has already made 241 appearances for Chelsea, said: ‘I am very happy to sign a new contract with Chelsea.

‘My family and I are very happy here in London and in the past five years the club has lifted every major trophy. I hope to be an important part of many more successes in the next four years.’ Continue

Golden Eaglets dismantle Australia, to face Brazil in Quarters

Reigning FIFA U-17 World Cup champions Nigeria advanced to a quarter-final meeting against Brazil on the back of a hat-trick from the impressive Victor Osimhen, ending Australia’s run with a one-sided 6-0 victory in Vina Del Mar. Continue

Eva Caneiro to take Chelsea to court

Chelsea were last night in imminent danger of being taken to court by Eva Carneiro over Jose Mourinho’s banishing of her as the first-team doctor at Chelsea.

The Daily Telegraph has learnt that Carneiro and the Premier League champions have failed to agree a severance package following her departure last month.

This means that, barring a last-minute deal, her only recourse is to lodge a constructive dismissal claim at an employment tribunal, something that could lead to Chelsea ­being pursued for hundreds of thousands of pounds. The deadline for submitting such a claim is next week, with the law allowing complainants a three-month window. Continue

Iheanacho wins man of the match in scintillating performance for City

 Manchester City's Nigerian striker Kelechi Iheanacho put in a stellar display for Manchester City in their 5-1 mauling of Crystal Palace, finishing the match with 1 goal and 2 assists plus the Man of the match award.. This was Iheanacho's first start as a Manchester City player. Continue

Spanish Court to probe Neymar's transfer

Spain's national court has rejected Neymar's request to throw out a probe into his transfer to Barcelona two years ago.

The court announced Wednesday it will look into a complaint made by a Brazilian investment group which claims it was financially harmed when Barcelona and Neymar allegedly withheld the real amount of the player's transfer fee from Brazilian club Santos in 2013.

The complaint made in June by investment group DIS also names Barcelona and Neymar's father as defendants, along with former Barcelona president Sandro Rosell and current president Josep Maria Bartomeu.

The investment group was entitled to 40 percent of Neymar's transfer from Santos, but it claims it received smaller compensation than it should have received because the parties concealed the real amount paid by Barcelona.

                                     source: foxsoccer

Capital One Cup Quarter Final Fixtures

Man City are the real favorites now, but again anything can happen.

Capital One Cup: United dumped out

Liverpool edged out Bournemouth, Southampton beat Villa, Man City thrashed Palace while United lost on penalties to Boro after a close, entertaining game

Video: Referee's assist wins the match

In Peru’s top division on Sunday, the official calling the match between rivals Sporting Cristal’s and Juan Aurich literally should have found his name on the scoresheet, for accidentally providing Cristal with the game-winning assist!

With the two rivals tied 2-2, Juan Aurich’s goalkeeper tried to punt the ball up-field, but instead blasted the kick straight into the referee’s heels. From there, the ball bounced straight into the path of Irven Avila, who accepted the gift and one-timed it into the empty net. See video after the cut

Beautiful flight attendants perform 'safety video' at Benfica match

The Portuguese club’s sponsor Emirates Airline let the club use a dozen of their flight attendants to perform a ‘public safety’ video specific to the Estadio de la Luz, instructing fans on how to wear their scarfs, respond to goals and more. See video after the cut

Zlatan buys a church

 Zlatan Ibrahimovic is moving one step closer to God-like status in his homeland after reportedly buying a church in Stockholm. Continue

Memphis returns for United

Memphis Depay has been recalled to the starting XI for the first time in three matches as United take on Middlesborough in the capital one cup tonight.

United XI: Romero; Darmian, Smalling, Blind, Rojo; Carrick, Fellaini, Pereira; Lingard, Wilson, Memphis.

#Boro XI to play Man Utd: Mejias, Kalas, Ayala, Gibson, Friend, Leadbitter, Stephens, Nsue, Downing, De Pena, Kike.

Iheanacho starts for City

Nigerian Striker Kelechi Iheanacho has made the squad to face Crystal Palace in the capital one cup tonight.

Lets hope for a good performance. Continue for team news

Rooney should play in midfield if he wants to prolong his career - Xavi

Former Barcelona midfielder Xavi believes Wayne Rooney must drop into midfield if he wants to prolong his career with Manchester United. 

Rooney has failed to impress for United this season, scoring just two Premier League goals in nine appearances, with his struggles raising doubts over the captain's ability to continue leading the line in Manchester.Continue

Anfield evacuated amid security scare, says Liverpool

Liverpool say their Anfield stadium has been evacuated "as a precautionary measure" after a security scare.

Emergency services are on the scene amid unconfirmed reports two people went missing while on a stadium tour.

A spokesman said: "There is an incident at Anfield stadium and as a precautionary measure the facility has been evacuated.

"The priority is to ensure the safety and wellbeing of everyone at the ground.

"The emergency services are aware of the situation."

Hope they've been found

Abby Wambach retires, Social media reacts

Just a couple hours after the United States women’s national team had finished its visit with President Barack Obama at The White House, the team’s leader and talisman for over a decade, Abby Wambach, announced her retirement from the sport at the end of this year. 

It didn’t take long for the U.S. soccer community, as well as other notable figures in the sports world, to take to Twitter and congratulate Wambach on her illustrious, one-of-a-kind career: Continue

Video: Ronaldinho pulls off incredible no-look pass

Ronaldinho’s calendar can’t be too full at the moment if he’s showing up to play testimonials for the likes of former Moroccan international Mustapha Hadji – who last featured in a top flight in 2004 (at Espanyol in La Liga). 

But clearly ‘Dinho still thinks he can play, and he flashed some of his trademark skill with this no-look assist on Monday.

Capital One Cup Tuesday results

Three of the four games went to penalties. Nice stuff.
Not even gonna waste my time talking about Chelsea anymore

Video: Venezuelan team levitates ball in mind blowing goal celebration

Venezuelan side Zamora apparently have a few magicians on their squad. How else can you explain the goal celebration Cesar Martinez and his teammates produced after his opening goal against Estudiantes on Sunday?

Incredible!

Aston Villa's Micah Richards hit with FA charge

Aston Villa captain Micah Richards has been charged with improper conduct by the Football Association.

The charge follows an incident in the tunnel at the end of Villa's 2-1 defeat to Swansea on Saturday.

The tunnel was seen to be shaking from side to side after the teams entered it at the final whistle with Richards still angry following a clash with Federico Fernandez during the game.

The FA studied that initial incident and decided not to take any action against Richards or Fernandez as the panel did not find either player had committed an act of violent conduct. However, Richards will face action after continuing the argument after the match.

It is another blow to Villa, who are bottom of the Barclays Premier League and sacked manager Tim Sherwood on Sunday after their sixth straight defeat.

Richards has until 6pm on Thursday to reply to his charge.

FA explains Coloccini red card decision, charges Newcastle United

Fabricio Coloccini will not serve a one-match suspension after his wrongful dismissal claim was successful.

An Independent Regulatory Commission found that the match referee had made an obvious error in dismissing the Newcastle United defender for denying an obvious goalscoring opportunity during the game against Sunderland on Sunday 25 October 2015.

Newcastle United have been charged for failing to control their players in relation to their reaction to the match referee’s decision.

The club have until 6pm on 30 October 2015 to respond to the charge.

Fabricio Coloccini red card overturned

Newcastle have just announced via their Twitter page that the FA has overturned Coloccini's red card, which he picked up against Sunderland on Sunday

I think the FA has made the right call

UEFA anti-discrimination chief blasts proposal to segregate Dynamo Kiev stadium

Anti-discrimination chief Piara Powar has reacted with incredulity at Dynamo Kiev considering a proposal to segregate supporters based on their skin color.

Volodimir Spilchenko, the director of the NSK Olimpiyskyi Stadium where four black fans were attacked during Dynamo Kiev's 0-0 draw with Chelsea last week, said in an interview with the Washington Post that he was willing to consider the suggestion of segregation, which was made by a journalist. Continue

Mourinho should be invited for a summit meeting - Keith Hackett

Jose Mourinho faces a crucial period as Chelsea manager after being hit with another misconduct charge by the Football Association, prompting calls for an urgent summit to address his relationship with match officials. Continue

Nagelsmann to become Bundesliga youngest coach

Julian Nagelsmann will be the youngest coach in the Bundesliga at 28 when he succeeds Huub Stevens at Hoffenheim next season.

On Monday, Stevens replaced Markus Gisdol, who was fired after Hoffenheim dropped to next-to-last place. Stevens signed a contract until the end of the season.

Hoffenheim said Tuesday that youth team coach Nagelsmann will get a contract until 2019. Stevens was also presented.

Nagelsmann is now coach of the club's youth side, which won the under-19 national title last year. He is still studying for his coaching diploma.

This makes me so happy. What a bold move from Hoffenheim.

Photos: Super Frank receives his OBE

 Frank Lampard all smiles as he received his OBE (Order of the British Empire) today. Continue