Blog Entries tagged 'Chelsea'

Juventus Gracefully Bow Out of the European Stage

marzia.hazra@hotmail.com — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 00:00:00 +0100

It took Juventus two years to get back into Europe's finest tournament, but the dream came to an abrupt stop last night.

Claudio Ranieri's squad was once again ripped apart by injuries ahead of the most important game the club would play for the past two seasons.

Although Chelsea looked immensely stronger on paper, what was to unfold on the pitch would prove otherwise-that would, howeve [...]

Champions League Returns with Italian, English Clubs Clashing

marzia.hazra@hotmail.com — Tue, 24 Feb 2009 00:00:00 +0100

Arsenal vs. AS Roma

24 Feb 2009 20:45:00 CET
Emirates Stadium-London
Referee: Claus Bo Larsen (Denmark)

Arsenal finished second in group G with 11 points and their only defeat came to group winners Porto. The Gunners went all the way to the final in 2006 where they were defeated at the hands of Barcelona. Since then, the North London club hasn't been nearly as successfu [...]

Shaun Wright-Phillips vs Jose Bosingwa: Time To Close This Little Loophole

maryo_shea@yahoo.ie — Fri, 06 Feb 2009 00:00:00 +0100

Football is a funny old game isn't it?

This weekend in the English Premier League referees were once again under the spotlight, most noticeable Mike Riley who ruled over the clash between Chelsea and Liverpool.

Riley was widely condemned for sending off Chelsea's Frank Lampard for what seemed a run-of-the-mill tackle on Liverpool's Xavi Alonso. While the sending off was a bad call, everyone makes mistakes and Lampard was exceptional in how he handled the situation, walking off the [...]

Chelsea Favoured by FA If Bosingwa Incident Anything To Go By

scotinsa@hotmail.com — Thu, 05 Feb 2009 00:00:00 +0100

Referee Mike Riley and Chelsea's Frank Lampard may have kissed and made up after Sunday's red card incident that cost Chelsea any chance of a point at Anfield but that controversy is just the tip of the iceberg.

Underneath lies an inconsistent Football Association incident review system that has apparently just looked favourably on Chelsea.

No one has any issue with the fact Frank Lampard's red card has been rescinded as most would agree it wasn't a red card, but my point lies wit [...]