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  • Premier League Player on the Last Year of Their Contract

    Premier League Player on the Last Year of Their Contract

    When the calendar hits June 30, 2013, 119 players in the English Premier League will become free agents, unless a new deal is negotiated with them by then, or they’re sold to another club during the January transfer window. Of these players, some big names like Ashley Cole, Frank Lampard, Rio Ferdinand and Theo Walcott will be hitting the market.

  • Chelsea FC – Thankful for Having Juan Mata

    Chelsea FC – Thankful for Having Juan Mata

    In a game Chelsea had to win because of the pressures a loss would have brought on Rafa Benitez, they eventually came through with an impressive scoreline no one expected. Juan Mata continues to be the difference between wins and losses, as the Spaniard continues to outshine more expensive arrivals.

  • Chelsea FC – Getting Frank Lampard Back in Business

    It wasn’t really a question of who plays for Chelsea against Nordsjælland, a club that’s probably a bit out of its league in their first Champions League campaign, so putting Frank Lampard in the lineup, despite his poor form to start the season, made sense and paid off for Roberto Di Matteo in the harder-than-the-scoreline-suggests 4-0 win.

  • Chelsea FC – Beyond All the Oscar Excitement

    For a few minutes, all the problems Chelsea suddenly began having were gone. Oscar scored two goals in the space of two minutes to put his side 2-0 up over Juventus, promising a dream start to their champions league campaign. Problem is, Chelsea weren’t playing Wigan or Reading, but the Italian champions, who showed, once again, the many flaws in Roberto Di Matteo’s side.

  • Chelsea FC – Frank Lampard Shouldn’t Be Starting

    A boring 0-0 draw between Chelsea (dropping their first points this season) peaked before it ever started, with the hand shake that never happened, while Chelsea, with its mega-millions team found it hard to gain control of the action with their lackluster midfield, and another example of how old and past his prime Frank Lampard is these days.

  • England Football – Roy Hodgson Thinks Everything is OK

    So Roy Hodgson was pleased with what he saw from England in their first home match of the world cup qualifying campaign, needing an 87th minute penalty from Frank Lampard to save a point against a very well organized Ukraine side, dropping the first two points in the group with a 1-1 draw.

  • Chelsea FC – Eden Hazard & Fernando Torres Combo Looking Better

    If there’s one player that has stood out after a week of Premier League football, it’s Eden Hazard of Chelsea with a goal and four assists in his first three matches, involved in pretty much everything good happening on the pitch. Fernando Torres isn’t as influential, but two goals in the first three matches are better than many had hoped for.

  • Eden Hazard Enjoys Premier League Debut (Wigan vs Chelsea)

    Were Chelsea impressive in their first match of the 2012-2013 season? Not really, but Eden Hazard set up the first goal for Branislav Ivanovic with a wonderful pass and drew the foul that got the penalty, converted by Frank Lampard, giving Chelsea a 2-0 away win at Wigna to open their league campaign.

  • Frank Lampard Super Sub (Chelsea vs Manchester City)

    Frank Lampard came off the bench to score Chelsea’s winner over Manchester City, beating the league leaders for the first time in the Premier League this season 2-1. Mario Balotelli scored the opener after 60 seconds, Raul Meireles, later substituted by Lampard, equalized for Chelsea.

  • English Premier League – Chelsea Take Down Manchester United at Stamford Bridge

    A brutish second half from Chelsea, with goals from David Luiz and Frank Lampard (penalty) gave the Blues their annual Stamford Bridge win over Manchester United, beating the league leaders 2-1 despite Wayne Rooney scoring the opener.