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What we learned: FIFA Club World Cup Final

The FIFA Club World Cup comes to an end and a new champion emerges, Chelsea Football Club. Since the inception of the tournament, there have been 7 different winners, the latest being the Kings of London, Chelsea. The circle is officially complete! The game played at Mohammad Bin Zayed stadium in Abu Dhabi started on […]

Creating Magic: The Benjamin Button of Football

The above quote “Benjamin Button of Football” is credited to the best coach in the world according to the Federation of International Football Association (FIFA), Thomas Tuchel. The German head referred to his defence general, Thiago Silva as the “Benjamin Button of Football” after watching the Brazilian dominate the London derby against Spurs. Thiago Silva […]

Creating Magic: Huddersfield, the new Cobham?

The West Yorkshire outfit is fast becoming the second home of Chelsea football Club. The presence of Chelsea youngster Levi Colwill and Faustino Anjorin has seen the championship side entrusted with two of Chelsea’s most priced assets. After the premature termination of Anjorin’s loan deal with Russian side Locomotive Moscow, the decision was made to give […]

Club World Cup: A trophy missing in our Cabinet

The Club World Cup has commenced in Qatar and the first game of the competition held in the UAE (United Arab Emirates) saw Al Jazira who are the hosts defeat As Pirae champions of the OFC by four goals to one. The competition which started in the year 2000 has been held every year ever […]

What We Learned vs Plymouth Argyle: Winter Break…Cause of Rustiness?

The FA Cup fourth round tie between European Champions Chelsea and League one side Plymouth Argle at Stamford bridge in the early kick off on Saturday lunch time started on a rather bright note before a soccer-punch was delivered by Macaulay Gillesphey of Plymouth Argle on the 8th minute mark after a lovely delivery into […]

What We Learned: The Spurs Dominance Continues

Chelsea took on Tottenham hotspur at Stamford Bridge on Sunday evening in what was both sides third meeting in three weeks. The match ended with Chelsea emerging victorious once again with a 2-0 result further establishing Chelsea as the kings of London. The game started on a really bright note for the blues and that […]

Creating Magic: Dembele A risk worth taking

The strained relationship between Ousmanè Dembele, his agent, and the Barcelona board took a new but disastrous turn after the director of the Catalan club publicly announced that the club had informed the French star and his agent of their intention to sell him off this January transfer window in order to prevent him from […]

Match Preview: Chelsea vs Spurs

Thomas Tuchel and Antonio Conte will lock horns for the third time inside a month as Chelsea host Tottenham in the Premier League this weekend. The Blues recently overcame Spurs in the Carabao Cup semi-finals, although their title bid suffered a serious blow as they were held to a 1-1 draw at Brighton in midweek. […]