Rob Parker | March 17, 2010
Inter Milan boss revels in his return to Stamford Bridge
Jose Mourinho was able to hand-deliver a very special message to the man who booted him out of the Chelsea hot-seat last night. Mourinho’s Inter Milan side won a scrappy game 0-1 to go through 1-3 on aggregate.
Highlights after the jump.
Rob Parker | February 11, 2009
And he’ll take it until the man who pays his wages says otherwise
Chelsea have confirmed the inevitable and Guus Hiddink has taken over as their coach until the end of the season. The 62-year-old will combine the new post with his existing job as coach of the Russia national team. A Chelsea statement was full [...]
Rob Parker | February 10, 2009
1. Chelsea fans don’t seem to be too sad over Big Phil Scolari’s dismissal. As you can see, they have given the news a four out of five stars rating on Chelsea’s official website!
2. I wonder if Roman Abramovich is regretting dismissing a certain Special One. For was it not the Greek philosopher Joni Mitchell [...]
Rob Parker | February 3, 2009
Abramovich, Pavlyuchenko and Arshavin in trouble with the cops
It seems a scriptwriter on US drama Law and Order decided the quickest way to name some Russian mobsters in the show was to throw in his favourite soccer stars safe in the knowledge that the unsuspecting average American would be none the wiser.
The only downside for [...]
Rob Parker | September 2, 2008
Commiserations to out-of-cash Blues fans
1. Name your child Robinho and plead ignorance.
Rob Parker | September 2, 2008
It just goes to show, it can happen to the best of us. Roman Abramovich is not a man who is likely to be best pleased at not getting his own way. The Russian is likely to be a little embarrassed at failing to land Robinho, not only because his oil money was outbid but [...]
