Finally the leagues are starting....if not all

09:30 AM, Sunday, 10 August 2008

Strangely the Swiss League has been going for over three weeks so far, so it was good to hear about some rather better supported (no offence Axpo Super League) games beginning this weekend. Today saw the start of both Ligue 1 and all of the Football Leagues. So finally the main... Posted by BaselGooner · Comments (0) Topics: Ligue 1,Claude Makelele,Ludovic Giuly,Basel

A Blue Tomorrow

12:51 PM, Friday, 25 July 2008

With just a few weeks before the new football season starts, it's time to look in my crystal balls (I need more than one) and see what the future holds for our beloved boys in blue. After the utter weirdness of last season, with the ejection of Jose Mourinho, our very ow... Posted by ChelseaTony · Comments (167) Topics: Chelsea,Premier League,Didier Drogba,Claude Makelele,Tal Ben Haim,Frank Lampard,Robinho,Roman Abramovich,Luiz Felipe Scolari,Manchester United

Barca Set To Offer 25 Million Euros For Drogba

09:38 PM, Tuesday, 22 July 2008

Barcelona are apparently ready to step up their chase for Didier Drogba, and are set to offer Chelsea 25 million euros for the powerful Ivorian. Drogba is said to be unsettled at the Bridge and keen on a move ever since the departure of Jose Mourinho from Chelsea. Reports yesterday... Posted by Alleagues · Comments (3) Topics: Rumours and Transfers,Didier Drogba,Barcelona,Chelsea,Claude Makelele,everything football,UEFA,FIFA,La Liga,Premier League,Serie A

Wandering into France today I discovered...

01:08 AM, Sunday, 20 July 2008

that L'Equipe is convinced that Makele is leaving Chelsea (who are spending £80M on Kaka - so how's Kenyon's "we're going to break even by 2010 theory doing now then) to join PSG, who seem to be attempting to become a home for ageing ex-French internationals. Depending on his heart problem... Posted by BaselGooner · Comments (0) Topics: BSC Young Boys,Switzerland,Basel,Arsenal,Claude Makelele,Julio Cesar Baptista,Kaká,Sylvain Wiltord

Rumour roundup: Ben Haim to Man City, Belletti to Benfica, Maka to PSG

07:33 AM, Saturday, 19 July 2008

Another week over. Lots of speculation and rumours, and some good news, but no actual transfers. Here's a roundup of the last seven days. Several fringe players have been linked with moves away from Stamford Bridge. Today it was reported that Tal Ben Haim has agreed a four-year contract with... Posted by chelseablog · Comments (137) Topics: Robinho,Frank Lampard,Tal Ben Haim,Juliano Belletti,Claude Makelele,Wayne Bridge,Didier Drogba,Chelsea

It's All "Le Tour" and Strawberries & Cream - so here's an Arsenal Video

09:45 PM, Saturday, 05 July 2008

Yep L'Equipe is, as of today, officially the Tour de France newspaper and so there is limited news on the football front. If you get past that the Swiss press are concentrating on their two heroes, Roger Federer and Fabio Cancellara - sorry if you've never heard of them. ... Posted by BaselGooner · Comments (0) Topics: Arsenal,Claude Makelele,FC Vaduz