Sir Alex Ferguson has been charged with improper conduct by the Football Association after his criticism of referee Martin Atkinson. Ferguson has until 4pm next Tuesday to respond to the charge, which relates to comments made about Atkinson immediately after Manchester United’s Premier League defeat at Chelsea. (Manchester United remain title favourites in the latest [...]
Continue reading …Chelsea kept an undefeated streak against Manchester United at Stamford Bridge alive with a stirring comeback after Rooney’s early spectacular was cancelled out by David Luiz’ first Chelsea goal and a Lampard penalty. The Brazilian defender moved into the centre back position alongside John Terry, with Branislav Ivanovic replacing Bosingwa at right back. This was [...]
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That’s nice! Really nice! We’ve had our fair share of dud results this season and after a while you begin to worry: how come this imbalance in the order of the universe isn’t righting itself? How come karma hasn’t kicked in yet? We couldn’t possibly be responsible for any of this misfortune ourselves could we? [...]
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Chelsea came out on top in a pulsating clash with Manchester United at Stamford Bridge, as Frank Lampard crashed home the winner from the penalty spot.
Continue reading …Chelsea will face enormous pressure on Tuesday at Stamford Bridge. If allegations of air rifles at Cobham are heaping more pressure on manager Carlo Ancelotti, then a visit from Manchester United won’t do him any favors. Chelsea enter this match sitting fifth in the table, two points behind fourth place Tottenham, and 15 points behind [...]
Continue reading …Location Malta. Date July 1966. On my dad’s insistence I was made to watch some of the World Cup games on our black and white telly with Italian commentary. I was still a month from my seventh birthday, and didn’t have a clue what all the fuss was about. England beat West Germany, as they [...]
Continue reading …I had been a Chelsea supporter for nearly a year before my father took me to my first game at Stamford Bridge, against West Brom in January 1971. I was hugely looking forward to seeing all the players I had previously seen in action only on the TV – Peter Bonetti, ‘Chopper’ Harris, Charlie Cooke [...]
Continue reading …For everyone associated with Chelsea FC, in particular those of us of a certain age, the untimely death four years ago of Peter Osgood was particularly heart-rending. The king of Stamford Bridge was the primary reason that I began to follow the Blues at the tail end of the ‘60s. I don’t hold many memories from [...]
Continue reading …Today CFCnet and football fans across the world, remember one of the greatest ever footballers to grace the hallowed turf of Stamford Bridge.
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