Buzzin Football

While there were no representatives from the English Premier League in this season’s Champions League Quarter-finals, three teams continue to fly the flag in the Europa League.  Chelsea, Newcastle and Tottenham beat difficult opposition on Thursday night and are now the favourites to win the cup in May.
Spurs almost threw away a 3-0 lead from [...]

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Manchester City 5 Barnsley 0
Man City had a straightforward match against Barnsley (the last team to beat Chelsea in the FA Cup in open play) on Saturday and progressed into the semi-finals with a very comfortable 5-0 win at the Etihad Stadium including a hat-trick from Carlos Tevez. The gulf in class was clear for [...]

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With Arsenal suffering a shock home defeat to Championship team Blackburn Rovers 1-0 on Saturday, the top 3 teams in the Premier League are joined by clubs from the lower leagues in this season’s FA Cup quarter-finals. A loud chorus of boos rang out around the Emirates Stadium on the final whistle.  Surely Arsene Wenger [...]

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Over the Christmas period I came across an unfinished article I began last April (2011) – Where Next for Rafa Benitez?
After being unceremoniously sacked by Inter Milan in the Autumn of 2010 after just six months in charge, Rafa Benitez made it publicly known he had returned to live in his family house in the [...]

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The English Premier League threw up some surprising scores yesterday including wins for Chelsea, Tottenham & Liverpool.
Arsenal entertained Chelsea in the lunch-time kick in what turned out to be a thrilling game with two teams looking to extend their unbeaten start to the season. John Terry was back in the Chelsea defence but Frank Lampard [...]

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