Mourinho Coming Home?

It seems as if Chelsea have finally done it, they have finally come full circle and now find themselves in the same spot they did in 2004 – on the verge of luring Jose Mourinho to the club.

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Will the FA Cup save Mancini?

The upcoming FA Cup semi-final between Manchester City and Chelsea may represent a significant moment in the career of Roberto Mancini and the history of Manchester City.

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Xabi Alonso to return to Anfield? (video)

Rumours have circulated this week that Xabi Alonso may be in line for a shock return to Liverpool, the club with whom he won the Champions League and began to establish himself as one of the world's best midfielders.

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The forgotten academy: Real Madrid

Everyone in the world has heard about ‘La Masia’, Barcelona’s youth academy which year after year produces exceptional talent and has housed superstars such as Lionel Messi, Xavi and Andres Iniesta (just to name three). Almost every game they have many youth products in their starting eleven and the publicity their academy gets is understandable and justified. But what about their great rivals, Real Madrid?

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Is Mourinho coming back to Chelsea?

Following the quotes of Jose Mourinho over the weekend, speculation has been rife that he is set to return to Chelsea.

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Mourinho: Ronaldo deserved Ballon D’Or

Real Madrid coach Jose Mourinho believes that his Portuguese winger Cristiano Ronaldo achieved more in 2012 to deserve the Ballon D’Or than eventual winner Lionel Messi. His main reason for believing that Ronaldo should have won the award is the fact that he lifted the La Liga title.

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Is Mancini being ushered out?

The support surrounding the Italian boss Roberto Mancini has quietened in the last few weeks from upstairs. The vultures appear to be circling and looking to take over his job.

Ronald Koeman has been the latest name to be linked and knock the rumours away as any manager with a burgeoning reputation in Europe is being reported as taking the role in the summer.

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Portuguese dominance

At the top level of European football there exist several teams that tend to dominate and claim the majority of titles available. Portugal has this situation with FC Porto and Benfica, although in recent years the gap between these two clubs and the rest is starting to get much bigger and it is no exaggeration to say that the title race could be over for the rest of the league as early as half way through the season.

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Mancheter United: Hypocrisy is the road to destruction, possibly

No one man is bigger than the club. It is a motto that Sir Alex Ferguson has lived by, and many such as David Beckham and Roy Keane have died by.

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What goes around, Sir Alex

The world stopped, apparently, to watch Manchester United's pulsating second round tie with Real Madrid at Old Trafford only for it to end in controversial circumstances.

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Was Mourinho auditioning for the United job?

“The best team lost” were the words of Real Madrid manager Jose Mourinho after he oversaw his side defeat Manchester United at Old Trafford and progress to the quarter finals of the Champions League.

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Is another club legend set to manage Chelsea?

The Chelsea managerial debate has been one which has been of intense discussion in recent weeks.

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Life after Chelsea for Rafa Benitez

Rafa Benitez' exit from Stamford Bridge was always inevitable, rant or no rant, but where will the Spanish boss find his next job once he departs the Chelsea hot-seat?

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Champions League results spark possible 97 and 99 repeats (video)

Should pre-tournament favourites Barcelona and Real Madrid be unable to overturn their Champions League second round first leg results, Manchester United, Bayern Munich, Juventus and Borrusia Dortmund will be the most likely to contest this season's competition, sparking memories of the finals of 1997 and 1999.

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Manuel Pellegrini next in line at Chelsea?

Having lost out on his number one target Pep Guardiola, rumours were abound last week that Roman Abramovic has sounded out a possible move for Malaga coach Manuel Pellegrini to become the next man to take a seat in the Stamford Bridge dugout.

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