Gael Kakuta: Chelsea FC’s Forgotten Man

It is still fresh in the minds of anyone with the slightest interest in the Premier League the hoops Chelsea FC went through six years ago to secure the services of the then-16-year old Gael Kakuta. The player himself had a hand in forcing his move from Ligue 1 side Lens and was in turn fingered by FIFA, receiving a heavy fine and four-month ban. Chelsea was also ordered to fork out a not-insignificant 100,000 euro sum for convincing Kakuta to do the unthinkable to cross over to where the grass was greener.

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The crossed paths of the Cheyrous

As the old adage goes, form is temporary and class is permanent. It looks like a simple enough saying to determine which players are class and which are in form. I suppose that’s what makes the difference between theory and practise…

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Montpellier and the European conundrum

Has Ligue 1 lost its habit of having minnows upsetting the giants? Most people seem surprised that Montpellier’s hard-working youth are winning games left, right and centre and currently leading the way just 3 games from the winter break.

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(Another) 2011/2012 Championship Preview (with predictions and odds)

Clichés become clichés for a very good reason; the fact that they have a solid grounding in reality and truth. Usually anyway. Thus, the cliché that the Championship (no marketing here) is the most hotly contested and difficult league to predict has an element of truth to it. However, certain patterns can be deduced.

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United close in on Arsenal target

Manchester United look set to kick off their summer transfer spree with unknown Lens defender Raphaël Varane.

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