Chelsea Triumph Sinks Spurs to Europa League
Despite finishing 4th in the Premier League Tottenham Hotspur will once again play in the Europa League next season, thanks to Chelsea’s Champions League victory.
A top four finish in the Premier League usually provides entry to Europe’s elite club competition, but with the holders Chelsea failing to qualify automatically through a league position, Spurs a somewhat sacrificed to make way for the holders.
Chelsea’s shootout win against Bayern leaves Harry Redknapp in a difficult situation this summer and one of uncertainty as to where his star players will see their future.
The Men Who Could Lead Team GB to Gold at the 2012 London Olympics
Written for CaughtOffside - 4th May 2012
11AM on a Tuesday morning is a strange time for Ronaldo to be fiddling about with some balls (please don’t sue), but on this occasion the balls were a lot less of a shock.
The “Real” Ronaldo, alongside Mel C (the Sporty one) and Marmite man Robbie Savage, helped complete the draw for this summer’s Olympic Football tournament.
Now like Savage, everyone has an opinion on the merits of Team GB participating in the tournament. But to me it’s something to help pass the time between England’s inevitable early exit from the European Championships and a few Premier League teams money-grabbing in Asian hosted friendly matches.
We’ve had a look at just who might feature for Team GB under Stuart Pearce’s leadership.
The squad of course can have three players over the age of 23, though that will no doubt be influenced by certain club managers [insert your own manager names here] and Roy Hodgson’s Euro 2012 squad.
Boro on the charge
Written for Sky Sports.com
In the season when games come thick and fast Middlesbrough have now proven they are the real deal. Throughout December Boro remained unbeaten, with some brilliant performances and even better results the team really have pulled out all of the stops.
Six Championship Players Who Have a Big year and Big Decisions to Make In 2012
Written for www.caughtoffside.com
Six Championship players who have a big decision to make in January.
Cheik Mate?
Alan Pardew has warned clubs against bidding for Newcastke United’s Cheik Tioté in the January transfer window.
Barcelona Striker David Villa Breaks Leg: Spaniard Facing Race to be Fit for Euro 2012
Written for www.caughtoffside.com
Barcelona forward David Villa could be ruled out of Euro 2012 after breaking his leg against Al-Sadd in the Club World Cup.
The Four Players Ready to Take Euro 2012 By Storm in Group B
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The “Group of Death” is the pick of the bunch, with Germany, Holland, Portugal and Denmark all competing for a place in the quarter finals.
Picking one player from each of these nations is by far the most difficult choice out of any in the tournament.
These are the players from each team I expect to see taking the tournament by storm next June in Group B.
Going up, Going Down – The Premier League Brrrometer
Written for www.caughtoffside.com
After this weekend’s Premier League fixtures we’ve taken a look at who is going up and who is going down in our brrrometer.
Chelsea set for Changing of the Old Guard Despite Champions League Progress
As written for www.caughtoffside.com
Andre Villas-Boas let out a great sigh of relief last night as Chelsea qualified for the knockout stage of the Champions League after a fine 3-0 win over Valencia at Stamford Bridge last night.
Two goals from Didier Drogba and one from Ramires proved to be enough to see AVB’s side into the last sixteen and will surely ease some pressure on the Portuguese manager.
