Will another busy transfer window bring Chelsea success?
For a second straight summer transfer window, Chelsea has been one of the busiest Premier League clubs in the transfer market. The Blues have brought in nine players in the…
Who are Chelsea’s top Premier League goalscorers?
The Premier League era has been the most successful in the history of Chelsea Football Club. The Blues have thrived in the post-First Division period of the English game. In…
Have Chelsea ever been relegated from the Premier League?
Chelsea Football Club have become one of the biggest in English football in recent decades. The arrival of Russian oligarch Roman Abramovich in June 2003 was the key to the…
When did Chelsea last win the Premier League title?
Chelsea Football Club has grown immensely in the last two decades. The arrival of Russian Oligarch Roman Abramovich as club owner in 2003 paved the way for spending and success…
Who are ‘the big six’ in the Premier League?
The Premier League is an ever-changing landscape, with clubs rising and falling in the pecking order. For example, before the English top flight using its current name in 1992, Liverpool,…
The ‘Battle of Morata’
I’ve been doing a lot of research for my latest book in the First Football Histories series: The Chelsea FC story (available in all Amazon stores). One of the key…
Little Diego Says Goodbye
Sitting in his old (and new) locker in the Atletico Madrid dressing room, Diego Costa debates Instagram etiquette with his social media manager. “Listen, I want to tell it like…
Chelsea Youth Anonymous
In a dimly lit underground training pitch just outside London, a young man in a red shirt addresses a group of young men wearing blue shirts. Red: You will have…
Where Are They Now?: Jose’s Neutered The Predator
We’re back for another one it seems. No matter how hard we try, you just can’t get rid of this. So welcome back to Tales’ lazy look back at somebody…
Wally of the Week: Embarrassments All Over the Gaff This Week
Yet another embarrassing week for football club’s PR teams as one video that spread throughout the internet caused quite a stir while the Champions can’t seem to get anything right…