Chelsea

Chelsea

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…


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…


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…




A long way from Eden

I am of the age that I can remember watching the Ramones perform live. I got more soaked that evening than even on a night…