"It's all too beautiful", the Small Faces reminded me on Sunday when Ji-Sung Park scored his 18th minute goal.

I've had a bit of a pop at him over the last few days and I'm not afraid to say that I loved Mr Park for a few minutes on Sunday. Just a few minutes, mind you. I still think he doesn't deserve a place in the starting line-up but he WILL win me round if he keeps scoring important goals.

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Salomon Kalou's header ten minutes from time cancels out Ji-Sung Park's opener and preserves Chelsea's unbeaten record at Stamford Bridge as Chelsea and Manchester United ends honors even at 1-1.

Unlike the Liverpool/Manchester United clash last weekend, this was more typical big four fare. The game wasn't pretty by any means, plenty physical and full of controversy.

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United took the lead after 18 minutes through Park, who finished from close range after Petr Cech saved a low drive from Dimitar Berbatov following excellent work by Patrice Evra. Chelsea drew level when substitute Kalou rose unmarked in the visiting penalty area to head home a John Obi Mikel free-kick with 10 minutes remaining. Click to continue reading...

Greetings faithful following, and welcome to a somewhat late review of this past Bank Holiday weekend's exciting action. Many factors (ok, one factor: beer) have delayed the writing of this wrap-up, but suffice to say that the editorial whip has been cracked and it will not be happening again. Click to continue reading...

Adebayor...21 goals last season

2007/8 Review

The common perception of Arsenal's 2007/8 team is that they over-elaborated, lacked penetration. Conventional wisdom says that this 'Playstation football' (as Tony Cascarino recently termed it) cost Arsenal the title. The trouble is, there really isn't much evidence to support that claim. Click to continue reading...

After the second weekend of the new season, there's only one Premier League team left with a 100% record, according to the Right Result. Chelsea miss out on the chance of joining Liverpool on two wins out of two as Blues keeper Petr Cech's blatant push on Emmerson Boyce at a first-half corner should have earned [. Click to continue reading...

Every year UEFA nominates the best players in club football in Europe with the final awards presented on the eve of the end-of-August UEFA Super Cup. Last year we saw AC Milan's Kaka, Maldini and Seedorf take the plaudits with Petr Cech rounding off the four and in the process denying Milan a clean sweep. Click to continue reading...

With the season underway it is already looking like it may be dominated by at least 3 of the Big Four teams. The top teams will concede fewer goals and keep more clean sheets, so their defenders make fine choices. We looked recently at Arsenal defenders; but which team will provide better value in the backs between Liverpool and Chelsea? Click to continue reading...

Three first half goals were plenty enough to see Chelsea past Portsmouth 4-0 on a day where Portsmouth showed up in body, but not in competition.

Roman Abramovich wanted beautiful football and brought in the man who he thought could bring it, Luis Felipe Scolari. The Chelsea performances of the last two seasons defensive yet steady. Click to continue reading...

The time has finally arrived. Word.

Chelsea begins a new era today as it opens the 2008-09 season against Portsmouth at Stamford Bridge. The match marks the debut for Blues manager Luiz Felipe Scolari, who returns to club football for the first time in seven years.

The Blues are not only looking to extend their immaculate home unbeaten streak to 83 games, but also their 21-game Premiership unbeaten run.

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So the new season is upon us, we kick off tomorrow against West Brom and as is traditional on Arseblog here's a preview of our squad.

Goalkeepers: Jens Lehmann was a hugely experienced keeper yet it was his mistakes that gave the chance to Manuel Almunia last time around.

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It's been quite a week for Chelsea Football Club. You could probably say, historic. A Chelsea legend has returned to France, two of the club's best Cech & Essien inked extensions, Lampard looks like he's staying for at least another season and Scolari got the club off to a rousing start in preseason.

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Felipe Scolari is understandably delighted by the news that Michael Essien has committed his future to Chelsea. The midfield player, described by Scolari yesterday as, "one of the best in the world," has signed a new five-year deal. This follows hot on the heels of keeper Petr Cech and defender Wayne Bridge committing their future's to Chelsea as well. Click to continue reading...

Big Pete Cech returns for preseason training and acts all girly & shit. Sack up, man.

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Which full team from last season, out of the top four, has the best players individually...?? Order: Arsenal, Chelsea, Liverpool, Manchester United (My Opinion) Goalkeeper: Almunia, Cech, Reina, Van Der Sar (Cech) Right Back: Sagna, Belletti, Finnan, Brown (Sagna) Centre Back: Gallas, Terry, Caragher, Ferdinand (Ferdinand) Centre Back: Toure, Carvalho, Agger, Vidic (Vidic) Left Back: Clichy, Cole, Aurelio, Evra (Clichy) Right Midfield: [. Click to continue reading...

There are so many rumors swirling about regarding Chelsea and the moves that Felipe Scolari will be making. Who will leave and who will go? Its the source of some of the biggest rumors floating throughout Europe. One minute Frank Lampard is staying, the next he is going to Inter Milan. The same with Didier Drogba. Click to continue reading...

Part 3 of Premiership Talk's season preview features Chelsea and Everton.

Chelsea
Best Case: Champions. With the amount of money that they've invested in this squad, there is no debate about whether or not they are capable of winning everything. With players like John Terry in the side, winning is something that comes naturally. Click to continue reading...

UEFA halo
Originally uploaded by Toni_V Esta fotografía fue tomada en una estación de trenes allá en Zurich donde se jugo la Eurocopa.

De todos los jugadores que aparecen en las fotos ¿quienes realmente fueron estrellas de la Eurocopa?

Adidas players: Barnetta (Switzerland), Ballack and Lahm (Germany), van Persie (Netherlands), Cech (Czech Republic), Charisteas (Greece), Villa (Spain), Benzema y Vieira (France), Ivanschitz (Austria) y Chivu (Romania). Click to continue reading...

GK – Cech (Czech Rep.) The best goalkeeper in the world, and he probably had a decent enough couple of games, but by his standards and by Sunday pub league standards, he dropped one of the clangers' of all time, that not bad enough, his error eventually cost the Czechs a place in the knock out stages, after another Turkish late show! Click to continue reading...

Chelsea players haven't had the best Euro 2008. Well, with the exception of Michael Ballack. Let's take a visual look back at the Blues' finest (minus Ballack) in Austria and Switzerland. P.S. I think that Pete Cech ferris wheel gave him a big head.

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The diminutive Turk scores what's for me, the goal of the tournament. With everything on the line, Nihat calmly tucks the ball beyond the reach of Petr Cech to complete the comeback to end all comebacks. Brilliant goal. Click to continue reading...

With the group stages complete, it's time to take a final look at the sweet 16.

1. Holland (1)
2. Spain (3)
3. Portugal (2)
4. Croatia (4)
-Not to punish Portugal too much for the loss to Switzerland, since they had nothing at stake, but it's worth noting that the other three teams that wrapped up their groups early all won their final games. Click to continue reading...

With the group stages complete, it's time to take a final look at the sweet 16.

1. Holland (1)
2. Spain (3)
3. Portugal (2)
4. Croatia (4)
-Not to punish Portugal too much for the loss to Switzerland, since they had nothing at stake, but it's worth noting that the other three teams that wrapped up their groups early all won their final games. Click to continue reading...

When it comes to steaming tripe, the footballing press and internet rumour-mongers are the usual culprits. However, this time it is the Czech Republic keeper Peter Cech, who let a dodgy porker leave his cakehole. Cech - in a coffee-splutteringly terrible excuse - claimed that there was "water on the ball" [. Click to continue reading...

Slowly but surely, the records are being broken. It feels as if, one by one, new legends are being created on an almost daily basis at Euro 2008, and last night we had a new one to add to the list: the greatest comeback by an international team in the finals of a competition. To be honest about it all, the first seventy-five minutes of last night's match between Turkey and the Czech Republic were fairly ordinary. Click to continue reading...

If Petr Cech had an off day against the Turks and the Czechs only lost by a goal, is it then fair to say that Germany with Lehmann at goal would have been utterly humiliated. The mind boggles.

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Turkey 3-2 Czech Republic
What a way to kick off the final round of group games. Turkey were on the verge of elimination, down 2-0 with 15 minutes to go, but they put together an amazing comeback to beat the Czechs, including two goal in the last three minutes.

It was a nervy opening to the game, with a couple Turkish players booked in the first 10 minutes. Click to continue reading...

It's been a season to remember for Petr Cech, but perhaps not for the right reasons. The normally unflappable goalkeeper made a shocking handling error against Turkey on Sunday night, thus allowing them to equalise against Czech Republic, before the Turks scored again to win 3-2. Despite being a well-paid millionaire, it was hard not [. Click to continue reading...

Good Monday to you all. It's that day. That special day that we all look forward to in the summer. I call it 'The day of nothing'.

This is the day in the summer when there is nothing happening. Perhaps something might happen later on but at the moment the only something is nothing.

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Player of the Day: Nihat. Is there any other choice?

Goat of the Day: Petr Cech. I'm convinced he was replaced by an impostor during halftime. It's the only explanation, right?

Fans of the Day: The lovely adult film actresses to the left who decided to paint their bodies in the colors of the German and Austrian national team colors before participating in some beach event.

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It's pretty irritating when virtually all the best games on paper take place at 5 p.m., when everyone but alcoholics, criminals and students are chained to a desk. As such, we at STT have struggled, like I'm sure most of you have as well, to catch more than about half of the full games in the tournament to date. Click to continue reading...

In a tournament that is quickly becoming a classic, it will be tough to top Turkey-Czech Republic for the best match at Euro 2008. Trailing 2-0 with 15 minutes to play, the Turks seized second place in Group A with three goals in the final quarter hour. The Czechs had built a comfortable lead on goals by Jan Koller in the 32nd minute and Jaroslav Plasil in the 62nd. Click to continue reading...

Turkey 3, Czech Republic 2
Switzerland 2, Portugal 0

In a tournament that is quickly becoming a classic, it will be tough to top Turkey-Czech Republic for the best match at Euro 2008. Trailing 2-0 with 15 minutes to play, the Turks seized second place in Group A with three goals in the final quarter hour. Click to continue reading...

The signs are not good for the Turks in this live online and radio commentary Euro 2008 group match between Turkey and Czech Republic live as they are going into this match with a lot of personnel concerns such as injuries which will hamper their chances of progressing. They will not have all their best players available for this live online streaming match and it will make the job of beating the Czechs much harder than if they had their top players lining up. Click to continue reading...

Gianluigi Buffon, world class keeper ... and apparently Wild West bank robber, as well. For the time being, Buffon nudges ahead of Casillas and Cech for the mantle of World's Best Keeper, until the inevitable Texas Tornado ladder match in a couple weeks in front of the International Court of Justice in The Hauge. Click to continue reading...