Andriy Shevchenko
Andriy Shevchenko plays for Ukraine, used to play for AC Milan and now plays for Chelsea. He’s a natural goal-scorer like RVN or Ian Wright or Alan Shearer – and he’s pretty good too, although he had a tough first season at Chelsea.
Should Sheva return to Milan?
Adriano Galliani has revealed today that AC Milan will make a move for former striker Andriy Shevchenko should Chelsea make the Ukrainian available, says Goal.com. Shevchenko was at AC Milan during the peak of his career between 1999 and 2006. Then he moved to Chelsea for a reported transfer fee of £30 million, but he…
Fergie plans retirement, Roman will pay any price to win titles, Hull City to pocket 60m to be Derby and more
The English press always finds ways to entertain their readers: some of their pieces are quite interesting while some are ridiculously funny. Sometimes an article can be both at the same time, but that depends on the audience. Then, there is the odd article that can be read in its entirety. So, on this fine…
What do Madrid, Juventus, Milan and Chelsea have in common?
Apparently, these clubs have (or have had) players with the most Champions League semifinal appearances. Before you go through the list, try guessing who’d be on this list. Several Italians, of course, which is where Juve / Milan come in, and then there is the Madrid – Chelsea connection (bonus points if you can think…
Andriy Shevchenko – how the mighty have fallen
Andriy Schevchenko has been a great player by anyone’s reckoning. Nearly 200 goals in just under 400 league appearances at Dinamo Kiev, Milan and Chelsea. He was European footballer of the year in 2004 and has been in the top ten on five other occasions. Six times he has been in the top ten of…
World’s Top Goalscorer of 2007 according to IFFHS
“Soccer is a world made of numbers”. A phrase which would make any mathematician proud, with the eternal claim that you can find mathematics anywhere. And where better to find numbers than Goal Totals: the International Federation of Football History & Statistics (IFFHS), the famous (and often criticized) organization that chronicles the history of football,…
Chelsea v Everton – 07/08 Carling Cup Semifinal Preview
Carling Cup holders Chelsea will be looking to advance to a second consecutive final and third in four years when they take on Everton in the Carling Cup semifinals next month. Chelsea took home the cup in 2005 and 2007 under Jose Mourinho, and they’re looking to get Avram Grant his first trophy as the…
Is Andriy Shevchenko’s time at Chelsea finally over?
He is often described as a £30 million Ukrainian tosspot and one of the most ridiculous foreign failures in the English Premier League. And now his stint with English football is drawing to a final curtain. Andriy Shevchenko might be one of the best strikers of his generation, the best ever footballer to have merged…
2007 EPL ‘Rich List’: Richest Players / Club Owners of the Premier League
Yes, I’ve said it before: it’s ‘Top 100 Ranking’ time. Fresh from publishing their Top 100 footballers list last month, English magazine FourFourTwo just released their a list of the Richest players and club owners of the English Premiership, sort of a “2007′s Billionaire’s club” if you will. As the editors eloquently put it, the…
Top 100 Greatest Ever Footballers
It’s that time of the year again. The time when a random (ok, let’s call it ‘well-respected’ if you prefer) football publication makes an “All Time Best” ranking that never fails to create controversy and offend a few people. FourFourTwo did one of those last month, this time it’s the turn of the ‘Association of…
Europe’s 10 Most Expensive Benchwarmers of 2007-08
Shevchenko, Podolski, Crouch, Chevantón, Riquelme: these are just a few of the quality players which have been reduced to a benchwarming role in their clubs, as the new season continues. It wouldn’t be surprising to see some of them decide it’s time for a change, and travel to greener pastures during the January transfer window.
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