CL Olympiacos – Arsenal 0-3: putting the dots on the i’s

By Walter Broeckx Arsenal made one change in the starting line up. Walcott came in the place of Oxlade-Chamberlain. For the rest an unchanged team so an attack with Giroud, Walcott and Campbell. The team that started: : Cech, Bellerin, Mertesacker, Koscielny, Monreal, Flamini, Ramsey, Walcott, Ozil, Campbell, Giroud Near the Greek beach: Ospina, Debuchy, …

Wholesale corruption, 20 charged by police, Uefa nepotism. Yep it’s the Champions League

By Tony Attwood Olympiakos are top of the Greek league.  They have played 13 and won 13.   Their owner and president is accused of being involved in and directing a criminal organization, aiding and abetting blackmailing, aiding and abetting the creating of explosions, aiding and abetting bribery and fraud.   He is currently out …

Does the rise of Leicester and collapse of Chelsea really represent a seismic shift?

By Tony Attwood According to the general view, what is happening at Chelsea is a quirk, an oddity, a one-off.   Normal service resumes soon.   Chelsea have spent over £700,000,000 on transfer fees and had undoubted success both in Europe and at home, including of course being the current champions of England.   And …