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A small group of football fans have started a new blog – a footie blog with an Indian touch. We call it The Final 3rd. We’ve got contributors from all over India, yours truly included. Check it out! That is all. The Final 3rd Follow The Final 3rd on Twitter!
See what I did there? Inspired by Spurs (don’t worry, I’ll wash my mouth with soap afterwards) making good use of the 5-1 scoreline against Ar5ena1, I came up with this little gem of a title. Genius. *ducks to avoid the dozen or so rotten tomatoes and eggs* Now that we have the pleasantries out [...]
First off, lemme tell you that this was one of the scrappiest matches I’ve ever seen and there were hardly any clear-cut chances for both sides. Still, the result is all that matters and Chelsea got the perfect result – a hard-fought 1-0 victory which leaves them 5 points clear at the top of the [...]
Arsenal beat a team of part-timers the other day. A fan then posted a picture of Arsenal’s new signing Vermaelen and the old Agent Silvestre vying for the ball with an opponent on a forum. The hilarious look on Silvestre’s face provided a perfect photochop opportunity and I duly obliged. Here’s the original picture: And [...]
Yuri Zhirkov – also known as the Russian Ronaldinho – has completed his move from CSKA Moscow to Chelsea today. The left-sided full-back/winger joins Chelsea fter a glowing recommendation from Guus Hiddink, the former Chelsea manager and current coach of the Russian national team. Zhirkov would provide competition to Florent Malouda on the left flank [...]