Following his hattrick last weekend, LS Sport examines Jose Mourinho’s claim that Eden Hazard is currently the best young player in world football. YES – Euan Cunningham I believe that in terms of shaping, controlling and exerting […]
Sport | Transfer window round-up
Another chaotic month of transfers drew to a close last month, leaving fans up and down the country wondering whether their team has done enough as they enter the latter stages of the Premier League season. Chelsea […]
Sport | Deadline day – expect the unexpected
As Arsenal and Liverpool have started the season well, and Chelsea and City have continued to grow since the new year, LS Sport predicts an onslaught of players coming into the bottom half of the […]
Sport | Arsenal and City await draw of death after Champions League slip-ups
Following weekend defeats, Chelsea and Manchester United secured 1-0 victories en route to securing top spot in the group stages, while Arsenal and Manchester City settle for second, quite literally in the case of the […]
Sport | Premier League – Review and Predictions
With almost a quarter of the Premier League gone we’re making our predictions for what will be an incredibly competitive season First Place – Chelsea With Mourinho back at the helm and a vital win against […]
Sport | Champions League Round-up
Chelsea continued their excellent recent form with a comprehensive and thoroughly professional 3-0 win away to Schalke, in the process establishing themselves at the top of Group E. A rejuvenated Fernando Torres did the damage, […]
Perspective Needed for Moral Hazards
Chris Dietz Eden Hazard Incident 1/02/2013 Last week South Wales police dropped their investigation into the incident which saw Chelsea winger Eden Hazard kicking out at a Swansea City ball boy in reaction to […]
Premier League Round Up
Here’s David Ahluwalia‘s take on another exciting weekend in the Premiership that saw a thrilling North London derby, Luis Suarez showing both the good and ugly sides of his game, and defeats for Manchester United […]
Is it about time we got over, or got used to refereeing mistakes?
The truth is, this column cannot hope to discuss all, or even most, of the drama, controversy and excitement which occurred on Sunday. Neither can it hope to examine and remark on all […]
The Growing Cost of Football
After the BBC’s recent ‘Price of Football’ survey, LS Sport‘s Euan Cunningham shares his thoughts… About a year ago I was travelling back from a match. The team I have a season ticket with had […]
The John Terry Saga
There was finally some closure on the John Terry saga this week as the Chelsea captain received a four-match ban and a £220,000 fine from the FA. LS Sport’s Jack Arscott shares his thoughts… It is almost […]
2012/13 Premier League Preview: Arsenal-Fulham
LS Sport’s Andrew Belt looks at Arsenal, Aston Villa, Chelsea, Everton and Fulham in the first of our four-part Premier League season preview… Arsenal As unpredictable as Arsenal perform in the Premier League is the predictable […]