By Alessandro Schiavone at Gtech Community Premier League Matchday 5 Brentford 3-0 Chelsea Both midfielders. Both born in the early 80's. But there were miles between the footballers Keith Andrews and Xabi Alonso. In every sense of the word. What Andrews could not provide in grace and flair, he made up for in spirit, grit and tenacity. Bite and spite. He was all thunder and fire. Meanwhile Xabi Alonso was the type of footballer who ran the business without having to get out o

Both pics by Wikimedia Common Exclusive by Alessandro Schiavone at Elland Road, Leeds Walter Benítez admitted that his hopes of ever becoming Argentina’s No.1 goalkeeper are slim due to the presence of Emiliano Martínez. The 34-year-old’s Blues career may not have got off to the best of starts after shipping 10 goals in just four Premier League fixtures. But the man from Mar del Plata has won one World Cup and two Copa América titles with La Selección. He also kept his countr

Exclusive by Alessandro Schiavone The son of a Dutch football legend has alerted the Premier League about his desire to move to England next summer. Lyon defender Ruben Kluivert was in talks with Crystal Palace over a potential deal in late August to replace Maxence Lacroix. But the Eagles eventually struck a deal with the Frenchman's new club Chelsea to bring in Axel Disasi on a season-long loan deal after failing to meet the French side's valuation for the Dutchman AND Mal

Photo by Alessandro Schiavone By Alessandro Schiavone While Spain reached the final of the FIFA World Cup courtesy of a convincing 2-0 win over France in Dallas yesterday, one particular detail may have been lost on Tottenham Hotspur fans: Pedro Porro's strike pulled their club level with Chelsea on three goals in World Cup semifinals. Up until yesterday’s clash between the neighbouring countries, the Blues were 3-2 ahead in these London charts thanks to Oscar (1) and Schurrl

Wikimedia Commons By Alessandro Schiavone in Leuven World Cup 2027 Qualifiers Belgium 6-0 Luxembourg The manager of the Belgium women's national football team has aimed a dig at England superstar Harry Kane. The striking similarities between Belgium’s all-time record goalscorer Tessa Wullaert and the former Tottenham hitman are well documented on both sides of the Channel. Both belong to the class of 1993. Both score for fun. Both are ageing like fine wine. Both are showing n

By Alessandro Schiavone While Arsenal look increasingly likely to cement their serial bottlers status once more on current form following their 2-1 defeat at Man City yesterday, their hated rivals from down the road Tottenham Hotspur are flirting with a shock relegation, and two-time European kings Chelsea could miss out on the Champions League once again, with fifth-placed Liverpool now holding a SEVEN-point lead. And that with only five fixtures left to negotiate before

Picture from Alessandro Schiavone Exclusive by Alessandro Schiavone There's a good chance at least one of Chelsea, Arsenal and Tottenham...

Photo taken from Wikimedia Commons By Alessandro Schiavone Ever since firing in eight goals during the 2021/22 revelation season, the...

Photo by Alessandro (Craven Cottage) & Wikimedia Commons (Taremi) Story by Alessandro Schiavone His overhead kick against Chelsea at...

Exclusive by Alessandro Schiavone Capital Football have exclusively spoken to ex-Sunderland 1991 record signing Don Goodman ahead of the...