Now that we're in the international break, Chelsea sits atop the Barclay’s Premier League as the only team to record victories in all three of their opening games. The combination of these wins, being current holders of the UEFA Champions League trophy and the impact of new signings, has lead to early optimism that Chelsea […]

The John Terry trial provides further evidence of the way that social media has penetrated every form of news coverage and the integral role it can play in the distribution of information. Reporters such as Dan Levene, or as he is known on Twitter @blueschronicle, have been providing minute-by-minute accounts of this week’s trial giving people comprehensive […]

FamousCFC.com is a fan blog for Chelsea fans and we are on our way to Munich. Here is how we are preparing for our trip of the season. The Miracle of The Nou Camp When Chelsea achieved what has been dubbed the “Miracle of the Nou Camp,” few fans had given much consideration to reaching […]

Today is transfer deadline day which means despite having had over two months to procure new players, clubs will today be scurrying about frantically delving into the transfer market. Clubs will be hoping to complete deals that will give them the players they need, often at the last minute. All the while the media will […]

Last season Brighton, Peterborough and Southampton were promoted to the Championship from League One and all three have carried over their good form into the Championship. All three have strengthened over the summer and after five games all three teams are in the top half of the table with Southampton and Brighton in the automatic […]

So we are now four games into the season and true to Championship traditions the early form shows an unexpected set of teams making the running and some of those fancied by the bookmakers making sluggish starts. At the top a revitalised Derby side share a 100% record with newly promoted Southampton with both making […]

Following the riots in London I am delighted to write that the Football League has today confirmed that all matches in London will take place at their scheduled kick off times. The riots that started in London and have spread to other parts of England have been a shocking embarrassment to our country, leading to […]

The first day of the Championship is over and there were goals, dramatic comebacks and late winners in a day that averaged three goals per game with Nottingham Forest and Barnsley contesting the only goalless draw. Three players started the season with a brace, Michael Chopra and supersubs Mathieu Manset and Will Buckley starting the […]

Whilst the focus at this time of the season is who will be promoted to the Premier League, no one wants to consider the possibility that their side will be relegated to League One. The Championship has shown over the years that it is has no respect for reputations with some of the most famous […]

The Championship is one of the most difficult leagues to predict in English football, with 24 fairly even matched teams vying for promotion to the Premier League, who will prevail is anyones guess. The Championship betting odds being offered by bookmakers are a barometer of expectations for sides in the league, these may not be […]

The 2011/2012 Championship season is less than a week away and in preparation for the new season it is time to look at how Brighton, Peterborough and Southampton will fare in their first season back in England’s second tier. All three will enter this season with confidence after a successful campaign last season and several […]

After a seemingly endless summer, the start of the Championship season is now less than a week away and I for one cannot wait for the greatest league in England to begin. With the weather still warm, the frustrations and failings of the previous season can be forgotten whilst victors can bask in their achievements […]

By Conor Diggin This week I will be looking at how each of the new Championship teams will fare starting with those relegated from the Premiership. With the new season fast-approaching, Birmingham, Blackpool and West Ham fans are all hoping to see their team go straight back up in the first attempt. I will start […]

Share your opinion of this documentary on Facebook or Twitter Last night the Channel 4 showed a powerful documentary about wealthy businessmen and consortium buying football clubs in England. ‘Dispatches – How to buy a football club’ featured an undercover reporter claiming to represent a wealthy group of investors in a journey that took the reporter to the […]

After yesterday saw penalty taking dominate the headlines in international football, I stumbled across this audacious penalty from Theyab Awana of United Arab Emirates as his side romped to a 7-2 victory over Lebanon. I am sure that had Awana been in a pressure situation he may not have been quite so outrageous but at […]