No football and CoronaVirus

Hello everyone

I hope you're well. So as you are all aware, football leagues across the world have been suspended since early March and some plan on resuming in May depending on the situation concerning COVID-19.

As a football fan, its sad when you dont have football to look forward to watching on the weekend. And its been the case for the last 3 or so weeks. I've even moaned about it to my girlfriend, who isn't a huge football fan but understands my longing and need to watch it.

So the last match Chelsea played was at home against Everton on March 8, winning 4-0. After a couple of shaky performances I must say this was the best I've seen Chelsea play this season. They dominated from the 1st minute to the last, giving the Toffees no room to go past the defence, so hats off to Frank Lampard. The victory leaves the Blues in 4th place, with a 3 point cushion over Manchester United. The race for the Top 4 is heating up but if Chelsea continue to win their matches, then Champions League football is guaranteed next year. Of course this will all depend on if games will resume in May. We will have to wait and see.

So what have I been doing during the lockdown? Well mostly listening to podcasts such as Football Daily, The Totally football show or Football Weekly by The Guardian. Also my girlfriend introduced me to Crimes in Sport(which I never thought I'd listen to but its quite interesting). I'll post the links to these podcasts. I'm also learning Dutch and thats been fun. It will definitely help in the long term.

Anyway thanks for reading the latest post on my blog and please stay indoors and listen to your local health experts. Together we can beat Corona.

Till the next time we meet

Take Care

In case you missed Chelsea v Everton, here are the highlights


The podcasts I'm currently listening to
1.BBC 5 Live Football Daily
2. The Totally Football Show
3. Crime in Sports

If you have other suggestions, please feel free contact me on social media or email

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