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West Ham v Chelsea:Timo Werner scores crucial goal in fight for Top 4

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 Good afternoon everyone  I hope you're well and having a good start. So Spring has sprung and shops are opening up again. One can say that life is somewhat becoming "normal" again. As the season reaches its climax and the aftermath of the short-lived European Super League still being felt,  Chelsea had to do it the hard way against a stubborn West Ham United in a feisty London derby on Saturday night. Timo Werner got the all important goal towards the end of the first half and perhaps should have scored more goals but nevertheless its job done and the Blues move up to 4th place in the fight for Champions League qualification,which brings in €60 million. This was his first goal in the EPL since February 15 so a goal was long overdue. The turning point of the match was definitely the red card received by Fabian Balbuena for a foul on Chilwell which for me was harsh and the Hammers will definitely appeal the ref's decision this week.  Once again this was a complete per...

European Super League: The day football died

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  Copyright sofoot.com Hello everyone I hope you're well and healthy during these unprecedented times. Apologies for not being a regular writer. It has been a busy couple of weeks. I could decide to write a piece on Chelsea reaching the FA Cup final after winning 1-0 against Manchester City on Saturday evening thus ending the Cityzen's bid for a quadruple but instead I'll focus on the news that has left football fans across Europe and the world in disbelief. As many of you know on Sunday night, an announcement was made that 12 of the biggest clubs came to together to form a new competition that will bring in lots of money (€320 million for each participant) therefore taking the total to €3,5 billion which will be provided by JP Morgan. These 12 are Real Madrid, FC Barcelona, Atletico Madrid, Arsenal, Liverpool, Manchester City, Manchester United, Chelsea, Tottenham, Juventus, Inter Milan and AC Milan. All mythical clubs with rich history. Now to understand why this is such ...