Down to Ten Men

Chelsea goalkeeper Petr Cech has said that the club's hopes of finishing in the top four this season looks finally over after suffering a 2-0 defeat at the hands of Newcastle in the latest midweek action. It has been a tough fixture list for Chelsea over the last few weeks.

It finally took its toll after the club managed to lose the most important match 2-0, while it also handed rivals Newcastle United with a major opportunity to finish in the top four. After the match, in which Petr Cech was beaten by two extraordinary goals from Newcastle United striker Cisse, Cech admitted that finishing in the top four will now be tough with only two matches remaining and five points required to be dropped by two teams.

Despite the arrival of star striker Robbie Keane from England, LA Galaxy have been struggling in the last few weeks.

Many have attributed to this poor run of form by the club managed by Bruce Arena to the lack of star midfielder David Beckham, who is the main supply line.

David Beckham proved that this is once again the case by returning in a scoring fashion in the match against Chicago Fire recently. LA Galaxy are currently bottom of the MLS table after having won the title last season. Just when it seemed that they would not be a challenger at the top of the table this season, David Beckham returned to provide two crucial goals for the club against Chicago Fire.

Manchester City manager Roberto Mancini has said that striker Mario Balotelli has been fined to the tune of £ 120,000 after his latest misdemeanour.

Mario Balotelli is regarded as one of the biggest characters in English football right now. However, good aspects of his character come about occasionally while the bizarre ones crop up on a regular basis.

The latest one came only a few weeks ago when he was pictured coming out of the strip club in Liverpool when Manchester City were set to face Bolton 36 hours later. This drew intense criticism from Roberto Mancini, who has always defended Mario Balotelli in difficult circumstances.

Manchester United midfielder Ji sung Park has said that there are occasions when Manchester United fans simply expect too much from their side because of the past success.

Manchester United are one of the most successful English clubs around. They have lifted a record 19 domestic league titles in addition to the three Champions League titles as well.

They trail only Liverpool in terms of the number of Champions League titles, thus making them one of the most successful English clubs around. It is pretty natural that with success comes expectations and Ji sung Park is of the opinion that the expectation around Old Trafford at times is slightly exceeding reality.

Manchester City striker Mario Balotelli has been one of the most controversial characters in English football over the last few seasons, and has already become a firm favourite with the fans.

He arrived at Manchester city in a £24 million deal from Inter Milan, but he seems to be worth a lot more on certain occasions and ridiculously expensive in other situations!

There can be no escaping the fact that Mario Balotelli is one of the most enigmatic characters in world football but has the potential to become one of the greatest players in the world. Mario Balotelli's teammate Yaya Touré is someone who acknowledges the fact.

Chelsea have managed to show quite a strong team line in their upcoming match against Portsmouth. John Terry, one of the key players for Chelsea has managed to be passed fit by the medical unit and his knee problem will not be of much worry for the upcoming match.

There have been quite a few changes in the team selection and Drogba is to be replaced by Torres. Sturridge, who is still injured, will be replaced by Malouda. These changes will ensure that Chelsea has a good stand when it comes to a tough fight with their competitors.