I'm so proud of Daddy!
- Chelsea First Team
- 5th May 2019
Beth England’s transfer to rivals Tottenham for a record £250,000 between two Women’s Super League sides has brought to a close a long career at Chelsea… and finally resolved a situation that was increasingly exasperating. In the wake of Prince Harry’s book Spare, the word seems equally appropriate for Beth’s marginalised role at Kingsmeadow. For
READ MORETributes have been paid to a Tolworth goalkeeper who has died at the age of 82. Memorably, he played just the once in the shadow of Tolworth Tower, in a warm-up game at the Decca sports ground, across the road from the bowling alley. But he did also win three World Cups. Footballing legend Pele,
READ MOREThe Potter’s wheel is turning again after a run of dismal results in the lead up to the World Cup. A 2-0 home win against Bournemouth has steadied the ship, but a serious setback to the returning Reece James has left fans down in the dumps. James played brilliantly through a first half at the
READ MOREWe lost a lovely man today. George Cohen, England 1966 World Cup hero, died at the age of 83. A gifted raconteur and witty storyteller in his retirement (here he is with Good Life editor Tim Harrison at Craven Cottage), George was Fulham through-and-through, spending more than a dozen seasons playing in white and –
READ MOREChelsea Women’s last game of 2022 showed just how far the team have come since beefing up the squad with a handful of new players in the summer. A 3-0 victory over a muscular and speedy Paris Saint-Germain didn’t seem possible in the early minutes at Stamford Bridge on Thursday evening, in front of 10,129
READ MOREThat, laughed Chelsea Women’s manager Emma Hayes, was a tense early Christmas treat for fans. And she was right. There was an unexpectedly tight, nervy finish to the Blues’ last Women’s Super League match before the winter break, but they clung on to beat Reading 3-2 to guarantee being top of the tree through the
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