As Roman Abramovich begins the search for his seventh managerial appointment during his Stamford Bridge reign, Goal.com looks at the leading names linked to the role SPECIAL REPORT Having hired six managers and seen off seven during his nine-year tenure Stamford Bridge, Roman Abramovich is now preparing to put his often fickle faith in yet another after sacking Andre Villas-Boas on Sunday. The Russian billionaire, so used to knowing, and getting, what he wants, has already been briefed by the [...]

Manager says English club have agreed to discuss a deal with the Champions League winners over their captain, and claims Catalans have money set aside for the midfielder Pep Guardiola has revealed that Arsenal are willing to negotiate the sale of captain Cesc Fabregas back to his previous club Barcelona. The Spanish giants have been courting the World Cup winner for some time, and Guardiola has revealed that the Gunners have put the midfielder “on the market”. “It is scary [...]

Pep Guardiola has labelled Lionel Messi as the best player he has ever seen following Barcelona‘s resounding 3-1 win over Manchester United in the Champions League final. The Catalan side steamrollered United at Wembley and Messi, who scored his 53rd goal of the season to put his team 2-1 up, orchestrated proceedings in London. Now, his manager Guardiola has insisted that the Argentine is a one-off phenomenon. He told The Sun: “Lionel is the best player I’ve ever seen, probably [...]