This weekend saw some great foot ball in the Premiership with only being two games in it is too early to call who could go on to win as anything could happen due to injuries and good runs.

However this weekend showed that Chelsea are the team to beat after winning comfortably against Wigan 6-0.

Arsenal beat Blackpool 6-0 with a great show by Theo Walcott who showed that not going with England to the world cup could have been just what he needed.

The final 6-0 of the weekend was a great win for Newcastle who recorded their first win back in the premiership against Aston Villa.

A number of players are struggling to find clubs to play for a good example of this include former Macclesfield player John Rooney and former Fulham player liam rosenior. Rosenior had a bright future holding down a regular spot at right back for Fulham however when he fell out the pecking order things use to get worse for the player with a move to reading then Ipswich now the player finds himself with no club and reports have seen him training in local parks to keep his fitness up seems he is currently on trial at Bristol City.

Also the John Rooney Waynes little brother deciding to leave Macclesfield to see if could find another club may be one bigger however he has not managed to find and attention and has been forced to try his look in America with trial for Seattle Sounders FC

Its been a tough time for the French national team which was clearly obvious during their time in trhe World Cup the team looked unsettled and reports where that none of the players had any confidence or respect for the previous coach Raymond Domenech, to be honest looking at the coaches body language during the tournament he looked as if he could not be bothered him self showing no emotion on the touch line.

During the tournament Anelka of Chelsea criticised the coach which led to him being sent home and causing turmoil with in the camp at a hearing yesterday a number of players received bans such as Anelka’s 18 game ban, Evras five game ban and Riberys three game ban.

This weekend marked the start of the English premier league with many teams looking to carry on from where they left off and others aiming for a much improved season.

The opening games brought a bit of everything from a shock win by Blackpool over Wigan with a 4-0 in their first game back in  the top flight in well over 10 years

Chelsea came of the blocks flying with a 6-0 thrashing over new boys West Brom which I am sure was a good welcome back for them after returning to the top flight after being relegated the previous season.

Red cards and own goals were also involved in the opening games.

Yesterday seen a great game of football for the neutral of the sport with the top two teams in the English premiership playing against each other for the charity shield.

This cup game is often seen as the final preseason game for the side just before the league starts again the following week and after weeks of preseason games and training Manchester United were going in to the game in the better form winning the majority of their pres season games in the United States where’s as for Chelsea this was their fifth successive defeat.

The game was exciting with both teams looking for the win but it was the class of united that led them on to win the shield with Scholes and the new kid Chicharito impressing.

I’m a Manchester United Fan, and I don’t mind admitting that I’m one of the few who don’t mind Manchester City doing well…OK…reasonably well. I think it’s been absolutely fantastic to actually have a rivalry between the 2 clubs this season. I’ve grown up with a divided family where my Mum and my brother support City, and my Dad and myself follow the mighty reds. Derby games have been a bit boring over recent years, when City were battling to survive in the Premiership and United were challenging for all the major honours. Our biggest games were always against Liverpool, Arsenal or Chelsea respectively.

This year however, I doubt you’ll get a better atmosphere anywhere than at Old Trafford for the Carling Cup semi final, when Wayne Rooney bagged another late winner to sink Mancini and his men. The new City boss kind of set himself up for a fall by saying that at the end of this season, the famous rotating banner at the Stretford end indicating the number of years since City last won a major trophy (currently 34 years) would have to come down, as City were pushing for Carling Cup and FA Cup glory.

Roll on a few months, and déjà vu seems to be happening. We’re two thirds through the season, and City are out of every competition they realistically had a chance of winning. I’ve got loads of bitter blue mates, and I even refrained from sending a text to one of my closest mates last night saying “35 years, Ha!”. He sends me countless text messages every time United are knocked out of a cup, or Europe, or even lose a league game. The one thing I’d like to think is that most United fans are above the ridiculing and gloating. I’m a season ticket holder and prefer to let our team and our results do the talking, I don’t gloat (that often). But for City fans, it will be 35 years at the end of the season since your team last won a trophy. This may change soon, but I think Mancini was a bit premature with his statement.

The Stretford Enders will soon be singing:

In ‘76, now this is true, a trophy was won by the team in blue

Its been a long time, since that day

So we’ll sing em a song that they f***ing HATE

35 years, f**k all, 35 years, f**k all…

Sorry City fans, maybe I just had to gloat a little bit.

Wayne Rooney continues to be in ‘devastating’ form according to Sir Alex Ferguson, following Manchester United’s first ever win at the San Siro in Italy on Tuesday night.

Rooney is now tipped to pass 30 goals this season, having already notched up 25 following his brace against Milan in the second half of the UEFA Champions League last 16 knockout stage. United won the game 3-2 after going a goal down to a deflected Ronaldinho effort early on. The red devils weathered the storm in the first half before a moment of luck levelled matters before the break when Paul Scholes scored with a miss kick – the ball coming off his standing leg and trickling past the stranded Dida.

Rooney then dazzled with 2 goals to put United 3-1 up, before Clarence Seedorf pulled one back with 5 minutes to go. Michael Carrick was sent off for kicking the ball away on David Beckham’s first game against his former club. The second leg is played in just under 3 weeks time.

Another weekend, another 3 points for Manchester United and Chelsea respectively. The Premier League 2009-2010 season now seems like it will be a two horse race between champions United and ex champions Chelsea. Both teams have brushed Arsenal aside with ease over the last week, and surely have the strength and depth in their squads to maintain title bids, whereas the floundering Arsenal, without their main striker Robin Van Persie, look decidedly weak.

Watching the game on Sky Sports yesterday, there was a comment that Arsenal WERE dangerous last season with their formidable partnership between Van Persie and Emmanuel Adebayor, now of Manchester City. They brushed aside AC Milan in the Champions League, and were a team that were nearly perfect, bar maybe 1 or 2 signings. Bring on the summer transfer window at the start of the season and what did they do? That’s right, they sold Adebayor and didn’t recruit anyone as a worthy replacement.

Arsene Wenger is a great manager, but I still feel that he has a stubborn streak that is leaving his side a little short when it comes to challenging for the Premier League crown. Hopefully my words won’t come back an haunt me.

So who will win the league this year? My bet in on the winner of the Manchester United vs Chelsea game at Old Trafford on 3rd April this year.

It has been confirmed. After a 12 minute meeting with Fabio Capello, John Terry has been axed as England Captain. Revelations about is affair with Vanessa Perroncel have hit every news bulletin over the past week and Capello has decided that it is best for England to releave Terry from his duties.

You’ve probably heard all the jokes over the past week:

JOKE: “Sorry to ruin your day mate, but I’ve just driven past your house and John Terry’s car is parked outside”

JOKE: “Fabio Capello phones up Wayne Bridge and say’s…Wayne, I need your help. John Terry seems to have lost his captain’s armband. Could you do me a favour and look under your bed for me?”!!!

Rio Ferdinand is set to take over as new captain with Steven Gerrard as vice captain.

England manager Fabio Capello is due back in London today for showdown talks with current England captain John Terry. Terry, the serial womaniser has recently been the subject of a massive media story surrounding his affair with England colleague and former Chelsea team mate Wayne Bridge’s ex girlfriend Vanessa Perroncel. Perroncel is also mother of Bridge’s son, now 3 years old. Bridge now plays for Manchester City.

Chelsea and England captain Terry is alleged to have had an affair with Perroncel. The allegations are yet to be confirmed but Perroncel has held talks with publicist Max Clifford over dinner regarding the affair and her story is likely to be released soon.

Terry’s wife Toni Terry is currently in Dubai with their twins following the allegations. Capello is is keen to get crisis talks out of the way so he can concentrate on England’s build up to the World Cup in South Africa this summer.