CHAK 89 receives Stamford Bridge guests

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CHAK 89 receives Stamford Bridge guests David Luiz, Victor Moses and Lucas Piazon, the football players for Chelsea, attended Chak 89, the award-winning Indian restaurant on Sunday, along with the football player from Arsenal, Gervinho. The players for Chelsea were apparently in a very jovial mood as they had just come from a game where they had beaten Aston Villa 8-0.

Other diners were shocked and gobsmacked to see the players just walk into Chak 89 and head straight for the private booth table, used by many celebrities.

Frank Khalid, owner of Chak 89, who is also a big Chelsea fan, was overwhelmed with excitement and thrilled to see the Chelsea players having a good time tucking into an array of traditional Indian dishes that Chak 89 are famous for. Such was the ambience on Sunday that everyone in Chak 89 at the time cheered and clapped as the players went round to see other diners and have their photos taken.

Sitting back at their table, the waiter asked them what they thought of the food, they were all so happy that they signed the famous Chak 89 board showing appreciation for the beautiful food, service and quality.

For Chak 89 it was just another day in a place which is “A Spice above the Rest”

Racism in Russian football a major cause for concern

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Accusations of racism in Russia’s football clubs are proving detrimental to the country’s image, especially as preparations are going forward for Russia’s hosting of the 2018 World Cup. Though the authorities generally claim that charges of racism are only applicable to a small hard-core group of fans, recent news indicates a different story.

The championship team Zenit Saint Petersburg has been the focus of a lot of media attention, in part because they signed two black players in early September. Hulk, the Brazilian forward and Axel Witsel, the Belgian midfielder are the first blacks ever recruited to Zenit, and they have more than competition on the playing field to contend with.

Zenit’s biggest fan club is known as Landskrona; they are hard-core fans but they’re also hard-core in their views of racial purity. The group has loudly advocated a policy of signing only ‘pure’ white players, which in their opinion excludes blacks from anywhere, South Americans and gays of any colour. Landskrona and others in their racist camp have become an embarrassment to the Russian Football Union and to many of the Russian players.

Last summer at the European Championships the Russian soccer federation got hit with a $150,000 fine after a display of nationalistic flags and clashes with stewards, and there have been many other incidents of blatant hostility on the part of some Russian fan groups. For the most part, officials tend to deny that there’s really a serious problem, but most agree that the racist element could create a lot of tension and hostility during the World Cup matches.

A former Zenit coach, Raymond Verheijen, feels that the racial issue is a serious one and should be dealt with by action from the sports governing body. He said he was shocked that Zenit fans had gone so far as to demand an all-white team, and that the club and the Federation should take responsibility for preventing and/or punishing racist behavior in the football world.

 

Wannabe WAGS descend on Manchester nightclub

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They have been berated in the past for their wild parties, so for this year’s Christmas bash the Manchester United team decided to go a lot more low key.

They started off the night at the restaurant owned by United star Rio Ferdinand; Rosso but once the word was out that they were partying at Panacea night club, the wannabe WAG fraternity was out in force and descended upon the club in the hope of bagging themselves a player.

The line of ladies was way longer than any ordinary night at Panacea, and they all seemed to be in their brightest and tightest dressers to try and catch the eye of a footballing hero. Despite the freezing conditions, there was a distinct lack of jackets as these girls seemed determined to let their dresses, and there oh so obvious assets, do the talking.

The stars were certainly out if force with Robin Van Persie, Patrice Evra, Nemanja Vidic, Phil Jones and stalward Ryan Giggs all snapped looking very dapper for their Christmas bash. The only notable absence was Wayne Rooney, who in light of past misdemeanour’s wisely chose to stay home with pregnant wife Coleen.

Van Persie, despite only joining the reds this season has clearly settled in well and led a rousing rendition of ‘Glory Glory Man Utd’ at Russo. The striker, bought from Arsenal for £24m, is one purchase that Alex Ferguson will certainly not be regretting as he has already scored 15 goals from 21 games, placing them 6 points clear at the top of the premiership.

As to whether any of the wannabes actually got up close and personal with one of the players remains a mystery, but watch out for what appears in the gossip columns.

 

Liverpool WAGS support charity at Christmas bash

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It would seem that it is never too early for a Christmas party and that was proved by the host of famous faces that turned out for the charity Christmas lunch held by Carolyn Hughes PR. The event, which is now in it’s 5th and was held to raise funds for the ‘Wirral Witches’, Women in touch with Claire House, had quite a decent sprinkling of very glam looking Liverpool WAGs.

The Footie wives in attendance at the Gusto restaurant on Albert Dock where the lunch was held included Dani Lawrence, Jude Cisse, Shauna Muamba, Laura Warnock, Nicola Carragher and most famous Liverpool WAG of them all; Alex Gerrard., who looked stunning the understated style that she carries off so well, wannabe WAGs take note. Also in attendance to support the cause were celebrity designers Tony Burke and Philip Armstrong.

Peter Price popped in with his fellow pantomime star Liz Mclarnon during the lunch break from rehearsals, and he found time to lead a Christmas sing-a-long to really kick off the party. Simon Ross from Radio City was on duty as host and the entertainment included the soul sounds of Stephen Bayliss, DJ Mina and Jade Porter belted out some floor fillers that had everyone up on their feet.

Carolyn Hughes spoke of the event and said the Christmas lunch had been a huge success and had raised £3000 for the Wirral Witches and the success it enjoyed every year was mainly due to the amazing support they got from such lovely people. She added that as in previous years, once this lunch was held Christmas had officially started and she was touched that it meant so much to so many people.

Sam Allardyce speaks out over the current unrest in the Premier League

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Sam Allardyce, the West Ham manager, believes that lifetime bans and modern technology combined are the only way to put a stop to fan unrest that continues to occur at the Barclays Premier League matches.

This week many calls have been made to put netting in areas of the grounds that allow fans to be seated close to the players. The hope is that the netting could help prevent some incidents from occurring such as Rio Ferdinand getting a cut above his eye after being hit by a coin that was tossed at him at the Manchester game from an opposing fan.

However Allardyce believes that netting will just encourage fans to get rowdier and get around it. ON the other hand he believes that lengthy bans and video footage will be a more powerful deterrent since they will teach fans that abhorrent behavior will not be accepted.

He explained that the more they utilise CCTV to weed out fans that are acting out and continue to ban fans for life the more they will reduce the chances of this type of thing occurring again. Allardyce added that you do not want to have to cage in people, but that only adds to anger on fan’s behalf.