Entries from Londonist tagged with 'avramgrant'
May 25, 2008
In a move that came as a surprise to nobody in football, Chelsea yesterday rewarded manager Avram Grant for getting them within a goalpost's width of their first European Cup by terminating his contract. According to a statement released on the club's website Saturday afternoon, the Israeli coach, and sometime rodent disturber, was dismissed following a series of meetings over the past two days. Peter Kenyon prefigured the decision earlier in the week, when......
Continue Reading "Exit Avram: Is Mourinho Back In The Frame?"May 1, 2008
Vindication finally came to Avram Grant last night. The lugubrious Chelsea manager (and sometime Dangermouse nemesis) achieved what his beloved predecessor never could: he smuggled his side into a European cup final. Long derided by fans, and perennially in danger of being chopped by Chelsea paterfamilias Roman Abramovich, Grant suddenly finds himself with the chance of snatching a historic Prem and Champions League double from under the whiskers of Manchester United. And in a......
Continue Reading "London vs. Moscow: The Champions League Final"February 21, 2008
Selfridges go that little bit further to draw in the crowds. There won’t be a criminal enquiry over Lee Jasper’s conduct. But we don’t think that this will be the last of it. Chelsea manager Avram Grant has received anti-semitic death threats. That’s just not football, now is it? Yikes! The £4.00 pint is on its way. You can check out the Brit award winners and losers here. Actually, the losers were all those......
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