What an amazing end to the English Premisership this season. It's taken me two days to recover! So many issues went right down to the final day... But has the premiership title itself ever been decided in the fifth minute of added time before? Talk about adrenalin!

Anyway, congratulations to all who got the results they wanted, and commiserations to those who didn't.

Nice to see Joey Barton getting what he deserved too!

Invest in Red, White & Blue

You could save a fortune on decorations - well, not a fortune, as they're not really expensive anyway!  - this summer by making one colour scheme fit all occasions!

Starting with tomorrow's FA Cup Final between Liverpool (red) and Chelsea (blue), then the Uefa Champions League Final between Bayern Munich (red) and Chelsea (blue), the Queens Jubille (red, white and blue), then the Euros (red and white if you're cheering on England), and finally the Olympics (red, white and blue for Team GB), all you really need is a job lot of red, white and blue streamers, bunting and balloons, and you're pretty much set up for the whole summer!

Unless of course you're an anti-royalist who plans to cheer on Nigeria in the Olympics, in which case you may need a small rethink...

It's not that long ago since the press were heralding the end of the world in footballing terms.

Both Manchester United and Manchester City had been knocked out of the Champions League (and not that long afterwards, out of the Europa League as well), Arsenal had had the sort of disasterous start to the season which apparently meant they had no hope of finishing in the top half of the table, and Liverpool and Chelsea had hit such a poor run of form that heads would be rolling.

Here we are, just a few weeks later, to find Chelsea in both the FA Cup Final and the Champions League Final. Don't get me wrong - I'm not a Blues supporter - but you have to take your hat off to them and their "stand-in" manager Roberto Di Matteo for turning what looked like a below par season into something of a triumph. OK, there's still a long way to go - they have two high profile finals to play - but they've achieved more than most other English Clubs this year, and certainly more than the press had predicted.

So, two big games to go for the Blues: The FA Cup Final on May 5th against Liverpool at Wembley, and the Champions League Final on May 19th in Munich against Bayern Munich...

Neither will be straightforward - quite the opposite. But the good news is, both provide a great opportunity for a party! So get the dates in your diary and start planning your events now. And if you have any great ideas, don't forget to let us know.

So, not only are the FA Cup semi-finals sorted out (for next weekend), but the line-up is now finalised for the Uefa Champions League semi-finlas too (which are earlier this year, for some reason).

Looks like being a busy couple of weeks if you're a Chelsea fan!

We had a lot of fun trying out recipes recently for our new Greek page, in preparation for both the Olympics and the Euro 2012 tournament this summer. Now we've just started work on a page for Portugal, so if any of you have any great Portuguese recipes to share, please let us know!

And so it came to pass - we have two big derbies as semi-finals this year.

First up, on Saturday 14th April, is the Merseyside clash between Liverpool and Everton. Then, on Sunday 15th, is the all-London tie between Tottenham and Chelsea, both flying high in the premiership.

Both ties will be at Wembley - can't wait! If the weather's good, it'll be a great excuse for a BBQ. If not....hmm, better start work on a fallback plan!

The draws for the FA Cup semi-finals and Uefa Champions League quarter finals have thrown up some interesting ties.

In the Champions League, Chelsea have drawn Benfica, who have already been responsible for knocking out Manchester United. This year's big surprise team have been APOEL of Cyprus, who have unfortunately drawn Real Madrid... mind you, they have nothing to lose... Marseille meet Bayern Munich, which should be a good tie, and the "glamour match" of this round sees AC Milan meet Barcelona.

In the FA Cup, although some of the Quarter Final matches are still undecided, there could be some interesting semi-finals. If Tottenham get past Bolton they will play Chelsea in an all-London semi, while the other match could potentially be an all-Merseyside tie between Liverpool and Everton, if the latter can win their replay against Sunderland.

Was going to post an update on the Uefa Champions League Quarter Final draw and the FA Cup, and then heard the news about Fabrice Muamba. Really shocked and saddened - I remember him coming through the ranks as an Arsenal schoolboy and have been pleased to see him break through into playing first team football in the premiership.

Really hope he makes a speedy recovery.

This week - Wednesday 29th February to be precise - sees a return to international football.

While most European eyes will be on local friendlies, matters are a little more serious in Asia, as qualifiaction for the 2014 World Cup is at a fairly critical stage, with the final matches of "stage 3" of the process. While Jordan, Iraq, Uzbekistan, Japan, Australia and Iran are definitely through to the next stage, there are still four places to play for, with South Korea, Lebanon, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Oman, Thailand, Qatar and Bahrain all having a chance at qualification. Good luck to all of them.

Closer to home, in Europe (and Africa) there are friendly matches arranged. But with the Euro 2012 tournament only a few months away, these frienldies are an important chance for managers to hone their teams and tactics, and for us sat on the couch at home to take a good look at some of the teams involved.

England's match against Holland is being shown live on ITV, while Wales vs Costa Rica, Northern Ireland vs Norway, and the Republic of Ireland vs the Czech Republic are all on Sky. Scotland travel to Slovenia.

One of the matches which intrigues me most is Denmark vs Russia. Denmark have slowly crept up Fifa's World Rankings and now sit at number 10, one place above Argentina! And Russia are only a couple of places lower. These are both "unfancied" or "unfashionable" teams which could do really well in the summer, and as we start to look forward to Euro 2012 it will be interesting to see how they get on against each other...

Watch this space!

Haven't typed anything for a while, and hardly know where to start!

Wasn't the African Cup of Nations great? Nobody could have predicted that - Zambia were 40 to 1 outsiders when the tournament kicked off- wish I'd had £100 on them! Full marks to them though - I thought they played to their strengths really well. Not the largest or strongest of teams physically, they looked at their best when they kept the ball down and used their pace, short passing game and clever footwork to out-smart their opponents. And they weren't afraid to try the fancy tricks either, which kept us all entertained - and after all, that's why we were watching - it's entertainment.

Gabon impressed me too. Very entertaining, greatly underrated as a team in my opinion, and they did a good job hosting the tournament from what I saw, so hats off to them too.

Senegal were a disappointment to many, starting as thrid favourites yet crashing out in the first round. I suspect their time will come - they had a young inexperienced squad who will only grow better and stronger over the next few years.

Favourite recipe of the tournament? Without a doubt, Tunisian Spiced Prawns. We had friends over for the Morocco vs Tunisia game (should have been the highlight of the first round, but didn't live up to it's billing), and my son is STILL asking when we can have those prawns again!

And now we're in the midst of a week with the FA Cup 5th Round, sandwiched between the Uefa Champions League. No wonder I haven't got enough time to type anything!!

What an amazing weekend of sport (OK, let's not mention the cricket!).

Arsenal scoring 7, Chelsea and United drawing 3-3, the African Cup of Nations Quarter Finals (and how much fun have Gabon been to watch?!), the Six Nations Rugby and the Super Bowl...

...I'm too emotionally drained to be able to write much!

Got to say the bookies may have got the detail wrong, but still looks like they were right about the finalists for the African Cup of Nations. Still looks like Ghana vs Ivory Coast to me.

Bring it on!