The special one has returned. After signing a four-year contract with the Blues, Jose Mourinho sat down with Chelsea TV for an exclusive interview. Mourinho shares that he’s “very happy,” discusses how hard it was to play against Chelsea, and talks about what he’ll bring to the club this time around.
As the season comes to a close, we examine the history and impact of relegation from the Premier League with our three-part series “Surviving on Top.” Various topics during in our discourse include the overview of relegation, the 21-year history of Premier League relegation, as well as statistical and financial analysis on the impact of relegation.
To start, the most recent team to seal their fate to England’s second-tier league - the Football League Championship - were Wigan after their defeat against Arsenal at Emirates Stadium on Wednesday:
Wigan previously held the distinction of being one of 11 clubs that never suffered relegation from the Premier League; with Arsenal, Aston Villa, Chelsea, Everton, Fulham, Liverpool, Manchester United, Tottenham, Stoke and Swansea also in the list. Conversely, of the 45 clubs that have enjoyed spells in the Premier League, eight of them have been relegated three or more times from the top flight:
On Saturday, we take a look at the statistical odds of relegation and promotion, as well as the financial impact for each club in their respective league. All of this is leading up to FOX Soccer’s coverage of the final Premier League matchday with nine games live on broadcast across the FOX family of networks.
FOX Soccer’s Rob Stone sat down with Jurgen Klinsmann for an exclusive one-on-one interview with the head coach of Team USA. See the interview in its entirely right here, and take in all the juicy details that only FOX Soccer can bring you.
