Top 5 Celebrity Fans of Real Madrid

Real Madrid is a team whose squad is filled with superstars. But it's not just the players who have superstar status, their fans too are big names at what they do. Here's a look on some of their famous fans:

1.     Tom Cruise: He’s big in Hollywood. And he certainly hangs around with the biggest. Whether he supported Real Madrid because of Beckham or was it their superstar status that impressed him is regardless, the important fact is the mission impossible main star supports Real Madrid.

2.     Abdullah II: The King of Jordan is perhaps the most important fan of Real Madrid. Maybe it’s the royalty that took him away as Los Blancos is his favourite club. The premier has been in power since 1999, and his loyalty in the world of football lies to Real Madrid only.

3.     Usain Bolt: The world’s fastest man enjoys pretty good relations with Cristiano Ronaldo. Bolt is a close friend of Real Madrid's CR, and apparently, the sprinter's love for his friend extends itself over the whole team, which is Bolt's favorite football side as it did when he was with the Red Devils.

 

4.     Rafael Nadal: Like his favourite club he’s one of the two best in world at what he does. Although he likes of Barcelona, but the Spaniard vowed his allegiance to the Madrid based club. He also enjoys a pretty good relations with the current Real Madrid skipper; Iker Casillas.

5.     Shakira: Perhaps the most famous entertainer in the history of football. She’s been associated with FIFA World Cup 2006 and was the primary face for 2010. Her song, ‘Waka Waka’ was the official song of the world cup in South Africa.

What happened to Chelsea?

The big question that roam around everyone’s mind these days is what happened to Chelsea? A question whose answer everyone would love to have. The Blues who started the season on a high note, and suddenly they’re in a state of chaos. It’s not the first time that Chelsea had to face injury problems.

Drogba, Terry, Lampard all of them had their turns. But Chelsea didn’t stumbled as much as they did now. The manager is the same that lead them to win the double. The team that won is same. And they also had a headstart this season. Then all of a sudden, what exactly went wrong?

It’s often said that the true maestro lies behind the curtains. That’s exactly what happens in this case. It’s something called Ray Wilkins. He was the assistant manager for the Blues since 2008 season. His tenure at the Stamford Bridge saw Chelsea rise to the position of serious title contenders and the one formidable threat to Manchester United’s dominance of the English Premier League.

It was Wilkin’s hardwork alongwith the rest of the team that kept Mourinho’s discipline inside the squad, and making them a better team, and more consistent performers. While Chelsea enjoy Mourinho’s foundation, Inter Milan struggle to achieve what they desire through it.

However, Wilkins contract was due to expire in October 2010. And that’s when the administration decided to part ways with him, as they decided not to extend his contract. Following omission of Wilkins, it was disaster for the blues. They failed to perform, their defence was shaky and they didn’t posses the quality they once had. Including losses to Everton and Sunderland and both home and away respectively. Since then Chelsea’s title hopes have considered a serious blow.

Chelsea’s current manager, spoke highly of Ray Wilkins and believed he played a vital role in winning the double in the 2009/10 season. The sacking of Wilkins, alongwith aging players, lack of talent from youth, no new signings and Roman’s continous involvement in making decision has really damaged their reputation as a serious title contender.

Chelsea need to get a remedy, and they need it quick. If they can just get their stuff right quick enough, they’ll be back in the title race in no time. Now here are a few things that they need to do.

1.     Sign some new players: Chelsea really need that. They sold of their older players but didn’t bring any suitable replacements for them. Ballack, Carvalho, Joe Cole, Belleti were all sold. While only Ramires and Benayoun were signed.

2.     Reformation among Youth: Chelsea’s current youth system isn’t working much for them. They need to sort it out somehow. Their seriously lacking young talent. Are Daniel Sturridge, Kalou and Ramires really the players they can count on?

3.     The Russian desires: Roman needs to stop his involvement in team management decisions and let the managers handle it for him.