Demba Ba Scores Two in Chelsea Debut

The Chelsea season hasn't gone so well on the international level and is starting to take a bad turn on the domestic level. A way to avoid further bad news is get some new talent.

The new striker's name is 27 year old Demba Ba. Yes, apparently Fernando Torres hasn't been enough for them. Ba came from Newcastle United for a undisclosed fee. While playing for Newcastle, he managed to score 13 goals in 19 premier league games.

As for his debut with Chelsea, it went very well. Playing on the road vs Southampton, Chelsea managed to get a great win to advance in the FA Cup. While Southampton may have scored first, it was Demba Ba that started off the scoring for the Blues. BA scored off of Juan Mata's effort in the 35' to tie the game. He would later tack on another goal to make it a 3 goal lead. Ba would finish with two goals on the evening, one just short of a hat trick. Chelsea won by a final of 5-1.

The debut for Ba couldn't have gone much better. While certainly getting further in the FA Cup should please the fans, it's making sure that Chelsea finishes in the top four of the Premier League that really interests them. They are currently ranked 4th in the league with 38 points while Everton is on their heels two points behind. Will Ba be enough for the Blues in the EPL?

P.S. Fernando Torres has only 7 goals in 20 EPL games. Maybe that's why he didn't play against Southampton.

Corinthians Beats Chelsea to Win Club World Cup

After 5 straight seasons where the UEFA Champions Cup winners won the Club World Cup, it's Corinthians of Brazil that breaks that streak... against Chelsea FC of course.

Chelsea's impressive run through the UCL last season didn't seem to carry over to Japan. Corinthians managed to defeat the blues 1-0 off a heading goal in the 69th minute by Peruvian Striker Paolo Guerrero. Chelsea tried to equalize late in the game and Fernando Torres appeared to have it until he was called offsides.

Chelsea's season woes continue as all they have left to basically play for is the Premier League and hope they make into the UCL next year. That sole objective will most likely determine whether or not Rafael Benetiz will be the manager next year. Heck, the way Roman Abramovich handles managers, Benetiz might not make it back to London.

Either way, congrats to Corinthians for beating the blues and winning the World Title. It might not be as prestigious as the Champions Cup but it is in name.