Following the Crystal Palace Football Club can be quite entertaining.
Over the course of the past couple of weeks, the team had some disappointing losses in Premier League play. But suddenly (soccer being a funny game and all), they used both skill and a bit of luck to defeat last year's champions, Manchester City, 3-2. They didn't do quite as good in their most recent game, a 0-0 draw with Cardiff City, but it's still another point in the standings.
As I write this, they'll be facing Chelsea early on the morrow. (Translation: they're playing the first game of the Premier League slate against Chelsea on Sunday, December 30, which will be on U.S. East Coast TV at 7:00 AM. That's 12 noon in the UK, I think.
So defeating Manchester City 3-2 is the good news, as is the fact that they are a few points above the relegation zone. The potentially bad news is that a team in China offered CP's one truly star quality player, Wilfried Zaha, a fairly large salary increase if he would come to play with them. The amount of the raise? About 3x more than he's making now.
Such an offer is probably something Zaha will consider. The article indicates that the Crystal Palace management will try to keep him, but it may not be enough.
So what will tomorrow bring? Every day is a new adventure with this team.
Wilfried Zaha receives staggering £44m offer to move to China as Crystal Palace face major fight to keep hold of star man when transfer window opens
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