Petr Čech Could Come out of Retirement and Play for Chelsea FC

- Petr Čech could be involved in his first competitive match since his retirement

- The Champions League winner has been tipped to feature in the Blues' development game against Spurs

- Čech is 38 years old and played his last game for Arsenal in 2019 before he retired

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Chelsea legend Petr Čech might feature in his first competitive game for the club since he hanged his gloves in the summer of 2019. The 38-year-old played his last game for Arsenal when they suffered a 4-1 defeat to the Blues in the Europa League final.

He then returned to Stamford Bridge in an official capacity after being hired as their technical and performance director.

In spite of his retirement status, Frank Lampard registered his former teammates in his squad for the Premier League this campaign due to the impact of deadly coronavirus.

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Daily Star quoting The Athletic, however, believes that Čech might be starting in goal for Chelsea's development squad in their Premier League 2 match against Tottenham Hotspur at Kingsmeadow on Monday, 14 December.

The publication added that the Champions League winner will most likely be standing in for the first choice keeper Lucas Bergstrom, who featured for the Blues U18 on Saturday, 12 December.

They are trying to avoid Lucas playing two competitive games within the space of 48 hours meanwhile, Karlo Ziger who would have been another option is currently with Lampard’s first-team.

Čech has been training with the club's senior team since he was named by the manager as part of the squad for the 2020/21 season.

Although the legend is believed to be behind Edouard Mendy, Kepa Arrizabalaga or Willy Caballero in the pecking order at the Bridge. Meanwhile, Lampard said on Čech's involvement with his team:

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“Pete’s been training with the goalkeepers for a little while now. We know this year looks like no other because of Covid and what it might do to selection with isolation, so it was a very easy one, Pete still does his day job, but he’s there if we need him."

In other soccer news, Briefly.co.za recently reported on Orlando Pirates ending their trophy drought. After a six-year trophy drought, Orlando Pirates managed to take home the MTN8 trophy. The Bucs defeated Bloemfontein Celtic 2-1 over the weekend, allowing them to lift the coveted trophy and celebrate their hard work.

The last time Pirates lifted a trophy was back in 2014 when they won the Nedbank Cup. In the 58th minute, Celtic was down to 10 men due to Thato Lingwati receiving a red card.

Josef Zinnabuaer's team shared the news of their win to Twitter and fans are ecstatic. Other soccer fans also made their way to Pirates' Twitter post to share their thoughts on the team's recent win.

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