Petr Cech is arguably one of the greatest goalkeepers to have graced the premier league. As such making up some false news about a player of such statues is simply ridiculous.
Yes, he now plays for Arsenal. A team presently in a patchy form.
Obviously, when the Gunners are in bad form, then anything which piles on the pain is usually good for businesses such as this one.
But the fact remains that being accurate on such a delicate matter is what matters most to us here.
Which brings us to a story currently doing the rounds about Petr Cech.
In the wake of Arsenal's 4-0 defeat to Liverpool at Anfield on Sunday, a statistic suddenly started appearing on social media claiming that the Gunners goalkeeper had now - or was just about to - concede more goals for his current team than his previous one, Chelsea.
It was shared and retweeted thousands of times in various forms, and given that he's been at Arsenal for just three years, and was at Chelsea for 11, it is a fairly incredible claim.
But also a completely false one.
How reasonable does it sound that Cech who played 11 years for Chelsea conceded less goals in 494 games than the 92 he has conceded in just two seasons with the Gunners?
Tom Ede, who works for stats gurus Opta, was on hand to end the madness when he tweeted that Peter Cech has conceded over 300 fewer goals for his current team than his former one - 89 for Arsenal and 392 to Chelsea, which is pretty much what you'd expect given his time at both clubs.
So next time you think about hitting the retweet or share button, just think a first, OK!
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