Detailed coverage of Chelsea football club and its players, including match reports, transfer rumours and general football news.
We also have sections on Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho (including a dedicated Jose Mourinho quotes page), Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich and Chelsea players Andriy Shevchenko and Frank Lampard.
Chelsea have issued a High Court claim for £16m against FC Lyn Oslo and their former chief executive Morgen Andersen. This claim is related to the transfer of Jon Mikel Obi and specifically the 16m payments Chelsea made (4m to Lyn Oslo, 12m to Manchester...
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Sunday was the day that the Aston Villa juggernaut was set to send the Premiership in circles by derailing what is turning out to be one of the most astonishing records in Premiership history. Instead of ranting about what Chelsea football club have...
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Chelsea (J. Cole 21′, Anelka 43′) 2-0 Aston Villa
Stadium: Stamford Bridge, London, England
Competition: English Premier League
Date: 5 October 2008
Kickoff: 15:00 GMT, 10:00 ET
Injury-depleted...
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The Premier League’s big two both felt the effects of their Champions League ties this week. While Manchester United’s trip to AaB Aalborg and Chelsea’s to CFR Cluj looked equally straightforward on paper, United comfortable picked...
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Chelsea have agreed a deal with 12-year-old French starlet Jeremy Boga.
Boga plays for junior side ASPTT, based in Marseille, but he has now agreed to make the switch to West London.
It’s not a ‘transfer’ per se (forbidden...
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What is the lot of a football club owner in the English Premier League in this day and age?
Well, if you are Abu Dhabi United or Roman Abramovich, then you are in it for the fun and kudos of owning a football club.
Neither of these...
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English Premier League video highlights from the 27-28 September 08 matches:
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Matchday 2 of the 08/09 UEFA Champions League will be played out on 30 Sep / 1 Oct - we have the head-to-head records for the clubs involved, a look at the predictions for each group and the highlights going into this round of the Champions League...
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Written by Soccerlens. 8 comments
No man is an island, with the possible exception of Frank Lampard.
We all crave companionship, but I crossed the line in my pursuit of Helen Chamberlain. I sneaked in to the Soccer AM studios and took a few unauthorised photos to publish on...
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Written by Gerry McDonnell. 9 comments
The ‘Respect the Ref’ campaign is something I fully support, after watching football players abuse the referee for years. Whilst as part of the crowd I have done this on numerous occasions, there is something so classless and disrespectful...
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1. There is absolutely nothing to choose between these two sides this season. Expect the tightest title race in years as both clubs could go the distance.
2. Dimitar Berbatov cannot defend. Salomon Kalou ghosted past the ex-Tottenham man to...
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Written by Rob Parker. 22 comments
Chelsea (Kalou 80′) 1-1 Manchester United (Park 18′)
Stadium: Stamford Bridge, London, England
Date: Sunday 21 September 2008
Competition: Premier League
Kick off: 13:00 GMT, 9:00 ET
Manchester...
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Written by Victor Li. 24 comments
Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson has reportedly reacted angrily to the news that John Terry’s red card has been rescinded. Fergie’s tantrum - which measured ‘aubergine’ on the purple face-ometer - is because he has heard...
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Chelsea (Lampard 14′, J. Cole 30′, Malouda 82′, Anelka 90′ + 2) 4-0 FC Girondins de Bordeaux
Competition: UEFA Champions League, Group A
Stadium: Stamford Bridge, London, England
Date: Tuesday, 16 September...
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Raul has scored 61 goals in the Champions League - his closest rival being his teammate Ruud van Nistelrooy at 53.
Can any of the younger crop of players - Messi, Ronaldo, Benzema, Torres etc - catch up with the likes of Raul, Ruud, Sheva (47)...
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It’s been a weekend of missed penalties - by the referees - this week with the Right Result.
Top of the list is Alan Wiley’s change of mind that infuriated Everton at Stoke City.
The Staffordshire official appeared to point...
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Sir Alex Ferguson has said that Ronaldo could feature at Stamford Bridge next weekend as the winger makes rapid progress in regaining fitness after his ankle operation in July.
SAF:
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Robinho’s move to Manchester City was - in the short-term at least - neatly summed up in yesterday’s defeat to Chelsea. It is a well-known fact that the Brazilian could easily have been playing for the opposition in the Saturday evening...
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Written by Rob Parker. 13 comments
I’m not an Arsenal fan. I’m not French. I’m not even a former Arsene Wenger pupil.
But dammit, he’s spot on when he talks about negotiation tricks and the lack of any genuine complaint from Tottenham’s end on their...
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Manchester City (Robinho 13′) 1-3 Chelsea (Carvalho 16′, Lampard 53′, Anelka 70′)
Stadium: City of Manchester Stadium
Date: Saturday 13 September 2008
Competition: ...
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Written by Victor Li. 15 comments
Gerry takes a break from his weekly drudgery of crime-fighting and orphan-rescuing to give you the latest on English football and your best bet for the weekend.
In many ways I’m like a dwarf - I find it hard to put my hand in my pocket....
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Written by Gerry McDonnell. 19 comments
Steve Clarke stuck around when Mourinho left, he stayed when Grant came, he stayed when Grant left, he even stayed on when Scolari initially jetted in.
But now, with the most likely job opportunity offered to him being the assistant manager...
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Come on down! These days everyone wants to be taken over by a billionaire and then immediately get linked with players worth more than the entire debt of Africa. But how?
Ker-Ching! It’s easy! The Premier League title awaits, all you have...
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There were many puzzled faces up and down the country after hearing Joey Barton’s lenient punishment following his brutal attack of his then City teammate, Ousmane Dabo. Essentially, he’s been given a six match ban and...
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Gianfranco Zola is widely expected to take over as West Ham manager this week with the Italian’s charm, playing reputation and promise to deliver entertaining football a winner over other candidates.
Zola, Speaking to the Daily Mail:
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Fabio Capello’s England squad selection for the World Cup qualifiers against Andorra and Croatia asked more questions than it answered. The inclusion of Jimmy Bullard...
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With few weeks remaining in the transfer window, the media were eager to write off the current English and European Champions from retaining their Premiership crown.
The logic behind it was that Chelsea now had a better manager than last season...
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Written by Scott the Red. 16 comments
You know what really stood out about the recently closed transfer window? Not the brinksmanship, the complaints about tapping up, or even the idea of billion-dollar teams squabbling over a couple million pounds. The one thing that really stood...
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Deloitte consultancy firm reported that English Premier League clubs spent more than GBP 500 million during the recent summer transfer window.
Including the 2008 winter transfer window, total transfer spending was around GBP 675 million, compared...
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It could be from the sheer joy he felt at leaving Real Madrid (those horrible, horrible people who brought him to Europe and made him into a star). It could be because through his tears he couldn’t distinguish between different shades of blue....
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