The Russian billionaire who owns Chelsea FC, Roman Abramovich is the real-life incarnation of many a fan’s fantasies. The problems with such dreams is that you never quite get what you want, and right now Chelsea are not exactly a dream club.
Roman has the funds and Chelsea is definitely a club capable of greatness, so it will be interesting to see how the Abramovich-owned Chelsea fares going forward – can’t do worse than pre-Roman Chelsea, surely.
In life there are only a handful of things that are certain. You will watch Big Brother. It will irritate you. MPs will lie through their back teeth (and their front ones). Summer does make girls more attractive. And makes you feel less so. People...
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Written by Neil Jones. 2 comments
With the recent appointment of Carlo Ancelotti as the new Chelsea manager and the recent announcement that Andriy Shevchenko will be coming back...
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Written by Alex Bogatiryov. 26 comments
When Manchester City were taken over last Autumn by foreign investors with pockets deeper than their oil wells, there was hysteria across the footballing world. The media whipped up a frenzy feasting on a seemingly endless list of managerial and transfer...
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Written by Kristian Downer. 10 comments
Last weekend’s FA Cup final merely served to rubberstamp what we all knew anyway, Guus Hiddink is something of a managerial genius. Indeed, it is a testament to how the Dutchman has gotten his Chelsea side to perform over these past 3 months,...
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Written by Tom Maginn. One comment
Looking back over the years, during the ownership of Roman Abramovich many Chelsea fans can be proud of what their club has achieved, and rightly they should be. However there has been one issue that has disrupted their game more than any other; not...
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Written by Ben King. 3 comments
Luiz Felipe Scolari shed some insight into his situation at Chelsea right before he was given the pink slip by Roman Abramovich on Monday. He admitted that...
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Written by Victor Li. One comment
What would fans prefer to see and pay to watch: entertaining, attacking football which might result in their team losing the odd game, or a defensive, effective game that brings trophies and titles?
Chelsea seem to be struggling with this dilemma...
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There are some interesting rumors floating out there today. Is Lukas Podolski staying or going? Are Everton looking for a new striker? Are Tottenham looking to replace Gomes as their goalkeeper? What big name could be heading to the U.S.? And...
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Written by Victor Li. 4 comments
Roman Abramovich really is a Chelsea fan – and we have a 134-page ruling from Mr Justice Christopher Clarke to prove it.
The ruling, dealing with a Siberian oil dispute, reveals a great deal of information about Abramovich’s lifestyle....
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The news is full of how the financial crisis / credit crunch / economic recession / clusterfuck is putting pressure on football clubs with debts and / or billionaire owners.
But there are positives to be found for a few (prospective) owners,...
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Written by Ahmed Bilal. 10 comments
