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Chelsea 4 - 0 Blackpool : Blues smashed sorry Seasiders
2010-09-20 05:49:00
Chelsea moved four points clear at the top of the Premier League with a comfortable victory over new boys Blackpool at Stamford Bridge. Following their solid away win at Newcastle, the Seasiders were brushed aside by the country?s most in-form team who scored all four goals in the first half.  Come on Kalou:Salomon Kalou celebrate his first goal after just 2nd minute kick off Salomon Kalou got proceedings under way by finishing at the back post after Branislav Ivanovic had flicked on Didier Drogba?s corner in the 2nd minute before Florent Malouda got in on the act ten minutes later, firing home after Drogba teed him up.  Netbusters:Didier Drogba fired Chelsea's third goals The Ivory Coast striker then got one for himself in the 30th minute before Malouda essentially wrapped up the contest four minutes before half-time, finishing good lead-up work from both Drogba and Kalou.The win maintained the Blues ? near-perfect start to the season with 22 goals in their five wins ...
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Champions League Preview : MSK Zilina v Chelsea
2010-09-14 11:25:00
THU 16-Sep 02:40 MSK Silina vs. Chelsea   LIVE at ESPN Channel 812 (MALAYSIA) Blues Trio:Cole rested,Lampard out and John Terry fit for CL clash Chelsea will be without Frank Lampard and Ashley Cole for their Champions League opener tomorrow night.The Blues take on MSK Zilina in their first group stage match but will do so without their star midfielder and left-back.  Lampard is not back from a hernia operation whilst Cole will be rested according to manager Carlo Ancelotti."Lampard will not be available and Ashley will also stay at home. He played two games with the national team and again on Saturday. There is no problem, but it is better for him to rest,? the Italian confirmed. Meanwhile,Chelsea have been boosted by return of Chelsea captain,John Terry.He was fit enough to prepare with the first team today at Chelsea's Cobham training complex, having sustained bruised ribs in the 3-1 victory at Upton Park, and should start against Zilina, the Slovakian champion...
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West Ham United 1 - 3 Chelsea: Essien Double keep Blues top of PL
2010-09-14 06:49:00
Chelsea's 100% start to the new season continued against rock-bottom West Ham at Upton Park as a brace from Michael Essien and another from Salomon Kalou kept them top of the Premier League. The Blues didn't take long time before Essien headed Chelsea in front after just two minutes kick-off.The visitors went 2-0 up in the 17th minute, though, when West Ham's England goalkeeper Robert Green spilled a 30-yard Drogba free-kick.Defender Matthew Upson tried to clear the loose ball but it cannoned back off Chelsea's Ivory Coast striker Kalou and over the head of the stricken Green. Starman:Essien celebrate his second goals Chelsea made it 3-0 in the 83rd minute when Essien headed home Paulo Ferreira's cross but moments later they conceded their first goal of the season when Parker calmly lobbed Cech from 20 yards. West Ham substitute Frederic Piquionne wasted a great chance to reduce the arrears still further when he headed against the bar from just two yards.
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Preview: West Ham United v Chelsea
2010-09-11 07:46:00
Barclays Premier League 2010/11: West Ham United v Chelsea live from Upton ParkLIVE at ESPN Channel 812 SAT 11-Sep   21:55 In and Out:John Terry will return to captain the Blues while Lampard is out Chelsea coach Carlo Ancelotti has confirmed that England midfielder Frank Lampard will miss Saturday's match against former club West Ham United after failing to recover from hernia surgery in time.Lampard's absence is softened by the return of captain John Terry, who like Lampard, missed England's Euro 2012 qualifying victories over Bulgaria and Switzerland. Terry has managed to recover from the hamstring problem that forced him to pull out of the England squad."John is available to play tomorrow," said Ancelotti. "Lampard needs to have more time to rest. He trained with us this week and has done very well, but he needs to have more time. Maybe he'll be involved in the Champions League next week but not tomorrow. "I think these players needed to have a rest because they had pr...
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French giants reveal Didier Drogba bid
2010-09-09 20:53:00
Didier Drogba : £24 million moves from Marseille in 2004 Marseille president Jean-Claude Dassier has confirmed that the ambitious French champions attempted  to re-sign Didier Drogba from Chelsea this summer, six years after the Ivorian quit the Stade Velodrome for Stamford Bridge. Drogba, who cost the Blues £24 million in 2004, is understood to have rejected the opportunity to return to the club at which he made his reputation but is believed to be keen for one last chance with l?OM when he finishes his business in London.Speaking about the attempted swoop, Dassier revealed to French press: "We even tried to bring in Drogba, but this has not been possible," Dassier said. "We'll see, you should never give up in life." nuffnang_bid = "548ba4dd8d1be68d37928fe81595daf2"; document.write('' );

Lampard set for early return to face Hammers
2010-09-06 06:25:00
Return:Lampard fit for Hammers clash Chelsea boss Carlo Ancelotti expects Frank Lampard to be fit for their next Premier League game against West Ham United.The midfielder was forced to miss England's Euro 2012 double-header against Bulgaria and Switzerland following hernia surgery. Lampard was substituted during the 2-0 victory over Stoke City on August 28 after reporting discomfort.The Chelsea medical staff decided to send the 32-year-old for surgery during the two-week international break and Lampard is now expected to be fit for their next match on September 11."For sure, Frank will be fit for the West Ham game," confirmed Ancelotti. Ancelotti also dismissed reports Chelsea postponed Lampard's operation to ensure he did not miss any games for his club, the former AC Milan boss insisted it only became clear the England international needed to go under the knife after the 2-0 victory over Stoke. ...
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Transfer Window Closed !!! - Chelsea squad for 2010/2011 BPL
2010-09-02 11:37:00
New Barclays Premier League rules mean every top-flight club has to declare a senior squad of up to 25 players from which they can select players between now and the re-opening of the transfer window in January.Players who are under 21 at the turn of 2011 can play without being named in the squads.Eight of the 25 need to be 'homegrown', which means they must have been trained in England or Wales for three seasons before they turned 21. Chelsea Boss,Carlo Ancelotti stuck to his word and didn`t enter the transfer market on transfer deadline day and the nineteen players, complete with squad numbers, are as follows:- Blues Brothers:John Terry and Frank Lampard are among of four 'home-grown' players Senior squad1 Petr Cech2 Branislav Ivanovic3 Ashley Cole5 Michael Essien7 Ramires8 Frank Lampard10 Yossi Benayoun11 Didier Drogba12 Mikel15 Florent Malouda17 Jose Bosingwa18 Yury Zhirkov19 Paulo Ferreira21 Salomon Kalou22 Ross Turnbull 26 John Terry33 Alex39 Nicolas Anelka40 Henr...
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Ivanovic suffers injury blow
2010-09-01 19:47:00
Ivanovic: Injury Knock for Chelsea Chelsea defender Branislav Ivanovic has confirmed he is set to be sidelined for two to six weeks with a back injury. Ivanovic, 26, had been struggling with the knock and missed Saturday's 2-0 Premier League victory against Stoke City. After sitting out that match, the centre-back was immediately withdrawn from the Serbia squad for the Euro 2012 qualifiers against the Faroe Islands and Slovenia. Speaking to skysports.com, Ivanovic revealed he had travelled to Belgrade but would not be able to join his team-mates on the training pitch.He said: "I came to Belgrade to see my team-mates, but the back injury is such that I cannot train or play." nuffnang_bid = "548ba4dd8d1be68d37928fe81595daf2";     

Latics complete signing of Chelsea striker Di Santo
2010-09-01 17:49:00
Last minute deal:Fanco Di Santo is the latest Chelsea Player moving away from the Bridge Chelsea striker Franco Di Santo has completed his move to Wigan Athletic on a three-year deal for an undisclosed fee. Wigan Athletic boss Roberto Martinez is pleased to have persuaded Chelsea striker Franco di Santo to join the Latics for an undisclosed transfer fee.The 21-year-old Argentinian has penned a three-year deal at the DW Stadium after spending last season on loan at Blackburn Rovers. Martinez, told the club's official website: "Franco is an Under-20 international for Argentina with great Premier League experience having worked at a club with the calibre of players of Chelsea, and also spending a hugely beneficial year on loan at an established club like Blackburn Rovers."We all feel that Franco can fulfil his potential at our football club and he'll bring a completely different dimension to our squad with his presence, technical ability and hard work. "We've been following Franc...

Chelsea 2-0 Stoke City :Blues maintain Perfect Start,Malouda and Drogba on
2010-08-28 20:01:00
Samba Boy: Ramires make his debut from the bench FLORENT Malouda and Didier Drogba got the goals to keep The Blues on course in their bid to retain the Barclays Premier League title.Chelsea also missed a penalty before the break through Frank Lampard but had more than enough to take all three points.Malouda and Drogba, the latter from the penalty spot in the second half, earned the champions the spoils. It's OK Frank: Didier Drogba consoled lampard after he missed the penalty Chelsea extended their lead after 80 minutes, courtesy of another penalty, this time after Nicolas Anelka had beaten Sorensen to the ball and the Stoke goalkeeper had brought him down in the area.With Lampard having been substituted for Salomon Kalou, Drogba stepped up to take the spot kick and gave Sorensen no chance with a powerful right-foot shot. There was just time for Daniel Sturridge, on his 21st birthday, to come on for Anelka and Brazilian midfielder Ramires to make his debut from the bench. And So...
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Preview: Chelsea v Stoke City
2010-08-27 16:03:00
Barclays Premier League 2010/11: Chelsea v Stoke City live from Stamford Bridge,LondonLIVE at ESPN Channel 812 SAT 28-Aug   21:55 Chelsea boss Carlo Ancelotti has no fresh injury concerns ahead of Stoke's visit, although he could hand a place to Ramires.Blues supporters have seen their team plunder 12 goals without reply in their opening two games of the season, and an incredible 29 in their last five Premier League games. Next up are Stoke, who were thumped 7-0 on their last visit to Stamford Bridge. Salomon Kalou netted a hat-trick on that day and is in a rich vein of form, with six goals in his last five league games, but such is the champions' attacking strength that he is likely to start on the bench behind Malouda, Nicolas Anelka and Didier Drogba. No wonder Carlo Ancelotti calls it "PlayStation football".Chelsea?s +12 goal difference is the best ever in the Premier League after two games, beating the previous best by four goals. And they have also gone 450 m...
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Chelsea - Champions League Draw!
2010-08-26 22:21:00
Champions League : Chelsea drawn against France Champions,Marseille, Russian outfit Spartak   Moscow and Slovakian minnows MSK Zilina The Blues, who are still looking for their first Champions League triumph, will have been delighted to have avoided Jose Mourinho's Real Madrid and are sure to be pleased with the Group F line-up.Hence,there is no re-union with former Chelsea Boss. Marseille, who lifted the trophy in 1993, are the current French champions, but lost leading scorer Mamadou Niang to Fenerbahce over the summer.Although they were in the third tier of seeds, Spartak Moscow could prove to be Chelsea's toughest opponents in Group F. Return: Chelsea played the 2007/2008  European Champions League final     at Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow The Blues have unhappy memories of the Luzhniki Stadium having lost the 2008 final to Manchester United there, and will face a difficult return when they travel to face Spartak Moscow, who recently signed A...
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Chelsea Consider Move For Monaco and South Korean star Chu-Young Park
2010-08-26 10:12:00
Asian Star :Park Chu-Young in action for South Korea at 2010 World Cup Chelsea 's imminent deal for South Korea World Cup star Chu-Young Park could boost their commercial division.The Sun says the Monaco striker's representatives met with Blues boss Carlo Ancelotti, sporting director Frank Arnesen and chief executive Ron Gourlay before their opening-day 6-0 win against West Brom. The deal could give Chelsea a chance to break into the lucrative Far East market, where Park is second only to Manchester United's Ji-Sung Park in terms of stature.Chelsea will play against a Thailand All Stars XI in Bangkok next summer as part of their pre-season preparations and may go on to tour South Korea.If Park was playing then the club could charge up to £2m in match fees which, along with increased shirt sales, would make the deal virtually self-sufficient. Along with Manchester United midfielder Ji-Sung Park, Park Chu-Young is among the best known sportsmen in the Far East and could prove lucra...
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Chelsea Interested In Bayern Munich Defender and Deny Interest in Argentine
2010-08-25 00:13:00
Demichelis: Linked with move to Stamford Bridge Bayern Munich defender Martin Demichelis is attracting the interest of Chelsea according to the player's agent.The 29-year-old missed out on a place in Louis van Gaal's 18-man squad for the Bundesliga opener against Wolfsburg and was far from happy with that situation.He told Bild: "The truth is that a cycle is coming to an end and it's better for both parties if we go our separate ways. "I don't think it's fair to remain with the club if all signs point to a separation."That sparked a raft of rumours linking him with a number of clubs in England, Spain and Italy, with agent Jorge Cyterszpiler a busy man.He told calciomercato.it: "I have always had an excellent relationship with Juventus. We spoke with Juve, but they are not the only club interested."There are at least four clubs in for the player, as well as the Bianconeri there are also Barcelona, Chelsea and Sevilla. Meanwhile,Chelsea Boss has denied early speculation li...
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Transfer Rumour: Chelsea target Argentine international as Riccy replacemen
2010-08-24 05:14:00
Defending English champions Chelsea are hoping they can bring in Inter Milan defender Nicolas Burdisso.The Blues are still chasing a replacement for Ricardo Carvalho who left for Real Madrid earlier this summer and Burdisso?s name is the latest to be bandied around Stamford Bridge.  On the move??? Nicolas Burdisso has many admirers in England The Argentine international could be lured to play under Carlo Ancelotti according to reports in Italy and Inter technical director Marco Branca admitted that there was some interest in the 29-year old.?I can confirm that Burdisso has many admirers in England,? Branca said.Chelsea have been heavily linked with Benfica?s David Luiz recently but it seems the Portuguese club?s asking price of £27million has stalled any potential deal.
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Wigan Athletic 0-6 Chelsea: Drogba stars as champions demolish Latics
2010-08-22 09:45:00
Chelsea continued their fine early season form with a 0-6 win over Wigan Athletic, with Nicolas Anelka, fresh from an 18-match international ban, notched his first two of the campaign, with Salomon Kalou also adding a late brace.After last weekend?s utterly disastrous 4-0 home defeat at the hands of Premier League debutants Blackpool, Wigan fans would not be blamed to expect total domination from today?s opponents, and reigning BPL champions, Chelsea but the Lancashire side started out on top. Breakthrough:Florent Malouda nets in first Chelsea goal Anelka struck twice after Florent Malouda's opener before Kalou also grabbed a brace. Yossi Benayoun struck in injury time to make it a deadly dozen goals in just 180 minutes of Premier League football this season.Wigan simply had no answer to Chelsea's powerful running and pacy attacking play.And they stand rock-bottom of the Premier League following last week's dismal capitulation to Blackpool.Mohamed Diame's left-footed drive...
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Preview: Wigan Athletic v Chelsea
2010-08-20 16:19:00
Barclays Premier League 2010/11: Wigan Athletic v Chelsea live from DW Stadium LIVE at ASTRO SUPERSPORT3   817 22 August 2010 at 0015 Chelsea front man,Didier Drogba scored the first hat-trick of the BPL season in Saturday?s 6-0 win over new-promoted West Bromwich Albion, taking his tally to seven goals in three League games. Chelsea, meanwhile, have scored 23 goals in their last four outings and have gone 406 minutes since they last conceded a League goal, at Spurs in April.Wigan, though, beat Chelsea at the DW Stadium last season when the visitors had Petr Cech, their goalkeeper sent off before losing 3-1. The 8-0 final day win was adequate revenge for Chelsea, who have won eight and lost just that one game in 10 League meetings with Wigan.Chelsea miss Jose Bosingwa while Wigan miss Gary Caldwell, who is banned and also injured. Chelsea's new signing Ramires has trained with the squad but will not be involved in Saturday's clash ...
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Alex hailed fellow Brazilian as 'the new Michael Essien'
2010-08-18 17:50:00
New Signing:Alex delighted to be joined at Chelsea by Ramires Alex is delighted with Chelsea's capture of former Benfica midfielder Ramires.Ramires, who finalised his £18.2million move from Benfica last week, has been described by Carlo Ancelotti as "the future for Brazil and Chelsea".Alex believes the 23-year-old has a similar style to midfield powerhouse Essien, who has recently returned from a serious knee injury. "I was talking with Jose Bosingwa and we were saying how Ramires is a lot like Michael Essien," Alex told the club's official website. "He's not as strong as Essien but he has the same style on the pitch."He goes forward very quickly, then he comes back and marks very well. He's a very good player."It's very important for me and the team that the midfielders go to shoot and arrive at the goal but then get back to mark. He's almost the same as Michael Essien like that, so I am expecting a lot of goals, which is important for us."He will get to play with Michae...

Chelsea 6 - 0 West Bromwich Albion:Drogba treble leads Chelsea beat West Br
2010-08-18 16:51:00
Enjoy:Florent Malouda celebrates with Chelsea players after his tap in gave Chelsea the lead. Double winners Chelsea fired an early warning to their Premier League title rivals as Didier Drogba ,last season top scorer scored a superb hat-trick as the Blues cruised to victory and flew to the top of the table,  in their opening-day thrashing of new boys West Brom at Stamford Bridge.It took Malouda just six minutes to score the Blues' first goal of the season, capitalising on a error by Albion's former England keeper Scott Carson. The chance arose after the home side had pieced together the first fluent attacking move of the afternoon that came to an abrupt end when Malouda was tripped just outside the Albion penalty area.Didier Drogba fired a powerful free kick through the defensive wall, Carson failed to hold the shot and Malouda finished from close range after the keeper had blocked John Obi Mikel's initial follow-up.That was precisely the start the visitors didn't want as t...
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Preview: Chelsea v West Bromwich Albion
2010-08-14 12:31:00
Barclays Premier League 2010/11: Chelsea v West Bromwich Albion live from Stamford Bridge, London, England. LIVE at ASTRO SUPERSPORT15 Aug 12:30 am Premier League new-promoted side West Brom have a challenging debut on the opening day of the campaign when they travel to West London Chelsea.Petr Cech and Alex have both overcome calf injuries in time to be fit. Full-back Jose Bosingwa is out with a knee injury while the Blues will give a late fitness test to Frank Lampard, who picked up an ankle knock while on England duty in midweek. Didier Drogba (groin), will also be fit to take on the Baggies after he had to settle for a place on the substitutes' bench in last week's Community Shield. Return:Chelsea duo,Petr Cech and Alex back from injuries Meanwhile, Roberto Di Matteo has admitted he could not have been handed a more daunting introduction to Barclays Premier League management as he prepares to face the champions at Stamford Bridge. Di Matteo, who is set to hand...
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Official:Chelsea complete £17m capture of Brazil international Ramires
2010-08-14 09:44:00
Samba Boy:Highly Rated Midfielder finally complete Chelsea move The Blues have landed the Brazil ian midfielder after courting him for several weeks in a deal that is thought to have cost the Premier League champions around £17illion.Ramires, who played for his country at the World Cup earlier this summer, has been a top target of Carlo Ancelotti during the close season and he has finally got his man on the eve of the new domestic season.Ramires, 23, admitted he was delighted to make the move to Stamford Bridge after he completed a medical successfully and was granted a work permit. "Every player in the world would love to play for Chelsea and it's a great opportunity that was given to me, I will give my best to repay this chance, and I am very happy," he said on the club's website.Manager Carlo Ancelotti added: "He is a fantastic player, a fantastic midfielder, he is very young and will be the future of the Brazilian national team, and I hope he will be the future of Chelsea." ...
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Ricardo Carvalho set for Real Madrid move in ?8m(£6.7m) deal
2010-08-11 00:11:00
Reunion: Ricardo Carvalho reunites with Former Chelsea Boss at Real Madrid The 32-year-old?s departure completes the clear-out at Stamford Bridge this summer - unless Real can convince Chelsea to sell an unhappy Ashley Cole also - and reunites him with his fellow Portuguese, and the man who brought him to England in the first place, and whom he shares an agent with, Jose Mourinho. Carvalho is understood to have signed a two-year contract with an option for a third year. Mourinho had insisted that he needed an additional defender when Madrid returned from their pre-season tour in the United States on Monday. Ex-Chelsea duo:Both players make their ways to different club Carvalho, 32, admitted his desire to reunite with Mourinho last month saying: 'If there was a possibility to sign for Madrid, I would go there right now swimming or running. Chelsea have a commitment with me to let me go this summer, for reasons which those responsible at the club and I know.'The depar...
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Official: Portuguese International signed a two-year contract with Fluminen
2010-08-10 08:27:00
BYE2 Blues : Deco is now Fluminense's player The ex-Chelsea midfielder,Deco was officially presented by Fluminense's club president Roberto Horcades,to the media and fans on Monday.The athlete marks his return to Brazil after 13 years playing in England, Spain and Portugal. "The reason I decided to return to Brazil is because there are no more challenges in Europe. I had one more year on my contract with Chelsea, but I wanted a new challenge. For this reason, I signed with Fluminense," said Deco. "I've never played a professional game at Maracana. It will be a dream come true. I intend on doing with Fluminense what I did in Europe," added he.The 32-year-old is aware that it will take some time to readjust to the Brazilian style of soccer. The athlete signed a two-year contract with Fluminense. His first potential game with Fluminense, according to team trainer Ronaldo Torres, could be in the cross-town classic against rival Vasco da Gama on August 22 in the 15th round of the Bra...
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Community Shield Final Score: Chelsea 1 - 3 Manchester United
2010-08-10 07:19:00
It's OK JT: Former The Blues,Gianfranco Zola shake hand with Chelsea players. Wayne Rooney put his World Cup torment behind him to set Manchester United on their way to an impressive Community Shield 3-1 victory over Chelsea at Wembley.Wayne Rooney set up the first goals from Antonio Valencia after 41 minutes with a nice low pass crossing helpless Hilario.New Red Devils boy,Javier Hernandez's or his nickname Chachinto scored second goals after 76 gave United control in the third curtain-raiser between the two clubs in the last four seasons. Dimitar Berbatov, on as a late sub, lobbed in United's third in stoppage time. Take it!!:Salomon Kalou pulled one back to make it 2-1 at 84 minutes Salomon Kalou had pulled one back for Chelsea six minutes from time when Edwin van der Sar could only parry a shot from Daniel Sturridge during a late rally by the champions who have now lost five straight pre-season games.Valencia struck first after a brilliant move saw Paul Scholes fi...