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DECO ON WAY TO SW6
Chelsea FC today confirmed they’d signed Deco from Barcelona on a two year deal, for a fee thought to be in the region of £8 million. There’s been much noise in the press surrounding such a move since Portugal’s exit from Euro 2008, and with Scolari a known admirer of the player many thought it would only be a matter of time before ...
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AT THE EUROS
It’s always been an ambition of mine to attend one of the major summer tournaments. It always looks great on TV, the fans donning their colours from across the globe, in good voice, necking a few beers and, generally getting on, all in the good name of football. Was I going to let a small detail, ...
LAST ORDERS AT TONES BAR
The unwelcome impact of the global credit crunch has been felt by many people in many different ways. Scarcely a day passes without more depressing news about the economy assaulting our senses from every angle. Chelsea Football Club, bankrolled by Roman Abramovich, remains unaffected. They say that money ...
CFCNET TRAINING SESSION CONFIRMED
Right Gentlemen we now have a training session in place. It will be taking place at Clapham Common on Saturday 28th June. We will be meeting by Long Pond at 1:00pm which is just a short walk from Clapham Common Tube Station, to view map click ...
BIG PHIL - THE BRAZILIAN JOSE
Writing from Brasil, where I live in Porto Alegre, I can tell all you Chelsea fans that you’re in for a whole heap of fun. Luiz Felipe Scolari is the sort of manager that, like Mourinho before him, will deliver in spades. More than that, he’ll deliver it in his own inimitable Clint Eastwood style. Firstly, ...
YOU COULD HARDLY BELIEVE IT
10 years ago Chelsea were content on winning the European Cup Winners Cup. Since then the Blues have lifted the Premier League twice and reached the Champions League Final. How times have changed. STOCKHOLM, Sweden, May 13th 1998. The compact Rasunda stadium was bouncing with banners and flags ordaining ...
A VIEW FROM THE BRIDGE
See? You see how we know it’s a good signing? Because just like Jose Mourinho, his name slots nicely into a recognisable chant format and at the same time gives you scope for topical versatility. Get in!The best I could come up with for old Avram was to the tune of No Limits by 2unlimited: Grant, Grant. ...
SCOLARI THE REAL BOSS MAN
Prior to Brazil’s 2002 World Cup success, in which they struggled to qualify and only sneaked in by the skin of their teeth - they sacked their manager and employed Scolari to take them to the finals, which they promptly won. Scolari was initially employed because he was phenomenally successful ...
CHELSEA STATEMENT: SCOLARI IS NEW MANAGER
Everyone involved with CFCnet would like to be among the first Chelsea supporters to welcome “Big Phil” to our club. So welcome Phil! Here’s how the club announced the appointment earlier this evening. Chelsea Football Club is delighted to confirm that Luiz Felipe Scolari will be ...
PRE-SEASON GAME CONFIRMED
Chelsea Football Club today (Tuesday, June 10) confirmed their second match in China this summer. The fixture will take place in Macau against the Chinese Super League team,the Chengdu Blades, on July 26. The Windor Arch-Macau International Football Challenge will be Chelsea FC’s second ever game ...
THE CASE AGAINST PETER KENYON
As the Blues search for a reputable manager to replace ‘nearly man’ Avram Grant becomes mired in farce and subterfuge I’m left wondering exactly whom at Chelsea Football Club owner Mr Abramovich should hold accountable for this shabby state of affairs which has left many supporters feeling ...
THE MANAGEMENT MERRY-GO-ROUND
Get on board and buckle in for another exciting spin. It’s all the fun of the fair, here, on your doorstep and at your dearest club. Place your bets and roll the dice on who will be the next boss. The papers carry a different name on a daily basis and, as the list gets shorter, it’s seems ...
IN OFF THE POST
As ever the CFCnet inbox is absolutely bulging with mail from all over the world. So in an “as and when required” new feature, I’m going to share with you some of the stranger correspondence that we’ve been sent over the last few days. Prince Kuffour wrote to us a few days before ...
