IN PRAISE OF CARLO ANCELOTTI
It has been the greatest season in the history of Chelsea. Under the Wembley arch the double was secured in stunning fashion by the season’s top goal scorer and fan’s player of the year. The club and
Articles written by Daniel Rankine
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With much of the talk on the group games being too defence-minded and drab up stepped an inspired Portugal to thump North Korea seven nil and banish such thoughts to the distant past. There was only one Chelsea player who took ...
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Oh dear. If we thought France’s opening performance was awful the Les Bleus readily sunk to new and impressive lows with a pitiful shift put in against Mexico. At last, justice of sorts, as a team in green were deserved winners, ...
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The world cup didn’t get off to the best of starts for the Chelsea contingent. Injuries have robbed the tournament of two of its brightest African stars in Michael Essien and Obi Mikel. Also at the treatment table this summer ...
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