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YOUNG INTERNATIONALS STAR ON EUROPEAN STAGE

YOUNG INTERNATIONALS STAR ON EUROPEAN STAGE

By Philip Rolfe • on May 26, 2010

The club football season may have ended, but whilst the World Cup looms large in the foreground, the UEFA Under-17 and Under-19 ranks are in action as well. As usual, Chelsea are well represented at the business end of things.

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CHELSEA WIN COPA AMSTERDAM

CHELSEA WIN COPA AMSTERDAM

By Philip Rolfe • on May 24, 2010

To put the seal on a fantastic season, Chelsea’s academy setup has another trophy to celebrate, as an Under-19 team mixing the youth and reserves clinched the 2010 Gestion Copa Amsterdam on Monday afternoon, winning 7-6 ...

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ADEUS JULI, E OBRIGADO POR TODAS AS LEMBRANÇAS

ADEUS JULI, E OBRIGADO POR TODAS AS LEMBRANÇAS

By Philip Rolfe • on May 22, 2010

Tchau Londres. Que cidade!!! Pra sempre na minha vida. Meu filho caçula nasceu ali. Esses 3 anos foram incriveis. Voltarei em breve. Tchau!! ..and just like that, it’s over. What Chelsea fans have suspected and rumoured ...

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YOUTH AND RESERVES END OF SEASON AWARDS

YOUTH AND RESERVES END OF SEASON AWARDS

By Philip Rolfe • on May 16, 2010

For a bit of fun, it’s time to take a look at the best of the best in the 2009/10 Youth and Reserve season with a handful of end-of-year awards. It goes without saying that every player deserves great credit for their work ...

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YOUTH AND RESERVE SEASON REVIEW PART THREE – THE UNDER-18S

YOUTH AND RESERVE SEASON REVIEW PART THREE – THE UNDER-18S

By Philip Rolfe • on May 15, 2010

To finish off the review of the youth and reserve season, we’ve saved the best for last. This year’s Under-18 team became the first for 49 years to bring the FA Youth Cup back to Stamford Bridge, whilst their third place finish ...

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YOUTH AND RESERVE SEASON REVIEW PART TWO – THE RESERVES

YOUTH AND RESERVE SEASON REVIEW PART TWO – THE RESERVES

By Philip Rolfe • on May 14, 2010

In Part Two of our look back on the Youth and Reserve season, our attention falls on the Reserve squad, who had another up and down year. ...

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YOUTH AND RESERVE SEASON REVIEW PART ONE – INSIDE THE NUMBERS

YOUTH AND RESERVE SEASON REVIEW PART ONE – INSIDE THE NUMBERS

By Philip Rolfe • on May 13, 2010

With the season in the books, it’s time to take a look back at a whirlwind nine and a half months as another Youth and Reserve campaign has come to a finish. Over the coming days we’ll break down the year on both fronts, but ...

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VOTE FOR YOUR YOUTH AND RESERVE PLAYERS OF THE SEASON

With the end of the youth and reserve campaigns coming with yesterday’s 3-0 Under-18 defeat to Tottenham, we here at CFCnet offer you the chance to vote for your players of each of the respective

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LOAN ROUND-UP MAY 3-9 – CORK SCORES TO SIGN OFF SEASON

In the last loan report of the season, we take a look at the brief final day involvement in the Barclays Premier League of a trio of youngsters, most notably Jack Cork scoring his first goal in the top

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CHELSEA U18 4-0 IPSWICH U18 – BLUES END HOME CAMPAIGN IN STYLE

Chelsea ended their home league campaign in the FA Premier Academy League on Saturday morning with a 4-0 win over Ipswich Town at a wet Cobham. After the euphoria of Tuesday’s FA Youth Cup success the

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CHELSEA U18 2-1 ASTON VILLA U18 (3-2 AGG) – CAPTAIN CLIFFORD CLINCHES CUP

After two hard fought matches, the FA Youth Cup Final was likely to be determined by a moment worthy of winning the prestigious trophy. Late in Tuesday night’s second leg at Stamford Bridge, Chelsea

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FA YOUTH CUP FINAL PREVIEW – SECOND LEG – INTRIGUING INDIVIDUALS BATTLES HOLD KEY TO VICTORY

The benefit of the FA Youth Cup Final being a two-legged affair means that one can analyse both teams in the time between matches, and the first meeting typically throws up a lot of talking points ahead

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LOAN ROUND-UP APR 26-MAY 2 – STOCH STUNNER SECURES TWENTE TITLE

And so, on the 34th and final matchday of the Dutch Eredivisie season, it came to be. FC Twente secured their first league title in over 80 years with a 2-0 win away to NAC Breda, with the crucial second,

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