Chelsea sealed a dominant 2-0 victory in the Premier League against Aston Villa at Stamford Bridge. A returning Joe Cole, who had been injured for two matches, drilled in a low drive from close range after an incisive ball by Frank Lampard. Anelka then added Chelsea’s second near half-time, as the striker reacted quickest from [...]
Chelsea struck either side of half-time with goals from Jose Bosingwa and Nicolas Anelka in a 2-0 victory against Stoke City at the Britannia Stadium in the Premier League. The Blues controlled the game and deservedly lead courtesy of right-back Bosingwa’s angled 36th minute effort, the first goal of the Portuguese’s Chelsea career to ease [...]
Continue reading …Salomon Kalou recorded a late equaliser for Chelsea and extended his side’s unbeaten home league record to 85 matches, after a 1-1 draw against Manchester United. Kalou scored after Wayne Rooney’s dissent allowed John Obi Mikel’s free-kick to find the substitute, who headed beyond the statuesque United ‘keeper Thomas Kuszczak. Ji-Sung Park had given United [...]
Continue reading …Chelsea were denied by a resolute Tottenham Hotspur side in a 1-1 draw at Stamford Bridge in the Premier League. Juliano Belletti struck Chelsea’s opener against Juande Ramos’ side, before the visitors responded through Darren Bent’s strike on half-time. It was a frustrating afternoon for the hosts who lacked sufficient penetration and width against an [...]
Continue reading …Chelsea have been drawn against Italian side AS Roma in the Champions League group stages. The blues will also face French side Bordeaux and Romanian minnows, Cluj, in Group A. Holders Manchester United play host to an all British tie against Celtic in Group E, alongside Spanish side Villarreal and Denmark’s Aalborg. Arsenal, in Group [...]
Continue reading …Chelsea regained top spot in the Barclays Premier League, after a magical free-kick from Deco secured three points in a 1-0 victory at Wigan Athletic. The Portuguese struck an arcing 25 yard effort past Wigan goalkeeper, Mike Pollitt, after four minutes at the JJB Stadium. Despite such beauty, Chelsea battled for victory and manager Luiz [...]
Continue reading …Chelsea eased to their first league victory under new manager Luiz Felipe Scolari, after beating Portsmouth 4-0 at Stamford Bridge. Now unbeaten in 83 home league matches, the Blues played impressively throughout and delighted the Chelsea fans with slick passing and robust attacking. They struck incisively through Joe Cole’s low effort on 12 minutes after [...]
Continue reading …Claudio Pizarro has joined German side Werder Bremen on a year-long loan deal, only one season after signing for Chelsea. Pizarro, 29, has returned to the Bundesliga, despite attracting interest from recently promoted Premier League sides Hull City and Stoke City. However, the Peruvian international striker decided on Bremen, after Chelsea boss Luiz Felipe Scolari [...]
Continue reading …Adrian Mutu has been ordered by Fifa to pay Chelsea £13.68m, after breach of contract and drug abuse damage charges. The ex-Chelsea striker was told to pay compensation by Fifa’s Dispute Resolution Chamber (DRC), which resolves legal disputes with players and clubs, including contractual, work and training matters. Chelsea had signed the striker in August [...]
Continue reading …The importance of Lampard at Chelsea cannot be underestimated. But why is Lampard so vital? Besides his unrivalled goals tally from the middle of the park, where he surpassed even Dennis Wise’s invaluable Chelsea career return of 76 goals, his range of passing from differing angles under pressure and his numerous assists in difficult matches, [...]
Continue reading …Salomon Kalou continued his good form at the Beijing Olympics by scoring the winner in a 1-0 victory over Australia in Group A today. Chelsea’s Kalou, 23, struck nine minutes from time to send the Ivory Coast to the last eight of the tournament. After Argentina’s qualification on Sunday, the Ivory Coast striker was determined [...]
Continue reading …Salomon Kalou scored in Ivory Coast’s 4-2 victory over Serbia in Group A, in the Beijing Olympics on Sunday. The Chelsea striker added the third goal to his team’s defeat of the Eastern Europeans, who are now bottom of Group A. Furthermore the Ivory Coast have maintained hope of reaching the quarter-finals in China, as [...]
Continue reading …AC Milan playmaker Kaka is reportedly ‘in talks’ with Chelsea, according to the player’s personal assistant. The 26-year-old Brazilian international has been repeatedly linked with Chelsea throughout the summer since ex-Brazil boss Luiz Felipe Scolari’s appointment. Despite AC Milan re-iterating Kaka is not for sale, Blues owner Roman Abramovich is suggested to be willing to [...]
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