15 December
2:39:36 PM
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Carlo Ancelotti is thinking about "a January swoop for West Ham goalkeeper Robert Green following a series of below-par performances from Petr Cech" acording to the Daily Express.
Daily Express |
8 December
9:40:59 AM
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Kit Curse - Chelsea have lost each time the navy and yellow 2nd strip has been worn. More in The Sun.
The Sun |
25 November
2:51:13 PM
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Chelsea vs Porto - "Michael Essien is set to be on the bench tonight as he rests a slight problem with his knee" giving John Obi Mikel the chance to kickstart his Chelsea career which has stalled somewhat due to injury. More at The Standard.
Evening Standard |
18 November
4:07:11 PM
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Chelsea's latest rumoured target is £170,000 per week Atletico Madrid striker Sergio Aguero, who would command a £40,000,000 deal. More at The Standard.
Evening Standard |
13 November
10:21:04 AM
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Chelsea defender José Bosingwa will be "out for around three months" after an operation on his left knee but Ashley Cole does not need surgery "following a shin injury." More at The Guardian.
The Guardian |
6 November
9:11:02 AM
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Chelsea's transfer ban has been suspended pending a final decision on the Kakuta signing. "CAS is not expected to hear the case until the new year, which should leave Chelsea free to buy and sell as normal in January." More at The Guardian. The Guardian |
22 October
10:24:08 AM
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The Court of Arbitration for Sport website (www.tas-cas.org/news) notes that Chelsea has filed an appeal against "FIFA's transfer ban, which could allow them to sign players during the January transfer window." More at The Standard.
Evening Standard |
21 September
7:30:34 AM
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"Chelsea: muppets on a string" - Duncan castles analyses why "Chelsea are in chaos off the pitch" in The Sunday Times.
TimesOnline |
17 September
11:35:28 AM
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Latest - Ron Gourlay confirmed as new CE at Chelsea. More in The Standard.
Evening Standard |
17 September
11:24:26 AM
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Inside job - the replacement for Peter Kenyon as chief executive of Chelsea FC is likely to come from within Stamford Bridge.
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17 September
9:56:32 AM
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"Chelsea in turmoil: Guess that's why they call it the blues" - Mihir Bose analyses events at Chelsea FC in The Standard.
Evening Standard |
16 September
10:33:56 AM
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Shock exit of Chelsea exec Peter Kenyon - "I intend to take a little time off before considering what I do next but I am certain I have at least one major challenge left in me." More at The Standard.
Evening Standard |
16 September
10:32:53 AM
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"We can’t cope without Didier Drogba" - Nicolas Anelka comment subsequent to the Porto game. More at The Standard.
Evening Standard |
16 September
10:25:09 AM
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Didier Drogba demonstrated a classic "archer's bow" during an Ivory Coast game. Paul Morris and David Lewis claim that the archer's bow is a sure sign of a dive. More at the FT.
FT.com |
14 September
11:06:04 AM
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Carlo Ancelotti will not be able to recall forward Scott Sinclair from Wigan - "If it's a season-long loan, it cannot be terminated in order to bring players back," said a Fifa spokesman. More at The Telegraph.
Daily Telegraph |
8 September
4:31:30 PM
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"Transfer ban could work to advantage of Chelsea" - contrarian thinking from Frank Lampard. More at TimesOnline.
TimesOnline |
6 September
11:28:21 AM
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"Chealsea’s tainted team of youngsters" - the verdict of Duncan Castles writing in the Sunday Times on the youth policy at Chelsea.
Sunday Times |
6 September
11:18:50 AM
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"If Chelsea had acceded to Lens’s request for €5m as compensation for the poaching of Kakuta, the player would still be a stranger to sports page headlines" - Hugh McIlvanney comments on the market for young players in the Sunday Times.
Sunday Times |
4 September
10:21:50 AM
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The Chelsea transfer ban is analysed in the FT, which says that the annual wage bill is "nearly £150m." Click on FT.com for more.
FT.com |
4 September
5:58:36 AM
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Chelsea will launch the "strongest possible appeal" against Fifa's ban on registering new signings until 2011. A statement has been posted on the club website (www.chelseafc.com). More at The Guardian.
The Guardian |
4 September
5:20:21 AM
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Peter Kenyon says "Joe Cole should be the next star to put pen to paper." The midfielder's contract expires next June. An early extension takes on added significance if the appeal against the transfer ban fails. More in The Standard.
Evening Standard |
3 September
9:38:57 AM
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Chelsea have been "banned from signing any new players in the next two transfer windows" as a result of inducing winger Gael Kakuta to join the club from Lens in 2007. More at BBC News.
BBC News |
1 September
4:46:37 AM
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John Terry has signed a new 5-year contract with Chelsea. Word on his new weekly pay is that it's in the £150,000 - £170,000 range, depending on the source. More at Mirror Football.
Mirror Football |
25 August
12:41:56 PM
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"Didier Drogba promises fans the best is yet to come" - more in the Evening Standard.
Evening Standard |
25 August
12:41:24 PM
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Didier Drogba + Nicolas Anelka - "Carlo Ancelotti seems to have cracked the conundrum of getting Drogba and Anelka to play together – and Ancelotti says that he never doubted he could do it." More in the Daily Express.
Daily Express |
18 August
5:32:27 AM
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Young Drogba vs Drogba - Sunderland manager Steve Bruce reckons that Kenwyne Jones has "a bit of Drogba about him." More at TimesOnline.
TimesOnline |
18 August
5:31:12 AM
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Chelsea vs Sunderland - match preview and prediction from Bleacher Report.
Bleacher Report |
10 August
11:40:11 AM
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"I got away with it" - Michael Ballack on his Patrice Evra foul. More in the Evening Standard.
Evening Standard |
8 August
10:09:44 AM
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Newspapers are rush to retract stories that John Terry "spent £60,000 on buying champagne and cocktails" in Whisky Mist (www.whiskymist.com) during the birthday celebrations of Solomon Kalou.
Daily Star |
8 August
6:37:52 AM
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Brian Mears, who died aged 78 on July 28, "was the last link with the family that founded and ran Chelsea Football Club for three-quarters of a century." An obituary appears in The Telegraph.
Daily Telegraph |
7 August
10:20:46 AM
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Goalkeeper Petr Cech believes that Chelsea's frontline combination of Didier Drogba + Nicolas Anelka "will be impossible to stop this season and will end Manchester United's three-year reign as Premier League champions." More in the Evening Standard. Evening Standard |
6 August
9:53:06 AM
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The drinks bill at Salomon Kalou's 24th birthday party at Whisky Mist came to £120,000 according to the Evening Standard.
Evening Standard |
5 August
11:22:15 AM
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Pirlo to stay at AC Milan according to The Guardian.
The Guardian |
5 August
11:21:44 AM
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Ancelotti wants Andrea Pirlo, "a player who could make sure his new diamond system works." Michael Ballack says "We are now using a completely new system with the diamond. We played it under Jose Mourinho a few times and some of the players know it."
Evening Standard |
5 August
11:11:24 AM
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The Evening Standard has photos of the £10,000,000 London house which Victoria Beckham is said to like. David Beckham to be playing in a Chelsea shirt on a loan deal come January 2010?
Evening Standard |
4 August
12:18:44 PM
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Michael Ballack is back after his toe injury. Carlo Ancelloti reckons he is "in contention to face Manchester United in the Community Shield." More in the Evening Standard.
Evening Standard |
4 August
12:17:30 PM
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Carlo Ancelotti has introduced his midfield diamond formation at Chelsea. Current diamond geezers are: John Obi Mikel, Frank Lampard, Michael Essien and Deco. More in the Evening Standard.
Evening Standard |
30 July
11:27:54 AM
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"Carlo Ancelotti has been very impressive. He has many strengths but, for me, being very close with his players and being very organised are the main ones" - Frank Lampard in the Evening Standard.
Evening Standard |
29 July
6:28:29 AM
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Chelsea enforcer Michael Essien is ready to make up for lost time after 6 months out of action last season - "I have come back stronger than I was before." More in the Evening Standard.
Evening Standard |
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