Manchester United lead the Premiership but crashed out of the English League Cup in the fourth round to the Championship outfit Southend, but the other big guns of English football avoided the same fate – Chelsea, Arsenal, Liverpool and Tottenham Hotspurs all made it to the last eight. Jose Mourinho and the Blues may be [...]
Just hours after averting the FA quarterfinal snare, the fascinating Ghana midfielder Michael Essien has agreed to a new five-year deal that will keep him at Stamford Bridge through 2012. Playing in the second season for the club, Essien has been a utility player for Chelsea – who have used him in different positions (in [...]
A game of football lives for two halves – this is what Valencia learnt post its last minute hookup against the English Champions. The return leg was crucial for either side following the first leg draw at Stamford Bridge – fathoming the home advantage the Valencia got off to the expected, cutesy Fernando Morientes’ 32-minute [...]
Several British tabloids including The Sun and the Evening Standard reported that Chelsea midfielder Michael Essien was arrested for driving under the influence of alchohol, early on Monday. He was released on bail a few hours later. Police spokesman for London’s Metropolitan Police declined to confirm whether Essien was arrested, as per police policy no [...]
Rosenborg are the perennial UEFA Champions League visitors but have never transcended beyond the borders of the group stages. It was a mismatch then when Chelsea, who have galloped into the semi-finals of the competition twice in the last four years, hosted the Norwegian champions at Stamford Bridge in Group B on Tuesday. Roman Abramovich [...]
Nothing has really gone straight for Terry and his men since the king of tactics, if I may mark him so, Jose Mourinho has parted from Stamford Bridge. John Terry’s conduct as a captain has been skeptical frequently, and yet again, the defender along with his teammates was under the scanner for their improper conduct [...]
