Posted on August 27th, 2008 by Chelsea D
It’s been a long old summer as far as a certain player is concerned but reports suggest Robinho will finally be getting the move both he and Chelsea have been looking for, within the next 24 hours.
Scolari had suggested after Sunday’s game at Wigan that as soon as he was back in the office [...]
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Posted on August 26th, 2008 by Chelsea D
So, Andriy Shevchenko’s two year spell at Chelsea finally came to an end yesterday following his medical at AC Milan and he had this to say via the club’s official website:
‘I would like to thank Chelsea Football Club - the fans, staff, players and management - for all the support you gave me during [...]
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Posted on August 26th, 2008 by Chelsea D
Well, we’re into the final week of the transfer window and with Deco remaining Luiz Felipe Scolari’s only acquisition since taking over the hotseat, the suggestion is he’ll be making up for lost time in what is likely to be ‘a frenzied few days.’ Scolari’s had a couple of competitive games to take a look [...]
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Posted on August 25th, 2008 by Chelsea D
Well, for any of those who let themselves get carried away following our impressive start to the season against Pompey, yesterday’s game against Wigan might have come as a bit of a shock.
I’ve certainly seen and heard a few bragging about how the new ‘Brazilian’ style Chelsea would dispose of Wigan with ease and I [...]
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Posted on August 25th, 2008 by Chelsea D
Former Manchester United captain, Steve Bruce, enjoyed plenty of success in his days playing football for the current Premier League champions and that success seems to have followed him into his management career with him guiding Birmingham to promotion and saving Wigan from the drop despite taking over mid-way through a season.
Sadly for Bruce though, [...]
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Posted on August 25th, 2008 by Chelsea D
Finally, Andriy Shevchenko’s ‘nightmare’ is nearing it’s end, with the news that the on-off move to AC Milan, is not only on again but appears to be just about complete.
In a statement on the club’s official website Saturday it was announced “Chelsea FC have agreed terms for Andriy Shevchenko to return to AC Milan. [...]
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Posted on August 24th, 2008 by Chelsea D
Scolari turned down the England job a couple of years ago, but on Wednesday night watched as four of the players from his current club turned out for Fabio Capello. He also listened whilst one of those players was treated to a chorus of boos from the home crowd as he was replaced by David [...]
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Posted on August 24th, 2008 by Chelsea D
Arsenal kicked off the season with a marginal 1-0 win at the Emirates over new boys West Brom whilst Chelsea put in a pretty storming performance at home, easing themselves into the new campaign with a 4-0 win over Pompey.
Chelsea’s win was apparently watched intently – well, the first half at least – by the [...]
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Posted on August 23rd, 2008 by Chelsea D
The second game of the new season sees Chelsea travel to the JJB Stadium to face Wigan on Sunday. The Latics, after a poor start to their opening game were unlucky not to get anything out of it, but having gone 2 goals down to West Ham and eventually losing 2-1, they’ll be looking for [...]
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Posted on August 23rd, 2008 by Chelsea D
Juventus have had a pretty busy time of it in the transfer window, adding Amauri, Christian Poulsen, Mellberg, Antonio Chimenti and Alex Manninger to their squad. And yet, the Italian press and fans, obviously not easily appeased are already suggesting midfield options will need addressing before long, prompting the Bianconeri to start looking ahead to [...]
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