When news broke of Michael Essien’s cruciate ligament injury and the surgery he required which could keep him out of the Chelsea side for anywhere between 6-8 months, it made for pretty grim reading.
However, John Obi Mikel seems to be a more than adequate replacement in Essien’s absence and it now appears likely that Mineiro’s [...]

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CHELSEA 1 – 1 MANCHESTER UNITED
Well, it was always going to be one of those days, but then again when it comes to games against Manchester United, it often seems to be ‘one of those days’.
First, we had the news that Deco had picked up some sort of muscle injury in the warm-up, then we [...]

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Robinho’s motives in signing for Manchester City have unsurprisingly been questioned ever since his record £32.5million move from Real Madrid. From Joe public to our own Brazilian midfielder, Deco, everyone’s had an opinion on Robinho’s last minute change of direction. Now, it would seem it’s Michael Ballack’s turn.
Of the Brazilian’s decision to sign for City, [...]

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It makes such a refreshing change to see another club taking over the headlines where spending money is concerned – even if it is our players they’re planning to buy.
Since taking over at Manchester City, the Abu Dhabi United Group have already signed Robinho in a deal that saw their financial clout muscle out [...]

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With Michael Essien expected to be out for around six months and Chelsea lacking cover for Jon Obi Mikel, it looks as if Chelsea are about to bring Brazilian international Mineiro into the Stamford Bridge fold.
There’s been plenty of rumours around lately regarding short-term cover and although Stephen Appiah’s name has been bandied about a [...]

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