Right, just to distract myself a bit from Saturday, with Roy Hodgson announcing his England squad yesterday for the 2012 European Championship, I thought I’d take a look at the Chelsea contingent and what their inclusion in the squad might mean.

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The European Championships get underway next month with two of Chelsea’s key men – John Terry and Frank Lampard – both staking a claim for a place on the plane to Poland and Ukraine. Some people looking at Euro 2012 Odds have suggested that the two may have seen their best days as International players, [...]

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As much as the press would love everyone to believe otherwise, Chelsea FC are not responsible for famine in the Third World, nor are they responsible for global warming – and they’re not responsible for Fabio Capello’s resignation either.

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Anyone who reads the blog on a regular basis will know where I stand on John Terry – God knows I’ve been slated for it often enough. When he’s fucked up over the years, I’m usually the first to have a go at him for it but whilst it’s ok to have an opinion on [...]

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Chelsea captain John Terry has given his support to Daniel Sturridge in the striker’s bid to make an impact on the international stage. The 22-year-old – who has been in fine form for Chelsea this year – is involved in Fabio Capello’s squad at the moment and has realistic ambitions of being influential when it [...]

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So England face Spain at Wembley this weekend, which sees Chelsea’s Juan Mata hoping he’ll face his own team-mates John Terry and Frank Lampard.

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So John Terry has been named in the England squad to face Spain on Saturday and Sweden the following Tuesday – and we’ll hear about it every day between now and then! Of course, the suggestion is he won’t be starting, so Capello’s saved face to an extent as far as ‘supporting’ the current captain [...]

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Chelsea fans will rarely have a bad word to say about Frank Lampard, but looking at the current England set-up, it has to be questioned as to whether the 32-year-old should call time on his international career.

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Lampard v Switzerland Torres v USA The odds surely went in favor of Spain in their recently concluded friendly match against the USA. I’m sure the people who placed bets on their side won a lot of money just like the people who play games in internet casinos.

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