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The Observer, Amy Lawrence: “After 116 minutes of uptight football, Chelsea delivered the FA Cup from the probability of its third consecutive penalty shoot-out. Didier Drogba, having lost out to Cristiano Ronaldo in the personal awards despite an exceptional personal campaign, stole the glory with a typically resilient example of the predator’s arts. A [...]
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- Tagged: Alex Ferguson, Andriy Shevchenko, Arjen Robben, Ashley Cole, Carlo Cudicini, Champions League, Chelsea, Claude Makelele, Didier Drogba, FA Cup, Frank Lampard, Joe Cole, John Terry, Jon Obi Mikel, Jose Mourinho, Lassana Diarra, Manchester United, Michael Essien, Nemanja Vidic, Paul Scholes, Paulo Ferreira, Peter Kenyon, Petr Cech, Premiership, Roman Abramovich, Ryan Giggs, Shaun Wright-Phillips, Stamford Bridge, Wayne Bridge, Wayne Rooney, Wembley
John Terry has lifted the FA Cup at the new Wembley after Didier Drogba’s late strike was enough to see off Manchester United.
The Ivorian scored his 33rd goal of the season in the 116th minute to seal the victory, Chelsea’s fourth FA Cup Final success following wins in 1970, 1997, and 2000 - the last [...]
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The Times, Matt Hughes: “Mourinho rested Ashley Cole, Michael Essien and Claude Makelele and was fortunate to keep an unbeaten home league record stretching back to FC Porto’s defeat by Beira Mar five years ago. In doing so, Chelsea equalled Liverpool’s record of 63 top-flight matches at home without defeat, although a more telling [...]
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- Tagged: Chelsea, Didier Drogba, Everton, Frank Lampard, Joe Cole, John Terry, Jon Obi Mikel, Jose Mourinho, Khalid Boulahrouz, Manchester United, Michael Essien, Paulo Ferreira, Petr Cech, Premiership, Ricardo Carvalho, Roman Abramovich, Salomon Kalou, Shaun Wright-Phillips, Stamford Bridge, Wayne Bridge
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Daily Telegraph, Henry Winter: “Chelsea had lost their title, but clearly not their determination. Good blood and bad was spilt here. Joe Cole, his cheek cut in pursuit of the ball, even had to change his stained shirt, but the abiding memory was of the ill-will between two teams who fought tooth and nail [...]
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- Tagged: Alex Ferguson, Ben Sahar, Carlo Cudicini, Chelsea, Claude Makelele, Graham Poll, Joe Cole, John Terry, Jon Obi Mikel, Jose Mourinho, Lassana Diarra, Manchester United, Michael Essien, Paulo Ferreira, Premiership, Reserves, Salomon Kalou, Scott Sinclair, Shaun Wright-Phillips, Stamford Bridge, Wayne Bridge
The official club website has opened the voting for Chelsea fans to select the 2006/7 Goal of the Season.
To refresh memories I’ve crawled YouTube for videos of the short-listed goals and posted them below. Enjoy.
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- Tagged: Andriy Shevchenko, Arsenal, Barcelona, Camp Nou, Didier Drogba, Emirates Stadium, Everton, Frank Lampard, Goodison Park, Liverpool, Michael Essien, Stamford Bridge, Tottenham Hotspur, Upton Park, White Hart Lane
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The Guardian, Kevin McCarra: “Who would have thought that Chelsea could turn themselves into gallant losers? If a third consecutive Premiership title was to be denied the Stamford Bridge side, they failed with a show of strength and talent. That let them come back for a draw despite being down to 10 men for [...]
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- Tagged: Andriy Shevchenko, Arsenal, Arsene Wenger, Ashley Cole, Ben Sahar, Cesc Fabregas, Chelsea, Didier Drogba, Emirates Stadium, Frank Lampard, Joe Cole, John Terry, Jon Obi Mikel, Jose Mourinho, Khalid Boulahrouz, Lassana Diarra, Liverpool, Manchester United, Michael Ballack, Michael Essien, Paulo Ferreira, Premiership, Ricardo Carvalho, Salomon Kalou, Scott Sinclair, Shaun Wright-Phillips, Wayne Bridge, William Gallas
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The Guardian, Kevin McCarra: “These sides grappled with one another so fiercely that it was as if neither would ever let the other go free to reach the final in Greece on May 23.”
The Times, Matt Dickinson: “The idea that his team might be rattled by the raucousness of a febrile occasion had seemed [...]
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- Tagged: AC Milan, Anfield, Arjen Robben, Ashley Cole, Champions League, Chelsea, Claude Makelele, Didier Drogba, Frank Lampard, Geremi Njitap, Jamie Carragher, Joe Cole, John Terry, Jon Obi Mikel, Jose Mourinho, Liverpool, Manchester United, Michael Essien, Paulo Ferreira, Rafael Benitez, Salomon Kalou, Shaun Wright-Phillips