It’s not often you see the world’s all-time greatest footballer loitering down at Chelsea’s training ground (Andy Myers left before we moved there, after all). Argentine legend Diego Maradona popped in to see the boys at Cobham this week, possibly keeping an eye on new signing Franco Di Santo, the latest of Maradona’s countrymen [...]
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Match reports
The Times, Matt Hughes: “Given that his boss is the man who has everything, it is perhaps just as well that Avram Grant has promised Roman Abramovich the earth. In his first programme notes, the Chelsea first-team coach pledged to provide trophies, entertainment and winning football - everything, indeed, but the proverbial moon on [...]
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A few links that you might enjoy:
Feyenoord 1 - 1 Chelsea: Sky Sports News highlights - Chelsea remain unbeaten in pre-season after a feisty 1-1 draw in Rotterdam. Feyenoord scored first on the stroke of half time through Kevin Hofland - Glen Johnson and Petr Cech were at fault as the Dutchman was left unattended [...]
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Seeing a kid wearing a Lampard or Terry replica Chelsea shirt is always heartening. Another soldier has joined the ranks of the Blue army and made the toughest of decisions that faces anyone during their formative years; choosing a hero. Doing so has always been a difficult task, a very personal thing – one [...]
Where do I start with this tragic event that has affected me in a way I never imagined? Do I quote the lines, “I can’t believe the news today… I want to close my eyes and make it go away”, do I start with a memory, or do I start with just how bad this [...]
Chelsea legend Peter Osgood has died suddenly at the age of 59.
Osgood collapsed while attending a family funeral service on Wednesday.
Known affectionately as the “King of Stamford Bridge”, he made 380 appearances for the Blues and scored 150 goals, helping us win our first FA Cup in 1970 and first European trophy, the Cup Winners’ [...]