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It’s Spurs in the Cup!
Chelsea will play Spurs at Stamford Bridge in the sixth round of this season’s FA Cup. The tie will be played the weekend of 10/11th March. Click here for the full draw. In other news, Chelsea chairman Bruce Buck has reassured fans about the long-term commitment of Roman Abramovich to the club. He did so at [...]
The Return of The Jack
Yes, I know I’ve been conspicuous by my absence over the summer, and there are very good reasons for this. First there was the annual family sojourn to the South of France for the whole of August and alongside this was the utter sense of deflation I got from England’s pathetic and dismal World Cup [...]
Zola enters Hall of Fame
Gianfranco Zola, Chelsea’s greatest player of all-time, has been inducted into the National Football Museum Hall of Fame. The former Chelsea star is one of seven players chosen to join the Hall for 2006. The other players are: Jackie Milburn, Martin Peters, Roger Hunt, Liam Brady, Alan Hansen, and Ian Rush. Launched in 2002, the National Football [...]
Chelsea and United join forces to combat touts
Chelsea and Manchester United have opened an online exchange where season ticket holders can sell spare tickets in a secure environment. The system, aimed at beating ticket touts is similar to many already operating in the USA. The exchange is run by viagogo and is expected to be adopted by other clubs if it proves [...]
Chelsea v. Celtic
Chelsea’s third pre-season game in five days kicks off at Stamford Bridge later this evening. Scottish champions Celtic are tonight’s opponents in what has been dubbed the “Battle of Britain”. Last night’s 1-0 win over Feyenoord in Rotterdam was a considerable improvement on the performance against the Major League Soccer All-Stars: the majority of players looked [...]
Pre-season fixture list
In response to the large number of emails I’ve received enquiring about Chelsea’s pre-season fixtures, here’s a list gleaned from the official club website: Saturday 5th August - Major League Soccer All-Stars v Chelsea, Chicago, USA. Kick-off 6:30pm ET (11:30pm BST). Live on Chelsea TV Online. More details available from the official Major League Soccer website. [...]
Community Shield ticket news
Chelsea will play FA Cup winners Liverpool in the Community Shield at the Millennium Stadium, Cardiff on Sunday 13th August, kick-off 3pm. Chelsea have received 25,500 tickets, which will go on sale from Monday [24th July] to Season Ticket holders. Members will be able to purchase tickets from Monday 31st July. For full details see [...]
Everton 1-1 Chelsea: Replay cash gives Roman’s accountant a welcome boost
After the blanket coverage of Chelsea’s financial results (OK, overdraft) and a day of “Isn’t it scandalous?!” style comment from the media and numerous newly created experts on football finance (i.e. anyone with a grudge and a calculator), it was a welcome relief to sit back and contemplate that most basic of football pleasures; the [...]
Chelsea drawn with Barcelona
It was as predictable as time — Chelsea FC will play FC Barcelona in the first knock-out stage of this season’s Champions League. Chelsea will play at home first. The home tie will be played on Wednesday 22nd February, and the return at Camp Nou on Tuesday 7th March. Champions League draw in full: Chelsea v Barcelona Real Madrid [...]
Don’t mention the ticket prices: Germany 2006
The spectacle and glamour of the World Cup draw in Leipzig last Friday wasn’t exactly low-key; any ceremony that involves Heidi Klum and a load of balls brings to mind numerous puns far too weak and contrived for even this column, but the ballot for the group stages of Germany 2006 threw up some intriguing [...]
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