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Serie A champions AC Milan have cooled down talk of Chelsea star Didier Drogba joining the club. Drogba who is out of contract with Chelsea next summer, has been consistently linked with a move away from the bridge.
Now, however, Milan Vice President Adriano Galliani has cooled down talks of the Ivorian star joining the 7 time European champions. Speaking to Italian daily Gazzatta Dello Sport, Galliani said that talks of Drogba and Anelka joining Milan were not realistic.
“Certainly they are great players, in good physical condition,” Ancelotti said. Read more... (338 words, 1 image, estimated 1:21 mins reading time)
League action resumes this weekend with some very exciting fixtures across Europe. In Italy defending champions AC Milan face a tough away fixture to Fiorentina tomorrow in a match that could see them on their current position 3 ranking.
However, all attention will be on the Juventus v Palermo tie and the Napoli v Lazio match. Juventus who are in position 4 in the league and with a game in hand take on 5th place Palermo in Turin.
The Bianconeri whoa have had a good start to the league this season, will be hoping to continue on their fine form that has seen them win 3 of their last 5 matches beating Milan, Inter and Fiorentina in the process. Read more... (393 words, 1 image, estimated 1:34 mins reading time)
by David on November 17, 2011
The Daily Mirror today has a front page story that the London police are considering charging John Terry with making racial comments to QPR’s Anton Ferdinand.
According to the Mirror story the police have quizzed six senior Chelsea players about what was said during the match and have sent the file to crown prosecutors to make a final decision.
A source told the Mirror:
“There is a feeling among some officers that John Terry has a case to answer.”
Terry is reported to have called Ferdinand a “f****** black c***” but he strenuously denies making racist remarks and insists his words have been taken out of context. Read more... (263 words, 1 image, estimated 1:03 mins reading time)
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Premier League club Chelsea are considering selling their Ivorian striker Didier Drogba in the winter transfer window. Drogba who has failed to make an impact on the league this season, has been a long time target for Italian giants AC Milan, however, it is not likely he will move to the Serie A champions because of his hefty wage demands.
Drogba who is now 33, has over the years grown to become the iconic face of Chelsea and it will be hard to imagine the club without him. What makes this news even more unsettling is that no big clubs have expressed any desire in acquiring the striker. Read more... (383 words, 1 image, estimated 1:32 mins reading time)
by David on November 6, 2011
The last weekend in Europe ahead of the international break saw Real Madrid extend their lead in La Liga while Udinese and Lazio took advantage of some Juventus‘s match being postponed to move to the top of Serie A.
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Real Madrid have a three-point lead at the top of the Liga table over Barcelona after Barca need a late goal from Lionel Messi to grab a point at Athletic Bilbao. Real Madrid put the pressure on by thrashing ten-man Osasuna 7-1 reverse as Cristiano Ronaldo scored his fourth hat-trick and Jose Mourinho’s side has now won their last 10 matches in all competitions. Meanwhile Valencia leapfrogged former leaders Levante into third by downing their high-flying neighbours 2-0. Read more... (368 words, 1 image, estimated 1:28 mins reading time)
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by David on November 1, 2011
Holders Barcelona and AC Milan are the first two teams through to the UEFA Champions League round of 16, while Arsenal and Chelsea failed to pick up the wins they needed in order to assure progression to the knockout stages.
Milan were held to a 1-1 draw in Minsk by BATE Borisov, with Ibrahimovic getting the all important goal for the Italian champions. Also in group H are Barcelona and they won in a stroll, 4-0 against Plzeň with Lionel Messi picking up anther hat-trick. Milan and Barca will meet on 23 November in Milan to decide who goes intop the knockout stages as the all-important group winning. Read more... (357 words, 1 image, estimated 1:26 mins reading time)
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It was probably the biggest day in Europe yesterday when exciting league fixtures in England and Italy produced shocking results. Of course, the most surprising result was Chelsea‘s loss to Arsenal at the Stamford Bridge.
Arsenal’s boogieman Didier Drogba did not play and may be this is what made the difference for Chelsea. That said, all Blues fans will accept that the Gunners were the better side on the day.
Van Persie was definitely the hero as his hat-trick took him to the summit of the top scorer’s list with 10 goals, 1 more than United striker Wayne Rooney. However, that was not the only surprise of the day. Read more... (393 words, 1 image, estimated 1:34 mins reading time)
by David on October 29, 2011
Earlier we covered Arsenal‘s 5-3 win at Stamford Bridge from an Arsenal perspective.
Here is the Chelsea viewpoint of the match from our Chelsea site:
I cannot remember a worse defensive performance by Chelsea than what we saw today. Almost from the opening whistle, it seemed like both teams said lets forget about defence and see who can score more goals than the other. It was pure playground stuff, and it was Arsenal who scored more, as Chelsea lost 5-3 at home. It is the first time that Chelsea have conceded five goals at at home in a top-flight league match since 16 Dec 1989. Read more... (524 words, 1 image, estimated 2:06 mins reading time)
by David on October 29, 2011
Arsenal shocked Chelsea 5-3 at Stamford Bridge today as Robin Van Persie scored a hat-trick. It was a massive win for Arsenal at Stamford Bridge today as they twice came from a goal down to beat Chelsea 5-3 and move within 3 points of Chelsea in 3rd place.
Here is the Arsenal perspective on the match from our Arsenal site.
This was 90 minutes of end to end stuff. It was like a training match, with both teams focused on outscoring the other instead of defending.
Lots of talking points, but here are my quick thoughts on the match Read more... (363 words, 1 image, estimated 1:27 mins reading time)
by David on October 28, 2011
I was in London on Saturday and I headed down to Chelsea for a tour of Stamford Bridge. To get to Stamford Bridge you take the Fulham Broadway exit on the underground and the stadium is maybe 100 yards down the street on the left.
On the walls surrounding the stadium, Chelsea have these big pictures of past and present Chelsea greats as well as a statue of Chelsea great Peter Osgood.
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