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The Chelsea and Germany midfielder Michael Ballack has recovered from the broken toe which saw him return early from the clubs pre-season tour of America last month, and Carlo Ancelotti is confident that he will be available to play against…

The France national team have some crucial games coming up as they aim to close the gap on Serbia at the top of their World Cup Qualifying Group. They are currently eight points behind the leaders but have two games in hand, starting with…

The disgraced ex-Chelsea striker Adrian Mutu is not happy that the Court of Arbitration for Sport has upheld the £17.4m fine handed down by FIFA after he was caught taking cocaine while under contract to Chelsea, and he intends to carry on…

At last a bit of good news on the transfer front. Chelsea have failed in their bid to bring an aging Italian midfielder to Stamford Bridge! I can understand Carlo Ancelotti wanting a familiar face in the dressing room, but the arrival of…

Didier Drogba has finally decided to finish his career at Stamford Bridge and has signed a new three year contract extension which will keep him at the club until 2012. He joins John Mikel Obi, Florent Malouda and Michael Ballack in…

Frank Lampard is very impressed with Carlo Ancelotti's training methods, and has been comparing them to Fabio Capello's schedule at England sessions. Under Capello, England have won 7 out of 7 so far in the World Cup Qualifying campaign,…

The Wolves boss Mick McCarthy is still waiting on Carlo Ancelotti to decide whether he is going to allow the England U21 defender Michael Mancienne to move to Molineaux for next season, but they seem to be leaving it until the last minute.…

We are now just a week and a half away from the beginning of the new season, and most of the transfer dealings have been finalised. So which team are approaching the new season in the best shape? Man Utd have lost Tevez and Ronaldo, but…

The Man Utd manage Alex Ferguson has yet again shown his intelligence by tipping the new Chelsea manager, Carlo Ancelotti, to be his main challenger this season. Here are his words of wisdom: "It will be hard for them to match last season,…

Frank Lampard has given up answering questions about whether Chelsea will win the Premiership this season, and now says that England are going to win the World Cup. But he makes a schoolboy error in his statement, which could be good…