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The Ghana star Michael Essien has exploded back into the Chelsea team after missing most of last season, and capped his return with two goals against West Ham on Saturday. He thinks he played okay....."I think I attacked the ball really…

arlo Ancelotti saw his team maintain their 100% start to the season with a facile 3-1 win over bottom-of-the-table West Ham Utd, but he won't be pleased that they conceded their first goal of the year! But he is extremely pleased that…

The coach of the Ghana national team has explained the reasons why he agreed to leave Michael Essien out of the team for next weeks matches, and says that it was an amicable arrangement. “As you know with Michael he has had two very…

The Chelsea and Brazil defender Alex believes that the arrival of his countryman Ramires from Benfica will mean a lot more goals will be coming from midfield this season. "I was talking with Jose Bosingwa and we were saying how Ramires is…

Chelsea returned to action after securing the famous League and FA Cup double last season, and theystarted with a low-key friendly against London neighbours Crystal Palace. There were many World Cup stars missing as they are given extended…

The Chelsea coach Carlo Ancelotti has made it clear that the Blues are not interested in signing Fernando Torres from Liverpool, as Chelsea already have four first-team strikers. "I don't think we need other strikers," he said. "Nothing…

The Chelsea midfielder Michael Essien is gutted that he can't play in tonight's World Cup QuarterFinal against Uruguay, but says that he is recovering well from his injury, and hopes to be back in time for the start of the new season at…

The Chelsea midfielder Michael Essien may have missed quite a lot of last season through injury, but he still did enough to convince Carlo Ancelotti that he is worth holding on to for the rest of his career. The 27-year old has signed a…

Chelsea have received another double injury blow as both John Obi Mikel and Michael Essien are ruled out for the rest of the season. Mikel was taken off against Spurs with a tear in his knee, and said after the game: "It's a little tear in…

Chelsea are preparing for tomorrows crucial match against Aston Villa with a growing injury list, especially in defence. Our defence is looking even weaker with the news that Ricardo Carvalho's ankle injury will keep him out for about a…