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If Rafa Benitez was brought in to replace Roberto Di Matteo as manager of Chelsea because Roman Abramovich thought he would inspire Fernando Torres to find his old form, it failed. Benitez will not be at Stamford Bridge next season and…

Chelsea have a fantastic keeper in Petr Cech, and the Czech international does not miss many games. 30 years old is not much for a keeper either, so the decision to let Thibaut Courtois go out on loan has made perfect sense. The young…

It seems as if Roberto Di Matteo has almost given up on his pursuit of Inter Milan's Brazilian international Maicon. According to the Spanish media, the 31-year old right back is waiting for an offer from Real Madrid. Chelsea have,…

The careers of Didier Drogba and Jose Mourinho went interstellar at the same time. Mourinho had performed miracles with Porto, winning first the UEFA cup, followed by the Champion’s league before moving to Chelsea in 2004. Drogba arrived…

Update On Transfer Of Neymar To Chelsea The transfer of Neymar if definitely not happening according to the latest reports. It seems that Neymar will choose between the two La Liga sides Barcelona and Real Madrid before the seasons starts.…

The new Chelsea boss Andre Villas-Boas has told Roman Abramovich that he wants the versatile Real Madrid defender Sergio Ramos as his replacement for the ageing John Terry. The 25 year-old Spanish international is not happy with Madrid…

Real Madrids opening League game was always going to be difficult as the islanders of Mallorca are very hard to beat on their home turf, and so it proved. Jose Mourinho was not happy after the game, but pleaded for time to build a team to…

There have been constant rumours this summer that Ricardo Carvalho was going to be purchased by Real Madrid and be reunited with his old boss Jose Mourinho, and that Yuri Zhirkov was going to return to Rusiia with Zenit St Petersburg, but…

The ex-Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho has made Ashley Cole his top target since arriving at Real Madrid this summer, and the Real Madrid goalkeeper Iker Casillas has heard that it is very likely that Cole will be his new team-mate next…

The Chelsea striker Salomon Kalou was only playing against Atletico last night because Didier Drogba was suspended, but he rewarded Carlo Ancelotti with two well-taken goals. He could have had more and missed one easy goal very early in…