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The Barcelona genius Lionel Messi, who it must be mentioned has played against Chelsea eight times and failed to score in any of them, is aware that nothing can be taken for granted in a Champions League semi-final. Messi said: "There are…

Chelsea's upcoming home game against relegation-threatened Wolves will be an interesting game to watch. Amidst a recent poor run of defeats, which began at a 2-1 defeat at home to Liverpool, it does not get any better for the blues as…

Former Red Devil Arthur Albiston believes the pressure will be on Chelsea in this weekend's Premier League show-down between United and the Blues. Chelsea are three points behind United and can top the league on goal difference if they win…

On the face of it a narrow 1-0 defeat to Marseille in a meaningless Champions League group game is not the sort of result that brings pressure on a manager. But despite those following the Live match score last night being aware that…

After Englands lacklustre performance against the USA, it was thought that they could only get better, but in fact they have got decidedly worse! Why should such big stars suddenly be overtaken by nerves to such a degree? Rooney couldn't…

The Chelsea striker Joe Cole has revealed his secret as to why he finally made it into Fabio Capello's World Cup squad, simply by relaxing and accepting that it is only a game! He said: "You've got to put football into perspective…

The Chelsea keeper Petr Cech feels that Chelsea are in danger of being too relaxed after winning the Premiership last weekend. The danger is that Portsmouth have no pressure and can just go out and enjoy themselves, but Chelsea may have a…

Man Utd did their usual trick of doing absolutely nothing for the whole of the game, and then sticking on five strikers to attack like hell for the last ten minutes. Well it paid off yet again, with Paul Scholes popping the ball in the net…