Zhirkov

The Chelsea manager Carlo Ancelotti realises that his first team is missing some of their most important players for tomorrows match against Newcastle, but with Michael Essien returning from suspension, and Terry and Lampard close to…

Chelsea may have a lot of injury problems but Carlo Ancelotti still sent a reasonable team to play on the plastic pitch of Spartak Moscow, and they still won comfortably. Yuri Zhirkov enjoyed his first return to Russia by scoring an…

There were reports that the Chelsea wing-back Yuri Zhirkov had said that he would be considering his future if he didn't get to play regularly in the first half of this season, but as he has Ashley Cole as competition he will just have to…

The Russian wing-back Yuri Zhirkov is an obviously great talent, but since he has arrived at Chelsea, both Florent Malouda and Ashley Cole have been playing brilliantly, so he is finding it hard to get a game on the left flank. He is sure…

The Chelsea manager Carlo Ancelotti reckons that the Russian wing-back Yuri Zhirkov is absolutley terrible, at singing karaoke! The Italian said: "Zhirkov is a midfielder with a host of talents and just one shortcoming: he can't sing. "If…

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…

Chelsea moved a step nearer to the Premiership title with a typically hard-fought game against the tough-tackling northeners Bolton. Chelsea were guilty of missing many chances before a brilliant cross from Drogba found Anelka in the box…

The Chelsea defender Yuri Zhirkov has never played at Old Trafford before, but is looking forward to playing against an old adversary from the Russian League, Nemanja Vidic. He remembers always winning against his team, so he is looking…

The Chelsea manager Carlo Ancelotti has told the press that he will be making changes for tonights game against Porto. With a massive game against Arsenal coming up at the Emirates this Sunday, he will be playing some fringe players in…

Chelsea have finally got some good news on the injury front with both John Terry and Ashley Cole making quick recoveries from their respective injuries. Ashley Cole was originally thought to be out for around six weeks with a fractured…