tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2129365258424028452024-03-13T16:13:49.037+08:00CHELSEAThe Online Chelsea Football Club MagazineUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger101125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-212936525842402845.post-72200982277613221962021-05-30T17:25:00.001+08:002021-05-30T17:25:13.391+08:00CHELSEA IS THE CHAMPIONS OF EUROPEWhat could have been a Manchester total domination of Europe 2021 became exactly the opposite. Manchester City squandered the best chance to secure their first Champions League Final win when they lost to Chelsea 2 - 1 last night. This is a major bummer to the City of Manchester when their Red neighbors also lost out on a spectacularly in the Europa League Final justUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-212936525842402845.post-4672003069415011962018-05-21T05:55:00.000+08:002018-05-26T05:56:00.812+08:00HAZARD'S GOAL LIFTS CHELSEA PAST MAN UNITED IN FA CUP FINAL
FA CUP: CHELSEA 1 - MANCHESTER UTD 1
Eden Hazard ensured Chelsea’s lackluster season ended on a high note by securing the F.A. Cup in a 1-0 victory over Manchester United in the final on Saturday. Days after raising doubts about his Chelsea future, Hazard netted from the penalty spot in the 22nd minute at Wembley Stadium after being brought down by Phil Jones.
After lifting the PremierUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-212936525842402845.post-66236159372481581372010-07-15T20:12:00.001+08:002010-07-15T20:12:47.755+08:00IT WAS A TIMEBOMB WAITING TO EXPLODENicolas Anelka says the tension between the France squad and their coach at the World Cup was like a 'timebomb waiting to explode'.The Chelsea frontman was sent home from the tournament following his bust-up with boss Raymond Domenech, which provoked the rest of the 23-man party to strike in support of the forward. The disruption saw Les Bleus lose their final group game against South Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-212936525842402845.post-29938928615566709692010-07-07T16:24:00.001+08:002010-07-07T16:24:55.926+08:00CAPTAINCY CRISISJoachim Low has hosed down the controversy surrounding Philipp Lahm and Germany's captaincy ahead of their World Cup semi-final against Spain.Lahm told the Bild newspaper he wants to retain the armband even when regular skipper Michael Ballack returns from injury after the tournament, causing an unnecessary distraction in the German camp less than 48 hours ahead of their crucial match in Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-212936525842402845.post-89239627711623566642010-07-02T20:34:00.001+08:002010-07-02T20:34:06.497+08:00ESSIEN CONFIDENT WITH GHANAMichael Essien believes Ghana are more than capable of beating Uruguay in the World Cup quarter-finals.The 27-year-old has sent a good luck message to his national compatriots whilst continuing his rehabilitation on a knee injury. The Chelsea star injured his knee at the African Cup of Nations early in 2010, and he failed to recover in time for the finals in South Africa.Although disappointed to Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-212936525842402845.post-70865060527757532942010-06-28T15:55:00.001+08:002010-06-28T15:55:24.601+08:00LAMPARD WANTS GOAL TECHNOLOGYFrank Lampard has demanded the introduction of goal-line technology after being denied a goal against Germany as England crashed out of the World Cup.England were trailing 2-1 when Lampard's 20-yard strike hit the underside of the bar and bounced down around a yard over the goal-line. However, the officials failed to spot the ball had crossed the line and allowed play to continue.Germany tookUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-212936525842402845.post-71930889117908919432010-06-28T02:44:00.001+08:002010-06-28T02:44:47.694+08:00GERMANY 4 - ENGLAND 1England were hammered 4-1 by Germany in the second round of the World Cup, but the spotlight fell on the officials after they missed an obvious equaliser for Fabio Capello's men just before half-time. After Miroslav Klose and Lukas Podolski had put Germany 2-0 up early on, Matthew Upson got one back but then Frank Lampard's goal was ruled out after the ball bounced down off the bar, Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-212936525842402845.post-46260048958861684362010-06-26T08:46:00.001+08:002010-06-26T08:46:24.353+08:00IVORY COAST 3 - NORTH KOREA 0Sven-Goran Eriksson's side struck twice inside 20 minutes as they tore into their limited opponents from the outset, but only frustration followed in their final Group G game. Yaya Toure, Romaric and Salomon Kalou were on target as Ivory Coast's World Cup campaign ended with a hollow victory over North Korea. The Africans had 14 shots, 10 on target, as they dominated the first half and Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-212936525842402845.post-23355336904970091692010-06-24T00:38:00.001+08:002010-06-24T00:38:07.916+08:00SLOVENIA 0 - ENGLAND 1England produced a vastly improved performance to beat Slovenia 1-0 and progress to the last 16 as Group C runners-up. The Three Lions needed to win after being held to disappointing draws by USA and Algeria in their opening two World Cup games, and responded with a dynamic display full of urgency and slick passing. Two of the players brought into the side by Fabio Capello combined for the Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-212936525842402845.post-29805714981132533842010-06-23T20:29:00.001+08:002010-06-23T20:29:32.680+08:00ENGLAND IN A DO OR DIE MISSION Fabio Capello says he never considered dropping John Terry after the defender's outburst, and insists confidence is high in the England camp as they prepare to face Slovenia in Wednesday's crunch match in Port Elizabeth. England have had to deflect stories of rifts in the camp following newspaper speculation at the weekend and John Terry's press conference, when the former skipper Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-212936525842402845.post-56321978458383127522010-06-23T05:36:00.001+08:002010-06-23T05:36:29.766+08:00SOUTH AFRICA 2 - FRANCE 1France exited the World Cup at the first round stage with barely a whimper after this humbling defeat by the host nation at the Free State Stadium.On a day of drama Raymond Domenech stripped Patrice Evra of the captaincy and handed the armband to Alou Diarra instead. Then the coach, set to be replaced by Laurent Blanc, saw his side reduced to 10 men after 26 minutes of this Group A game when Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-212936525842402845.post-35672156747639505382010-06-21T22:42:00.001+08:002010-06-21T22:42:22.858+08:00PORTUGAL 7 - NORTH KOREA 0Portugal hit their stride at the World Cup on Monday, thrashing North Korea 7-0 to give themselves an excellent chance of reaching the last 16 while ending the Asian team's hopes. Portugal took the lead through Raul Meireles in the 29th minute and went on the rampage in the second half with three goals in a seven-minute spree from Simao Sabrosa (53rd), Hugo Almeida (56th) and Tiago (60th). The Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-212936525842402845.post-89660258827459826622010-06-21T20:15:00.001+08:002010-06-21T20:15:40.282+08:00IVORY COAST 1 - BRAZIL 3Kaka was controversially sent off as a brace from Luis Fabiano and an Elano strike helped Brazil ease to victory in their battle with Ivory Coast at Soccer City. Didier Drogba grabbed a late goal for the Elephants, but the game was marred by the late dismissal of Kaka for an off the-the-ball foul on Kader Keita. It came too late, though, for the Elephants to respond as they slipped to defeat thatUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-212936525842402845.post-77080097904968824942010-06-20T02:06:00.001+08:002010-06-20T02:06:36.336+08:00ANELKA SENT HOMENicolas Anelka has been sent home from the World Cup, the French Football Federation have confirmed. The France Striker was reportedly embroiled in war of words with Raymond Domenech at half-time in the 2-0 defeat to Mexico, in which was alleged to have told the much-maligned Les Bleus' coach "go screw yourself, dirty son of a whore". And after refusing to apologise to Domenech for Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-212936525842402845.post-74339218912237115042010-06-16T07:10:00.001+08:002010-06-16T07:10:30.195+08:00IVORY COAST 0 - PORTUGAL 0Cristiano Ronaldo was denied by the woodwork as Portugal and Ivory Coast had to make do with a point apiece in Port Elizabeth.Ronaldo, who has not scored an international goal in 16 months, rattled a post with a blistering early strike, but that was as close as his side came to snatching victory on a frustrating afternoon at the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium. Even Didier Drogba's arrival as a Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-212936525842402845.post-51971311019715984242010-06-13T01:59:00.001+08:002010-06-13T01:59:59.785+08:00DROGBA OUT OF TRAINING BUT FINEDidier Drogba sat out training on Saturday but Ivory Coast are still hoping the striker will be fit to face Portugal. Drogba broke his arm in a warm-up match against Japan on June 4 and there were initial fears he could miss the tournament, but he had surgery the day after the game and has made a swift recovery. Ivory Coast confirmed Drogba missed training on Saturday to visit the team doctors, Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-212936525842402845.post-44709428756613640242010-06-09T23:22:00.001+08:002010-06-09T23:22:28.683+08:00ROBBEN TO MISS OPENER Arjen Robben has been ruled out of Holland's World Cup opener against Denmark with a hamstring injury. The Bayern Munich man sustained a small tear in his left hamstring towards the end of Saturday's 6-1 warm-up victory over Hungary. He is hoping intensive physiotherapy will help him play some part in South Africa, but Oranje coach Bert van Marwijk is resigned to being without the Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-212936525842402845.post-13995553686438633882010-06-07T21:50:00.001+08:002010-06-07T21:50:32.168+08:00KING CONFIDENT TERRY PARTNERSHIP Ledley King he is confident of playing alongside John Terry in a new-look central defensive partnership following Rio Ferdinand's withdrawal from the England squad. Ferdinand, who suffered a knee injury in training on Friday, is to stay with the squad for the time being at least until he is considered fit enough to manage a long-haul flight back to the UK. That will not be before England&#Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-212936525842402845.post-21834506875184896262010-06-07T00:42:00.001+08:002010-06-07T00:42:22.450+08:00LAMPARD CONFIDENT ROONEY HAS MATURED England midfielder Frank Lampard has warned World Cup rivals against trying to wind up Wayne Rooney. Former USA defender Alexi Lalas, who played in the 1994 tournament, has suggested his country's best chance of success when the two sides meet on 12th June lies in getting under Rooney's skin. The suggestion comes after Rooney received his marching orders in the World Cup Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-212936525842402845.post-89268131731742457132010-06-07T00:33:00.001+08:002010-06-07T00:33:47.033+08:00DROGBA IS NOT OUT Didier Drogba has been tipped to make a speedy recovery after undergoing an operation on his fractured arm, but his involvement at the World Cup still appears to be in the balance. The Ivory Coast striker was forced out of his side's warm-up game against Japan on Friday and it initially seemed that his World Cup dream was in tatters. However, a spokesman later stated that Drogba had not Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-212936525842402845.post-88701657306824438322010-06-06T00:16:00.001+08:002010-06-06T00:16:38.088+08:00LAMPARD TO WORK WITH CAPTAIN GERRARD Frank Lampard believes he can forge a successful partnership with new captain Steven Gerrard in the heart of England's midfield. Gerrard has been handed the armband for the World Cup after Rio Ferdinand was ruled out with a knee problem on Thursday. Lampard, who is now the team's vice-captain, is fully behind the decision and has no doubts that Gerrard will thrive on the added Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-212936525842402845.post-37039372720552909182010-06-06T00:06:00.001+08:002010-06-06T00:06:39.795+08:00DROGBA DOUBT FOR WORLD CUP Ivory Coast captain Didier Drogba could miss the World Cup after fracturing his right elbow. The skipper left the field clutching his right arm in the 2-0 friendly success over Japan in Switzerland on Friday after a clash in the 16th minute with Brazilian-born defender Marcus Tulio Tanaka. A hospital scan has now confirmed the injury, and team-mate Kolo Toure says the striker is out of the Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-212936525842402845.post-17834189677879483772010-06-05T23:57:00.001+08:002010-06-05T23:57:51.103+08:00OBI MIKEL PULLS OUT OF WORLD CUP Nigeria midfielder John Obi Mikel has been ruled out of the World Cup amid fears over his recovery from knee surgery. Mikel becomes the latest Chelsea player to suffer World Cup heartache with Michael Ballack and Michael Essien unavailable for Germany and Ghana and with Didier Drogba's tournament with Ivory Coast in severe doubt. The 23-year-old missed the closing weeks of the domestic Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-212936525842402845.post-21044441332842531302010-06-02T22:39:00.000+08:002010-06-02T22:40:02.363+08:00ANELKA ESCAPES INJURY Nicolas Anelka has survived a scare when he crashed during a mountain bike ride at France's World Cup training camp on Tuesday. Anelka escaped unhurt after losing his balance on a slippery road and falling at the end of a 50-minute ride on the French Indian Ocean island of Reunion. The Chelsea star avoided injury, though, which is a big boost for France as the 31-year-old striker is setUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-212936525842402845.post-13747916496518304492010-06-02T22:24:00.001+08:002010-06-02T22:24:49.629+08:00BALLACK FEELS GOOD CHANCE FOR ENGLAND Michael Ballack says England have the quality to win the World Cup but their history could prove their main stumbling block. Having spent four years in the Premier League, the Germany captain has witnessed several occasions where England have under-achieved, most notably their failure to qualify for the 2008 European Championship. However, the 33-year-old midfielder believes Fabio Capello&#Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0