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Can anyone stop Chelsea?

Planting your boots on the Premiership peak used to bring on a sense of vertigo. The gritty 2003 champions Manchester..

Feature

9 Aug

Lyon boss says Essien is staying

Chelsea’s pursuit of Michael Essien is finally over with the player now set to remain at Lyon, according to club..

Transfer News

9 Aug

Chelsea v Arsenal

Makelele and Gallas have recovered from knocks picked up in the US tour match against AC Milan. Every player is..

Pre-season

7 Aug

Mourinho rules out Owen bid

Jose Mourinho has insisted that Chelsea do not want or need to sign Real Madrid’s Michael Owen. “We play with..

Transfer News

6 Aug

Chelsea v Barcelona – Live!

BBC Northern Ireland is covering the Premier Final of the Milk Cup, the biggest youth club competition in the world,..

Youth Team

5 Aug

Community Shield tickets still available

Tickets for the Community Shield against Arsenal are still available on general sale at the Stamford Bridge box office. Opening..

Club

4 Aug

Chelsea announces Open Day

Chelsea have announced that the first team will be conducting an open training session at Stamford Bridge next Tuesday, August..

Club

4 Aug

Chelsea ponder Cassano bid

Chelsea are ready to make a cash only offer for Roma’s Antonio Cassano, according to reports. Whispers suggest they are..

Transfer News

4 Aug

Makelele back for France

Claude Makelele has said he wants to come out of international retirement to play for France after quitting following Euro..

Players

3 Aug

Essien transfer saga update

Confusion reigns over the transfer of Lyon’s Michael Essien to Chelsea. The Daily Telegraph reports that Roman Abramovich is meeting..

Transfer News

2 Aug

Gerrard is the loser

Jose Mourinho’s latest utterances of truth will no doubt rile Red Scousers into a frenzy. In an interview with The..

Transfer News

1 Aug

Chelsea v AC Milan

The third and final match of our pre-season tour of the US as part of the “World Series of Football”...

Pre-season

31 Jul

Professors put case for Premiership balancing act

The Sunday Telegraph reports on a study which shows the change in ‘competitive balance’ in the Premeirship in recent years...

Feature

31 Jul

Kenyon: 'On course for dominance'

Peter Kenyon insists winning the Premiership title last season has “accelerated the programme” Chelsea are following with the aim of..

Club

29 Jul

DC United v Chelsea

Chelsea’s second match of the “World Series of Football” tournament in the US sees them take on DC United, the..

Pre-season

28 Jul

New ticket selling procedures

Tickets for new season are to be sold in a different manner to previous years to help ease the financial..

Club

27 Jul

Dorchester Town Reserves 0 Chelsea Reserves 4

A comfortable victory at Dorchester Town on Tuesday evening set the reserves up for the big pre-season game against Colchester..

Blog

27 Jul

Yet another Shevchenko rumour

Eight days ago Andriy Shevchenko dismissed for the umpteenth time this summer stories linking him with Chelsea. But that wasn’t..

Transfer News

27 Jul

Filipe Oliveira moves on

Chelsea and 21-year-old attacking midfielder Filipe Oliveira have amicably agreed to cancel his contract so that he can return to..

Transfer News

27 Jul

Lampard keen to play role of father figure

Frank Lampard is spending Chelsea’s US tour not only trying to get into shape for the start of the new..

Players

27 Jul

Chelsea set to sign Essien for £25m

Chelsea are set to complete the signing of Michael Essien, the Lyons midfielder, for a club-record £25 million. Peter Kenyon..

Transfer News

27 Jul

Lost in transition

While many believe that set-pieces are the decisive factor in a game, for Mourinho the key to winning lies in..

Staff

25 Jul

Kenyon accuses rivals of hypocrisy

Chelsea’s antipathy towards Arsenal and Manchester United was cranked up another notch last night when Peter Kenyon accused our main..

Club

25 Jul

Cole shows his worth

Joe Cole, of Chelsea and England, is one of the finest young men I have met while covering football. He..

Players

25 Jul

Chelsea v AC Milan

The first of three matches on the pre-season tour of the US, part of the grandly named “World Series of..

Pre-season

24 Jul

Busy summer

Chief executive Peter Kenyon and chairman Bruce Buck have sent a message to Chelsea fans about the various developments at..

Youth Team

24 Jul

Crespo, Cole, Drogba and Captain Marvel

Things have gone very quiet in the build-up to tonight’s match against AC Milan, the first of three played by..

Transfer News

24 Jul

Abramovich closer to selling stake in Sibneft

Roman Abramovich’s attempts to exit the Russian oil industry with a huge cash windfall have received a significant boost after..

Club

22 Jul

Chelsea reach De Lucas settlement

Chelsea have agreed an out-of-court compensation package with midfielder Enrique De Lucas relating to the termination of his contract in..

Transfer News

20 Jul

More Shevchenko rumours

Chelsea are once again being linked with a move for AC Milan’s Andriy Shevchenko after the Ukranian international was caught..

Transfer News

19 Jul

Chelsea stalemate with Lyon on Essien

He could be the final big signing of Jose Mourinho’s summer, but Chelsea have indicated that they will not pay..

Transfer News

19 Jul

Court freezes Abramovich joint venture

A British Virgin Islands court has frozen trading in a 49 per cent stake in a British-Russian oil firm being..

Club

18 Jul

All posts by Nick

Can anyone stop Chelsea?

Lyon boss says Essien is staying

Chelsea v Arsenal

Mourinho rules out Owen bid

Chelsea v Barcelona – Live!

Community Shield tickets still available

Chelsea announces Open Day

Chelsea ponder Cassano bid

Makelele back for France

Essien transfer saga update

Gerrard is the loser

Chelsea v AC Milan

Professors put case for Premiership balancing act

Kenyon: 'On course for dominance'

DC United v Chelsea

New ticket selling procedures

Dorchester Town Reserves 0 Chelsea Reserves 4

Yet another Shevchenko rumour

Filipe Oliveira moves on

Lampard keen to play role of father figure

Chelsea set to sign Essien for £25m

Lost in transition

Kenyon accuses rivals of hypocrisy

Cole shows his worth

Chelsea v AC Milan

Busy summer

Crespo, Cole, Drogba and Captain Marvel

Abramovich closer to selling stake in Sibneft

Chelsea reach De Lucas settlement

More Shevchenko rumours

Chelsea stalemate with Lyon on Essien

Court freezes Abramovich joint venture

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