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Barcelona Midfielder In Talks With Chelsea

With a move that hasn’t quite worked out a Barcelona, Alex Song has spent the past year at Upton Park..

Transfer News

22 Jun

The Bi-Polar Express End of Term Report: Class of 2008/09

The scene is the grand hall of St. Chelsea of Stamford Bridge School for Bi-Polar Excellence, somewhere in a leafy..

Best-of

18 Jun

The 2007/08 season review

Where do I begin… a love story? Imagine you are in love. Truly, madly, deeply in love. Head over heels..

Feature

27 May

Champions League Final: Manchester United 1-1 Chelsea (aet; Manchester United win 6-5 on penalties)

Match reports The Guardian, Kevin McCarra: “Even predictability can carry its trace of surprise. The Champions League final did go..

Best-of

22 May

Chelsea 1 – 1 Bolton Wanderers

Match reports The Guardian, Dominic Fifield: “Any sense of choking anti-climax which might normally have strangled Chelsea appeared to have..

Premier League

12 May

Chelsea 3 – 2 Liverpool (aet, agg 4 – 3)

Match reports The Guardian, Kevin McCarra: “The road to the final against Manchester United in Moscow on May 21 was..

Champions League

1 May

Chelsea 2 – 1 Manchester United

Match reports The Observer, Duncan Castles: “First, let us applaud Chelsea. Victory essential, their long, proud unbeaten home record on..

Premier League

27 Apr

Everton 0 – 1 Chelsea

Match reports The Guardian, Andy Hunter: “Michael Essien’s first-half goal brought Chelsea a merited win to move them to within..

Premier League

18 Apr

Chelsea 1 – 1 Wigan Athletic

Match reports The Times, Matt Hughes: “Chelsea got what they deserved after a dreadful first half and a lack of..

Premier League

15 Apr

Chelsea 2 – 0 Fenerbahce (agg 3 – 2)

Match reports Daily Telegraph, John Ley: “Another year, another semi-final. For the fourth time in five seasons, Chelsea reached the..

Champions League

9 Apr

Manchester City 0 – 2 Chelsea

Match reports The Observer, Jamie Jackson: “Chelsea deserve a little of the stuff they sometimes lack – goodwill – for..

Premier League

5 Apr

Fulham 1 – 2 Chelsea

Match reports The Times, Matt Dickinson: “It is as difficult to imagine Avram Grant in a fury as it is..

Premier League

2 Jan

Chelsea 2 – 1 Newcastle United

Match reports The Observer, Stuart Barnes: “After the Boxing Day goalfest against Aston Villa, Avram Grant’s side had lived on..

Premier League

30 Dec

Chelsea 4 – 4 Aston Villa

Match reports The Guardian, Kevin McCarra: “The score, with a penalty for the visitors in the last minute, may have..

Premier League

26 Dec

Derby County 0 – 2 Chelsea

Match reports The Observer, Jamie Jackson: “Chelsea will take the three easy points from this outing against dire opposition, but..

Premier League

25 Nov

Chelsea 1 – 1 Everton

Match reports The Independent, Sam Wallace: “Delivering exciting football, as Avram Grant is discovering, is a splendid idea as long..

Premier League

12 Nov

Schalke 04 0 – 0 Chelsea

Match reports The Times, Matt Hughes: “Avram Grant’s mission impossible is to make Chelsea the most attractive team in the..

Champions League

7 Nov

Chelsea 4 – 3 Leicester City

Unfortunately we missed this game and had to make do with radio commentary here in England because of a lack..

League Cup

1 Nov

Chelsea 6 – 0 Manchester City

Match reports Independent on Sunday, Steve Tongue: “A lot of water has flowed under Stamford Bridge since Eriksson took tea..

Premier League

28 Oct

Manchester United 2 – 0 Chelsea

Match reports The Guardian, Kevin McCarra: “Once United had scored, with Carlos Tevez notching his first goal for the club,..

Premier League

24 Sep

Chelsea 0 – 0 Blackburn Rovers

Match reports The Observer, Stuart Barnes: “Jose Mourinho has enjoyed the luxury of free-scoring performances in three home league games..

Premier League

17 Sep

Liverpool 1 – 1 Chelsea

Match reports The Guardian, Kevin McCarra: “The teams could not be prised apart but this was an afternoon when Liverpool’s..

Premier League

20 Aug

Reading 1 – 2 Chelsea

Match reports The Independent, Conrad Leach: “It usually takes decades to build up an enmity on the scale that now..

Premier League

16 Aug

Chelsea 3 – 2 Birmingham City

Match reports The Times, Russell Kempson: “It was not quite thrill-a-minute – Mourinho could never be accused of throwing caution..

Premier League

13 Aug

Featured links for 26th July: Feyenoord highlights, 50 best transfers

A few links that you might enjoy: Feyenoord 1 – 1 Chelsea: Sky Sports News highlights – Chelsea remain unbeaten..

Feature

26 Jul

Letter from America: Tour augurs well for season ahead

I had originally been scheduled to work last week in Southern California so I could attend both games knowing the..

Pre-season

24 Jul

So, how was it for you? The 2006/07 season review

Did the earth move? Was the season lit with fireworks? Did Andriy Shevchenko seduce you with silky skills? Did Didier..

Best-of

1 Jun

FA Cup Final review: Chelsea 1-0 Manchester United

Match reports The Observer, Amy Lawrence: “After 116 minutes of uptight football, Chelsea delivered the FA Cup from the probability..

Best-of

21 May

Premiership review: Chelsea 1 – 1 Everton

Match reports The Times, Matt Hughes: “Mourinho rested Ashley Cole, Michael Essien and Claude Makelele and was fortunate to keep..

Premier League

14 May

Premiership review: Chelsea 0 – 0 Manchester United

Match reports Daily Telegraph, Henry Winter: “Chelsea had lost their title, but clearly not their determination. Good blood and bad..

Premier League

10 May

Goal of the Season

The official club website has opened the voting for Chelsea fans to select the 2006/7 Goal of the Season. To..

Blog

8 May

Premiership review: Arsenal 1-1 Chelsea

Match reports The Guardian, Kevin McCarra: “Who would have thought that Chelsea could turn themselves into gallant losers? If a..

Premier League

7 May

Tag Archives: Michael Essien

Barcelona Midfielder In Talks With Chelsea

The Bi-Polar Express End of Term Report: Class of 2008/09

The 2007/08 season review

Champions League Final: Manchester United 1-1 Chelsea (aet; Manchester United win 6-5 on penalties)

Chelsea 1 – 1 Bolton Wanderers

Chelsea 3 – 2 Liverpool (aet, agg 4 – 3)

Chelsea 2 – 1 Manchester United

Everton 0 – 1 Chelsea

Chelsea 1 – 1 Wigan Athletic

Chelsea 2 – 0 Fenerbahce (agg 3 – 2)

Manchester City 0 – 2 Chelsea

Fulham 1 – 2 Chelsea

Chelsea 2 – 1 Newcastle United

Chelsea 4 – 4 Aston Villa

Derby County 0 – 2 Chelsea

Chelsea 1 – 1 Everton

Schalke 04 0 – 0 Chelsea

Chelsea 4 – 3 Leicester City

Chelsea 6 – 0 Manchester City

Manchester United 2 – 0 Chelsea

Chelsea 0 – 0 Blackburn Rovers

Liverpool 1 – 1 Chelsea

Reading 1 – 2 Chelsea

Chelsea 3 – 2 Birmingham City

Featured links for 26th July: Feyenoord highlights, 50 best transfers

Letter from America: Tour augurs well for season ahead

So, how was it for you? The 2006/07 season review

FA Cup Final review: Chelsea 1-0 Manchester United

Premiership review: Chelsea 1 – 1 Everton

Premiership review: Chelsea 0 – 0 Manchester United

Goal of the Season

Premiership review: Arsenal 1-1 Chelsea

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