Chelsea was just two minutes away from securing a place in the English League Cup semifinal on the back of a slender 1-0 lead against Sunderland at the Stadium of Light on Tuesday, when Bluesgoalkeeper Mark Schwarzer parried USA international Jozy Altidore’s shot into the path of substitute Fabio Borini, who coolly slotted home froma […]
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Ronaldo's Miami Field Invader Pardoned
Ronald Gjoka, the 20-year-old man who ran onto the field at Miami’s Sun-Life Stadium and hugged Cristiano Ronaldo during the International Champions Cupfinal between Real Madrid and Chelsea last summer, has seen the charges against him dropped, his lawyer revealed on Tuesday. After embracing and chatting briefly with Ronaldo during the game on Aug.7, Gjoka, […]
UCL Draw: Man City-Barca, Arsenal-Bayern
Manchester City will face Barcelona while Arsenal was paired with defending champion Bayern Munich in the UEFA Champions League round of 16 draw on Monday. The English giants expected a tough drawas a consequence of finishing second in their respective UCL groups, although City will be the more confident of the two after finishing Group […]
Mourinho Wants Drogba UCL Reunion
Chelsea coach Jose Mourinho revealed that he would like to land Galatasaray in Monday’s UEFA Champions League Round of 16 draw so that former Blues striker DidierDrogba could enjoy a reunion with Chelsea’s fans. “I think he deserves to come here,” Mourinho said of the Ivory Coast and Gala striker, who he brought to Stamford […]
Mourinho: Chelsea Not a UCL Favorite
Prior to Chelsea’s final UEFA Champions League clash against Steaua Bucharest at Stamford Bridge on Wednesday, Coach Jose Mourinho revealed that he’s not confident theBlues are strong enough to win the competition this season. Chelsea, which has already qualified for the Round of 16, is currently first-place in Group E, one point ahead of second-place […]
Mourinho: Chelsea Strikers Need to Score More Goals
Jose Mourinho highlighted Chelsea’s weak forward and defensive lines following the Blues’ 3-2 loss at Stoke City on Saturday. The Portuguese admitted that his team, nowthird in the Premier League, would be first if the misfiring forward trio of Fernando Torres, Samuel Eto’o and Demba Ba had more than just four goals betweenthem after 15 […]
'Unplayable' Hazard Earns Mourinho, Poyet Praise
Chelsea on Wednesday edged a 4-3 thriller against Sunderland at the Stadium of Light in a game where U.S. international Jozy Altidore opened the scoring with his first PremierLeague goal of the season. However, after the match, both managers noted that the night belonged to Belgium international Eden Hazard, who scored two brilliant individual goals […]
Mourinho on How to Motivate Different Players
Ahead of his team’s trip to Sunderland on Wednesday, Chelsea coach Jose Mourinho spoke out about how he motivates his players differently. While some, like DidierDrogba, whom he coached in his first spell at Chelsea, and Zlatan Ibrahimovic, whom he coached at Inter Milan, react positively when he put pressure on them, others buckleunder public […]
France, Juve Midfielder Pogba is 2013 Golden Boy
Juventus midfielder Paul Pogba on Wednesday won the 2013 Golden Boy award, which is handed out annually to the best player under the age of 21 and is voted for by 30 newspapersaround the world. Pogba has had a breakthrough season for club and country, playing a key role in France lifting the U20 World […]
Mourinho: Pressure is on Man City to Win EPL
Chelsea coach Jose Mourinho has once again claimed that Manchester City is under the most pressure to win the English Premier League this season due to the size of its squad.Speaking during a press conference ahead of the Blues’ visit to Sunderland on Wednesday, Mourinho said City, Chelsea, Arsenal, Liverpool, Manchester United and Tottenham could […]