Now there’s a headline that you might not usually associate with the Premier League but after an ugly exchange during Chelsea’s Carling Cup match with Burnley last week, Chelsea striker Didier Drogba will be spending a bit more time on the bench. Injuries have already limited the Chelsea hit man to just a handful of […]
Tags: Burnly · Carling Cup · Chelsea · Didier Drogba · Eric Cantona · Missiles
With Didier Drogba, Nicolas Anelka, Salomon Kalou and Andriy Shevchenko in their striking ranks, Chelsea own one of the most exciting, powerful and experienced attacking line-ups in world football. And complemented by the offensive starlets of Deco, Florent Malouda and Joe Cole, who themselves sit in front an immensely strong central midfield duo of Frank […]
Tags: Andriy Shevchenko · Carlos Tevez · Deco · Didier Drogba · Dimitar Berbatov · Florent Malouda · Frank Lampard · Joe Cole · Manchester United · Michael Ballack · Nicolas Anelka · Salomon Kalou · Wayne Rooney
Portugal manager Luiz Felipe Scolari stirred the footballing pot when Chelsea announced an agreement with him to become their next manager, at the termination of his Portugal contract after Euro 2008. Throwing even more chum into the water, are the ever truthful transfer magicians, who now have just about everyone available linked to Chelsea.Big […]
Tags: Chelsea · Cristiano Ronaldo · Deco · Didier Drogba · Frank Lampard · Kaka · Luiz Felipe Scolari
Former Chelsea boss and current “I’m on Setanta Sports” presenter Jose Mourinho has had discussions with Inter Milan about becoming their new manager.
Current Milan boss Roberto Mancini previously mentioned he would resign at the end of the season, before retracting the comment one day later.
The situation would be ideal for Mourinho.
The man is naked in […]
Tags: Chelsea · Didier Drogba · Frank Lampard · Inter Milan · Jose Mourinho · Massimo Moratti
Alright, so I was 0-2 in predicting the results of today’s African Cup of Nations semifinals. I think that’s what makes this game so special. I went with both of the “favorites” for all of the logical reasons, and my logic was proven to be skewed. Hey, I can live with that.
The biggest surprise, at […]
Tags: African Cup of Nations · Ahmed Fathi · Cameroon · Didier Drogba · Egypt · Ghana · Ivory Coast
The quarterfinal round of the 2008 African Cup of Nations opened in style today as Ghana snatched a 2-1 victory over their fierce West African rivals, Nigeria, through an 83rd minute goal from former MLS star Junior Agogo. Portsmouth midfielder Sulley Muntari threaded a low, left-footed shot/cross across the six-yard box to leave the easiest […]
Tags: African Cup of Nations · Didier Drogba · Ghana · Guinea · Ivory Coast · Michael Essien · Salomon Kalou · Sulley Muntari · Yakubu · nigeria
Disgruntled Chelsea striker Didier Drogba scored just nine minutes in and two second half goals were added insurance for Ivory Coast yesterday as Les Éléphants, my pre-tournament pick to win the whole thing, cruised to a 3-0 win over Mali. Mali came into this game knowing they really needed a result because Nigeria was playing […]
Tags: African Cup of Nations · Benin · Didier Drogba · Ivory Coast · Mali · nigeria
The first important game of the 2008 African Cup of Nations took place yesterday and once again, a player who earns his paycheck in the Premiership took center stage. Chelsea striker Salomon Kalou capped a beautiful solo run by coolly slotting the ball past Nigerian goalkeeper Austin Ejide and into the net to give Ivory […]
Tags: Abdoulaye Meite · African Cup of Nations · Benin · Didier Drogba · Didier Zokora · Ivory Coast · John Obi Mikel · John Utaka · Joseph Yobo · Kanu · Kolo Toure · Mali · Morocco · Namibia · Obafemi Martins · Salomon Kalou · Yakubu · nigeria
