Chelsea Rumors & News
Malouda hammers home Zola's frailties
The Independent — Chelsea, it is clear, are in better shape than Internazionale ahead of Jose Mourinho's return here on Tuesday. After the Serie A leaders had crumbled in Sicily on Friday night, Carlo Ancelotti's team recovered from a brief and unexpected stumble against their rivals from along the District Line; a route which, like West Ham's back-line, was not operational yesterday. In doing so they regained the League leadership, having played the same number of games as Manchester United, who will be expected to beat Fulham this afternoon to keep the pot boiling nicely.
3 hours agoGary Lineker: Jose Mourinho will be back at Liverpool or Manchester City
Daily Mail — I like Mourinho and life in the Premier League has been duller without him. I expect to see him back in August, probably at Manchester City or Liverpool, and I’d welcome it.
7 hours agoSir Alex Ferguson warms to Manchester United's battles ahead in Europe
Daily Telegraph — Manchester United manager relishes the big occasions provided by Champions League.
7 hours agoChelsea v Inter Milan: Jose Mourinho carries hopes of a nation in Europe
Daily Telegraph — Jose Mourinho's Inter Milan must overcome Chelsea to keep Italy's hopes alive in Champions League .
7 hours agoCarlo well Inter keeper Ross
The Sun — CARLO ANCELOTTI is ready to put his faith in Ross Turnbull for Chelsea's Euro crunch
8 hours agoPremier League: Chelsea v West Ham
The Guardian — Our award winning photographer Tom Jenkins brings you the action from Stamford Bridge as Chelsea play host to West Ham United
9 hours agoDidier Drogba assumes centre stage in the compelling drama of Chelsea
The Guardian — John Terry may be captain but he is getting help from a striker who leads from the frontBreaking news: Didier Drogba is the new Chelsea captain. Not officially, you understand, because John Terry has managed to hang on to one of his armbands, but midway through the second half of this demolition of West Ham the team's top scorer and chief thespian ordered Terry to reorganise his defence and England's fallen leader obliged.Drogba was all over West Ham in a 4-1 win and is Chelsea's best hope of removing the smirk from José Mourinho's chops when Internazionale trot out at Stamford Bridge on Tuesd...
9 hours agoDrogba double puts Chelsea back on top
The Independent — Didier Drogba scored two second-half goals as Chelsea beat West Ham 4-1 Saturday to retake the provisional lead in the Premier League.
11 hours agoChelsea 4 West Ham 1
The Sun — DIDIER DROGBA smashed West Ham to send Chelsea back to the top of the league
12 hours agoChelsea 4-1 West Ham United | Premier League match report
The Guardian — Three days before 'The Man' returns to Stamford Bridge, Chelsea put on a performance that was classic Mourinho. There was no great need to exert themselves and, against a pedestrian West Ham side, they plucked the three points necessary to regain position at the top of the Premier League table.They were even able to tweak their goal difference without sweating too much. No need to tell Carlo Ancelotti, but you-know-who would have been proud.With the honourable exception of Florent Malouda, whose contribution shone in terms of vigour and finesse, Chelsea were a couple of gears below the levels ...
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- Pavlyuchenko paves Spurs path with goals The Independent The Russian who came in from the cold is certainly enjoying Tottenham's warm embrace now. Eight goals in six games for Roman Pavlyuchenko might not see him finish the season as the club's top scorer – that will be Jermain Defoe, who added to his tally here as well – but much more of this and he might well remain a Tottenham player next season. In any case, Pavlyuchenko's two goals strengthened Spurs's grip on fourth place and the last Champions' League qualifying position, but with more composure he could have matched Defoe's achievement this season of scoring five in a game.
- Why Wayne Rooney is England's most potent force since Bobby Charlton | Paul Hayward The Guardian The lad from Croxteth is ready to become the greatest player of his generation and has done so with the most British of qualitiesIn a Dublin bar they were showing Wayne Rooney dazzling Milan on a big screen at one end and Cristiano Ronaldo going out of the Champions League at the other. As they rubber‑necked to watch both spectacles, some of those drinkers looked as if they had seen a few alehouse visions of heaven and hell in their time.But these competing pictures glowed with revelatory force. If you had stopped the football carousel for five minutes on Wednesday night you might have said th...
- Bendtner saves best for last to fuel Arsenal's title drive The Independent For the second time in 24 hours, Phil Brown felt the urge to use the words Women's Institute and apology in the same sentence, but on this occasion he didn't need to be quite as sheepish.
- Patrick Collins: So football needs more English managers? Tell that to the WI Daily Mail England is not producing its Ferguson or its Wenger. It cannot offer an O'Neill or a Moyes.
- DANIEL KING: Ex-Liverpool and Newcastle boss Graeme Souness joins Harry Redknapp in Sandbanks Daily Mail Graeme Souness is defying the recession by splashing out £4.8million on buying a house in one the most expensive locations on the planet.
- Piers Morgan: David Beckham's green and gold Manchester United stunt was a load of tosh - the only cause he truly supports is himself Daily Mail Beckham’s been a treacherous, money-grabbing, club-hopping, fame-hungry, egotistical little weasel who likes nothing better than making everything all about HIM.