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August 25th, 2008

Chelsea: All that is man

By: Jack | Comments 2 Comments

The Champions League group stage draw will be made Thursday in Monaco. Chelsea will be at the top of the list.

According to the Daily Mail, the Blues have been awarded the No. 1 overall seed for this year’s CL. So, Chelsea is the best team in Europe — despite losing to Manchester United in last [...]



August 25th, 2008

Match recap: 3 points is 3 points

By: Jack | Comments 2 Comments

Well, that wasn’t impressive now was it. Almost depressing really.
At least we know Uncle Phil can win ugly.
Chelsea flogged through a 1-0 win at Wigan Sunday, thanks to a sterling free kick from Deco early on. From thereon, it was a dire, slow performance from the Blues.
Wigan were really unlucky not to grab at least [...]

August 24th, 2008

Gallery: Chelsea 1, Wigan 0

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August 23rd, 2008

Mitrovic glistens at Cobham Cup

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Chelsea’s Under-16 showcase, The Cobham Cup, kicked off today. And Marko Mitrovic stole the show.
In his Chelsea debut, the highly-touted Swede — signed by Chelsea last December — found himself on the scoresheet less than a minute into the Blues’ tournament opener with River Plate. Mitrovic drove home a penalty, which he had won by [...]

August 17th, 2008

Match Recap: Throwing down the gauntlet

By: Jack | Comments 6 Comments

So much for settling in.
Uncle Phil set Stamford Bridge ablaze on his debut, guiding Chelsea to a superlative 4-0 win over Portsmouth in the Premiership curtain raiser for both clubs. First-half Goals from Joe Cole, Nicolas Anelka and Frank Lampard insured three points for the Blues, while Deco’s out-of-nothing scorcher in the 89th minute capped [...]



August 17th, 2008

Gallery: Chelsea 4, Portsmouth 0

By: Jack | Comments 3 Comments
August 16th, 2008

Prem Preview: Let the games begin

By: Jack | Comments 3 Comments

The time has finally arrived. Word.
Chelsea begins a new era today as it opens the 2008-09 season against Portsmouth at Stamford Bridge. The match marks the debut for Blues manager Luiz Felipe Scolari, who returns to club football for the first time in seven years.
The Blues are not only looking to extend their immaculate home [...]

August 3rd, 2008

Video: Railways Cup

By: Jack | Comments 3 Comments

Lokomotiv Moscow 1, Chelsea 1 (Lokomotiv 5-4 on penalties)

Moscow was a nightmare once again for the Blues. So, too, were penalty shoots for one Andriy Shevchenko. Sheva’s penalty miss cost us the match, one we largely dominated. Michael Essien continued his strong preseason, handing us the lead in the 27th minute.
Chelsea 5, AC Milan 0

Is [...]

July 23rd, 2008

Video: Chelsea’s preseason opener

By: Jack | Comments 5 Comments

All the goals from Chelsea’s demolishing of Guangzhao in moving picture form.

July 23rd, 2008

Gallery: Chelsea 4, Guangzhou 0

By: Jack | Comments 9 Comments

The Blues set off the preseason in fine fashion Wednesday, blanking Guangzhou Pharmaceutical 4-0 in China. Peep the photos below. Looks like Deco is already finding form.






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