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Chelsea have lost a very promising young player in Sam Hutchinson, as he announced his retirement from playing football after three years of injury worries. But Carlo Ancelotti has announced that Hutchinson can carry on working for Chelsea in a training capacity with the Chelsea academy, as he works towards his sports science degree.
“We are [...]

The Italian wonderkid Mario Balotelli made his debut for Manchester City last night, and although he gave City the lead, he then gave Robero Mancini a scare by limping off at the final whistle and receiving treatment on the pitch.
But according to Mancini, it is not a worry for him: “We think it is not [...]

The ex-Chelsea striker Joe Cole has had a rough start to his career at Anfield. He somehow managed to get sent off against Arsenal on his debut, and now he has missed a penalty in his second match.
But at least Liverpool have taken a slender lead in this Europa Cup Qualifier, but it is never [...]

The Chelsea and Brazil defender Alex believes that the arrival of his countryman Ramires from Benfica will mean a lot more goals will be coming from midfield this season.
“I was talking with Jose Bosingwa and we were saying how Ramires is a lot like Michael Essien,” said Alex yesterday.
“He’s not as strong as Essien [...]

In a very interesting season opener, new Liverpool boss Roy Hodgson was given a baptism of fire at home against Arsene Wengers young Arsenal team. Both of these teams are expected to be challenging Chelsea for homours this season.
It was a game of two sendings off, for Joe Cole and Arsenal new-boy Laurent Koscielny, and [...]

The ex-Chelsea star and West Brom manager, Roberto Di Matteo did not have a happy return to Stamford Bridge, but he still managed to keep a smile on his face, despite watching his newly-promoted team get beaten 6-0.
“Playing the champions away for the first game of the season, you know it is going to be [...]

Carlo Ancelotti didn’t think that his Chelsea team did anything else other than a normal days work despite winning 6-0 in their opening Premier League game against West Brom, and he even praised the strikers for being active in the defence!
“Didier did a fantastic job,” said Ancelotti. “Not just because he scored but he worked [...]

West Brom could not have got a harder start to the Premiership experience by being given a visit to Stamford Bridge, where the Double winners are nigh on invincible.
Chelsea ended last season with a 8-0 win over Wigan at the Bridge, and they carried on the same fashion by hitting six past West Brom. Although [...]

The Brazilian midfielder Ramires has finally completed his £18m transfer from Benfica, but it is just too late to be included in this evenings match against West Brom, but hopefully he will get his first outing against Wigan next weekend.
Ramires said: “Every player in the world would love to play for Chelsea and it’s a [...]

Roman Abramovich’s cutbacks are certainly taking their toll at Chelsea as the Russian billionaire is trying to make the club profitable. It seems that he has now cut everyone’s incentives so they only get paid out if Chelsea WIN something. Coming second doesn’t get a reward any more.
The Sun reports a “Chelsea insider” as saying: [...]