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Didier Drogba

Last laugh for Chelsea

Sunday, 20th May 2007 at 9:54 pm

Ideally, both sides would have preferred their final clash of the season to have happened four days later in Athens, in the Champions League final; still, the first final at the new Wembley wasn’t the worst alternative for a grandstand …

Edwin van der Saar

Van der Saar stars for Chelsea

Sunday, 8th April 2007 at 9:54 am

Not that long ago, a fractured Chelsea side looked to have all but conceded the Premiership title, Manchester United racing into a nine point lead as the Stamford Bridge club fought off rumours of player revolt, an unhappy owner, and …

Tom Hicks

Flavour of the month

Friday, 2nd February 2007 at 7:22 am

Has Malcolm Glazer triggered American sports’ latest craze? When the Tampa Bay Buccaneers owner bought out Manchester United (a move not universally welcomed by United fans at the time; six points clear of Chelsea at the top of the Premiership going into …

Glenn Johnson

More money than sense

Saturday, 20th January 2007 at 4:33 pm

Do professional footballers earn too much money? Enter Glenn Johnson for the prosecution… The Chelsea and England defender, currently on loan to Portsmouth, was arrested for - wait for it - a toilet seat. The 22-year-old attempted to slip the …