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Chelsea FC – Frank Lampard Shouldn’t Be Starting
A boring 0-0 draw between Chelsea (dropping their first points this season) peaked before it ever started, with the hand shake that never happened, while Chelsea, with its mega-millions team found it hard to gain control of the action with their lackluster midfield, and another example of how old and past his prime Frank Lampard is these days.
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Anton Ferdinand Doesn’t Shake Hands With John Terry & Ashley Cole
Besides the boring football match that went on in West London between QPR and Chelsea (0-0 after 90 minutes), the biggest question was whether Anton Ferdinand will shake hands with John Terry, who stood trial for racially abusing the centre back last season, eventually found not guilty of the charges.
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Financial Fair Play – What About Chelsea, Manchester City & PSG
In the list of clubs published by UEFA, we didn’t see the names of any of the continent’s big spenders, specifically not PSG, Chelsea and Manchester City, who stand out among the rest of Europe’s big clubs because of their inability (at the moment) to generate sufficient funds without the help of their owners dipping into their own pockets.
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Fernando Torres – Rebuilding His Chelsea Career
One bad season with an expensive price tag over your head can be disastrous for a footballer’s career, beginning a slippery slope towards being forgotten. Fernando Torres had more than one bad campaign with a £50 million label over his head, but it seems the Spanish striker is on the right path.
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Transfer Rumors 2012 – Where Will Falcao End Up?
The hottest footballer on the planet right now? Radamel Falcao of Atletico Madrid, who keeps reminding everyone that big matches and trophy matches are his cup of tea, with his performance in the Super Cup leading to the obvious transfer rumors – Chelsea, Manchester City, Anzhi, PSG or even, Real Madrid.
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Chelsea FC – Radamel Falcao Not Their Biggest Problem
If someone at Chelsea is actually kidding himself by thinking that not signing Radamel Falcao is what caused this debacle in the European Super Cup match he should look onwards, to everything wrong in the middle of the pitch and the defense, again with John Terry but without anyone stepping up to lead the unit […]
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Transfer Rumors 2012 – Chelsea Still Chasing Andre Schurrle
Getting three bids rejected isn’t enough, as Chelsea are still trying to land Andre Schurrle from Leverkusen despite seeing offers for the German winger getting refused time and time again this summer, but the looming transfer deadline is giving the European Champions an incentive to try again.
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Transfer Rumors 2012 – Arsenal Want Michael Essien
As the transfer deadline looms closer and closer, the deals get weirder and weirder, with more loans for desperate sides and players coming through. The next possible big one? Arsenal, looking for someone (they need more than just someone) to improve their defensive midfield, are looking into bringing in Michael Essien of Chelsea on loan.
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Chelsea FC – The Cost of Building the Current Squad
The get the current squad Chelsea have now, they have spent over £300 million in transfer fees over the years, beginning with Frank Lampard in 2001, through Michael Essien in 2005, Fernando Torres in 2011 (the most expensive player in Premier League history) and Eden Hazard this summer, for a change looking like someone worth the money spent.