Chelsea: September 2009 Archives

Chelsea boss Carlo Ancelotti has called on his players to prove their worth in the Champions League after defeat at Wigan on Saturday.

Chelsea have reportedly joined Juventus and AC Milan in the race to sign Bolton Wanderers' highly rated defender Gary Cahill.

Michael Ballack says he is very happy at Chelsea and has hinted he could be prepared to see out his future at the club.

Blackburn boss Sam Allardyce has hailed the impact made by Franco Di Santo and believes the Chelsea striker will be a top player.

John Terry has blasted Chelsea's lack of fight as they slipped to a 3-1 defeat against Wigan at the weekend.

Michael Ballack and John Mikel Obi have been ruled out of Chelsea's Champions League clash against APOEL Nicosia.

Carlo Ancelotti is confident Ashley Cole will be fit to play against Apoel Nicosia despite picking up a knee injury at Wigan yesterday.

Wigan secured three points against a team from the top four at their thirty-fifth attempt in a thrilling encounter against Chelsea.

Chelsea captain John Terry says he is confident the Blues can win the Champions League under the guidance of Carlo Ancelotti.

Carlo Ancelotti has dropped a big hint that he would like to see out the rest of his career at Chelsea if all goes to plan.

Didier Drogba is set to return to the Chelsea side that takes on Wigan this weekend after recovering from a calf injury.

Summer signing Yuri Zhirkov has set his sights on becoming a regular in Chelsea boss Carlo Ancelotti's first-team plans.

Joe Cole described Wednesday's game against QPR as "one of the biggest of his career" as Chelsea reached the Carling Cup last 16.

Joe Cole is set to return from long term injury this evening when Chelsea take on QPR in the Carling Cup.

Chelsea have been boosted by the news that Didier Drogba may be fit to face Wigan Athletic in the Premier League this weekend.

Carlo Ancelotti believes Frank Lampard is one of the world's best players and claims he is as important as Diego Maradona.

Michael Ballack has hailed the impact made by Carlo Ancelotti and says Chelsea are full of confidence under the Italian.

Chelsea are waiting on the fitness of Didier Drogba who picked up a calf injury but Carlo Ancelotti says they can cope without him.

Michael Ballack believes the change of tactics implemented by Carlo Ancelotti is behind Chelsea's sparkling start to the season.

Goals from Ashley Cole, Michael Ballack and Didier Drogba handed Chelsea a 3-0 win against London rivals Tottenham at Stamford Bridge.

Joe Cole and Nicolas Anelka can expect new contracts at Chelsea if manager Carlo Ancelotti gets his way.

Chelsea will welcome back Didier Drogba and Jose Bosingwa for the clash with Tottenham after they missed the midweek win over Porto.

Totteenham boss Harry Redknapp has taken a swipe at Chelsea by stating they are a long way off from being a big club like Man Utd.

Chelsea have promoted chief operating officer Ron Gourlay to the role of chief executive to replace Peter Kenyon.

Chelsea striker Nicolas Anelka feels the Blues are in great shape to win the Champions League but admits they also need a bit of luck.

Chelsea have confirmed that Peter Kenyon is set to step down as chief executive of the club at the end of October.

Chelsea skipper John Terry believes Tottenham will give the Blues a tough test when they visit Stamford Bridge on Sunday.

Nicolas Anelka's second half strike was enough for Chelsea to overcome FC Porto and continue their unblemished start to the season.

Franck Ribery is ready to shun interest from Chelsea and has hinted he will sign a new contract with Bayern Munich.

Chelsea will be without the suspended Didier Drogba and Jose Bosingwa when they take on Porto in the Champions League.

Carlo Ancelotti is confident Chelsea are ready to end their Champions League jinx and can finally lift the trophy this season.

Salomon Kalou has hinted that he could leave Chelsea after refusing to pledge his long-term future to the Stamford Bridge outfit.

Chelsea scored a second goal deep into injury time to secure victory over a brave Stoke side at the Britannia Stadium.

Chelsea have been dealt another blow after FIFA blocked them from recalling any players on season-long loans during their transfer ban.

Deco is out of Chelsea's trip to Stoke on Saturday after he suffered a calf injury playing for Portugal in midweek.

John Terry claims new Bolton signing Ivan Klasnic spat at him during England's 5-1 victory over Croatia on Wednesday.

Sepp Blatter feels the decision to ban Chelsea from any deals in the next two transfer windows is final and won't be changed.

Paulo Ferreira and Joe Cole are closing in on a return to action after coming through a practice match against Fulham unscathed.

Chelsea will recall Scott Sinclair from his loan spell at Wigan if they fail with their appeal against the transfer ban.

Frank Lampard says the transfer ban imposed on the club may have a positive effect and could galvanise the Chelsea squad.

Owner Roman Abramovich is requesting that an appeal against the transfer ban handed to Chelsea by FIFA is heard as quickly as possible.

Chelsea's FIFA transfer ban could end Blackburn's hopes of keeping loan signing Franco Di Santo at Ewood Park for the whole season.

Former Chelsea star Arjen Robben has stuck the knife into the club by warning of an exodus if Fifa upholds its transfer ban.

Michael Ballack has dropped a bombshell by hinting he could be ready to quit Chelsea and football next summer.

Lens president Gervais Martel says FIFA have made the right decision in hitting Chelsea with a transfer ban, insisting it is fair.

Chelsea are ready to offer Joe Cole a new deal and Peter Kenyon is confident he will follow John Terry and Ashley Cole by signing it.

Chelsea say they will mount the "strongest appeal possible" after they were banned from signing players by FIFA.

Chelsea have been banned from registering any new players until January 2011 after being found guilty of poaching.

Carlo Ancelotti claims Ashley Cole is 'one of the best left-backs in the world' but feels he will improve further at Chelsea.

Carlo Ancelotti will hope the groin injury John Terry picked up while training with England will not rule him out of any Chelsea games.

Reading have completed the signing of Shaun Cummings from Chelsea for an undisclosed fee with the full-back agreeing a three-year deal.

Ashley Cole has pledged his future to Chelsea by penning a new four-year contract at Stamford Bridge.

Chelsea midfielder Michael Ballack says he will not be pursuing talks over a new contract and wants to concentrate on his football.

Chelsea boss Carlo Ancelotti has called on his players to prove their worth in the Champions League after defeat at Wigan on Saturday.

Chelsea have reportedly joined Juventus and AC Milan in the race to sign Bolton Wanderers' highly rated defender Gary Cahill.

Michael Ballack says he is very happy at Chelsea and has hinted he could be prepared to see out his future at the club.

Blackburn boss Sam Allardyce has hailed the impact made by Franco Di Santo and believes the Chelsea striker will be a top player.

John Terry has blasted Chelsea's lack of fight as they slipped to a 3-1 defeat against Wigan at the weekend.

Michael Ballack and John Mikel Obi have been ruled out of Chelsea's Champions League clash against APOEL Nicosia.

Carlo Ancelotti is confident Ashley Cole will be fit to play against Apoel Nicosia despite picking up a knee injury at Wigan yesterday.

Wigan secured three points against a team from the top four at their thirty-fifth attempt in a thrilling encounter against Chelsea.

Chelsea captain John Terry says he is confident the Blues can win the Champions League under the guidance of Carlo Ancelotti.

Carlo Ancelotti has dropped a big hint that he would like to see out the rest of his career at Chelsea if all goes to plan.

Didier Drogba is set to return to the Chelsea side that takes on Wigan this weekend after recovering from a calf injury.

Summer signing Yuri Zhirkov has set his sights on becoming a regular in Chelsea boss Carlo Ancelotti's first-team plans.

Joe Cole described Wednesday's game against QPR as "one of the biggest of his career" as Chelsea reached the Carling Cup last 16.