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It wasn't perfect, and there's still plenty of work to be done. But for the moment, Chelsea appear to be on the verge of identifying themselves as a new-look counter-attacking side with plenty of...

Our sabbatical has been lengthy. And thorough. But we had to return today to comment (briefly) on the fact that John Terry was cleared of racially abusing Anton Ferdinand in a no-blame verdict. NOT...

Last year I took a week-long trip to Mexico in August, during which Chelsea snared the signature of one Juan Mata. This year, I took a four-day trip to Maui with my wife, only for Chelsea to...

I'm back from an extended vacation. And, you know, I just can't get enough Didier Drogba at the moment. Here we have the striker, leaving Chelsea when his contract expires at the end of June,...

It's nearly time. The goosebumps, yeah they've arrived. Take it. You may be wondering what's with today's photo selection? I know, I'm usually pulling out film-based artifacts (screencaps and the...

It started last night and has gathered pace today. A number of reputable journalists are reporting that Roberto Di Matteo is planning to start Ryan Bertrand at left wing tonight in Munich. Crazy or...

Bob spoke to Chelsea TV over the weekend. He dropped some pretty damn good news. Thanks to Los Blancos on Tumblr for the collage. Our entertaining Brazilian offered his thoughts on the hamstring...

Juan Mata joined Gigi Salmon on Chelsea TV's Friday Night Live over the weekend. You may have heard about it; you may well have seen it live. Either way, it was a great candid interview with the...

As you know, Atletico Madrid lifted the Europa League trophy last night in Bucharest. Chelsea's on-loan goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois was, as he has been all season, a pivotal piece of the Atletico...

"You can have the top stars to bring the attention, you can have the best stadium, you can have the best facilities, you can have the most beautiful project in terms of marketing and all this kind...