Daily Dose 10.08.08

Some news to read as you steal $19,000 worth of bras: How to make your national team? With black magic, of course (mCalcio) Financial crisis hits ...

Why Chelsea are better off without Drogs

I know, I know. After all that Didier Drogba has done as a Blue, a statement like that is damn near blasphemous. But hear me out. I ...

Another 8 goal thriller anyone?

Last time Villa played Chelsea at Stamford Bridge was on Boxing Day of last year and very few will have forgotten the game. Most Villa ...

Chelsea Players "Too Rich and Too Soft"

Chelsea visited Transylvania to play CFR Cluj in the Champions League this week, and didn't make a particularly good impression on their Romanian hosts. Apparently ...

Injury crisis: Relief?

Yesterday afternoon, during the second half of Chelsea's horrific display against CFR Cluj, Didier Drogba suffered what looked to be a season-ending knee injury. Key ...

Photos of the Day: Can It Get Any Worse?

In Transylvania, Chelsea simply sucked. The Blues unleashed one of the most flatigious displays in recent memory against CFR Cluj on Wednesday. But the goalless ...

Chelsea TV Interview: Drogs

Chelsea TV sat down with Didier Drogba for a candid interview and the official Web site has some tidbits from it. Ze Drogs speaks on ...

Gallery: Chelsea 2, Stoke 0

Gallery: Chelsea 1, Manchester United 1

10 Things We Learned in the Premier League

1. West Brom are the best sponsor-less team in the Premier League We know this because they beat West Ham 3-2 in the big "your name ...

Drogba out until October?

This is sure to be news to Scolari & Co. Didier "I don't know what I want" Drogba, who missed Chelsea's opening match of the season ...

Worst Transfer Window Ever, and Premier League Wealth is to Blame

Is it just me, or has this transfer window just been punch yourself in the head awful? There are less than two weeks to go ...

Drogba vs Deco at Chelsea

Don't let that headline mislead you: Didier Drogba and Deco are not getting into any fistfights at Stamford Bridge. Mostly because Deco would get dismantled. ...

08-09 Club Preview

The 2007-08 season was an unprecedented one for Chelsea Football Club. The Blues reached their first-ever Champions League final. They also amassed an impressive 85 ...

Baky Koné is very close...

President Maurice Cohen gave Pape Diouf and his Marseille counterparts an ultimatum stating that if Marseille didn't give them what they were asking for on ...

Daily Dose 07.13.08

Something to read while you video yourself getting struck by lightning... OM fans trying to buy back Drogbacite! (Marseille Offside) Man Utd: defining hypocrisy? (101 GG) Sepp = ...

The "Drogbathon" is in full effect...

A group of incredibly commited supporters (led by the 24 year-old Mathieu Gomila aka "Kain34") decided to see if the marseillais fans across the world ...

The Net 7.3

Chelsea Ladies sign Arsenal Pair Power in the Premier League, ladies that is, may be shifting. Chelsea has inked a pair of former Gunners, Lianne Sanderson and ...

Drogba droppin' knowledge -- and cash

There has been a Didier Drogba sighting. And guess what, he's doing something commendable. Crazy, I know. Friday, Drogs was in Abidjan promoting his new book ...

Drogba snuffs KG

I dislike the Boston Celtics. Let me rephrase that: I hate the Celtics. Paul Pierce has the ugliest game known to man. James Posey isn't ...

Champions League final forgotten claims Hargreaves

It always looked like it was going to be tricky - days after the first all English Champions League final, England are meeting up for ...

Those Champions League Final Penalty Kicks

Chelsea fans look away now. We already posted these in the LiveBlog today, but thought it was worth spotlighting them here. Read on for ...

More Locker Room Material for Drogba

Nemanja Vidic may have been a bit busy with a Champions League semifinal of his own a few weeks back, but he should have been ...

The First Annual Readers Champions League XI - REVEALED!

All week, we've literally recieved tens of votes, as we opened up the question to you, who has been this season's best players in the ...

Video: Training 5.15

Below, we have a little footage from Thursday's training session. In addition to those shiny new balls, JT and Drogs were both involved in the ...

Michael Ballack on Jose, Making it into the Chelsea team, and always coming second

Midfielder Michael Ballack has been the centrepiece to the Chelsea revival. At the begining of the season, Chelsea looked lethargic, and had two players considered ...

Choose the best strikers for you 2008 CL XI

So here we are. All week you've been picking your favourite players to make up the Readers Annual Offside XI. Today you get the chance ...

Chelsea try 'cheeky' Torres bid

With Didier Drogba seeming likely to get the move out of London he's wanted since the day after he arrived, and Chelsea's general unwillingness to ...

Photos of the Day: Or In Soviet Russia Photoshop Edits YOU!

Over on the Guardian they've got you the people, to photoshop lots of amusing images to celebrate the upcoming Chelsea/Man United Champions League final. Most ...

The 2007/8 Champions League. In Numbers.

This season's Champions League is quickly drawing to a close. Just two teams remain, Chelsea and Manchester United. So while the CL Offisde team prepares ...