Team News: Bos out for three months

Bosingwa ruled out for three months Via the official Web site: "Chelsea Football Club can confirm that José Bosingwa underwent arthroscopic surgery on his left knee ...

Poll: Who is the Hardest Working Player in Football?

Yesterday we asked Offside readers to sound off and let us know who the hardest working player in world football was. We had a great ...

Poll: Who is Chelsea's most important player?

I don't know if you heard, but there was this small announcement a couple of weekends ago from England's Brave John Terry. JT committed himself ...

Bison wants pay raise. Give it to him.

And then there was news out of left field. Today, Michael Essien's agent, Fabien Piveteau, was quoted as saying the Bison may be up for a ...

Transfer Talk: Everybody In, Everybody Out.

Rumor has it Florentino Perez's first act after hiring Manuel Pellegrini will be to install a revolving door in the Bernabeu dressing room. Out will ...

2009 Chelsea awards roundup

The club held its annual awards banquet Thursday and, to no surprise whatsoever, Frank Lampard was named Chelsea Player of the Year by the fans. ...

Daily Dose: May 13th, 2009.

Stuff to read while you watch Cristiano Ronaldo's 'awakening'..... Biggest football rivalries in the world. (BootsnAll) Hooliganism in MLS. (Suite 101) Franck Ribery to Real Madrid now. (The ...

Iniesta Secures a Victory for Pretty Football

The game itself wasn't all that great to watch. Essien's goal for Chelsea was a bit special, but other than that it was all Barcelona ...

Rant Box: Chelsea v Liverpool

Excited. Nervous. Confident. Jittery. All these emotions -- and more -- are slowly bottling up in my stomach as we approach the day of reckoning: Chelsea ...

Making the Grade: International week

This is the first of what hopefully will be many installments of Making the Grade, a schoolboy look at Chelsea players, management, supporters, groundsmen, ticket ...

Dynamo 1 - 0 Metalist: Vukojevic Walks The Walk

When a player installs his side as a definite favorite ahead of a big match, he better back up his words with strong play or ...

Gallery: Chelsea 2, Juventus 2

Rant Box: Chelsea v Juventus

OK, there's this small matter of a Champions League second leg in Turin tomorrow. Maybe you've heard about it. Some small Italian club known as the ...

Gallery: Chelsea 2, Coventry 0

Rant Box: Chelsea v Coventry

Last year, at this stage of the FA Cup, Barnsley took Avram Grant's men to task. This season, Coventry attempts to the same. Saturday, the Sky ...

Photos of the Day: The Bison is back

Is this fantastic news or what? Michael Essien made his long-awaited return for the Chelsea reserves last night in a 4-3 defeat against Aston Villa. ...

Rant Box: Chelsea v Wigan

I like Wigan. Industrious, quiet, humble, what's not to like really? Still, I wish them a beating of beatings this morning as they face Chelsea ...

It's Knockout Time! - Champions League Wednesday Preview

If you aren’t physically and emotionally drained after Tuesday’s Champions League action, then just wait and see what Wednesday has in store for you. ...

Photo(s) of the Day: Best News. Ever.

Self explanatory.

Taye Taïwo, African left-back of the year...

The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has announced its 2008 African Team of the Year. Our left-back, Taye Taiwo, has the great honor to be a ...

Didier Drogba Doesn't Want to Be 2008 African Footballer of the Year

The Confederation of African Football named its shortlist of five for 2008 African Footballer of the Year yesterday, and Didier Drogba's name was on there. ...

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 ...

Poll: Should Chelsea sign a replacement for Essien?

So Michael Essien is out for six months. Chelsea staff: Why don't we just sit him for the rest of the season to make sure ...

The Damned ACL

It ruled me out for five-plus months of play just four years ago. Now it's taken The Bison off the field for at least six. Sky ...

Injuries, nice to see you again

Oh how nice it is to have good ol' injury back in the mix at Stamford Bridge.  Just three games into the Premier League season, ...

Prem Preview: Strike first ...

strike hard, no mercy Sir! The Cobra Kai were right, sometimes you just need to beat the hell out of someone. This week, for Chelsea, the ...

Photo: Bob & Weave

Michael Essien, already a very versatile and incredibly gifted athlete, adds "dodging a jab" to his arsenal of skills as an unidentified Lokomotiv Moscow player ...

The "Rock of Gibralter" In Lyon.

My second favorite signing of the season- and I'm sure Cris' favorite- was realized on Monday. John Mensah is officially Lyon's new left-center back. ...

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 ...

Player(s) of the Year, Baby

The nominees for Ligue 1's Player of the Year have just been announced today. While it's no surprise that a Lyon player should be among ...