All Posts Tagged With: "Chelsea"
Chelsea v Portsmouth video highlights 17/8/08
Chelsea romped to an emphatic home win over FA cup holders Portsmouth in their first competitive game under new boss Luiz Felipe Scolari. Pompey boss Harry Redknapp chose to field an attacking 4-4-2 formation partnering new signing Peter Crouch with England striker Jermain Defoe in what turned out to be a costly opening day gambit. [...]
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Ben Haim signs for City
Manchester City have signed Israeli international Tal Ben Haim for a whopping £5m after the Luis Felipe Scolari deemed him surplus to requirements at Chelsea. Ben Haim who moved to Stamford Bridge on a free transfer only a year ago has put pen to paper on a 4 year deal and will vie for the [...]
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Makelele and Boulahrouz leave the blues
Claude Makelele and Khalid Boulahrouz have become the latest casualties of the Scolari era as the new Chelsea boss trims his squad down. Makelele has moved to French Ligue 1 strugglers Paris St Germain on a free transfer after 5 years at Stamford Bridge following his £16m arrival from Real Madrid. Makelele now 35 has [...]
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Evra charged over Chelsea fight
Manchester United defender Patrice Evra has been charged with improper conduct by the FA following a lengthy investigation into the ‘brawl at the Bridge’. The incident occured after United lost to Chelsea at Stamford Bridge at the end of April, as United players warmed down they became involved in arguements with Chelsea groundstaff which escalated [...]
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Chelsea sign Deco
Luiz Felipe Scolari has made his first acquisition as Chelsea manager by bringing his former charge Deco to Stamford Bridge. Deco a naturalised Portuguese citizen who was born and brought up in Brazil starred for his adopted country in the recent Euro 2008 tournament and had been heavily tipped to join his international gaffer in [...]
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Scolari named new Chelsea boss
Portugal manager Luiz Felipe Scolari has been named as the new Chelsea manager and will take charge at the end of the Euro 2008 tournament. Scolari who was twice a target of the FA had hinted earlier today that he would be leaving Portugal to manage on foreign shores. Big Phil as he is lovingly [...]
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Milan warn chelsea off Ancelotti
AC Milan President Adriano Galliano has confirmed that Chelsea have made an approach for their manager Carlo Ancelotti. Speaking on the clubs website Galliano admitted Chelsea’s interest was met with a swift rebuttal thus leaving the London side to look elsewhere for Avram Grants replacement, as Ancelotti remains in Milan:
“We will continue with him for [...]
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Chelsea sack Avram Grant
Chelsea manager Avram Grant has been sacked as widely predicted by the British press. The Israeli manager only took charge of the west London club 8 months ago but many had speculated that if he did not win the Champions league he would be sacked and this is exactly how it transpired. The club released [...]
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Chelsea fans riot after final
Chelsea fans didn’t take their Champions league defeat in the best spirit as they violently clashed with Police in London after the match. Thankfully both sets of supporters were impeccably behaved in Moscow but that can’t be said for around 100 Chelsea fans who chose to watch the game on the Fulham road near Stamford [...]
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Chelsea to wear ‘Batman capes’
While Manchester United stayed on the island to find their Champions league tailor (Paul Smith), Chelsea are looking for a little Italian ‘luck’ and have got suited up by Giorgio Armani. Armani proves he has a sense of humour, as the jackets have a Roman shoulder line.
In an interview with fashion magazine Vogue, the designer [...]
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20May2008 | Pristyles | 0 comments | Continued