On Saturday morning, Chelsea chairman Bruce Buck and chief executive Ron Gourlay sat down for an interview with TalkSport in the club’s first step to rebuild an image tarnished by the John Terry racial abuse case. Buck issued an apology on behalf of the club to Anton Ferdinand and his family saying: “The press mentioned […]
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Chelsea remain four points clear at the top the Premier League after an impressive come-from-behind win against Tottenham Hotspur, while Arsenal are 10 points behind the leaders after losing 1-0 at Norwich. In the early game at White Hart Lane, Chelsea dominated the first half and went into half-time deservedly leading 1-0 thanks to an […]
Really strange press conference with Chelsea boss Roberto Di Matteo today. As expected Di Matteo was asked about Chelsea captain John Terry receiving a four-game ban for racially abusing QPR’s Anton Ferdinand. Terry will miss the Blues’ next four domestic games but the centre-back is eligible to play in Tuesday’s Champions League match against Shakhtar Donetsk and […]
Almost a year on from racially abusing Anton Ferdinand John Terry has publically apologized for his actions and has accepted the FA’s four match ban and £220,000. Terry will now miss the games against Spurs, Man United (league and cup) and Swansea. In a statement, Terry said: “After careful consideration, I have decided not to […]
Chelsea midfielder Frank Lampard is out of contract at the end of the season and is frustrated that team policy means that Chelsea are only offering him a one year deal. One group that is willing to offer Lampard a multi-year contract is Major League Soccer according to MLS commissioner Don Garber. ‘Frank Lampard’s a […]
John Terry’s defence against claims he racially abused Anton Ferdinand was “improbable, implausible, contrived”, according to the Football Association panel which found him guilty. The FA’s 63-page report explaining why Terry was banned for four games and fined £220,000 was published on Friday. The panel says the Chelsea captain, 31, “is not a racist” but it […]
Chelsea’s policy of only offering one-year deals to players over 30, is about to cost them Ashley Cole and Frank Lampard, just as it did Didier Drogba last season. ESPN reported last week that Cole had rejected a one-year contract offer from Chelsea, but is hoping that because he is only 31, that Roman Abramovich […]
Roberto Di Matteo said he is “very optimistic” Ashley Cole will extend his Chelsea contract before the January transfer window opens. Afterward this weekend’s game against Stoke, Di Matteo hailed the left-back as a Stamford Bridge “legend” and said he remains hopeful Cole will agree to a new deal with the club, as his current […]
Chelsea captain John Terry has announced that he will no longer play for England effective immediately. The decision comes just hours before the Football Association begins a disciplinary hearing into Terry’s alleged racial abuse of Anton Ferdinand, a charge he was cleared of at Westminster Magistrates’ Court in July. “I am today announcing my retirement from […]