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Pressure Squarely on Chelsea Against Cluj

October 1st, 2008 · Comments · Frank Lampard, cfr 1907 cluj, champions league final, chelsea, didier drogba

How cliche that Transylvania is the setting for today’s Champions League encounter between Cluj and Chelsea, given of course that it’s Oct. 1 and we’re about to be bludgeoned for the next 31 days with the images and sounds of Halloween. Just check out the nearest Target or Wal-Mart if you don’t believe me.
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Champions League End of Season Awards

May 22nd, 2008 · Comments · Frank Lampard, ac milan, andrea pirlo, arsenal, barcelona, carles puyol, carlos tevez, champions league, chelsea, cristiano ronaldo, fenerbahce, fernando torres, john terry, lionel messi, liverpool, manchester united, patrice evra, petr cech, ryan babel, schalke, steven gerrard, theo walcott

So, here we go with my version of the 2007-2008 Champions League awards. The English clubs dominate the awards here but I did single out some players from teams that were knocked out earlier in the competition as they gave some great individual performances.
Player Awards
Most Outstanding Player: Cristiano Ronaldo (Manchester United)
Most Valuable Player: Steven Gerrard […]

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Manchester United - Champions of Europe

May 22nd, 2008 · Comments · Frank Lampard, ashley cole, carlos tevez, champions league, champions league final, chelsea, claude makelele, didier drogba, edwin van der sar, english premier league, epl, john terry, manchester united, owen hargreaves, patrice evra, paul scholes, wayne rooney

It’s a stretch to compare the FA Community Shield to today’s match but it was ten months ago that Manchester United launched their season with a penalty shoot-out victory over Chelsea. Manchester United repeated the feat today in the UEFA Champions League final with Edwin van der Sar coming up with the late heroics to […]

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Chelsea v Liverpool: That’s More Like It!

May 1st, 2008 · Comments · Frank Lampard, UEFA, champions league, champions league final, chelsea, liverpool, steven gerrard, yossi benayoun

Now that’s what a semi-final should be! Chelsea finally achieved their dream of a place in the UEFA Champions League final by holding off Liverpool FC by an aggregate of 4-3, 3-2 in yesterday’s match.
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Lampard for sale?

October 11th, 2007 · Comments · Frank Lampard, Kaka, chelsea

As if Chelsea needed more rumours about goings on at the club, Spanish sports newspaper AS is reporting that three clubs were already in contact with the player’s agent, Steve Kutner: Juventus, AC Milan and Real Madrid. AS has also reported that Lampard would cost around €18 million (£12.5 million), quoting unnamed sources at the […]

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