Friday 09 May 2008 |
18:00 - AVRAM NAMED MANAGER OF THE MONTH - CHELSEAFC.COM
Avram Grant has been named Manager of the Month
for April by the Barclays Premier League.
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17:57 - Chelsea playing the best - Grant - BBC
Avram Grant believes Chelsea are playing the best
football in England as they prepare for Sunday's
Premier League title showdown.
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17:30 - Carvalho worry for Bolton date - EUROSPORT.YAHOO.COM
Chelsea boss Avram Grant will make a late check on
Ricardo Carvalho's back injury ahead of Sunday's
Premier League clash at home to Bolton.Salomon
Kalou has been carrying an ankle complaint but
will be fit for the season finale at Stamford
Bridge when Grant's men could lift the title,
providing Manchester United slip up at Wigan.
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17:22 - GRANT: THE RIGHT FOOTBALL AT THE RIGHT TIME - CHELSEAFC.COM
On Sunday at 3pm, all the talking will stop.
Before then, Avram Grant has been asked views on
his own team, on Bolton, on Wigan and on the
Friday comments of Sir Alex Ferguson.
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17:19 - Ferguson has faith in old ally in title race - EUROSPORT.YAHOO.COM
Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson trusts his
former assistant Archie Knox to make it tough for
Chelsea as they bid to wrest the Premier League
title away from the champions on Sunday.
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17:18 - Grant ready for tense finale - SKYSPORTS.COM
Avram Grant believes that whoever holds their
nerve will be crowned Premier League champions on
Sunday.
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16:51 - NEW GROUND FOR RICCY - CHELSEAFC.COM
As we approach the season's end, Players' Player
of the Year Ricardo Carvalho admits he cannot
recall a closer run-in, and insists now we must
simply do our job.
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16:40 - Grant - Chelsea's style should be rewarded with the title - EUROSPORT.YAHOO.COM
Avram Grant believes Chelsea deserve to rip the
Premier League from Manchester United's grasp
because they have played better football than the
leaders when the pressure has been most intense.
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15:45 - Trotters sweating on midfield pair - EUROSPORT.YAHOO.COM
Bolton boss Gary Megson is hoping midfield duo
Joey O'Brien and Ivan Campo will be available for
the trip to title hopefuls Chelsea.The pair missed
last weekend's crucial 2-0 home win over
Sunderland due to hamstring and calf injuries
respectively.
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15:15 - The best for last - SKYSPORTS.COM
Andy Gray looks ahead to what he says is the most
exciting final day of the Premier League ever.
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15:09 - Ferguson Has Faith In Bolton - EUROSPORT.YAHOO.COM
Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson believes
Bolton will provide Chelsea with a tough test.
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14:16 - Chelsea v Bolton preview - SKYSPORTS.COM
Chelsea meet Bolton, but will be equally as
interested in how Wigan are faring against
Manchester United.
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14:00 - Ferguson has faith in Trotters - EUROSPORT.YAHOO.COM
Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson will
place his trust in Archie Knox to ensure Bolton
are fully prepared for their clash with Chelsea.If
Bolton were to win at Stamford Bridge, Manchester
United would be Premier League champions, no
matter what the outcome of their trip to Wigan.
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13:44 - Man Utd boss points finger at Bolton party players - EUROSPORT.YAHOO.COM
Sir Alex Ferguson has claimed that title rivals
Chelsea's final fixture of the season will be
against a Bolton side that has "been out
celebrating all week" and hit out at claims
Manchester United will have it easy at Wigan.
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13:32 - Ferguson has faith in old ally in title race - EUROSPORT.YAHOO.COM
Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson trusts his
former assistant Archie Knox to make it tough for
Chelsea as they bid to wrest the Premier League
title away from the champions on Sunday.
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13:19 - Man United eye 17th title - EUROSPORT.YAHOO.COM
Cristiano Ronaldo or Didier Drogba might by the
key players on the pitch but Wigan Athletic
manager Steve Bruce is being touted as the central
figure in Sunday's Premier League showdown.
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13:10 - Premier League preview - SKYSPORTS.COM
Manchester United and Chelsea fight for the title,
while two of Birmingham, Reading and Fulham will
go down.
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12:53 - Ferguson has faith in Trotters - TEAMTALK.COM
Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson will
place his trust in Archie Knox to ensure Bolton
are fully prepared for their clash with Chelsea.
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12:25 - Final-day delight - SKYSPORTS.COM
Martin Tyler marks your card and offers some omens
as the Premier League heads for a thrilling
climax.
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12:17 - JOE: THANK YOU - CHELSEAFC.COM
Having had a little time to familiarise himself
with the award, Joe Cole has been discussing how
it feels to be the Chelsea Player of the Year for
2008.
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12:15 - Fergie pencils Rooney in for Moscow - EUROSPORT.YAHOO.COM
Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson believes
Wayne Rooney will play in the Champions League
final but is unlikely to face Wigan on
Sunday.Rooney has missed two games, including the
victory over Barcelona, after suffering a
recurrence of a hip injury in the defeat at
Chelsea last month.
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12:09 - Carvalho: Pressure Is On United - EUROSPORT.YAHOO.COM
Chelsea defender Ricardo Carvalho feels the
pressure will be on Manchester United on Sunday.
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11:49 - Carvalho: Pressure is on United - TEAMTALK.COM
Ricardo Carvalho believes the pressure is on
Manchester United and Cristiano Ronaldo ahead of
Sunday's Premier League title finale.
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11:38 - Owen-ly one winner - SKYSPORTS.COM
Expect a few more thrills, but Matt Le Tissier
says Owen Hargreaves will be key as United take
the title.
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11:09 - Fletcher Eyes Revenge - EUROSPORT.YAHOO.COM
Darren Fletcher insists Manchester United are
looking to get revenge on Chelsea.
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11:00 - AWARDS HOST NOTES WIGAN'S RESOLVE - CHELSEAFC.COM
Jeff Stelling, Sky Sports presenter and host of
the Chelsea Player of the Year Awards, believes
Wigan could be a tough test for Manchester United
on Sunday.
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10:48 - Carvalho - Heat on United - SKYSPORTS.COM
Ricardo Carvalho believes the pressure is on
Manchester United ahead of Sunday's Premier League
finale.
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10:00 - MATCHDAY TRAVEL NEWS - CHELSEAFC.COM
If you are travelling to Stamford Bridge for
Sunday's Barclays Premier League clash with Bolton
then you may appreciate the following information.
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09:45 - Trotters boss starts to look ahead - EUROSPORT.YAHOO.COM
Bolton boss Gary Megson is expected to begin
ringing the changes as soon as his side's season
has been kicked at Stamford Bridge on
Sunday.Barring a mathematical catastrophe,
Megson's men ended their relegation fears with
victory over Sunderland last week and can now look
forward to another season in the Premier League.
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09:33 - Grant - We can be proud - SKYSPORTS.COM
Avram Grant insists he will be proud of his
Chelsea squad no matter what the outcome of this
season.
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09:09 - Fletcher Eyes Revenge - EUROSPORT.YAHOO.COM
Darren Fletcher insists Manchester United are
looking to get revenge on Chelsea.
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09:00 - PRE-MATCH BRIEFING: CHELSEA V BOLTON WANDERERS - CHELSEAFC.COM
Approaching a weekend needing little to build the
sense of occasion, Chelsea club historian Rick
Glanvill and club statistician Paul Dutton look in
detail at what might tip a finely-balanced
contest.
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08:30 - Fletcher: United seeking revenge - EUROSPORT.YAHOO.COM
Darren Fletcher insists Manchester United are out
for revenge after the 'battle of the Bridge' and
last year's FA Cup final defeat to Chelsea.Avram
Grant's side beat United in a tempestuous league
encounter at Stamford Bridge last month but the
Scottish midfielder believes United are well
placed to pip the Londoners to the title on Sunday
and then ruin their Champions League dreams in
Moscow.
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07:27 - Fletcher: United seeking revenge - TEAMTALK.COM
Darren Fletcher insists Manchester United are out
for revenge after the 'battle of the Bridge' and
last year's FA Cup final defeat to Chelsea.
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06:24 - TALK TO JOE COLE LIVE ON CHELSEA TV TONIGHT - CHELSEAFC.COM
Player of the Year Joe Cole is a studio guest on
Chelsea TV's Big Match Countdown at 6pm this
evening.
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Thursday 08 May 2008 |
22:41 - THREE AWARDS FOR THE SEASON ANNOUNCED - CHELSEAFC.COM
Juliano Belletti's 35-yard strike against
Tottenham at Stamford Bridge has won Goal of the
Season, sponsored by Chelsea TV and voted for by
the supporters.
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21:35 - PLAYER OF THE YEAR NOMINATIONS ANNOUNCED - CHELSEAFC.COM
Ricardo Carvalho, Joe Cole and Michael Ballack are
the final three nominations for this season's
Chelsea Player of the Year.
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20:38 - PLAYER OF THE YEAR NAMING NEARS - CHELSEAFC.COM
With anticipation building toward tonight's
Chelsea Player of the Year awards at Stamford
Bridge, the evening's host, Jeff Stelling, has
speculated on the winner of the main prize.
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19:14 - CHELSEA SCREENSAVER - CHELSEAFC.COM
To celebrate reaching the UEFA Champions League
Final we are delighted to announce the launch of a
new, and completely free service for fans - the
Chelsea FC Interactive Screensaver.
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18:46 - Bruce vows Wigan will give 100% - BBC
Steve Bruce insists his Wigan side will give their
all in Sunday's decisive Premier League game
against Manchester United.
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18:38 - Chelsea v Bolton - BBC
Team news ahead of Saturday's Premier League
match.
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18:20 - Cech predicts emotional finale - SKYSPORTS.COM
Petr Cech is anticipating a tense afternoon as
Chelsea rely on Wigan to do them a favour in the
title race.
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18:15 - Gallas not to blame for season - AW - EUROSPORT.YAHOO.COM
Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger says it would be a
"cheap excuse" to blame the Gunners' failings this
season on captain William Gallas.The 30-year-old
former Chelsea defender was something of a
surprise choice to replace Thierry Henry as the
Gunners' permanent skipper.
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18:00 - UNITED REPORT GOES IN - CHELSEAFC.COM
Chelsea Football Club today submitted our
observations to the Football Association, as
requested, regarding incidents that occurred after
the recent match against Manchester United at
Stamford Bridge.
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17:30 - Keane: Top four out of reach for us - EUROSPORT.YAHOO.COM
Sunderland boss Roy Keane has echoed Kevin
Keegan's sentiments that the Premier League's top
four domination will not be broken any time
soon.Keegan opened the debate in the wake of
Newcastle's defeat by title contenders Chelsea on
Monday and Keane has now voiced the opinion that
even clubs with £50million to spend this summer
could only scratch the surface.
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17:00 - Blues play down Grant reports - EUROSPORT.YAHOO.COM
Chelsea have moved to distance themselves from
reports suggesting coach Avram Grant has been the
victim of an anti-Semitism campaign.The Blues also
pledged to fight all forms of discrimination and
prejudice and take action against anyone found
guilty of making racist threats.
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16:45 - Real reject Ramos rumours - SKYSPORTS.COM
Real Madrid president Ramon Calderon has dismissed
reports linking Chelsea with Sergio Ramos.
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16:25 - Lippi tips United for trophy double - TEAMTALK.COM
Marcello Lippi reckons the willing work ethic Sir
Alex Ferguson has instilled in his players will
ensure Manchester United a double success.
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16:20 - Blues play down Grant reports - TEAMTALK.COM
Chelsea have moved to distance themselves from
reports suggesting coach Avram Grant has been the
victim of an anti-Semitism campaign.
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14:37 - United we stand - SKYSPORTS.COM
Who will win the title? Who will go down? We asked
the Soccer Saturday regulars for their views..
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14:09 - Clubs to submit 'brawl' reports - BBC
Manchester United and Chelsea will submit to the
Football Association on Thursday their reports
into the fracas at Stamford Bridge last month.
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14:00 - CHELSEA TV EXCLUSIVE: COLE - WIGAN WILL BE TOUGH - CHELSEAFC.COM
Ashley Cole believes Manchester United will have
to fight for their points against a tough Wigan
side on Sunday.
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13:43 - Championship - Foxes net Chelsea youngster - EUROSPORT.YAHOO.COM
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signing of 19-year-old defender Harry Worley from
Chelsea on a three-year deal.
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13:30 - Foxes snap up Chelsea youngster - EUROSPORT.YAHOO.COM
Leicester City have completed the permanent
signing of 19-year-old defender Harry Worley from
Chelsea on a three-year deal.Worley initially
joined the Foxes on loan until the end of the
season in March.
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13:20 - STATEMENT ON MEDIA STORIES - CHELSEAFC.COM
Chelsea Football Club would like to officially
distance ourselves from comments in the media this
morning regarding the reasons behind any criticism
Avram Grant may or may not have received since he
became our manager in September.
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13:09 - Chelsea Eye Ramos Raid - EUROSPORT.YAHOO.COM
Chelsea are reportedly lining up a mega bid for
Real Madrid defender Sergio Ramos.
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12:32 - Foxes snap up Chelsea youngster - TEAMTALK.COM
Leicester City have completed the permanent
signing of 19-year-old defender Harry Worley from
Chelsea on a three-year deal.
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12:24 - Premier League - Carvalho doubt for decider - EUROSPORT.YAHOO.COM
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| Chelsea defender Ricardo Carvalho faces a race to
be fit in time for their crucial game against
Bolton on Sunday.
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12:09 - Chelsea Eye Ramos Raid - EUROSPORT.YAHOO.COM
Chelsea are reportedly lining up a mega bid for
Real Madrid defender Sergio Ramos.
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12:00 - Blues 'to bid £55m' for Ramos - EUROSPORT.YAHOO.COM
Chelsea are reportedly lining up a jaw-dropping
£55million for Real Madrid's Spain international
defender Sergio Ramos.Reports emanating from the
Spanish capital suggest the Blues are prepared to
make Ramos the most expensive player in history,
topping the £46million Real paid Juventus for
Zinedine Zidane in 2001.
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11:33 - Mikel still believes in Blues - TEAMTALK.COM
Chelsea midfielder John Obi Mikel refuses to
accept the Premier League trophy is heading back
to Manchester United's trophy cabinet.
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11:14 - Blues eye Ramos raid - SKYSPORTS.COM
Chelsea are reportedly lining up a mega bid for
Real Madrid defender Sergio Ramos.
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11:09 - Chelsea Eye Ramos Raid - EUROSPORT.YAHOO.COM
Chelsea are reportedly lining up a mega bid for
Real Madrid defender Sergio Ramos.
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11:02 - Blues 'to bid £55m' for Ramos - TEAMTALK.COM
Chelsea are reportedly lining up a jaw-dropping
£55million for Real Madrid's Spain international
defender Sergio Ramos.
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10:38 - Mikel holds on to title hope - SKYSPORTS.COM
John Obi Mikel refuses to accept that the Premier
League title is heading for Manchester.
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06:54 - Man United eye title without Bruce's help - EUROSPORT.YAHOO.COM
Cristiano Ronaldo or Didier Drogba might be the
key players on the pitch but Wigan Athletic
manager Steve Bruce is being touted as the central
figure in Sunday's Premier League showdown.
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06:00 - KIT LAUNCHED WITH MOSCOW NEWS AND BIG GIVEAWAY - CHELSEAFC.COM
Chelsea's new adidas home kit for the 08/09
season, which is on sale for the first time today
(Thursday), has been confirmed as the one the
players will wear for the Champions League final
in Moscow.
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05:00 - THE THURSDAY INTERVIEW: PETR CECH - CHELSEAFC.COM
As he approaches two of the biggest games in his
career, Petr Cech believes we face a huge
challenge for silverware, but insists that if
anybody is capable, it is Chelsea.
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04:57 - PLAYERS FANS OF OUR TRUE BLUES - CHELSEAFC.COM
In the week Chelsea launched our new membership
packages, the players have been speaking about the
value they place on the fans' loyalty and support
during games.
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04:56 - PLAYER OF THE YEAR: LIVE ON CHELSEA TV - CHELSEAFC.COM
Both Chelsea TV and Chelsea Plus will offer full,
live coverage of tonight's Player of the Year
Awards at Stamford Bridge.
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04:55 - PLAYERS FANS OF OUR TRUE BLUES - CHELSEAFC.COM
In the week Chelsea launched our new membership
packages, the players have been speaking about the
value they place on the fans' loyalty and support
during games.
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04:54 - EURO UNDER 17S: CHELSEA PROSPECT IN DRAW - CHELSEAFC.COM
Gaël Kakuta, Chelsea Academy's France Under 17
international, was involved in another exciting
game as the European Championships for his age
group continue in Turkey.
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01:09 - Carvalho Doubtful For Chelsea - EUROSPORT.YAHOO.COM
Ricardo Carvalho faces a race to be fit in time
for Chelsea's crucial game against Bolton.
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00:41 - Hughes refutes Grant reports - SKYSPORTS.COM
Richard Hughes has hit back after reports in which
he appeared to cast doubts over Avram Grant's
future.
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Wednesday 07 May 2008 |
23:09 - Carvalho Doubtful For Chelsea - EUROSPORT.YAHOO.COM
Ricardo Carvalho faces a race to be fit in time
for Chelsea's crucial game against Bolton.
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22:09 - Carvalho Doubtful For Chelsea - EUROSPORT.YAHOO.COM
Ricardo Carvalho faces a race to be fit in time
for Chelsea's crucial game against Bolton.
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22:00 - Hughes words taken for Grant-ed - EUROSPORT.YAHOO.COM
Richard Hughes has claimed that comments he made
about Chelsea boss Avram Grant are a
"misrepresentation" of what he had actually
said.Grant's future at Stamford Bridge had once
again came under spotlight, with Barcelona's Frank
Rijkaard tipped, once more, to replace him at the
end of the season.
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21:36 - Hughes words taken for Grant-ed - TEAMTALK.COM
Richard Hughes has claimed that comments he made
about Chelsea boss Avram Grant are a
"misrepresentation" of what he had actually said.
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21:09 - Carvalho Doubtful For Chelsea - EUROSPORT.YAHOO.COM
Ricardo Carvalho faces a race to be fit in time
for Chelsea's crucial game against Bolton.
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20:13 - Carvalho doubt for Chelsea - SKYSPORTS.COM
Chelsea defender Ricardo Carvalho is a fitness
doubt for the Premier League finale with Bolton.
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20:09 - Carvalho Doubtful For Chelsea - EUROSPORT.YAHOO.COM
Ricardo Carvalho faces a race to be fit in time
for Chelsea's crucial game against Bolton.
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19:49 - Premier League - Carvalho doubt for decider - EUROSPORT.YAHOO.COM
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| Chelsea defender Ricardo Carvalho faces a race to
be fit in time for their crucial game against
Bolton on Sunday.
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19:30 - Carvalho a worry for Chelsea - EUROSPORT.YAHOO.COM
Chelsea defender Ricardo Carvalho faces a race to
be fit in time for their crucial game against
Bolton on Sunday.Carvalho limped out of their
victory over Newcastle on Monday afternoon after
twice falling heavily on his back.
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19:06 - Carvalho a worry for Chelsea - TEAMTALK.COM
Chelsea defender Ricardo Carvalho faces a race to
be fit in time for their crucial game against
Bolton on Sunday.
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18:00 - Adkins to announce retained list - EUROSPORT.YAHOO.COM
Scunthorpe United manager Nigel Adkins is expected
to confirm which players the club will be
releasing by the end of the week.All of the Iron's
six on-loan players - Jack Cork (Chelsea), Jack
Hobbs (Liverpool), Geoff Horsfield, Mamadou Seck
(both Sheffield United), Curtis Weston and Tomi
Ameobi (both Leeds) - will return to their parent
clubs.
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17:50 - LE SAUX: CHELSEA LOOKING GOOD FOR MOSCOW - CHELSEAFC.COM
Former Chelsea star Graeme Le Saux took time out
from a recent event to speak to chelseafc.com
about a mouth-watering month ahead - plus the
Blues' dramatic victory over Liverpool and the
character shown by Frank Lampard in the shadow of
bereavement.
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16:51 - Megson vows to compete - SKYSPORTS.COM
Gary Megson has dismissed the suggestion that his
Bolton side could take it easy at Chelsea.
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16:50 - PORTSMOUTH'S HUGHES MAKES STATEMENT - CHELSEAFC.COM
Portsmouth player Richard Hughes has issued a
statement via his club's website in response to
newspaper stories concerning Avram Grant.
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15:00 - NEW-LOOK TRUE BLUE MEMBERSHIP - CHELSEAFC.COM
Following consultation with our fans, we have made
changes to our 2008/9 membership scheme.
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14:27 - WARM RECEPTION - CHELSEAFC.COM
It was training in the sun today as the first team
squad returned to Cobham as preparations begin for
our final Premier League game of the season.
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14:00 - NEW-LOOK TRUE BLUE MEMBERSHIP - CHELSEAFC.COM
Following consultation with our fans, we have made
changes to our 2008/9 membership scheme.
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13:44 - Premier League - Hughes: Grant will step aside - EUROSPORT.YAHOO.COM
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aside and allow Frank Rijkaard to take the
Stamford Bridge hotseat this summer, according to
Portsmouth midfielder Richard Hughes.
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12:23 - Premier League - Grant happy to step aside - Hughes - EUROSPORT.YAHOO.COM
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| Chelsea manager Avram Grant will be happy to step
aside and allow Frank Rijkaard to take the
Stamford Bridge hotseat this summer, according to
Portsmouth midfielder Richard Hughes.
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12:22 - Chelsea offers 70 million euros for Real's Ramos - report - EUROSPORT.YAHOO.COM
Chelsea have offered Real Madrid 70 million euros
(108 million dollars) for their defender Sergio
Ramos, daily newspaper El Mundo reported
Wednesday.
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12:00 - GILES SMITH'S MIDWEEK VIEW - CHELSEAFC.COM
Wednesday columnist and excited supporter Giles
Smith sets the manifesto for the league season's
final day.\n
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11:00 - MIDDAY CHAMPIONS LEAGUE TICKET SALES - CHELSEAFC.COM
In a change to previous ticket news, seats for the
Champions League final in Moscow will go on sale
today at 12 noon to all members and season ticket
holders, one ticket per person.
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10:45 - Latics insist they won't lie down - TEAMTALK.COM
Dave Whelan has hit back at the conspiracy
theorists who fear Wigan will allow Manchester
United to win the Premier League title.
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08:29 - GILES SMITH'S MIDWEEK VIEW - CHELSEAFC.COM
Wednesday columnist and excited supporter Giles
Smith sets the manifesto for the league season's
final day.\n
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06:00 - CHELSEA TV NEEDS YOU! - CHELSEAFC.COM
Chelsea's official television channel is looking
for True Blues from across the nation for a new
series on Chelsea TV.
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01:09 - Grant Positive About Season - EUROSPORT.YAHOO.COM
Avram Grant has sent out a positive message to his
players after turning Chelsea's season around.
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