Drogba signs with Chelsea again for 100,000 pounds per weekAugust 5th, 2009 LONDON - Ivory Coast striker Didier Drogba has agreed a new three-year contract at Chelsea worth over 100,000-pounds-a-week. SunSport understands that the deal will be formally announced in the next few days.
Drogba hopes personal apology will save his Chelsea careerMay 17th, 2009 LONDON - Chelsea striker Didier Drogba has given a personal apology to club owner Roman Abramovich, paving the way for the controversial player to stay at Stamford Bridge. The Chelsea hierarchy took a dim view of his behaviour in the aftermath of their Champions League exit against Barcelona and, with only a year on his contract, Drogba seemed certain to be sold this summer.
Ex-Stamford Bridge boss Grant says Chelsea should retain DrogbaMay 14th, 2009 LONDON - Former Stamford Bridge boss Avram Grant believes that Chelsea must hold on to Ivory Coast striker Didier Drogba rather than offload him this summer because of his temper tantrums. Hit man Drogba lost the plot after the Blues crashed out of the Champions League against Barcelona last week.
Champions League referee who faced death threats after Chelsea game ready for next matchMay 13th, 2009 Referee who angered Chelsea ready for next matchOSLO — The Norwegian referee who faced death threats after a Champions league semifinal between Chelsea and Barcelona said he is eager to get back on the pitch. Tom Henning Ovrebo, 42, was accused by Chelsea players and fans of making bad calls and missing penalties in last week's 1-1 draw that saw Barcelona advance to the final.
Arsenal accuses Chelsea's Drogba of divingMay 11th, 2009 LONDON - Chelsea's Didier Drogab was thrown back into the spotlight last night as Arsenal accused him of diving. Gunners skipper Cesc Fabregas was furious with the Chelsea striker - and boss Arsene Wenger followed with a blast after Arsenal crashed 4-1 at home, their heaviest league defeat for 32 years.
Hiddink asks Abramovich not to hit Drogba with heavy punishmentMay 10th, 2009 LONDON - Chelsea coach Guus Hiddink has appealed to club owner Roman Abramovich not to hit Didier Drogba with a heavy punishment for his hounding of Champions League referee Tom Henning Ovrebo. Chelsea have already decided to make the controversial Drogba available this summer, if the right offer comes in, after his antics at the end of their Champions League semi-final defeat against Barcelona, The Daily Express reports.
UEFA asks referee at helm of Chelsea's knock out to refile reportMay 10th, 2009 LONDON - UEFA has asked the referee at the heart of Chelsea's Champions League knock out has been ordered to refile his match report. Tom Henning Ovrebo has been given an extra 72 hours to expand on his official report before UEFA bring any charges against Chelsea.
UEFA receives referee's report from Chelsea's semifinal elimination by BarcelonaMay 8th, 2009 UEFA receives referee's report from Chelsea semiLONDON — UEFA will decide next week whether to take action against Chelsea players for their behavior toward the referee after Wednesday's contentious Champions League semifinal against Barcelona. UEFA said Friday it has received both the referee's and delegate's report from the game and will review the Chelsea players' actions both during and after the final whistle at Stamford Bridge.
Chelsea ready to give the boot to `F' ranting DrogbaMay 8th, 2009 LONDON - Chelsea are ready to ditch Didier Drogba following his F-word rant against Norwegian referee Tom Henning Ovrebo in Wednesday's Champions League KO. Plans to offer the Ivory Coast hitman, 31, a new contract have been scrapped and he now looks certain to leave Stamford Bridge.
Chelsea's Lamps wants to end Champions League KO curseMay 5th, 2009 LONDON - Chelsea and England forward Frank Lampard is very keen to beat the curse that haunts the team in the Champions League. Tomorrow night at Stamford Bridge, Barcelona stand in the way of the Blues reaching a second consecutive final, and Lampard admits being the nearly men of the European Cup in the past five years is a tag they want to get rid of.
`We'll get in your faces,' Chelsea's Terry warns BarcelonaApril 30th, 2009 LONDON - Chelsea's John Terry has warned Barcelona that they will face hell when they come to Stamford Bridge next week. Centre-back Terry promised a totally different game to the bruising 0-0 first leg in the Nou Camp cauldron on Tuesday.
'Blues' watched Barca movies to snuff them out: TerryApril 29th, 2009 LONDON - Chelsea skipper John Terry has revealed that the Blues watched hours and hours of tapes relating to Spanish football club Barcelona to snuff out that team's chances of victory in Tuesday's second leg of this Champions League semi-final. He said: "We watched videos before the game and we know they like to play little balls through and we stopped them doing it.
Messi knows that defeating Chelsea will make him world's best footie playerApril 28th, 2009 LONDON - Barcelona soccer star Lionel Messi knows he can only be officially crowned as the best player on the planet if they beat Chelsea. The Argie idol, 21, is desperate to win the Champions League and finally claim the title many in Barcelona believe is rightfully his - the FIFA World Player award, reports The Sun.
Divine intervention helped Drogba gain formApril 26th, 2009 LONDON - Didier Drogba's family is thanking divine intervention for helping restore him as the leading scorer of Chelsea. Drogba is heading for a Champions League semi-final first leg in Barcelona on Tuesday with fans amazed by his comeback after being dumped by previous Blues boss Big Phil Scolari.
Chelsea's Drogba warns Man UMarch 19th, 2009 LONDON - Chelsea's Didier Drogba is hell bent on making up for lost time and has told Manchester United: 'We're coming to get you'. His Chelsea side is battling United in the Champions League, Premier League and FA Cup.
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