Argentine player David Nalbandian out 4 months after undergoing successful right hip surgeryMay 14th, 2009 Nalbandian out 4 months after hip surgeryBARCELONA, Spain — Argentine tennis player David Nalbandian has had surgery on his right hip and will be sidelined for four months. The 15th-ranked Nalbandian underwent surgery in Barcelona on Wednesday.
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.
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.
Terry slams referee for denying Chelsea a place in Champions League finalMay 7th, 2009 LONDON - Chelsea captain John Terry has slammed the referee for costing his team a place in the Champions League final. The Blues skipper blasted Norwegian referee Tom Henning Ovrebo, who denied the Blues four penalties against Barcelona.
Champions League: Chelsea's Drogba warns Barcelona that it will be blown awayMay 6th, 2009 LONDON - Chelsea striker Didier Drogba has warned Barcelona that they will be blown away in the Champions League semi-final. The Chelsea striker taunted the Catalan giants by insisting the Blues have more match winners in their team.
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.
Fergie predicts Man U Vs Chelsea Champions League finalMay 3rd, 2009 LONDON - Sir Alex Ferguson is predicting a repeat of the 2008 Champions League final in Rome between Manchester United and Chelsea. The United boss believes Chelsea will be too powerful for Barcelona at Stamford Bridge on Wednesday night.
Chelsea's Lampard hails Barca's MessiMay 3rd, 2009 LONDON - Chelsea's Frank Lampard has hailed Barcelona's Lionel Messi as the best player on the planet. According to The Sun, the England star believes Messi will be the biggest threat to the Blues' hopes of clinching a place in the Champions League final.
Chelsea's game is boring and fans are ghosts: Arsenal goalieMay 2nd, 2009 LONDON - Arsenal keeper Manuel Almunia launched a bitter attack on Champions League rivals Chelsea last night, branding their game as 'boring' and Blues fans as 'ghosts'. He also made it clear he would rather play Chelsea in the Euro final in Rome on May 27, as they would be much easier to beat than Barcelona.
Barcelona clinic for Indian coaches and kidsMay 1st, 2009 NEW DELHI - Spanish football giants Barcelona Friday started a three-day clinic for Indian coaches and children at the Ambedkar Stadium here. Around 30 coaches from North India participated on the first day and were taught the basics of coaching by Barcelona instructors -- Guillermo Oriol Gili, Joan Della Morte and Ivan Palanco Santiago.
'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.
Barcelona capable of destroying Chelsea: HenryApril 28th, 2009 LONDON - Barcelona is capable of destroying Chelsea, former Arsenal legend Thierry Henry insists. According to the Daily Star, Henry will be joined by Samuel Eto'o and Lionel Messi in Barca's Holy Trinity against Chelsea tonight and are huge favourites to beat the Premier League side.
Terry credits Lampard for Chelsea's successApril 20th, 2009 LONDON - Chelsea skipper John Terry has revealed the secret of his club's success, and credited Frank Lampard for his marvellous passing once again in their 2-1 FA Cup semi-final win over Arsenal. Lamps hit a 50-yard crossfield ball to set up Florent Malouda for the Blues' equaliser.
Chelsea's Carvalho warns Liverpool of tough clashApril 14th, 2009 LONDON - Chelsea defender Ricardo Carvalho has warned Liverpool that the Blues have the mental strength to see off Rafa Benitez's men and roar into the Champions League semi-finals. Guus Hiddink's side have a 3-1 first-leg lead but have endured a turbulent season.
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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