Premier League title is Chelsea’s number one priority: Lamps

October 10th, 2009 LONDON - Liverpool manager Rafa Benitez has told the club's joint owner George Gillett that they can win the title if they are tranquil and confident. In a meeting with fans last week, Gillett questioned the 128 million pounds Benitez has spent without winning the title.

October 5th, 2009 LONDON - After beating Liverpool on Saturday, Chelsea boss Carlo Ancelotti has said the Premier League title is now Chelsea's to lose. "This season depends only on us now, we're top of the table and we prepare for the next games with determination," The Sun quoted Ancelotti, as saying.

October 3rd, 2009 LONDON - Ahead of the Liverpool-Chelsea Premier League game on Sunday, Liverpool manager Rafa Benitez has said that he has a lot of respect for fellow coach and managers. "I have a lot of respect for him.

September 23rd, 2009 LONDON - Chelsea's Joe Cole was last night hailed as the "fantasy player" who can make the difference in helping the club regain the Premier League title. Cole makes his Chelsea comeback tonight after eight months out with a cruciate ligament injury - a major boost for his club and for England manager Fabio Capello.

August 18th, 2009 LONDON - Batsman Kevin Pietersen could come into instant conflict with his England bosses when he returns from injury because of his commitments to the Indian Premier League (IPL). Though KP will be out for another two months after being omitted from England's one-day squads to face Australia as well as the Champions Trophy in South Africa, he may be fit to play for Bangalore in the Twenty20 Champions League in India in October.

August 14th, 2009 LONDON - Liverpool hitman Fernando Torres has thrown a title taunt at both Chelsea and Manchester United, says his club will show its real intentions in due course. "We have no problem beating Manchester United or Chelsea but it is games like Sunday's at Tottenham where we need to show our real title intentions," The Sun quoted Torres, as saying.

August 9th, 2009 LONDON - An anguished Chelsea skipper John Terry has revealed that he is quite desperate to land the Premier League title after watching arch-rivals Manchester United win three titles in a row.ith the two sides renewing their rivalry in today's Community Shield at Wembley, Terry intends to use all that hurt to get revenge. The Sun quoted him, as saying: "I'm fed up with seeing United win trophies.

July 30th, 2009 LONDON - England midfielder Frank Lampard has hailed new boss Carlo Ancelotti and warned champions Manchester United that Chelsea are determined to regain the Premier League title. Lampard said: "I grew up watching the Premiership and the League before that - and it's a lovely feeling to be the best team in your country and I want to get that back." "The League is where we need to get to the consistency levels we had a few years ago," The Sun quoted Lampard, as saying.

July 23rd, 2009 LONDON - Chelsea and England left back Ashley Cole has backed Manchester City to break into the Premier League's top four, and predicted that Arsenal, his old club could be the one to lose out. "I think the players City are buying are good.

July 20th, 2009 LONDON - Chelsea vice-captain Frank Lampard says he is not sure club and England skipper John Terry will stay on at Stamford Bridge.his startling admission is the most revealing indication yet that Terry could join Manchester City. "I don't know what he will do.

July 16th, 2009 LONDON - A desperate Rafa Benitez is demanding perfection from Liverpool next season to end the Kop's 20-year title drought. The Sun quoted the Kop boss, as saying: "You have to do everything almost perfectly, because in the Premier League you cannot lose many games.

July 8th, 2009 ESPN to show Premier League soccer in IrelandLONDON — ESPN has acquired the rights to televise Premier League soccer in Ireland. The broadcaster, owned by The Walt Disney Co., will show the 46 matches next season that were previously held by Setanta Sports.

July 1st, 2009 LONDON - English football giant Liverpool's striker Fernando Torres has predicted that Manchester City would join the Premier League title race next season to make it the "Big Five", with Liverpool, champions Manchester United, FA Cup winners Chelsea and Arsenal. The striker believes that the big-spenders -Manchester City- are putting a strong team together to be one of the title contenders next season.

June 3rd, 2009 LONDON - England's 20 Premier League clubs owe 3.1 billion pounds in bank overdrafts, loans and other borrowings, according to the latest published financial information. The accounts for the clubs, mostly documenting the year to May, June or July 2008, show that the FA chairman, Lord Triesman, significantly underestimated football's indebtedness when he cautioned last October that debts in the sport as a whole, reports The Guardian.

May 26th, 2009 LONDON - Burnley returned to the English Premier League after defeating Sheffield United 1-0 in the promotion playoff final at the Wembley. Wade Elliott curled in the winning goal Monday after 13 minutes and the Lancashire club, who were relegated from the old first division in 1976, were the better side throughout.