Man U's back-to-back trophies has torn me up inside: TerryOctober 3rd, 2009 LONDON - Chelsea captain John Terry has said that seeing Manchester United's win back to back Premier League trophies has ripped him and fellow teammates Frank Lampard and Didier Drogba apart. Manchester United are also the Club World Cup holders and the 2008 FIFA Club World Cup.
Skipper Terry gives losing Chelsea mates a rap on the knucklesSeptember 28th, 2009 LONDON - England and Cheslea skipper John Terry has given his Blues team mates a firm rap on the knuckles after their defeat at the hands of Wigan on Saturday. "The least we expect from every player is that we work hard and fight - and we did not do that.
Terry goads Croatia about Eduardo being a diver ahead of WC qualifierSeptember 5th, 2009 LONDON - England captain John Terry has increased the pressure before the World Cup qualifier against Croatia by insisting that their Arsenal striker Eduardo is a diver. Terry leads his men out to face Slovenia today in a friendly at Wembley but it is very much a warm-up for the main event, The Sun reports.
Terry signs new five year contract with ChelseaSeptember 1st, 2009 LONDON - Chelsea and England captain John Terry has signed a new five-year contract that will keep him at Stamford Bridge until 2014. The contract is worth 150,000-pounds-a-week, making him the best-paid player at the club and elevating him into the elite earners in world football, reports The Telegraph.
Liverpool's Torres throws title taunt at ChelseaAugust 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.
Terry reveals why he was cool on Man City bidAugust 12th, 2009 LONDON - England and Chelsea FC skipper John Terry has claimed that the offer made to him by Manchester City was not tempting enough for him to quit Chelsea. There was around 300,000-pounds-a-week on the table for Terry to go to Eastlands during a summer, but, unlike the Blues, City was not in the Champions League.
Chelsea determined to regain Premier League title: LampardJuly 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.
Premier League title is Chelsea's number one priority: LampsJuly 23rd, 2009 LONDON - England mid-fielder Frank Lampard has said that the Premier League and not Europe's Champion's League is Chelsea's number one priority in the 2009-10 season. "Personally, and as a club, we need to get back to winning ways in the league.
Lampard unsure of Terry staying on at ChelseaJuly 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.
Rafa demands perfection from Liverpool next seasonJuly 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.
Man City boss urges Terry to 'reignite' himself with move from Chelsea to his clubJuly 15th, 2009 LONDON - Manchester City boss Mark Hughes has urged star player John Terry to turn leave Chelsea and lead his club's revolution. "We would like to think we could offer John Terry a different challenge," The Sun quoted Hughes, as saying.
Bolton sign defender RobinsonJuly 12th, 2009 LONDON - Bolton Wanderers confirmed Sunday that they have signed defender Paul Robinson from West Bromwich Albion on a season-long loan. Bolton manager Gary Megson coached the 30-year-old full-back during his time as manager at West Brom which ended in 2004.
Terry Feels Unwanted in ChelseaJuly 8th, 2009 LONDON - England and Chelsea captain John Terry is demanding showdown talks with club owner Roman Abramovich over his future. According to The Sun, Terry is furious nobody at the club has spoken to him since Manchester City tabled a 30-million-pound bid last week.
Ancelotti jokes that Terry may not captain Chelsea in 2010July 7th, 2009 LONDON - Chelsea coach Carlo Ancelotti has described club and England captain John Terry as the team's most valuable player and talisman, but astonished everyone by jokingly saying that he may not be skipper in 2010. Terry has been captain Chelsea since May 2005 and England captain since August 2006,
"I think that John Terry is a symbol of this team but I don't know if he will be the captain next season."
"Naturally, I joke," he laughed.
Premier League clubs owe 3.1 billion pounds in bank overdraftsJune 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.