Man U, Chelsea top football players rich list

October 8th, 2009 LONDON - London-based steel magnate Lakshmi Mittal stands at the top of a football rich list prepared by the sports-oriented web site FourFourTwo.com. According to The Sun, the wealthiest people connected to the British game is as follows: 1.

October 8th, 2009 LONDON - The age when managers earned less than the players they coach is well and truly over.ccording to the sports-related website FourFourTwo, England team coach Fabio Capello is the richest manager in the world, but Roy Keane is catching him up fast. According to The Sun, Capello is only three million pounds ahead of the controversial Irishman Keane.

September 19th, 2009 LONDON - Chelsea striker Didier Drogba, who is closing in on 100 goals for the club, dreams of being one of the best players to have represented the Blues. Drogba has scored 98 goals for Chelsea since his 24 million pound move from Marseille five years ago.

September 8th, 2009 LONDON - England and Chelsea mid-fielder Frank Lampard has claimed that the transfer ban on his club can make it stronger. The Blues cannot sign any new players until January 2011, after being punished by UEFA for the illegal poaching of youngster Gael Kakuta.

August 23rd, 2009 LONDON - Chelsea are facing a probe by the Football Association (FA) after a training ground friendly turned into a mass brawl. The practice game, arranged at short notice by Chelsea on Wednesday, was abandoned after just 35 minutes amid amazing scenes.

August 19th, 2009 NEW YORK - Rumours are rife that Chelsea Football Club owner Roman Abramovich's girlfriend Dasha Zhukova is pregnant. A source has revealed that 28-year-old Zhukova is almost six months pregnant, "but still very active".

August 13th, 2009 LONDON - As the English football season gets under way, the Daily Star has picked out 11 bits of the trivia from a book, called Why England Lose And Other Curious Football Phenomena Explained... 1. English-born players account for only 37 percent of playing time in the Premier League.

July 30th, 2009 Patriots place Warren, 4 others on PUP listFOXBOROUGH, Mass. — New England Patriots defensive end Ty Warren is starting training camp on the active physically unable to perform list.

July 27th, 2009 LONDON - England captain John Terry has finally ended his Manchester City hopes and confirmed that he would stay at Chelsea. In a statement Sunday, Terry claimed that he was never planning to leave Chelsea and will push the south London club to sign new players this summer.

July 18th, 2009 LONDON - Carlo Ancelotti on the eve of his first game as manager of Chelsea, warned the Blues stars that none of them are untouchable under his new regime at the Stamford Bridge. Ancelotti, who will lead Chelsea into action in Saturday's friendly with the Seattle Sounders, revealed that he has been surprised by the quality of the squad he has inherited and insisted that there would be no guarantees for anyone.

July 12th, 2009 LONDON - English Premier League giants Chelsea confirmed Sunday that they have appointed Frank Arnesen as their sporting director. Since 2005, when he joined the club from Tottenham Hotspur, the Dane had been working as chief scout and director of youth and development at the Barclays Premier League club.

June 28th, 2009 LONDON - Chelsea midfielder Deco has confirmed that he wants to leave 'the Blues', following his differences with decisions taken by club owner Roman Abramovich. "Chelsea is kind of his (Roman Abramovich) toy.

June 2nd, 2009 LONDON - Figures for the 2009-10 season reveal that Europe's top club competition is now worth around double the amount to the Fab Four - Manchester United, Arsenal, Chelsea and Barcelona-than it was three years ago. According to The Sun, Manchester United earned 90 million pounds in prize money and TV cash from all competitions last year.

May 30th, 2009 LONDON - Chelsea coach Guus Hiddink bows out of English football after the FA Cup final with Everton today, but has vowed to come back. The Dutchman professed he has fallen in love with the Blues but left the door open for a return to England should he get the right offer.

May 27th, 2009 LONDON - AC Milan coach Carlo Ancelotti has revealed he held two clandestine meetings with Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich last year. He admitted that he agreed to become Blues boss two months ago even though he had yet to sign a contract, but hinted that he might still opt to stay on in Italy.