Sir Alex Ferguson and Avram Grant. Team news Ashley Cole has recovered from the ankle injury visited upon him by Claude Makelele-Role in training last night and is named in the Chelsea team for tonight's Champions League final with Manchester United. Some reader correspondence "If United lose... [read full story]
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Congratulations to Manchester United, Champions of Europe after being crowned Champions of England. Chelsea, on the other hand, fully deserve their status as worthy runners-up both in the Champions League and in the Premiership. Yet Avram Grant`s Chelsea competed with Manchester United to the...
Visit the brand new Sponsored By You website now for home nations exclusives and giveaways... Finals can be decided by luck, by skill, by a bad refereeing decision or by a brilliant managerial decision. But they can also be decided by sheer stupidity, and when the dust settles in Moscow and the...
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Despondency and uncertainty were the prevailing feelings in the Chelsea camp as they faced a grey Moscow morning on Thursday, still stinging from their shootout defeat in the Champions League final. ... If John Terry's spot kick had been fractionally more accurate it...
It was a terrible day. In the first half, the passing ability of Carrick and Scholes, the pace and dynamism of Hargreaves overwhelmed Chelsea who could not keep the ball and usually hoofed it forward quickly and aimlessly. The problem was that Chelsea usually headed out the crosses easily so...
Against a scene of delirium and delight last night was one of utter despair and dejection. Despair for Chelsea side who no more deserved to lose than United deserved to win. MANCHESTER UNITED 1 CHELSEA 1 (aet:1-1 at 90mins: Manchester United win 6-5 on pens) Against a scene of delirium and...
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