Michael Essien

Edwin van der Sar's Manchester United goal is to stop obesity in schools

Edwin van der Sar, the Manchester United goalkeeper, has made an impressive career out of stopping things – and now he has joined the fight to stop obesity in English schoolchildren. Reaching out: Edwin van der Sar wants to cut...

Rajevac names Ghana squad

Ghana coach Milovan Rajevac has included Andrea Ayew and Quincy Owusu-Abeyie in a 20-man squad to take on Tunisia in a friendly next week. Lorient midfielder Ayew last played for the Black Stars in the semi-final of the African...

West Brom v CHELSEA: Scolari adds Stoch and Woods to squad for clash with Baggies

Alex (thigh), Julian Belletti (ankle), Franco Di Santo (hamstring), Ricardo Carvalho (knee), Michael Essien (knee), and Joe Cole (hamstring) are all out. Nicolas Anelka is the first player to score ten goals this season...

No Room for D&G!

Now, don`t get me wrong - the performance and result against Burnley on Wednesday depressed me as much as anybody else. The lack of fight, the penalty-shootout agony that brought all those carefully locked away Moscow memories...

Strange Times at Chelsea?

Can anyone remember the times when football wasn`t as popular? Strange things used to happen. I can recall England playing at Wembley and only selling tickets for the opposite side the cameras were positioned in, it gave the...

Tottenham's revival hinging on defense at Fulham

Tottenham's defense looks set for a thorough test by Fulham on Saturday, shifting attention from a suddenly exuberant attack that has lifted the club from the doldrums. The former England striker labored in his early...

Scolari calls on Blues young guns

Updated: November 14, 2008, 7:57 AM EST Comment Luiz Felipe Scolari will add youngsters Miroslav Stoch and Michael Woods to his injury-hit Chelsea squad for Saturday's trip to West Brom. Alex (thigh), Julian Belletti (ankle),...

Chelsea: Star refuses to rush return

Chelsea midfielder Michael Essien is refusing to put a date on his return but says he will not come back until he is fully fit. Essien is recovering from a serious knee injury picked up on international duty, but there are...

Burnley hand Chelsea shock Carling Cup defeat

The Carling Cup has been boom or bust for Chelsea since 2004-05 and last night it was bust again as they went out to Burnley on penalties at Stamford Bridge. Winners twice and losing finalists once in the past four seasons,...

Africa: Adebayor Wants Top Award

Posted to the web 12 November 2008 Arsenal marksman Emmanuel Adebayor said he would be delighted to win the 2008 African Footballer of the Year award. The Togolese was nominated alongside Egypt's duo of Mohamed Aboutreika and...