Michael Essien

Opeele Rants After Yeboah U-Turn

Posted to the web 4 November 2008 Tema Youth are licking the wounds after Black Stars midfielder Daniel Yeboah swerved them at the last minute to sign for Heart of Lions from Liberty Professionals. The Tema club were convinced...

Chelsea set to offer John Obi Mikel new fiveyear contract worth £15 million

Chelsea midfielder John Obi Mikel is on the verge of being given a new deal worth £60,000-a-week to keep him at the club for another five years. Here to stay: John Obi Mikel's agent has said that both club and player are happy...

Champions League: Chelsea lose Cole for Roma trip

• Injured defender also due to miss Blackburn league game • Muscle tear sustained after challenge by Malbranque Ashley Cole is out with a muscle tear. Photograph: Glyn Kirk/AFP/Getty Images The Chelsea defender Ashley Cole will...

Mikel Thrilled By First Team Action

At the start of the season many of us were worried about a crucial role in midfield. With the specialist holding midfielder Claude Makelele returning to his homeland, and a shocking injury ruling out our Ghanaian powerhouse...

Essien expects long lay-off

First Published: Sun 02 Nov 2008 Bolton Wanderers 2-0 Manchester City "It's the first time in my career that I have been so seriously injured" Injured Chelsea star Michael Essien has admitted it could be as late as March before...

Roma seek for solutions for Chelsea visit

ROME, Nov 3 (Reuters) - AS Roma coach Luciano Spalletti is struggling to find solutions to his side's growing form crisis before Luiz Felipe Scolari's Chelsea steamroller comes to town for Tuesday's Champions League Group A clash.

Anelka treble fires Chelsea (AFP)

by Dean Jones Dean Jones – 25 mins ago AFP – Sunderland's Pascal Chimbonda (C) holds off a challenge from Chelsea's Ashley Cole (L) in front … LONDON (AFP) – Chelsea showed no signs of a Stamford Bridge hangover as Nicolas...

Premier League: This weekend's action at a glance

Chelsea Sunderland Didier Drogba will be among Chelsea's substitutes after recovering sufficiently from a knee injury, but Ricardo Carvalho (thigh) is out for a month. Joe Cole is included despite an ankle injury but Michael...

CHELSEA v Sunderland: Joe Cole doubtful, Carvalho out as Scolari injury woes mount

Chelsea are without defender Ricardo Carvalho for Saturday's visit of Sunderland after injuring his thigh against Hull on Wednesday, while Joe Cole is a doubt after a knock to his ankle in the same match

CHELSEA v Sunderland: Drogba on the bench; Carvalho out for a month

Striker Didier Drogba will be among Chelsea's substitutes against Sunderland after recovering sufficiently from a knee injury, but defender Ricardo Carvalho will be out for a month with a thigh injury sustained against Hull.