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Too honest Villas-Boas talked himself out of Chelsea job
For anyone who has been following the saga of Andre Villas-Boas at Chelsea this season, his firing this past weekend should really come as no surprise, despite the brevity of his eight-month tenure....
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Barcelona FC: why Pep Guardiola will not coach Chelsea FC
Rarely has the path trod by so many yielded the interest of so few. But that seems to be the case with English Premier League club Chelsea, who after firing their eighth manager in five years are...
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Chelsea FC v. Napoli: Champions League liveblog
This is it for Chelsea. It’s hard to see how the team could improve on a dismal season by their standards. They’re on the brink of losing out on Champions League contention so a win today against...
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Barcelona FC v. Chelsea FC: Champions League semi-final first leg liveblog
And now the real challenge begins for two teams with everything to prove. The last round, against Italian side AC Milan, initially looked like it would be the biggest hurdle to cross en route to the...
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Barcelona FC v. Chelsea FC: Champions League semi-final second leg liveblog
For one team, it’s another shot at glory. For the other, it’s a salvage operation. FC Barcelona meets Chelsea FC again tonight at Camp Nou, in a match that has seen the Catalonians go from favourites...
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Euro 2012: Goalline technology to be tested out in Euro 2012 warm-up match
The evolution of soccer has long since been stuck in the Dark Ages. However, the sport might actually be pushed into the 21st century come the second of July. The new Hawk-Eye system will be installed...
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Euro 2012: England’s Frank Lampard out of tournament with injured thigh
If you remember the 2006 World Cup, this may not be such a bad thing. Ditto a disallowed goal in the 2010 tournament. But if you still have faith in Frank Lampard‘s ability to score goals in an...
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Euro 2012: England lose Chelsea FC defender Gary Cahill to injury, John Terry...
Any luck that the England national football team hoped would carry over from the Champions League to Euro 2012 is going to naught as Chelsea FC‘s players slowly bow out to injury. First it was...
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Euro 2012: Ukraine gets cheated out of goal
It is cold comfort the day after, but the man in charge of referees for UEFA, Pierluigi Collina said a goal by Ukraine’s Marko Devic should have counted. We made a mistake. I wish we hadn’t made the...
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FIFA approves goal-line technology after Ukraine denied goal against England...
FIFA has approved goal-line technology. After years of international wrangling over technology that could allow goals to be decided by more than just a referee’s judgment, the governing body of world...
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Chelsea FC: Oscar dos Santos Emboaba Junior signs after long wait
According to various reports coming out from England, Oscar has finally signed with Chelsea FC. The move will cost the west London club a pretty penny. It’s estimated that Russian billionaire, Roman...
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Arsenal regains top spot in Premier League with win at Newcastle
LONDON — Arsenal returned to the top of the Premier League with a scrappy 1-0 win at Newcastle on Sunday while Chelsea kept the pressure on the Gunners with a 2-1 defeat of Liverpool to stay in the...
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Chelsea beats Galatasaray, Real Madrid defeats Schalke to reach Champions...
LONDON — Chelsea ended England’s one-year absence from the Champions League quarterfinals, beating Galatasaray 2-0 Tuesday night on first-half goals by Samuel Eto’o and Gary Cahill to complete a 3-1...
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England midfielder Frank Lampard leaves Chelsea as he prepares for FIFA World...
By Rob Harris MIAMI — England midfielder Frank Lampard is set to head to the World Cup without a club after announcing Monday that he is leaving Chelsea. The 35-year-old Lampard has been at Chelsea for...
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Rooney to start England’s World Cup warm-up match vs Ecuador
MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. — Struggling up front for England, Wayne Rooney is set to be shunted to the left wing as coach Roy Hodgson experiments ahead of the World Cup in the team’s penultimate warm-up game....
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Wayne Rooney, England at a crossroads with FIFA World Cup fate on line
RIO de JANEIRO — Wayne Rooney is only 28. He just seems to have been around longer than Coronation Street. He is (was?) the beacon of a generation, the sawed-off scouser blessed with sublime skills;...
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George Johnson: England bids farewell to Brazil
RIO DE JANEIRO — England played out its World Cup Tuesday in Recife, a scoreless draw against Costa Rica. “We showed today what a good team we can be,” claimed English manager Roy Hodgson. “We are so...
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Frank Lampard joins New York City FC in MLS expansion club’s second big signing
NEW YORK — New York City FC introduced Frank Lampard in Brooklyn after signing the 36-year-old former Chelsea midfielder to a two-year contract on Thursday. “Why not New York? Talk about ticking all...
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After reclaiming top spot in England, ambitious Man City keen to make mark in...
MANCHESTER, England — Manchester City reclaimed its position as the top team in English football by winning the Premier League and the League Cup last season. Next in the firing line for the club’s...
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Frank Lampard retires from England duty at 36, with inspiring goal-line...
LONDON — Despite never winning a trophy with the so-called “golden generation,” Frank Lampard retired from England duty on Tuesday having provided his greatest legacy to football in one game he’d...
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