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Ancelotti: Italy Can Learn From English Example

Ancelotti: Italy Can Learn From English Example

CHELSEA manager Carlo Ancelotti takes his table-topping side to Stoke tomorrow full of praise for the English game. 11 Sep 2009
Blues Would Back a Ban

Blues Would Back a Ban

CHELSEA would support an international ban on transferring players under the age of 18, according to the club's director of communications and public affairs Simon Greenberg. 9 Sep 2009
Hiddink Expects Blues to Bounce Back

Hiddink Expects Blues to Bounce Back

GUUS Hiddink believes his former club Chelsea will react with defiance and strength on the field to their FIFA transfer ban. 9 Sep 2009
Kenyon Defends Kakuta Signing

Kenyon Defends Kakuta Signing

CHELSEA chief executive Peter Kenyon has insisted the club's controversial signing of teenager Gael Kakuta was not "child trafficking". 9 Sep 2009
Robben Predicts Chelsea Departures

Robben Predicts Chelsea Departures

FORMER Chelsea winger Arjen Robben believes some of the club's current stars could quit the club due to the FIFA transfer ban, resulting in "disaster" for the Blues. 6 Sep 2009
Mutu Vows to Play on

Mutu Vows to Play on

ADRIAN Mutu has denied reports he is considering retiring from football after being ordered to pay a £14.6million fine to Chelsea. 6 Sep 2009
Bates Slams Recruitment Policies

Bates Slams Recruitment Policies

FORMER Chelsea chairman Ken Bates believes the Blues' transfer ban is the result of a wider practice that sees top clubs trade young players "like horsemeat". 5 Sep 2009
Chelsea Punishment 'Draconian' Says Taylor

Chelsea Punishment 'Draconian' Says Taylor

PLAYERS' chief Gordon Taylor believes the punishment meted out to Chelsea over the Gael Kakuta affair is "draconian" but accepts steps have to be taken to prevent the richest clubs buying up the best young talent. 5 Sep 2009
Terry 'Shocked' By Chelsea Transfer Ban

Terry 'Shocked' By Chelsea Transfer Ban

CHELSEA skipper John Terry has revealed his "shock" at the transfer ban imposed on the club by FIFA. 5 Sep 2009
Lens Back Chelsea Punishment

Lens Back Chelsea Punishment

LENS president Gervais Martel insists FIFA's decision to ban Chelsea from signing new players for 18 months is fair. 4 Sep 2009
Chelsea to Appeal 'Unprecedented' Sanctions

Chelsea to Appeal 'Unprecedented' Sanctions

Chelsea have criticised FIFA's transfer ban as "totally disproportionate and extraordinary" and pledged to launch the strongest possible appeal against the ruling. 4 Sep 2009
Chelsea's Past Transfer Troubles

Chelsea's Past Transfer Troubles

Chelsea have been hit with a transfer ban after being found guilty by FIFA of inducing French winger Gael Kakuta to breach his contract with Lens when he joined in 2007. 4 Sep 2009
Who Is Gael Kakuta?

Who Is Gael Kakuta?

Gael Kakuta's reputation in football was obscure at best just 24 hours ago, but a shock ruling handed down by FIFA this afternoon has quickly changed that. 4 Sep 2009
UEFA Ban Chelsea Transfers Until 2011

UEFA Ban Chelsea Transfers Until 2011

CHELSEA have been banned from registering any new players for the next two transfer windows in a shock move by FIFA after being found guilty of inducing a French teenager to breach his contract with another club. 4 Sep 2009
Ancelotti: More to Come From Cole

Ancelotti: More to Come From Cole

Chelsea manager Carlo Ancelotti believes the "best is yet to come" from Ashley Cole after the England defender signed a new four-year contract at Stamford Bridge. 3 Sep 2009
Cole Pens New Blues Deal

Cole Pens New Blues Deal

England full-back Ashley Cole has signed a new four-year contract with Chelsea. 3 Sep 2009

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