Swedish keeper Magnus Hedman is set to join Chelsea until the end of the season. The former Coventry and Celtic man will provide extra cover for Carlo Cudicini and Hilario while Petr Cech is injured. Ever the flatterer, Jose Mourinho said: "You can only have a player who’s a free agent and I cannot find [...]

Lord Stevens is being urged to name innocent clubs today that are not involved in his bungs investigation. Several club chairmen will put their case at a meeting today, arguing that their clubs have been tainted by accusations after Lord Stevens announced that there were a total of eight clubs and 39 deals under investigation. [...]

Our mini-debate over the intent behind Frank Lampard‘s goal against Barcelona is over after he revealed that he did, in fact, mean to score (stay with me cynics, he’s going to tell you how he has spent hours rehearsing such a goal!). He said: "Sometimes I do it as a bit of fun, but it [...]

This Spanish television footage shows crocked Barcelona striker Samuel Eto’o swearing while commentating on the match against Chelsea on Tuesday night before walking out of the commentary box while the match is still in progress! [Via Four Four Two] [Rob Parker]

UEFA want a clampdown on the rising level of intimidation towards match officials.The footballing body reaction comes after the ‘Battle of Barcelona’ nearly ended up in disarray and complete anarchy on Tuesday night.
Outraged at the repeated sight of both sets of players…

Jose Mourinho has been warned to curb his exuberant celebrations… by TV presenter and Z-list celebrity Aggie MacKenzie (pictured). The How Clean Is Your House? presenter has warned Mourinho he will ruin his Hugo Boss suit if he continues sliding on his knees on grass while wearing it. She said: "Grass stains are really hard. [...]

If Frank Lampard intended for his deft chip to end up in the back of the net against Barcelona last night then it was pure genius. I’m inclined to think he was just hoping to stand the ball up at the back post for someone to tap-in. What do you reckon Pie-ers? Brilliance or fluke? [...]

Celtic’s Shaun Maloney is being linked with a move to Chelsea after the Blues’ sporting director Frank Arnesen was spotted at Parkhead for the Champions League win over Benfica. Reports in some Scottish papers suggested Jose Mourinho wants to make a move for the 23-year-old in January when he will be allowed to sign a [...]

BREAKING NEWS: The FA has confirmed that no disciplinary action will arise after Sunday’s incredible Reading v Chelsea Premiership match, in which two Chelsea goalkeepers (Petr Cech and Carlo Cudicini) were hospitalised. An FA statement said: ‘The FA has reviewed the incidents involving Stephen Hunt/Petr Cech and Ibrahima Sonko/Carlo Cudicini and has contacted referee Mike [...]

Zola was a cheeky little scamp, wasn’t he? This lovely goal, scored for Chelsea against Norwich, sums him up perfectly.

A few conclusions drawn from last night’s Champions League heavyweight clash: 1 Barca’s bright-orange/gold away kit is nasty.2 Ronaldinho needs a haircut. Right now he’s like Samson in reverse – the longer his hair gets, the worse he plays. And ditch the terry-towelling hairband too. Not cool.3 Is there a less athletic-looking football superstar than [...]

It is not a great surprise that Jose Mourinho has moved quickly to distance himself from reports linking Chelsea with a move for Fabien Barthez. It’s rumours like that which can ruin managerial reputations! With Carlo Cudicini almost ready to return and Hilario proving himself a capable understudy, there can’t be many options worse than [...]

‘…The utter c**t of a ref made Cech leave the pitch. Cech was practically unconscious, had taken a blow to the head hard enough to fracture his skull and the ref insisted he left the pitch. Unbelievable. The ref should be demoted to the Conference and Stephen Hunt should become rhyming slang.’ [Chelsea Blog]‘It’s definitely [...]

Chelski play Barcelona tomorrow night at Stamford Bridge, in their biggest match of the season so far. Unfortunately for Jose Mourinho’s men, their last line of defence will be a 30-year-old third-choice keeper from Portugal called Hilario. According to the BBC, Hilario and Mourinho are good friends from their time together at Porto. Hilario himself [...]

The News of the Screws ran an interesting story yesterday on the state of Roman Abramovich‘s marriage. If what they say is true (and there’s no guarantee of that), things look pretty bad for Roman, who could lose half of his dosh in a divorce settlement. His wife, Irina (pictured, left), has reportedly called in [...]

Chelsea keeper Petr Cech is recovering in a neuro-surgical unit after suffering a depressed fracture of the skull against Reading. Was the injury inflicted deliberately by Stephen Hunt? My gut instinct is that with the adrenalin pumping just seconds after kick-off, Hunt went for a ball as if it was 50/50 when in fact it [...]

Chelsea must be about as popular in Spain as a David Healy hat-trick. Apparently not content with their on-going feud with Barcelona, the Blues have now found themselves in a battle of bitchy press statements with Real Madrid. The argument stems from claims made by Real president Ramon Calderon that Chelsea’s spending was ruining football [...]

I think that spending £30 million on a player fast approaching 30 (he’s 30 now) is obscene – even a player as talented as Shevchenko. Roman Abramovich had his heart and wallet set on Sheva, but you can bet Jose Mourinho wasn’t as keen on signing the Ukraine legend. And for good reasons. Sheva’s best [...]

At the start of the season I put Chelsea striker Didier Drogba in my fantasy football team – it was a bit of a punt, but I had a hunch he’d do well this campaign. No foreign striker playing in England is more suited to succeed than the Drog – he’s fast, skilful and built [...]

John Terry and Frank Lampard are being lined up to appear in a Bollywood blockbuster. The film, titled Jhoom, stars Bollywood heart-throb Abhishek Bachchan (pictured) as a devoted Chelsea fan. It will be partially shot in London and will include footage of the two Chelsea stars in action. Chelseas boss Jose Mourinho, no stranger when [...]

Fulham‘s Michael Brown was fortunate to escape without a red card after a nasty tackle on Ashley Cole on Saturday (was that an Arsenal fan muttering something about karma?!). It now seems certain he will not face any further action for the challenge. There is no need for a News of the World exclusive a [...]

Javier Mascherano to continue his tour of unusual destinations for top players with a move to Serie B Juventus [Mirror] Craig Bellamy and Stephen Carr involved in Anfield tunnel ‘spat’ [Guardian] Leeds to move for Dennis Wise after sacking Kevin Blackwell [Mirror] Ljungberg: ‘Arsenal need to get tough’ [The Sun] Mourinho claims Chelsea match is [...]

The Japanese are clearly as impressed with the Drog’s unstoppable strike as I was. Loving Jose’s ice-cool reaction too…

Roy Keane thinks Jose Mourinho has ‘the edge’ over the other Premiership managers, including Sir Alex Ferguson, the man who managed Keane for so many seasons at Old Trafford. Sunderland’s new boss admitted to admiring Mourinho and his team in an interview printed in this weekend’s Sunday Times. Click below to read what Roy had [...]

In recent years, not many Chelsea v Liverpool matches have been memorable. This one was, thanks to Luis Garcia’s controversial was-it-over-the-line? goal…