Ask Sir Alex Ferguson to tell you his best José Mourinho story, and the Manchester United manager lets out a cackle. Sir Alex and Mourinho, the Real Madrid coach, are (arguably) the two greatest coaches in world soccer, men who have become friends over the years after competing against each other in the English Premier League and the UEFA Champions League.
English Premier League side Chelsea have moved quickly to replace outgoing chief executive Peter Kenyon by naming Ron Gourlay as his replacement
English Premier League leaders Chelsea have announced that chief executive Peter Kenyon is to leave his full-time role at the club at the end of next month.
Chelsea posted losses of £65.7 million ($93.91m) as they were left to count the cost of managerial departures.
Chelsea and Liverpool go into Sunday's top of the table clash at Stamford Bridge with both missing key players as they protect the only unbeaten records in the Premier League this season.
Chelsea expect to complete the signing of Brazil forward Robinho from Real Madrid before the close of European football's transfer window on Monday.
Brazilian confederation officials have hit out at Real Madrid after the Spanish giants requested the release of Chelsea target Robinho from the squad for the Olympic Games.
Out of sight, out of mind? Hardly. José Mourinho may have retired to his Portuguese hideaway last September, but his presence still hovers over the game.
English rivals Arsenal and Liverpool were paired in the quarterfinals of the Champions League in Friday's draw while Manchester United will meet AS Roma once again in a repeat of last year's memorable clash at the same stage.
Speaking out before the sudden departure of José Mourinho in September, Chelsea chief executive Peter Kenyon outlined his club's ambitious plans for the future. He spoke with World Soccer's Keir Radnedge.
Fair warning: This is another José Mourinho and Chelsea column.
Arsenal chairman Peter Hill-Wood has ridiculed the aim of crisis-hit English Premier League rivals Chelsea to dominate world football.
Chelsea's new coach Avram Grant announced himself as the "normal one" as attempted to stamp his authority at Stamford Bridge in the wake of the sensational departure of Jose Mourinho.
Britain's Chelsea Football Club announced that manager Jose Mourinho has left the organization. CNN's Jim Boulden reports.
Ego, power and politics. To understand Jose Mourinho's exit from Chelsea, it is necessary to embrace these three words and realize his dismissal was not a football decision.
The Champions League will almost certainly be revamped in 2009, with domestic cup winners given a place in the qualifying stages, UEFA president Michel Platini has revealed.
Surely no group of consultants, assigned the task of designing an emblematic soccer manager for our ravenous media age, could have produced a marriage as perfect as the real-life soap opera that is Jos� Mourinho.
Portugal international central defender Ricardo Carvalho has celebrated his 29th birthday by signing a new five-year contract with Chelsea.
English Premier League champions Chelsea recorded a pre-tax loss of 80.2 million pounds ($156.3 million) in the 2005/06 financial year, the club announced on Monday.
Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho has confirmed he wishes to stay at the Premier League champions if he feels he has sufficient support.
Chelsea have denied reports that manager Jose Mourinho is to quit the Premier League champions at the end of the season.
Jose Mourinho has fueled speculation about his future at Chelsea with veiled criticism of the club's board for failing to underwrite moves for new players in the January transfer window.
Chelsea will seriously consider an offer from Premiership rivals West Ham for unsettled England winger Shaun Wright-Phillips.
Holders Barcelona will play Chelsea for the third successive season after being placed together in the same opening-round group when the draw for the Champions League was made on Thursday.
England's World Cup midfielder Joe Cole has signed a new four-year contract with Premier League champions Chelsea.
Portuguese midfielder Maniche has ended his loan spell with Chelsea, with the club opting not to pay £5m to sign him permanently.
Arsenal defender Ashley Cole has filed an appeal with the Court of Arbitration for Sport to have his quilty verdict overturned for breaking Premier League transfer rules.
Auxerre have signed Marseille and France forward Peguy Luyindula on a one-year loan deal.
Manager Jose Mourinho has backed Peter Kenyon after the Chelsea chief executive said the club would comfortably defend their Premier League title.
Chelsea appear to be closer to signing Ghana midfielder Michael Essien after Lyon president Jean-Michel Aulas revealed he had agreed to meet their owner Roman Abramovich next week.
Lyon president Jean-Michel Aulas says Chelsea will have to pay 45 million euros if the English champions want to sign their Ghana midfielder Michael Essien.
Olympique Lyon midfielder Michael Essien has been talking up his prospective move to English champions Chelsea.
Argentine striker Hernan Crespo will seal a move from Chelsea to Italian giants AC Milan next week, according to media reports.
The verdict in the "tapping up" enquiry involving Arsenal fullback Ashley Cole and Chelsea will be announced on June 1.
The verdict in the Ashley Cole `tapping-up' inquiry has been delayed until after Saturday's FA Cup final between Cole's Arsenal and Manchester United.
Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho and chief executive Peter Kenyon appeared at a Premier League hearing Tuesday to answer allegations they tried to lure Ashley Cole away from Arsenal.
English Premier League leaders Chelsea signed a five-year sponsorship deal with South Korean electronics firm Samsung on Monday.
Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson has urged Rio Ferdinand to commit his future to the Red Devils.
Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson has launched a scathing attack on Chelsea over the 'chance' meeting in a London restaurant between the club's chief executive Peter Kenyon and United's Rio Ferdinand.
The English Premier League is to investigate allegations runaway leaders Chelsea made an illegal approach for Arsenal's left back Ashley Cole.
The English Premier League has launched an investigation into an alleged illegal approach by Chelsea to Arsenal and England defender Ashley Cole, according to newspaper reports on Saturday.
Liverpool chief executive Rick Parry said Sunday he will take legal action over claims that he has already negotiated a 30-million-pound summer move to Chelsea for England midfielder Steven Gerrard.
Quadruple-chasing Chelsea have set an unwanted record off the pitch with record English football losses of 88 million pounds ($166 million) in 2003-04, their first season under the ownership of Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich.
Chelsea and England defender John Terry has signed a revised five-year deal to stay with the Premier League leaders until 2009, the club said on Tuesday.
Chelsea have been cleared to build a new multi-million pound training ground that will rival the best in Europe.
England coach Sven-Goran Eriksson is confident he will survive the controversy over his alleged cover-up of an affair with an FA secretary.
English Football Association officials have called a special board meeting after coach Sven Goran Eriksson's affair with an FA secretary left them with red faces.
England midfielder Frank Lampard has committed his future to Chelsea by signing a new five-year deal, the English Premiership side has confirmed.
Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho is happy to wait until the end of the season to discover if the reported 24 million pounds ($44.5m) paid for Didier Drogba was worth it.
Russia captain Alexei Smertin is to rejoin Chelsea after being loaned out to Portsmouth for a year following his five million euro move from Bordeaux last August.
Striker Mateja Kezman looks set to join former PSV Eindhoven team mate Arjen Robben at Chelsea after the English side agreed a fee with the Dutch club.
Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho said Wednesday he would welcome England midfielder Steven Gerrard to Stamford Bridge "with open arms."
Chelsea officially named Jose Mourinho as new manager on Wednesday, giving him a three-year contract as he takes over from Claudio Ranieri.
Claudio Ranieri, who is expected to take charge of Chelsea for the last time on Saturday, has aimed a parting shot at Jose Mourinho, the man tipped to become his successor.
UEFA have opened a disciplinary case against Chelsea defender Marcel Desailly for his apparent elbow in the face of Monaco striker Fernando Morientes during Tuesday's Champions League semi-final, first leg.
Manager Claudio Ranieri has met Chelsea's chief executive Peter Kenyon to clarify his responsibilities at Stamford Bridge.
Chelsea coach Claudio Ranieri said he expected to learn his fate at a meeting with the club's chief executive Peter Kenyon on Wednesday.
For once Chelsea coach Claudio Ranieri could savor the headlines after his side eliminated London rivals Arsenal to reach the semifinals of the Champions League on Tuesday.
David Beckham has been ruled out of England's midweek international friendly against Sweden with a calf injury, the Football Association said on Monday.
Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink celebrated his 32nd birthday with a 15-minute hat-trick as English title contenders Chelsea rallied to beat Wolverhampton 5-2.
Claudio Ranieri is worried speculation over his future as Chelsea manager could distract players ahead of the Champions League quarterfinal against Arsenal.
Chelsea have beaten Manchester United to the signature of Dutch starlet Arjen Robben from PSV Eindhoven.
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