Chelsea have won the Community Shield -- the traditional curtain-raiser to the start of the English Premier League season -- beating Manchester United 4-1 on penalties at Wembley after the teams drew 2-2 after 90 minutes.
Former Chelsea manager Luiz Felipe Scolari has claimed that he was forced out of the English club because several players did not support him.
Chelsea's grit and determination held off Barcelona's attacking prowess, as the sides played out a 0-0 draw in their Champions League semifinal first leg clash at the Nou Camp on Tuesday.
Didier Drogba muscled his way through for a late winner to put Chelsea into the FA Cup final with a 2-1 victory over Arsenal at Wembley on Saturday.
The Berlin Wall came down 20 years ago and in that time the world game has opened its arms to a tidal wave of talent from behind the former Iron Curtain.
A hat-trick from Nicolas Anelka helps Chelsea come from behind to see off second-flight Watford 3-1 to reach the sixth round of the FA Cup.
England captain John Terry was sent off for a late tackle in the first-half, as 10-man Chelsea drew 0-0 at Everton, losing their 100 per cent Premier League away record in the process.
Chelsea missed out on sealing their place in the last 16 of the Champions League after being held to a 1-1 Group A draw in Bordeaux.
Premier League leaders Chelsea suffered a humiliating 3-1 defeat to AS Roma who revived their Champions League qualifying hopes with the emphatic victory in the Stadio Olimpico on Tuesday night.
Chelsea's Premier League title bid suffered another injury blow on Friday as Germany captain Michael Ballack was forced to have foot surgery.
Chelsea have won the Community Shield -- the traditional curtain-raiser to the start of the English Premier League season -- beating Manchester United 4-1 on penalties at Wembley after the teams drew 2-2 after 90 minutes.
Former Chelsea manager Luiz Felipe Scolari has claimed that he was forced out of the English club because several players did not support him.
Chelsea's grit and determination held off Barcelona's attacking prowess, as the sides played out a 0-0 draw in their Champions League semifinal first leg clash at the Nou Camp on Tuesday.
Didier Drogba muscled his way through for a late winner to put Chelsea into the FA Cup final with a 2-1 victory over Arsenal at Wembley on Saturday.
The Berlin Wall came down 20 years ago and in that time the world game has opened its arms to a tidal wave of talent from behind the former Iron Curtain.
A hat-trick from Nicolas Anelka helps Chelsea come from behind to see off second-flight Watford 3-1 to reach the sixth round of the FA Cup.
England captain John Terry was sent off for a late tackle in the first-half, as 10-man Chelsea drew 0-0 at Everton, losing their 100 per cent Premier League away record in the process.
Chelsea missed out on sealing their place in the last 16 of the Champions League after being held to a 1-1 Group A draw in Bordeaux.
Premier League leaders Chelsea suffered a humiliating 3-1 defeat to AS Roma who revived their Champions League qualifying hopes with the emphatic victory in the Stadio Olimpico on Tuesday night.
Chelsea's Premier League title bid suffered another injury blow on Friday as Germany captain Michael Ballack was forced to have foot surgery.
Salomon Kalou salvaged a point for Chelsea in a 1-1 draw against defending Premier League champions Manchester United at Stamford Bridge on Sunday.
Portuguese international Deco gave Chelsea a 1-0 Premier League victory at Wigan when he curled in a superb fourth minute free kick at the JJB Stadium on Sunday.
Ghana international Michael Essien has followed goalkeeper Petr Cech in agreeing a new five-year contract with English Premier League side Chelsea.
Turkey produced one of the great comeback in European Championship history as Nihat Kahveci scored twice in a dramatic final four minutes to beat the Czech Republic 3-2 in Geneva and seal a quarterfinal showdown against Croatia.
Cristiano Ronaldo rose above the frenzied speculation about his club future to fire Portugal to a second successive victory at Euro 2008, inspiring a 3-1 triumph against the Czech Republic in Geneva.
Czech Republic substitute Vaclav Sverkos stunned Euro 2008 co-hosts Switzerland with the only goal of the opening game in Basle on Saturday.
Euro 2008 co-hosts Switzerland face a searching examination of their pedigree when they open the tournament against a battle-hardened Czech Republic side on Saturday in Basle.
MOSCOW -- "Football is the true winner tonight!"
And so the jury is still out on Cristiano Ronaldo. The criticism most commonly levelled at Manchester United's Portuguese superstar is that he is not the man for the big occasion, a player who has not always performed in the games that count.
Manchester United have won the Champions League 6-5 on penalties after the first all-English final finished 1-1 after a dramatic 120 minutes of action on a rainy night in Moscow.
Extra-time goals from Frank Lampard and Didier Drogba gave Chelsea a 3-2 victory over Liverpool to send the London side into a Champions League final showdown against English Premier League rivals Manchester United, 4-3 on aggregate.
Liverpool manager Rafael Benitez was furious after his side conceded an equalizer deep into injury-time in the first leg of the Champions League semifinal against Chelsea on Tuesday night.
John Arne Riise scored a nightmare own-goal in the fifth minute of time added on to give Chelsea a 1-1 draw in the first leg of the Champions League semifinal away to Liverpool on Tuesday night.
Emile Heskey's shock injury-time equalizer blew a massive hole in Chelsea's hunt for the English Premier League title as visitors Wigan held the Blues to a 1-1 draw at Stamford Bridge.
Chelsea manager Avram Grant reckons that Manchester United could wobble under the pressure if his London club join them on 80 points at the top of the Premier League.
Chelsea goalkeeper Petr Cech has reassured Czech Republic coach Karel Bruckner that he expects to be fully fit for the Euro 2008 finals in June.
Unlucky goalkeeper Petr Cech dealt Chelsea's Champions League plans a blow after suffering a facial injury that has delayed his comeback by at least two weeks.
Jonathan Woodgate's header in extra time gave Tottenham a well deserved 2-1 League Cup final victory over Chelsea at Wembley.
Nicolas Anelka scored his first goal for Chelsea and laid on another for Shaun Wright-Phillips as the FA Cup holders won 2-1 at Wigan to reach the fifth round.
Chelsea ended with nine men and saw their English title aspirations severely dented as 10-man Aston Villa salvaged a point in an eight-goal thriller at Stamford Bridge on Boxing Day.
Two-goal Cristiano Ronaldo fired a late penalty as Manchester United ended Everton's resistance with a 2-1 triumph to move back to within a point of Premier League leaders Arsenal.
Arsenal returned to the top of the English Premier League after captain William Gallas scored the winning goal against his former club Chelsea on Sunday.
Chelsea goalkeeper Petr Cech will miss Sunday's Barclays Premier League clash with Everton after a scan revealed he has a small tear in his calf.
Two goals by Steffen Iversen left Valencia's qualifying bid in the balance and Norwegian side Rosenborg dreaming of reaching the knockout stages of the Champions League for the first time since 1996/97.
Chelsea's miserable run of form continued as Carlos Tevez netted his first Manchester United goal and Louis Saha came off the bench to win and convert a late penalty as Sir Alex Ferguson's side moved up to second in the Premier League with a 2-0 victory.
Defender Zat Knight scored on his debut to help Aston Villa defeat Chelsea 2-0 and shatter the London club's seven-month unbeaten Premier League run.
Dutch goalkeeper Edwin van der Sar saved all three penalties he faced in the shootout as Manchester United beat Chelsea 3-0 on spot-kicks after a bruising 1-1 draw in the FA Community Shield match at Wembley.
Didier Drogba scored four minutes from the end of extra time to give Chelsea a 1-0 victory over Manchester United in the first FA Cup final at the new Wembley stadium.
Liverpool beat Chelsea 4-1 on penalties to reach the Champions League final for the second time in three seasons on Wednesday.
Petr Cech suffered a career-threatening head injury after colliding with Reading's Stephen Hunt during a league game in October. But the Chelsea and Czech Republic keeper returned after a three-month layoff, having received special clearance to wear a rugby-style protective headguard. World Soccer's Keir Radnedge recently sat down with Cech to discuss the injury, headguard and Chelsea's success this season.
Two spectacular goals from England winger Shaun Wright-Phillips kept Chelsea firmly on Manchester United's heels after a 4-1 win over West Ham United at Upton Park on Wednesday.
The English Premier League title race was blown wide open on Saturday when a rare goal from central defender Ricardo Carvalho gave Chelsea a 1-0 victory over Tottenham before Manchester United slumped to a 2-1 defeat at Portsmouth.
When Europe's top eight clubs do battle this week, their nets will be defended by a Czech (Chelsea's Peter Cech), a Dutchman (Manchester United's Edwin van der Sar), two Spaniards (Valencia's Santiago Cañizares and Liverpool's Pepe Reina), a German (Bayern Munich's Michael Rensing, in place of suspended Oliver Kahn) ... and three Brazilians.
Andriy Shevchenko finally showed his true quality with a superb strike that put Chelsea on course for a 2-1 FA Cup quarterfinal replay victory at Tottenham on Monday.
Didier Drogba kept up his remarkable scoring run this season by grabbing the opening goal of the match as Premier League champions Chelsea stayed nine points behind leaders Manchester United with a 2-0 win at Portsmouth.
Chelsea won the English League Cup as two goals from Didier Drogba gave them a 2-1 victory over Arsenal in a match that was marred by a mass brawl and a sickening injury to their captain John Terry.
Liverpool supplied a body blow to Chelsea's title hopes with a convincing 2-0 home win over the Premier League champions at Anfield on Saturday.
Czech Republic goalkeeper Petr Cech is poised to make his long-awaited comeback from serious injury, Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho said on Saturday.
Manchester United maintained their six-point advantage at the top of the English Premier League after Park Ji-Sung inspired a one-sided 3-1 victory against Aston Villa at Old Trafford.
Chelsea's Premier League title challenge has suffered a setback after captain John Terry was forced to undergo surgery on his troublesome back injury.
Chelsea goalkeeper Petr Cech hopes to resume full training in mid-January as he continues to recover from surgery on his fractured skull.
Police have confirmed they are investigating reports of death threats made to Premiership club Reading's players Stephen Hunt and Ibrahima Sonko.
Former Sweden goalkeeper Magnus Hedman has joined Chelsea until the end of the season to beef up cover while first-choice keeper Peter Cech recovers from a head injury.
Chelsea goalkeeper Petr Cech says he has no recollection of the incident which left him with a fractured skull and will sideline him for several months.
Chelsea goalkeeper Petr Cech, recovering from surgery on his fractured skull, has left hospital to return home.
The English FA have announced that they will not take any formal disciplinary action regarding the injuries suffered by Chelsea goalkeepers Peter Cech and Carlo Cudicini in last Saturday's Premier League match at Reading.
Chelsea goalkeeper Petr Cech is fully conscious and his condition is improving following surgery on his fractured skull.
A superb goal by Manchester United striker Louis Saha helped the Premier League leaders storm back from behind to beat Wigan 3-1 on Saturday.
Czech Republic coach Karel Brueckner has recalled goalkeeper Petr Cech and midfielder Tomas Rosicky for the Euro 2008 qualifiers against Wales and Slovakia.
Chelsea goalkeeper Petr Cech has undergone a shoulder operation but is expected to be fit when the season kicks off in August.
Italy fought off the stubborn resistance of 10-man Czech Republic to secure a 2-0 victory in Hamburg on Thursday to top Group E.
World Cup debutants Ghana kicked some life back into African football with a deserved Group E 2-0 win over the Czech Republic.
Czech playmaker Pavel Nedved limped out of World Cup training on Thursday, but coach Karel Brueckner played down concerns that he had suffered a serious injury.
Chelsea goalkeeper Petr Cech won the Golden Ball award as the Czech Republic's player of the season for the second time in a row, beating five-times winner Pavel Nedved of Italian champions Juventus.
Group E | World ranking: 2
Premier League leaders Chelsea suffered their third defeat of the season after Fulham won a pulsating west London derby 1-0 to ease their relegation fears.
A magical goal from Ronaldinho helped Barcelona draw 1-1 with Chelsea on Tuesday to reach the Champions League quarterfinals and avenge their elimination a year ago.
Clint Dempsey's 48th-minute header gave the United States a 1-0 victory over Poland in a World Cup warm-up played in a snowstorm in Kaiserslautern on Wednesday.
Chelsea goalkeeper Petr Cech has been named Czech Footballer of the Year for the first time in his career.
Middlesbrough pulled off the biggest shock of the English Premier League season when they halted Chelsea's romp towards a second successive title with a spectacuIar 3-0 home win.
A dramatic last minute winner from England defender Rio Ferdinand saw Manchester United close the gap on leaders Chelsea after a 1-0 win over fellow title challengers Liverpool at Old Trafford.
Italian goalkeeper Carlo Cudicini has signed a one-year extension to his contract with champions Chelsea ending speculation that he could leave, the club said Saturday
World player of the year Ronaldinho, Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard and AC Milan's Andriy Schevchenko were named in UEFA's team of the year on Monday.
Chelsea returned to winning ways with a 4-2 home victory over Blackburn Rovers at Stamford Bridge and top the English Premier League with a nine-point advantage over promoted Wigan Athletic.
The Netherlands qualified for the 2006 World Cup finals on Saturday after beating the Czech Republic 2-0 in Prague to clinch first place in European qualifying Group One.
Striker Milan Baros has given the Czech Republic a boost by declaring himself fit for Saturday's World Cup qualifier against the Netherlands.
Hanover striker Jiri Stajner has been added to the Czech Republic's squad for their World Cup Group One qualifiers against Netherlands and Finland after Jan Koller was ruled out with a knee injury.
The Czech Republic have recalled Sparta Prague playmaker Lukas Zelenka for their World Cup Group One qualifier against Armenia on Wednesday.
Manager Jose Mourinho says Chelsea will offer Italian goalkeeper Carlo Cudicini a new contract in a bid to persuade him to stay at Stamford Bridge.
English champions Chelsea and Premiership rivals Liverpool are both in the bullish mood ahead of tonight's Champions League semifinal second leg at Anfield.
Chelsea were held to a 0-0 draw by Premier League rivals Liverpool in a gritty first leg of their Champions League semifinal at Stamford Bridge on Wednesday.
Chelsea reached the Champions League semifinals for the second successive season despite losing 3-2 to Bayern Munich on Tuesday.
John Terry headed Chelsea into the Champions League quarterfinals with a hotly-contested goal in a dramatic 4-2 victory over Barcelona at Stamford Bridge on Tuesday.
Chelsea won their first silverware for billionaire owner Roman Abramovich and outspoken manager Jose Mourinho with a see-saw 3-2 victory over Liverpool in the League Cup final at Cardiff on Sunday.
Arsenal forward Jose Antonio Reyes has been charged by the English FA with violent conduct during Saturday's FA Cup fifth round tie against Sheffield United.
Arjen Robben's ninth goal of the season earned Chelsea a scrappy 1-0 victory at Blackburn to extend their lead at the top to 11 points.
Damien Duff's first half strike kept Chelsea five points clear in the English Premier League after a 1-0 Boxing Day victory over Aston Villa at Stamford Bridge.
Chelsea became the first club though to the knockout stage of the Champions league when they won 1-0 at CSKA Moscow.
Teenage midfielder Bastian Schweinsteiger is likely to start a match for Germany for the first time in Wednesday's Euro 2004 Group D decider against the Czech Republic.
Czech goalkeeper Petr Cech warns his nation must avoid complacency against outsiders Latvia in their opening Group D clash in Aveiro on Tuesday.
Chelsea will be without first choice goalkeeper Carlo Cudicini for a month as he recovers from a broken hand, the club said on Friday.
Czech international goalkeeper Petr Cech will join Chelsea at the end of the season from Stade Rennes -- the French club have confirmed.
Czech goalkeeper Petr Cech will join English side Chelsea at the end of the season, according to the player's agent.
French first division side Stade Rennes have rejected an offer from English side Chelsea for Czech goalkeeper Petr Cech.
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