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EPL: Chelsea announce 18.4 million pounds profit

EPL: Chelsea announce 18.4 million pounds profit

Rediff.com14 Nov 2014

English Premier League leaders Chelsea have announced a profit of 18.4 million pounds ($28.89 million) for the year ending June 30 2014, the largest since Russian oligarch Roman Abramovich took over the club 11 years ago.

Lockdown: Liverpool, Chelsea to feed vulnerable groups

Lockdown: Liverpool, Chelsea to feed vulnerable groups

Rediff.com16 Apr 2020

Premier League leaders Liverpool are helping feed vulnerable and elderly people within the community during the novel coronavirus outbreak with the help of local church members. While, Chelsea will provide 78,000 free meals to Britain's National Health Service and charities that support the elderly and vulnerable during the coronavirus crisis.

Chelsea face Real, Liverpool meet Benfica in Champions League quarters

Chelsea face Real, Liverpool meet Benfica in Champions League quarters

Rediff.com18 Mar 2022

The three Premier League and three La Liga clubs in the last eight avoided each other, with Manchester City up against Atletico Madrid and Liverpool to face Portuguese side Benfica.

PIX: Chelsea put off-field woes aside to win; Villarreal stun Juventus

PIX: Chelsea put off-field woes aside to win; Villarreal stun Juventus

Rediff.com17 Mar 2022

Holders Chelsea made light of their off-pitch problems to reach the Champions League quarter-finals by beating Lille 2-1 away on Wednesday to complete a 4-1 aggregate victory.

PHOTOS: At Chelsea's parade Mourinho tells fans to book place for another celebration

PHOTOS: At Chelsea's parade Mourinho tells fans to book place for another celebration

Rediff.com25 May 2015

Thousands of Chelsea fans turning out in west London to celebrate winning the Premier League title on Monday were told to prepare for more success next season by manager Jose Mourinho.

Can Drogba come to the rescue at Chelsea?

Can Drogba come to the rescue at Chelsea?

Rediff.com24 Dec 2015

Struggling Premier League champions Chelsea have held talks with Montreal Impact over former Blues striker Didier Drogba, the Major League Soccer team has said.

PIX: Real Madrid win at Chelsea, Villarreal stun Bayern

PIX: Real Madrid win at Chelsea, Villarreal stun Bayern

Rediff.com7 Apr 2022

Karim Benzema's hat-trick earned Real Madrid a 3-1 win at reigning European champions Chelsea in their Champions League quarter-final first leg on Wednesday. In another quarter-final match, Villarreal stunned six times European Cup winners Bayern Munich 1-0.

Intrigue surrounds Messi's next move after Barca bombshell

Intrigue surrounds Messi's next move after Barca bombshell

Rediff.com27 Aug 2020

Finances aside, though, there is an even bigger question mark hanging over Lionel Messi. Is he a fading force?

CAS upholds FIFA ban on Russian teams while court deliberates

CAS upholds FIFA ban on Russian teams while court deliberates

Rediff.com18 Mar 2022

Abramovich handed Chelsea director control of firm on day of Ukraine invasion - filings

Ranieri to make 'emotional' return to Stamford Bridge

Ranieri to make 'emotional' return to Stamford Bridge

Rediff.com14 May 2016

LeicesterCity manager Claudio Ranieri says it will be "amazing" to walk onto the pitch as a league champion on Sunday at Chelsea, the club that sacked him 12 years ago.

Drogba undecided on playing future

Drogba undecided on playing future

Rediff.com7 Jan 2016

Former Chelsea striker Didier Drogba has said he is discussing his future with Major League Soccer team Montreal Impact but that retirement talk was premature. French media reported on Wednesday that the 37-year-old Ivorian was to quit playing and join the coaching staff of Premier League champions Chelsea under interim manager Guus Hiddink. "Lovely to receive these messages but I have not yet announced my retirement and am still in discussion with @impactmontreal about my future," Drogba, who has a contract with Montreal Impact through to December, posted on Twitter.

Jose Mourinho gets the boot

Jose Mourinho gets the boot

Rediff.com17 Dec 2015

Jose Mourinho was sacked as manager of Premier League champions Chelsea on Thursday, according to BBC sources, following a dreadful run of results.

Soccer PIX: Chelsea survive upset scare in FA Cup

Soccer PIX: Chelsea survive upset scare in FA Cup

Rediff.com3 Mar 2022

On a seismic day in the history of Chelsea, Romelu Lukaku scored the winning goal in a 3-2 FA Cup fifth-round victory

Lampard returns to Chelsea as manager after impressive Derby audition

Lampard returns to Chelsea as manager after impressive Derby audition

Rediff.com4 Jul 2019

Lampard was handed a three-year contract having left second tier Derby County.

EPL PIX: Focused Chelsea battle to 3-1 win

EPL PIX: Focused Chelsea battle to 3-1 win

Rediff.com11 Mar 2022

Images from the Premier League matches played on Thursday.

Six new players to watch out for in EPL

Six new players to watch out for in EPL

Rediff.com9 Sep 2020

Here are six who could make the biggest impact in this season's English Premier League.

Manchester City is world's most valuable soccer group

Manchester City is world's most valuable soccer group

Rediff.com27 Nov 2019

Manchester City's Abu Dhabi-controlled owner has agreed to sell a $500 million stake to US private equity firm Silver Lake, making it the world's most valuable soccer group with a $4.8 billion price tag.

EPL PIX: Man City reclaim top spot; Chelsea shocked

EPL PIX: Man City reclaim top spot; Chelsea shocked

Rediff.com3 Apr 2022

IMAGES from the English Premier League matches played on Saturday.

EPL PIX: Chelsea put aside turmoil while Gunners march on

EPL PIX: Chelsea put aside turmoil while Gunners march on

Rediff.com14 Mar 2022

Images from Sunday's action in the English Premier League.

No more short-term managers, Hiddink tells Chelsea

No more short-term managers, Hiddink tells Chelsea

Rediff.com4 Mar 2016

Chelsea must end their hire-and-fire approach and make sure the club's next manager is a long-term appointment, interim boss Guus Hiddink said on Friday. The Dutchman has overseen a dramatic turnaround in fortunes, helping the champions climb to 10th in the Premier League after they were struggling one point off the relegation zone when he replaced the sacked Jose Mourinho in December. Chelsea have changed their manager 10 times since Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich became owner 13 years ago with 2005, 2006 and 2015 league winner Mourinho serving two spells at the helm and Hiddink twice operating in an interim role. "The club has to go in a new way where it is not on short spells," Hiddink told a news conference ahead of Saturday's game against seventh-placed Stoke City at Stamford Bridge. "I think now they have to go into a new era of Chelsea where managers have more than one or two years."

REVEALED! Ferguson wanted Pep as successor

REVEALED! Ferguson wanted Pep as successor

Rediff.com22 Sep 2015

Alex Ferguson has revealed that David Moyes, the man chosen as his managerial successor at Manchester United, was sixth on a list of ideal replacements headed by Pep Guardiola and four others, who were all 'unavailable' at the time.

Barcelona play down Messi exit rumours

Barcelona play down Messi exit rumours

Rediff.com12 Jul 2016

Lionel Messi is not interested in leaving Barcelona in the wake of his sentencing for tax fraud, according to club spokesman Josep Vives.

Tearful Terry tells Chelsea fans: 'I want to stay'

Tearful Terry tells Chelsea fans: 'I want to stay'

Rediff.com16 May 2016

John Terry made an emotional address to his devoted Chelsea fans on the Stamford Bridge pitch on Sunday, telling them that he still wanted to stay at the club.

PIX: Liverpool suffer title blow, Chelsea held, Man Utd routed

PIX: Liverpool suffer title blow, Chelsea held, Man Utd routed

Rediff.com8 May 2022

Images from the English Premier League matches played on Saturday.

Financial Fair Play is a contradiction, says Mourinho

Financial Fair Play is a contradiction, says Mourinho

Rediff.com2 Dec 2014

UEFA's Financial Fair Play (FFP) rules are "a contradiction" and only serve to protect big clubs with a long history of success, according to Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho.

EPL PIX: Man City win 4th title in five years

EPL PIX: Man City win 4th title in five years

Rediff.com23 May 2022

Images from Sunday's English Premier League matches.

Midfield advocate Conte could ring in positive change at ageing Chelsea

Midfield advocate Conte could ring in positive change at ageing Chelsea

Rediff.com5 Apr 2016

A fierce work ethic, an astute tactical brain and the ability to forge superb team spirit all combined to make Italian Antonio Conte an acclaimed winner in his own country which is why Chelsea have chosen him to revive their fortunes in England.

Chelsea score late winner to clinch EPL title

Chelsea score late winner to clinch EPL title

Rediff.com13 May 2017

The victory, Chelsea's 28th of the season, put the long-time league leaders 10 points clear of second-placed Tottenham Hotspur, who have only three games left to play.

Angry Costa at centre of Chelsea storm after red card

Angry Costa at centre of Chelsea storm after red card

Rediff.com13 Mar 2016

As Chelsea's season suffered a final sorry implosion with an FA Cup defeat at Everton on Saturday, it was fitting that it should end with another display of fury from their angry young man, Diego Costa. While the inquest into the Premier League champions' dismal campaign will continue long after their 2-0 quarter-final reverse at Everton, the immediate topic consuming social media centred on the combustible Spain striker's sending-off, surprisingly his first for Chelsea. Alan Shearer, one of England's greatest strikers, joined the debate by telling BBC viewers the Brazilian-born forward had become "tiresome". Much of the attention focused on whether Costa, who became embroiled in a late face-to-face brouhaha with Everton's Gareth Barry, had gone as far as biting his opponent, Luis Suarez-style. Another question was whether he spat at the feet of referee Michael Oliver after being booked earlier for an altercation with Barry. "It's tiresome from him now. He spends too much time abusing and fighting and scrapping," Shearer said. "You can't do that every game because you turn the ref against you."

Everybody knows we deserve EPL title, asserts Mourinho

Everybody knows we deserve EPL title, asserts Mourinho

Rediff.com4 May 2015

There was no celebratory run down the touchline, no dancing on the pitch, just a sober reflection of a job well done from Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho on Sunday after his side beat Crystal Palace to win the Premier League title.

Can experienced Hiddink pull crisis-ridden Chelsea out of their misery?

Can experienced Hiddink pull crisis-ridden Chelsea out of their misery?

Rediff.com19 Dec 2015

Chelsea turned again to experienced Dutchman Guus Hiddink to guide them out of a crisis when they named him interim manager on Saturday for the rest of the season following the sacking of Jose Mourinho.

Now, Champions League sword hangs over Mourinho's head

Now, Champions League sword hangs over Mourinho's head

Rediff.com8 Dec 2015

Jose Mourinho's job could be on the line when Chelsea host Porto in the Champions League on Wednesday and Alex Ferguson has urged the Londoners not to jettison their manager even if the result goes against them.

Mourinho faces the boot: Can any of these men change Chelsea's fortunes?

Mourinho faces the boot: Can any of these men change Chelsea's fortunes?

Rediff.com7 Dec 2015

After the reigning English Premier League champions suffered a shocking 0-1 defeat at home to Bournemouth on Saturday, will Jose Mourinho continue to lead the defending champions for the second half of the season? Here's a look the men who could take over at Stamford Bridge.

Chelsea's Mantra: If it ain't broke, don't fix it!

Chelsea's Mantra: If it ain't broke, don't fix it!

Rediff.com6 Aug 2015

Chelsea begin their Premier League title defence against Swansea City on Saturday in the unusual position of heading into a new season having been significantly outspent by their rivals.

Mourinho keen to keep trophy record intact

Mourinho keen to keep trophy record intact

Rediff.com14 Dec 2013

Jose Mourinho has won a trophy every season of his top flight career and finds it "unacceptable" to contemplate finishing his comeback season with Chelsea empty handed.

Chelsea outspent by rivals but confident of defending EPL title

Chelsea outspent by rivals but confident of defending EPL title

Rediff.com6 Aug 2015

Jose Mourinho's side had paid lavish sums to bolster key areas by this time last year but, having claimed the title at a canter, the motto of this transfer window seems to be: if it ain't broke, don't fix it.

Always a pragmatic manager... now a champion!

Always a pragmatic manager... now a champion!

Rediff.com4 May 2016

As Leicester City celebrates its Premier League triumph, Bikash Mohapatra/Rediff.com salutes the man behind it.

All you need to know about Spurs' new coach

All you need to know about Spurs' new coach

Rediff.com20 Nov 2019

Factbox on Jose Mourinho, who was named manager of Tottenham Hotspur on Wednesday

Football Extras: Former England and Chelsea midfielder Joe Cole retires

Football Extras: Former England and Chelsea midfielder Joe Cole retires

Rediff.com13 Nov 2018

News of all that's transpired on and off the football field

What has happened to Diego Costa?

What has happened to Diego Costa?

Rediff.com10 Nov 2015

Diego Costa has turned into a pale imitation of the player who took the Premier League by storm last year and Chelsea must get him firing on all cylinders again to have any hope of salvaging their wretched season.