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Gallas denies threatening Chelsea

William Gallas denied on Tuesday he made any threats against his former club Chelsea.

Chelsea crush United to clinch title

Chelsea retained the Premier League title when they crushed second-placed Manchester United 3-0 at Stamford Bridge on Saturday.

'Chelsea do not need Ferdinand'

Chelsea assistant manager Steve Clarke said the English Premier League leaders do not need another central defender.

Arsenal lose Gallas to thigh injury

Swiss internationals Johan Djourou and Philippe Senderos would be the main candidates to replace him on Tuesday.

Arsenal up to third with 3-0 win over Liverpool

Chelsea to punish no-show Gallas

William Gallas failed to join up with the Chelsea squad on their pre-season tour of the United States

Gallas wants to leave Chelsea

The French defender said he wants to leave Chelsea for AC Milan but the English champions are refusing to let him go.

Chelsea return to winning ways

Chelsea go 12 points clear

Striker Eidur Gudjohnsen scored the winner as Chelsea registered a 1-0 victory over 10-man Everton in the English Premier League.

Not a happy homecoming for Owen

Chelsea edge past Fulham

Arsenal ended a run of three league defeats by winning 1-0 at Charlton Athletic to climb to sixth 20 points adrift of Chelsea.

Angry Mourinho slams Gallas

The Chelsea coach was upset after defender William Gallas failed to report for their pre-season US tour.

Henry handball gives Irish extra motivation vs France

Thierry Henry's handball sent such shockwaves that barely anyone remembers it was actually William Gallas who scored the infamous goal France that ruined Ireland's chances of a World Cup appearance more than six years ago.

Henry handball no matter of revenge for Ireland, feels French team

Thierry Henry's infamous handball in a qualification playoff game for the 2010 World Cup against Ireland will play no role when the two teams meet on Sunday for a place in the Euro 2016 quarter-finals, France coach Didier Deschamps said on Saturday.

Ireland's FA says Sepp Blatter mockery a factor in payout

FIFA President Sepp Blatter's public mockery of a confidential Irish request to be added as the 33rd team in the 2010 World Cup helped trigger a controversial 5 million euro payout, the Football Association of Ireland (FAI) said on Friday.

Spurs sign 2 more players, Bale agrees terms with Real Madrid

Tottenham Hotspur reached agreement to sign Argentine forward Erik Lamela from AS Roma for a club record fee of 35 million euros ($46.29 million) on Friday and also welcomed Romanian defender Vlad Chiriches.

'India has a fast-growing football scene'

Former France defender Mikael Silvestre, who played for Indian Super League side Chennaiyin FC in the inaugural edition in 2014, feels that football is growing fast in India.

FIFA paid Ireland 5m euros, not dollars, after Henry handball!

FIFA paid Ireland's FA (FAI) 5 million euros to avoid a legal case over a controversial World Cup playoff defeat, 50 percent more than the $5 million it reported on Thursday at 2009 exchange rates, world soccer's governing body said.

Drogba challenges new Chelsea team to emulate class of 2005

The departing Didier Drogba threw down the gauntlet to the young Chelsea squad on Sunday as he led Premier League celebrations at Stamford Bridge, telling them they had to win more titles to stand comparison with the class of 2005.