The 2010 FIFA World Cup has seen several Chelsea stars struggle in the tournament so far.
Ashley Cole, Frank Lampard and John Terry all played the full 90 minutes for England but were held to a frustrating 1-1 draw with America, whilst Nicolas Anelka and Florent Malouda of France were both denied by the ten men of Uruguay.
Slovakian winger Miroslav Stoch has joined Turkish giants Fenerbahce for a sum believed to be around £7 million.
The pacey winger, a star of Chelsea’s youth academy, enjoyed a brilliant season in the Dutch Eredivisie with Twente where he won the title having scored 12 times in 45 appearances for the club.
Chelsea have confirmed midfielders Michael Ballack and Joe Cole will leave Stamford Bridge on a free transfer at the end of this month.
Both players were out of contract and largely expected to sign new deals, but owner Roman Abramovich has been conservative in his approach towards the two players.
On a day that Chelsea confirmed midfielders Joe Cole and Michael Ballack are to leave the club, the West London outfit have also announced fans’ favourite Juliano Belletti is set for a move.
Joe Cole scored as England triumphed over local club side the Platinum Stars in their final warm-up game prior to the World Cup finals.
The out-of-contract Chelsea star was the only player to feature the full 90 minutes as Capello used 21 of his 23-man squad; only Gareth Barry and David James did not feature for the Three Lions.
Didier was born in Abidjan, the largest city within his homeland, but spent a lot of his childhood in France with his uncle. Due to the problems within the Ivory Coast, he permanently moved here. With his uncle being an ex-footballer for small teams in France, Didier started playing the game at a young age. He first joined a team however when his parents joined him in France....
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