Chelsea midfielder Michael Essien has signed an extension to his contract with the West London side, keeping him at Stamford Bridge until 2015.
The influential midfielder has been out of the Chelsea side since December with a knee ligament injury but still featured in the Blues’ title triumph.
Chelsea’s Joe Cole has been selected by Fabio Capello to represent England at the World Cup finals.
The out-of-contract Blues midfielder is rumoured to be leaving Stamford Bridge this summer and has struggled for both form and fitness since Carlo Ancelotti took over the West London outfit.
Chelsea 1-0 Portsmouth
Didier Drogba’s superb free-kick was enough for Chelsea to see off Portsmouth in the FA Cup Final.
The Ivorian brilliantly curled the ball home after a frustrating first half in which the much-fancied Premier League champions were denied five times by the woodwork.
Chelsea’s Premier League-winning side has again been hailed – this time by the members of TalkChelsea.
Five Blues players were included in the forum’s inaugural Premier League Team of the Season awards, including Golden Boot winner Drogba and vice-captain Frank Lampard.
Some people would argue the Premier League trophy was destined to end up in West London after Chelsea went and beat Manchester United at Old Trafford in early April. Others would be more calculated and say it was the 8-0 demolition of Wigan that truly won it; adopting an attitude of ‘it’s never over until it’s over.’
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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