Tag: Chelsea FC

Chelsea Football Club is a professional football club based in London, England. Founded in 1905, Chelsea currently compete in the Premier League, the top tier of English football. The club has won six Premier League titles, eight FA Cups, five League Cups, and four FA Community Shields, as well as a number of European and international competitions. Chelsea’s home ground is Stamford Bridge, which has a capacity of over 40,000 spectators.

BFG: We can learn from Chelsea’s consistency

by Nia Griffiths Sunday's Community Shield match against Chelsea will be a huge test ahead of the new season and Per Mertesacker can't wait for...

Flamini feeling lucky

by Lewis Ambrose Speaking ahead of Sunday's Community Shield clash, Mathieu Flamini told the Telegraph that Arsenal have been lucky to sign Petr Čech. The Czech goalkeeper...

Surveying the playing field

by Stephen Bradley 'Are we good enough?' If there was one sentence that summed up the collective thinking of Arsenal fans at the moment, it would...

Wenger: Alexis can do more

by Lewis Ambrose Arsène Wenger has backed Alexis Sánchez to do even more in his second season of English football. After joining from Barcelona last summer...

Arsenal to make second addition from Chelsea

by Lewis Ambrose Arsenal have already signed Petr Čech this summer and are now set to sign long-term coach Christophe Lollichon across London. The goalkeeping coach...

Čech doesn’t hold Mourinho grudge

by Lewis Ambrose After 11 years at Stamford Bridge, Petr Čech will play against Chelsea for the first time on Sunday. As FA Cup winners Arsenal...

Wenger: We can improve Cech even further

by Nia Griffiths Arsene Wenger has high-hopes for Arsenal's title chances next season, highlighting Alexis Sanchez and Petr Cech as potential key players. Speaking ahead of...

Listen: Wenger ignores Mourinho’s ploy

by Lewis Ambrose The week began with José Mourinho claiming that Arsenal should be competing for the title after spending an amount that would 'surprise'...

Ospina worried about facing Falcao

by Lewis Ambrose Arsenal goalkeeper David Ospina has said he is worried about facing new Chelsea striker Radamel Falcao. The Colombian teammates won't come up against...

Confirmed Community Shield team news

by Lewis Ambrose Arsène Wenger confirmed that Arsenal are almost at full strength during Tuesday's pre-Community Shield press conference. The Arsenal manager faced the press early...

Have Arsenal tried to sign Niang again?

by Lewis Ambrose According to his agent, AC Milan have rejected offers from English clubs for young Frenchman M'Baye Niang, report the Daily Express. Back in 2012...

Video: Wrighty tips Gunners for title

by Lewis Ambrose Arsenal legend Ian Wright is backing the club to win the league this season. Wrighty, who scored 185 goals for the club, is...

Arsenal don’t need another John Stones

by Lewis Ambrose Everton clearly don't want to sell John Stones, having already rejected a £20M bid from Chelsea for the young England defender. Stones joined...

How far can £200m stretch?

by Helen Trantum Why don't Arsenal "do" atmosphere? I'm not talking about the handful of big games we play each year; against our league rivals, against...

Matić ‘not happy’ about Cech sale

by Lewis Ambrose Chelsea midfielder Nemanja Matić has said that he is not happy that Petr Čech has moved to a rival for the Premier...

David James criticises Cech transfer

by Lewis Ambrose It is safe to say that Arsenal fans were pleased to see the club sign goalkeeper Petr Čech from Chelsea. The excitement to...

Monaco midfielder could move this summer

by Lewis Ambrose Rewind to February and you probably had a miserable evening watching AS Monaco win at the Emirates Stadium. I certainly did. In the middle...

Arsenal defender thinks Stoke will surprise

by Lewis Ambrose The Barclays Asia Trophy kicks off in Singapore on Wednesday, with Everton facing Stoke before Arsenal play Singapore XI later the same...

Arsenal have a ‘good chance’, says Pirès

by Lewis Ambrose Arsenal legend Robert Pirès has told Sky Sports that his former club will be able to challenge for the Premier League title next...

Oxlade-Chamberlain hails Čech

by Lewis Ambrose Unless you have been living under a rock or in a place with a poor internet connection you will know that Arsenal...

Draxler links refuse to disappear

by Lewis Ambrose Starting in January 2014, Arsenal have been linked with Julian Draxler over and over again. The young German midfielder has had a troubled...

Rivals weakened further despite Alexis absence

by Lewis Ambrose Premier League champions Chelsea will be missing more players than their rivals as they kick-off the defence of their title. As Alistair Tweedale...

Man United icon tips Arsenal for title tilt

by Lewis Ambrose Manchester United icon Paddy Crerand expects Arsenal to be in the mix for the Premier League title this season. During his playing career,...

Chilean midfielder awaits Premier League offer

by Lewis Ambrose Arsenal and Chelsea are being linked with Chilean midfielder Charles Aránguiz following his incredibly impressive Copa América campaign, with the midfielder eager...

Arsenal dominate financial league

by Lewis Ambrose A study carried out by S&P Capital IQ’s has devised a Credit Football League, ranking clubs based on how financially sound they are. Years of...

Lampard says Cech signing is ‘a big deal’

by Lewis Ambrose Last summer saw Chelsea let Frank Lampard leave, and he ended up with rivals Premier League title. Chelsea's all-time top goalscorer scored in...

Cech on Chelsea, Szczesny, Ospina and getting the number one shirt

by Lee Hurley With the players returning for pre-season, it's getting very close to the time when we get to watch the team on the...

Are Arsenal and Chelsea chasing Barcelona forward?

by Lewis Ambrose According to Daily Express Arsenal have made an official enquiry for Barcelona's young star Munir El Haddadi. The goals of El Haddadi saw the Gunners...

England legend suggests Čech could struggle

by Lewis Ambrose Arsenal's new signing, Petr Čech, has arrived with very little fuss. Aside from a few abusive Chelsea fans and a disgruntled José Mourinho...

Čech wants to play until he’s 40

by Lewis Ambrose Monday saw Arsenal complete a deal for Chelsea goalkeeper Petr Čech and the goalkeeper has said he wants to play until he...

Arsenal sell stars better than almost anyone

by Lewis Ambrose The move to Emirates Stadium saw Arsenal buying young players for little money before developing them and, almost invariably, selling them for...

Mourinho shows hypocritical side again

by Lee Hurley Jose Mourinho has said that he supports Roman Abramovich's decision to sell Petr Cech to Arsenal just weeks after saying he wouldn't...

Cech talks about the importance of pre-season

by Lewis Ambrose Monday saw Petr Čech become Arsenal's first signing of the summer, and the goalkeeper has spoken to Arsenal Player about how vital pre-season...

Sky pundit claims Čech will have a huge impact

by Lewis Ambrose Once seeing pulling shirts at corners and netting own goals, now usually on Sky's Super Sunday or Monday Night Football, Jamie Carragher knows...

Wenger targeted "outstanding" Čech for over a decade

by Lewis Ambrose Monday afternoon saw Arsenal confirm the signing of Chelsea goalkeeper Petr Čech, and manager Arsène Wenger is thrilled. It's no wonder that he...

Arsenal gain as Čech has something to prove

by Lewis Ambrose Last summer José Mourinho had a choice to make, and his decision eventually led to Monday's events. Thibaut Courtois and Petr Čech both...

Hoddle praises Arsenal but insists more is needed

by Lewis Ambrose Spurs legend and former Chelsea man Glenn Hoddle has praised Arsenal's signing of Petr Čech but insists the club must do more...

Official: Arsenal sign Petr Čech from Chelsea

by Lewis Ambrose Arsenal have completed the signing of Chelsea legend Petr Čech. The goalkeeper joins Arsène Wenger's men after 11 years at Stamford Bridge and...

Arsene’s type is better than Mourinho’s

by Helen Trantum To buy or not to buy – that is the question. Even following the January acquisition of Gabriel, there is still some clamour...

Chelsea icon says Arsenal will challenge

Chelsea icon Gianfranco Zola has told Sky Sports News HQ that he expects Arsenal and Manchester City to challenge his former club for the title next season. The...