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Football: Ba boost for FA Cup semi-finalists Chelsea

April 9, 2013 10:46
Chelsea interim manager Rafael Benitez has revealed that he expects striker Demba Ba to return to fitness in time for Sunday's FA Cup semi-final with Manchester City at Wembley Stadium. The 27-year-old Senegal international, whose goal sank Manchester United in the quarter-finals, had to go off at half-time of Chelsea's 2-1 win over Sunderland last weekend after injuring his ankle following a challenge by Craig Gardner.

Football: England falls from grace in Champions League

March 13, 2013 21:30
Arsenal's elimination at the hands of Bayern Munich in the Champions League means this is the first season since 1995-96 in which no English teams have reached the quarter-finals. After an ignominious group phase, when Manchester City finished bottom of their pool and Chelsea became the first defending champions to fall at the first hurdle, the English challenge vanished amid the first flowerings of the European spring.

Football: Chelsea, Tottenham dream of higher plane

March 5, 2013 20:46
They could both be forgiven for dreaming of more lucrative adventures in the Champions League come next season, but on Thursday Chelsea and Tottenham will have their eyes focused on a plce in Europa League semi-finals. Both must put thoughts of the Champions League aside at least for 90 minutes as they prepare to meet Steaua Bucharest and Inter Milan respectively.

UPDATE 2-Soccer-Angry Benitez fires broadside at Chelsea fans and board

February 27, 2013 18:30
* Says will leave at end of season * Berates Chelsea board for only interim appointment * Fans wasting time abusing him, Benitez says (Recasts With Benitez comments) By Justin Palmer LONDON, Feb 27 (Reuters) - In a bitter outburst at the fans who have barracked him relentlessly and an angry swipe at the club's board for only appointing him 'interim' manager, Rafael Benitez said on Wednesday he will leave Chelsea at the end of the season.

Soccer-Hazard apologises to ballboy after League Cup red card

January 23, 2013 23:15
Jan 24 (Reuters) - Chelsea's Eden Hazard has apologised for kicking a ballboy who was preventing him from retrieving the ball in the League Cup semi-final against Swansea City on Wednesday. Hazard, who was sent off, later met the 17-year-old named locally as Charlie Morgan, son of the Swansea City director Martin Morgan, in the Chelsea dressing room and apologised for the incident.
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