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Chelsea Sues Mutu For 17 Million Euros

Jyle Dupuis — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 18:53:18 +0000

Adrian Mutu was fined $17.2 million euros today after a long dispute between him and his former club. It was supposed to be one of Cheslea’s best additions to their team but things quickly went sour.

Adrian Mutu

Mutu used to play for Chelsea back in 2003 but was suspended after he tested positive for cocaine. The positive drug test got Mutu suspended for 17 months but was subsequently fired. Not to remain stagnant, Mutus signed for Juventus as a free agent. After being sold from that club for $12 million he received a little trouble from Chelsea who claimed that he wasn’t theirs to sell. After the drug incident Chelsea lost out on the $17 million they paid for Mutu and barely received any play time out of him.

The business of soccer sucks. I still think that they should pay these players less, might save allot of people unnecessary headaches. The real troubles though lie with Mutu who has said that the lawsuit would bankrupt him.

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Carlos Tevez Leaving Manchester United

Jyle Dupuis — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 17:10:54 +0000

Carlos Tevez is one of the star forwards playing for Manchester United. His record and standings are impeccable but it seems that the club aren’t meeting his needs.

Manchester player Carlos Tevez leads the ball during the final of the Champions League between Manchester United and FC Barcelona in the Estadio Olimpico, Rome, Italy, 27 May 2009.

He just refused signing a new five year contract with Man. United stating that he would be better appreciated elsewhere. Where does elsewhere mean, well has expressed a desire to remain in England and play for either Chelsea or Manchester City.

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Shearer Fails to Win First Game as Manager

Jyle Dupuis — Sat, 04 Apr 2009 19:31:26 +0000

Alan Shearer, who had his first game today as the new manager for Newcastle, failed to impress as Chelsea stole the show in a 2-0 victory. With just seven matches remaining, Newcastle are in the bottom three right now and haven’t celebrated an at home victory in nearly four months. Truly awful.

Chelsea player, Frank Lampard, kicked the ball in an empty net in the 56th minute, followed by Florent Malouda who sealed the deal for his team with a second goal after 65 minutes.

It is not looking good for Newcastle right now. Middlesbrough are two points behind them while West Bromwich Albion takes last place at 24 points.

Currently, the top three in the Premier League right now are the usual suspects, being Liverpool, at 67 points, Manchester United, at 65 points and Chelsea, at 64 points.

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Chelsea’s Ashley Cole Sobers Up After Nightclub Police Fiasco

Jyle Dupuis — Fri, 06 Mar 2009 20:17:12 +0000

Ashley Cole of Chelsea was thrown into the tank (jail) for three hours Wednesday morning after swearing at police outside of a west London nightclub. Cole was obviously intoxicated and police said that his display of public drunkenness warranted a sobering up in the slammer and a fine of 80 pounds.

Cole (28yrs) is said to make 80,000 pounds a week with Chelsea so I don’t think he will be hurting financially over this incident. The real damage is his reputation in the club.

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Seattle Sounders Take On Chelsea

Jyle Dupuis — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 16:39:47 +0000

The Seattle Sounders have been getting allot of press lately for being the newest edition to the MLS and conjuring up what could be the dream team of soccer. Well, they will be put to the test when they face off Chelsea in a friendly game.

The match will take place this summer so check out for tickets if you are in the area. This will be a match you will not want to miss.

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Manchester United Delivers Stunning Victory Over Chelsea 3-0

Jyle Dupuis — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 18:08:00 +0000

In what was expected to be a neck in neck game, Manchester United delivered three scores against one of the best teams in the league, Chelsea. Manchester United might have been the preferred team going in but to be set back three goals was embarrassing. Now with Chelsea safely out of the way Man. United are expected to take the league title home with them again.

In this action shot, John O’Shea of Manchester United plays keep away with Michael Ballack of Chelsea. Goals for Man United were delivered by Vidic, Rooney and Berbatov.

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