All in One

I wasn’t able to update my blog in the last few days cause I’ve kind of been busy with work. Well this post should cover all the important stuff that happened this week.

 

Most important news, the Champions League draw is gonna happen today, at UEFA headquarters in Switzerland at 11am London time (Approximately 4 hours after I post this.)

 

Arjen Robben has worked his way back into form, though he is far from his best, he had this to say “I would like to face either Villarreal or AC Milan, It’s just a feeling. It is not that I am afraid of getting the other ones. I think we can beat anyone but its just some teams are different and I would prefer to play one of them.”

 

However Juventus coach Fabio Capello has openly admitted that if would prefer not to play Chelsea at such an early stage in the competition. Capello also express how shock he was to find out Manchester United haven't even qualified for the UEFA Cup. Juventus could also be paired with Capello’s former club Real Madrid.

 

UEFA have handed Chelsea star midfielder Michael Essien a 2 game ban for his tackle on Liverpool’s Dietmar Hamann during the Champions League match at Stamford Bridge on December 6^th. Essien will be missing both legs of the UEFA Champions League Knock Out Round (on 21/22 February and 7/8 March.)

 

Former Chelsea striker Adrian Mutu who completed his ban and now plays for Juventus, lost a court case to Chelsea regarding his dismissal by Chelsea on the 15^th of December. The Swiss-based Court of Arbitration for Sport dismissed the appeal and ordered Mutu to pay Chelsea costs of 20,000 Swiss francs (Are Chelsea on a roll or what? we just cant stop the Money from coming in?) Chelsea will be applying to FIFA for compensation.

 

Roy Keane has signed a one and a half year deal with Celtic a club he supported as a kid. He admitted that he had talked with a number of interested parties since his departure from Manchester United last month and that included Spanish giants Real Madrid, Everton, Bolton and a few others. It is believed that Keane signed with Celtic in spite of them offering him a salary package half of what he received at Manchester United (around 90,000 pounds at United.)

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