After finishing 9 points behind United and losing out on the title for the fourth time in the past five years, Chelsea captain John Terry has revealed the hurt inflicted by our success.

"We all see the quality they have got, the hunger they have still got and the manager has," said Terry.

Chelsea boss Carlo Ancelotti spoke of "turning corners" and of having brought to an end a "difficult moment which went on too long", following their much-needed victory over Bolton Wanderers. The Blues won in a one-sided affair at the Reebok Stadium with unanswered goals from Didier Drogba, Florent Malouda, Nicolas Anelka and Ramires, and the result marks the first time that they have won back-to-back Premier League wins since the end of October.

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It is the tentative dawn of Spring that so often exposes the true resolve of a football team. It is the time when trophies are won and lost, January signings can be truly evaluated and squads are tested to their fullest. With the season taking its toll on players' fitness I wouldn't imagine that there is a manager in the Premier League right now who is able to pick his true first XI.

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For you perusal, a batch of snaps from England's end-of-season jolly Euro 2012 qualifier against Switzerland at Wembley yesterday afternoon...

Eren Derdiyok hooks a pot-shot into the stands as Rio Ferdinand closes in

Ashley Cole comes off worse in a 50-50 challenge with Valon Behrami

Tranquillo Barnetta's free-kick arcs over the penalty area and bounces in at Joe Hart's far post to open the scoring

Barnetta doubles the Swiss' lead minutes later, crashing an acute free-kick through England's non-existent wall and in at the near post

The Switzerland fans celebrate going 2-0 up

Fabio Capello remonstrates from the touchline

Frank Lampard sneaks a penalty under Diego Benaglio after Jack Wilshere was felled in the area by Arsenal teammate Johan Djourou on 37 mins

Ashley Young lets fly

Ashley Young celebrates pulling England level with a smart drive from the edge of the box

Leighton Baines hurdles Stephan Lichtsteiner's challenge

Fabio Capello and Ottmar Hitzfeld after the final whistle

John Terry and Rio Ferdinand trudge from the pitch

England captain John Terry consoles a dejected Jack Wilshere after the final whistle

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The next mention of soccer in the book on ESPN's history is on page 373, well, actually the word "soccer" isn't even mentioned, but the 1998 World Cup is, so I'm counting it.
TV exec Geoff Mason related how ABC Sports and ESPN combined for coverage of the event.
It made no sense for us to ship a prouction team from ABC to Paris and to send another production team from ESPN there as well.

Chelsea captain John Terry rates Luka Modric as a "world-class player" and would welcome the Tottenham midfielder at Stamford Bridge.

Liverpool legend John Barnes has shown some support for beleaguered Chelsea captain John Terry, arguing that even if he is proved to have said what video images seem to confirm he said (to Anton Ferdidand), it does not necessarily mean he's racist.
Barnes, who regularly suffered abuse as a player in his early days at Liverpool, said:
"There are two issues.

Frank Lampard to captain England against Spain

Frank Lampard will captain England against Spain on Saturday, manager Fabio Capello announced on Friday afternoon. Regular captain John Terry starts on the bench.

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Chelsea launched a great late fightback against Aston Villa and went 3-2 up with two minutes to go, but then threw the game away when Villa scored a stoppage-time equaliser.

Striker Didier Drogba and captain John Terry had scored goals in the last six minutes for Chelsea and Terry's goal looked to have wrapped tup all three points for the champions.

After his sides 4-0 win over Bolton today, Chelsea captain John Terry has said that the club are still in the title race. The London side are currently seven points behind leaders Man United in...
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Chelsea boss Carlo Ancelotti spoke of "turning corners" and of having brought to an end a "difficult moment which went on too long", following their much-needed victory over Bolton Wanderers. The Blues won in a one-sided affair at the Reebok Stadium with unanswered goals from Didier Drogba, Florent Malouda, Nicolas Anelka and Ramires, and the result marks the first time that they have won back-to-back Premier League wins since the end of October.

LONDON, England Chelsea have completed the signing of Spain striker Fernando Torres from Liverpool in a deal reported to be worth £50 million. Torres has signed a five-and-a-half-year contract that puts his earnings on a par with the highest paid players at Stamford Bridge such as captain John Terry.

SUNDERLAND, England Chelsea avenged November's defeat by Sunderland with a 4-2 Premier League win over the Black Cats at the Stadium of Light. An exciting first-half saw Phil Bardsley open the scoring for Sunderland after just four minutes before Frank Lampard's penalty and a goal from Salomon Kalou overturned the deficit.

Tom Ince struck a superb winner as Liverpool Reserves kept their hopes of retaining the Senior Cup alive with a 2-1 win at Prescot Cables on Tuesday night.
The young winger cut in from the right and unleashed a left foot curler on 23 minutes after a Gerardo Bruna penalty had cancelled out ex-Red Jason Massie's opener.

Notts County could attempt to sign Stephen Darby on a permanent deal in the summer - if the on-loan Liverpool defender continues to impress.
After a successful two-month stint at Meadow Lane earlier this season, the 22-year-old has returned to the League One club on a deal until the end of the campaign.

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An interesting week for Chelsea captain John Terry, the New Zealand FA doesn't cover itself in glory and not so good for Manchester City. You can listen to these and other stories on our weekly podcast and can find explanations of key vocabulary in bold below.

England have released five players from the squad for Tuesday's international friendly with Ghana.

Captain John Terry and fellow defenders Ashley Cole and Michael Dawson, midfielder Frank Lampard and striker Wayne Rooney will all return to their clubs. All five started Saturday's 2-0 Euro 2012 qualifying win over Wales.

Football is a sport that provokes many emotions and hatred towards another human being is certainly one of them. But, in the modern game, is there really any place, or even need, for this?
The atmosphere at a football match is always something to savour. It doesn't matter whether you're at Anfield, Celtic Park, Camp Nou or Sincil Bank – you are guaranteed a fantastic atmosphere because a group of people making the same noise in unison is something special to behold.

It's almost silly season again, but Pete South has a plausible theory that fits in with the 'Ancelotti to Roma' rumours that are circulating...

England manager Fabio Capello could find himself with his general manager Franco Baldini when England play against Switzerland on June 4th after speculation grew the Italian is set to join Roma.

Chelsea captain John Terry has revealed his disappointment after watching his side lose 2-1 to Manchester United on Sunday. The result means that Sir Alex Ferguson's Red Devils are just one point away from clinching a record 19th league title. Had Chelsea won at Old Trafford, they'd be top of the table with two games to go.

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Chelsea captain John Terry has opened the door for former boss Guus Hiddink to take over the reins at Stamford Bridge. Hiddink previously managed at the club in 2009 as caretaker boss following Felipe Scolari's sacking, but failed to land the job permanently. Now, Terry says that Hiddink would be welcomed back with open arms, especially considering the Dutchman's impressive record of just one loss with the club.

The next mention of soccer in the book on ESPN's history is on page 373, well, actually the word "soccer" isn't even mentioned, but the 1998 World Cup is, so I'm counting it.
TV exec Geoff Mason related how ABC Sports and ESPN combined for coverage of the event.
It made no sense for us to ship a prouction team from ABC to Paris and to send another production team from ESPN there as well.

Villas Boas- What can we expect? - originally posted on Soccerlens.com

Yet another season gone by, and the post-season review brings back moments from the seasons long gone. Arsenal, living up to their tag of chokers, relinquishing yet another strong position in the league inspite of showing flashes of absolute ingenuity, Chelsea losing steam in the December period, (not because of the Cup of African Nations though) and then firing their manager for avoidable and trivial errors and then the Big 4 similar to the 2009-2010 season, were given a real run for their money by hugely improved sides like Tottenham and Manchester City.

Chelsea's captain, John Terry, acknowledged the reason his club is strongly interested in acquiring the service of Tottenham Hotspurs' midfielder, Luca Modric.

Although Terry believes that his clubs are still strong, he admitted that Modric's arrival would definitely boost up the quality of his team, because the England international believe that the Croatian is a world class performer on the pitch.

Luke out As you may have spotted, loyal OTP fans, I've been on my holidays. While I was sunning myself, Chelsea captain John Terry was indulging in a spot of pre-season beheading. This comes from the recent clash between the Blues and Portsmouth. Pompey's new signing Luke Varney nearly found the new season over very [.

Fernando Torres is not the new Andrei Shevchenko says Chelsea captain John Terry

Little evidence in pre-season that Chelsea is getting an adequate return for the £50m Fernando Torres.

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It is not uncommon to make a coaching change following a World Cup - in looking at the past 2010 FIFA World Cup, the only two managers who had also managed in the previous 2006 FIFA World Cup were that tournament's two finalists - Marcello Lippi (Italy) and Raymond Domanech (France).
Both Lippi and Domanech saw their teams slump badly in the following tournament, not being able to move on from the group stages.

Frank Lampard not finished, warns John Terry

England captain John Terry has warned Chelsea team-mate Lampard should not be written off despite falling to the bench in Friday's match in Bulgaria.

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England captain John Terry believes Andy Carroll can learn from his mistakes after manager Fabio Capello questioned the Liverpool striker's lifestyle choices.
Capello stated on Monday that Carroll must drink less than the average person if he is to fulfil his potential and become an important figure for club and country.

Brian Klazura scored two goals, including the game-winner in the 80th minute, to lead the Air Force men's soccer team to a come-from-behind 3-2 victory over Duquesne on the final day of the Pitt / Nike Invitational in Pittsburgh, Pa.

The Falcons captured the tournament title with a perfect 2-0 record and improved to 3-1 this season, their best start since 2004.

Pete South reports on a couple of players who will be fans for the evening...

Rio Ferdinand and Jermain Defoe have been left out of Fabio Capello's England squad for the Euro 2012 qualifier against Montenegro on Friday.

Ferdinand has struggled with injury so far this season and only recently made his comeback for Manchester United against Stoke two weeks ago, and was a substitute in United's last Premier League encounter against Norwich.

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The lead atop the EPL table tightened on Saturday after wins for both Manchester City and Chelsea coupled with United's draw at Anfield allowed City to move above United with a slight 2 point advantage.

Of course, all attention was focused on the Liverpool-United fixture with many looking to see whether the Red Devils would maintain their perfect record in the league.

Some more words of wisdom from the biggest tw*t in the Premiership to date

"However, despite criticising media intrusion into players' private lives, Barton hit out at the behaviour of England captain John Terry and Manchester United star Giggs in their private lives.

He said of the latter: "The Giggs issue in any walk of life is not right, the behaviour of the man towards another man, towards his brother.

What are the odds John Terry is still England captain at Euro 2012? Derek McGovern's Bets of the Day

It's been a bad week to be an England centre-half, and that's normally the case only when England are playing. Rio Ferdinand has long been considered the best defender in England but on Sunday he demonstrated he's no longer the best defender in his family.

London club Chelsea lost their bid to buy back the freehold of their Stamford Bridge Stadium after an extraordinary meeting between the club and the Chelsea Pitch Owners Association (CPO) failed to convince 75% of the shareholders on the club's plans for the piece of land.

The proposal would have ultimately led to the Blues erecting a 60,000 seater stadium on the piece of land.

By Geoff Reid

Saturday 29th
Everton vs Manchester United from Goodison Park, Liverpool
This weekend's Premiership action kicks off early with the reigning champions Manchester United visiting Everton. One statistic that is incredible really interesting is that the toffees have lost to United a total of 28 times in the Premier League era.

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In this week's review section, we look back at stories from the big Manchester derby and the fallout from the racism row with England captain John Terry and QPR defender Anton Ferdinand.

Two top Premier League managers have denied racism is a problem in English football following two alleged incidents this month.
In the wake of accusations made against Liverpool's Luis Suarez and Chelsea and England captain John Terry, both Liverpool boss Kenny Dalglish and Arsenal's Arsene Wenger on Friday said racism was not widespread.