by CARL ELDRIDGEÂ Not the greatest round-up of Arsenal stories from this morning's papers today but what scant coverage there is is pretty much here. First off we have RVP telling the Sun that he does not believe his game is similar to his Liverpool and Chelsea counterparts Torres and Drogba.

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Ahead of our match against Chelsea, RoM and The Chelsea Blog teamed up for a discussion to put you in the mood for Sunday.

Scott the Red: The question has been raised a few times in the media who would you prefer out of Drogba, Rooney and Torres? Why?

The Chelsea Blog: The first thought that came into my head was Drogba.

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A Much Improved Bolton Suffer Heavy Defeat

• Tuesday, Ocotber 31, 2009
• Venue: The Reebok Stadium
• Attendance: 22,680
• Referee: Peter Walton

• Jlloyd Samuel [45+1]
• Frank Lampard [45+2]
• Paul Robinson [57]
• Deco [61]
• Paulo Ferreira [80]
• Zat Knight (og) [82]
• Didier Drogba [90+1]

It was going so well until the stroke of half–time, a clipped heel took Drogba down, Chelsea ahead and The Wanderers down to 10 men.

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All of a sudden, it seems no-one wants to win Ligue 1 this season. Every time a team rises to the top of the pile, they quickly lose their next game and fall from grace again.
Such is the case for Lyon who recently replaced long-standing leaders Bordeaux at the top end of Ligue 1. Their trip to Nice seemed barely troublesome after beating Liverpool in the Champions League last week, but they hadn't accounted for the home side's desperate need for points. Click to continue reading...

With the Ballon d'Or nominations finally releasing this weekend, the headlines have mostly been devoted to the fact that world champions Italy have no representation whatsoever. But why blame the press for paying excessive attention to an irrelevant detail? After all, the award itself is destined to be heading Lionel Messi's way, which means very little is there to be talked about in terms of debating the winner, right?

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Rewind back to 2003 and you'll see that Jonathan Woodgate had everything. From critical acclaim to a huge fan following, he had all the essentials required to go down in the Newcastle folklore as one of the very best defenders of all time. However, the only obstacle that could stop him injuries came into play very early into his career at St.

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"Didier had a scan and there's no problem with his calf," assistant coach Ray Wilkins said Tuesday. "It was just the most horrendous bout of cramp.

"We thought he couldn't release the muscle and it might be something more nasty but he'll be able to take part on Saturday.

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. Image by Getty Images via Daylife In what was being touted as a high profile game turned out to be a one sided affair as Chelsea defeated fellow London club Tottenham Hotspurs 3-0. The match saw both teams having their fair share of chances in the beginning. But as Ashley Cole used a Didier Drogba [. Click to continue reading...

Chelsea supporters know all too well the defensive contribution made by one Didier Drogba. What we weren't aware of was the Drogs' Jesus-like view of himself in this light.

"I often sacrifice myself for the good of the team," Drogba said, where and to whom I have no idea.

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TalkSport ran a poll to see who the Premiership's all-time biggest diver was. Cristiano Ronaldo, who is talked of a lot more fondly in the media now that he has left us, finished an impressive fourth, way behind Steven Gerrard!

Jürgen Klinsmann - 35%
Steven Gerrard - 29%
Didier Drogba - 18%
Cristiano Ronaldo -12%
David Ginola - 6%

"Worst Premiership Divers" was originally published at The Republik of Mancunia. Click to continue reading...

Another week of Premiership action is now in the books, and Thursday means one thing: it's time for the Thursday Throwdown from A to Z. Here we go...

AÂ is for Anelka. Chelsea fans should be counting their lucky stars that both Nicolas Anelka and Didier Drogba are in spectacular form.

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A great majority of the football world has grown used to laughing off Arsene Wenger's dramatic remarks over major incidents in recent years. This is precisely why the Arsenal manager was largely ignored when he labeled the accusations over Gunners striker Eduardo's recent "dive" against Celtic as a "witch-hunt".

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The run down to the closure of the transfer window has seen Boro heavily involved in transfer activity, sadly it is with news of imminent departures rather than squad additions.

Sky are reporting that Robert Huth and Tuncay Sanli are undergoing medicals ahead of a move to Stoke City for a reported joint fee of around £11M.

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. Image by proforged via Flickr Chelsea have continued their good start to the Premier League campaign by defeating Fulham 2-0 at Craven Cottage. Chelsea dominated the game but Fulham put up a dogged resistance against their London rivals. Their resistance was broken down in the 39th minute though. Click to continue reading...

EXPENSIVE Didier Drogba (Chelsea) Yes, he's a bit of a c**t, but I still rate The Drog as the best striker in the world; only when he wants to be though. Luckily for Chelsea fans, it looks like their favourite...

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Alright, let's just consider this back full time now...Let's start with the guy Charlie Davies is replacing at Sochaux, Paris Saint-Germain speedster Mevlüt Erdinç...Wigan's Hugo Rodallega stuns Brad Friedel and Aston Villa... Rodallega Wonder Goal Against Aston Villa - The most popular videos are a click awayWill someone please hurry up and buy VVV Venlo's Keisuke Honda already? Click to continue reading...

No, not that one!

Chelsea are eyeing Porto star Hulk.

The Daily Mail says Porto striker Hulk has been linked with a move to Chelsea. The 23-year-old Brazilian hot-shot has a £33m release clause.

Brazilian sources say Porto are aware of growing interest in the centre-forward and are keen to discuss a new contract with the player.

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I don't know if you heard, but there was this small announcement a couple of weekends ago from England's Brave John Terry. JT committed himself to the Chelsea cause after minor flirtation which he denies for some odd reason with the idea of joining the Manchester City empire.

Now, former Blue Mateja Kezman has chimed in on the subject via an exclusive interview with skysports.

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Chelsea defeated AC Milan 2-1 in front of 71,203 fans at the M&T Bank Stadium in Baltimore last night. A long distance strike from Didier Drogba put the Blues up early before Milan fought back to equalize on a Clarence Seedorf goal. Milan maintained ball possession for much of the game but could not capitalize [. Click to continue reading...

I meant to get this up sooner but I'm still on the road for a family wedding in Minneapolis so a little slow updating.

The inaugural World Football Challenge kicked off with Club America vs Inter Milan last night from Stanford Stadium. The entire tournament, featuring Chelsea, AC Milan, Inter and America, will be broadcast live on ESPN or ESPN2 and ESPN360.

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I meant to get this up sooner but I'm still on the road for a family wedding in Minneapolis so a little slow updating.

The inaugural World Football Challenge kicked off with Club America vs Inter Milan last night from Stanford Stadium. The entire tournament, featuring Chelsea, AC Milan, Inter and America, will be broadcast live on ESPN or ESPN2 and ESPN360.

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Ahoy-hoy. You may have noticed an eerie silence descending over AANP Towers in the last fortnight. Apologies – ‘twas initially intended as no more than a short break for an All-Action Stag Weekend (the impressive casualty list including A&E for the stag, a broken limb, a black eye, two lost phones, one lost wallet and a lost passport).

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Ahoy-hoy. You may have noticed an eerie silence descending over AANP Towers in the last fortnight. Apologies – ‘twas initially intended as no more than a short break for an All-Action Stag Weekend (the impressive casualty list including A&E for the stag, a broken limb, a black eye, two lost phones, one lost wallet and a lost passport).

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Ahoy-hoy. You may have noticed an eerie silence descending over AANP Towers in the last fortnight. Apologies – ‘twas initially intended as no more than a short break for an All-Action Stag Weekend (the impressive casualty list including A&E for the stag, a broken limb, a black eye, two lost phones, one lost wallet and a lost passport).

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The full travelling squad for Chelsea has been revealed by MLSR partner ProstAmerika Soccer.
Here they are:
FULL CHELSEA TRAVELING SQUAD

GOALKEEPERS:
Petr Cech
Hilario
Ross Turnbull
DEFENDERS:
Branislav Ivanovic
Ashley Cole
Jose Bosingwa
John Terry
Alex
Juliano Belletti
Ricardo Carvalho
MIDFIELDERS:
Michael Essien
Frank Lampard
Deco
Michael Ballack
John Mikel Obi
FORWARDS:
Didier Drogba
Claudio Pizarro
Franco Di Santo
Florent Malouda
Scott Sinclair

Salomon Kalou
Andriy Shevchenko
Daniel Sturridge
Nicolas Anelka
Michael Mancienne
Sam Hutchinson

To read more about all of this please read the entire story here at Prost Amerika Soccer.

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Its a pressure cooker when you are a country's most recognized superstar. And Adebayor is known as the King of Arsenal in his home country of Togo. The country only sells football jerseys bearing the name Emmanuel Sheyi Adebayor. Being a superstar allows you to get away with a lot.

In one example, Adebayor refused to board a plane for a World Cup qualifier against Zambia because he feared the plane would crash.

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As there is still a distinct lack of solid activity on the transfer front, and with the rumours getting more and more desperate, I thought it might be a good chance to analyse those players that Spurs would probably be happy to offload this summer.

We are still quite heavy on the Team Comolli front but I'm slightly concerned that we won't even be able to give a couple of those superstars away.

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Dirty Tackle bring back everyone's favourite photo of JT and Lamps from 2007(?) for this one off from their infamous Random Musings series.

John Terry and Frank Lampard

Don't draw on my face, ok? ... What? ... I'm about to fall asleep – don't draw on my face, Lampsy.

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Dirty Tackle bring back everyone's favourite photo of JT and Lamps from 2007(?) for this one off from their infamous Random Musings series.

John Terry and Frank Lampard

Don't draw on my face, ok? ... What? ... I'm about to fall asleep – don't draw on my face, Lampsy.

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When two extremely well-matched sides compete in a cup final, a moment of brilliance is often the difference maker. Some may argue that Everton is not in the same league as Chelsea. But with David Moyes at the helm, the Toffees have defied all odds to finish the season strong without much spending.

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The last weekend of the 2008/09 season finished with the domestic Cup titles up for grabs in Scotland and England. In the FA Cup Final, it was Everton facing Chelsea, while Rangers faced Falkirk in the Scottish Cup. Here's a full recap of both matches.

Chelsea v Everton - FA Cup Final - May 30, 2009 - A dream start for Everton as they scored in the first minute and had the lead.

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Chelsea beat Everton 2-1 in the 2009 FA Cup Final to record their only trophy of the season in Guus Hiddink's last game in charge.

Louis Saha had given Everton the lead straight from kickoff in the fastest goal ever to be scored in the FA Cup final, but Chelsea came back strongly in the first half, with Drogba scoring from a free header in the 21st minute before Lampard sealed the deal in the 72nd minute.

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The King of Argentinean Football and Matchmaking Services, Maradona, has declared that he wants Barcelona to win the Champions League - and for Messi to score the winning goal, if possible.

He said "I played in Barcelona, not Manchester United.

"I shouted when Iniesta scored the goal in the second leg against Chelsea.

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After all was said and done at Stamford Bridge on Wednesday afternoon, one thing was certain: the game was as entertaining as it was hyped up to be.

The game was dominated in possession by Barcelona, but in opportunities by Chelsea. Michael Essien set the pace for Chelsea, with a majestic strike in the 9th minute.

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With the final countdown to the end of the season underway, Predictorship players have launched a final campaign on the leadership. Have some turned to the Dark side with Didier ‘Darth' Drogba? We can only hope not. The Millennium Falcon soars up the table with Gabe Bevilacqua at the helm clutching an immense 13 points; [. Click to continue reading...