According to Gary York at the Lancashire Telergraph, Blackburn would like to permanently sign Chelsea striker Franco Di Santo, but not during the January transfer window. Instead Blackburn would like to sign him on loan once again until the end of the season where they will then make an offer.

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According to the Lancashire Telegraph, despite the fact that Blackburn striker Benni McCarthy wants to leave, the club will not get rid of him. It states that boss Sam Allardyce does not want to sell him as his options are going to be limited up top once Franco Di Santo returns to Chelsea when his loan deal ends.

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On Saturday one group of Argentines abroad got off to a very good start in a new campaign José Luis Brown's national Under 17 team beat Honduras 1-0 in the first match of their age group World Cup in Nigeria. Sergio Araujo scored the only goal of the game. Around the world in the [...] Click to continue reading...

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Chelsea v Blackburn
Stamford Bridge, London
Saturday 24 October 2009
Kick-off: 17:30 BST

Chelsea Preview

Chelsea are without injured duo Jose Bosingwa and Yuri Zhirkov while Alex and John Mikel Obi lack match fitness.

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It was a weekend dominated by beach balls, by petty squabbles and by surprise results. Defeats for Chelsea and Liverpool showed the world that the big four monopoly on the Premier League is far from permanent, whilst in Lancashire Blackburn and Burnley re-introduced the nation to their own, explosive rivalry.

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It was a mixed week for Argentines in England Pablo Zabaleta was sent off and Carlos Tevez had to toil on his own up front as Manchester City could only draw 1-1 with Wigan Athletic, and Javier Mascherano and Emiliano Insúa's Liverpool lost in circumstances which were either hilarious or exasperating depending on your [. Click to continue reading...

Blackburn Rovers had emerged triumphant in the East Lancashire derby game against Burnley. Their first top-flight meeting after 43 years had ended with a 3-2 Blackburn win.Burnley's Robbie Blake scored a stunning 25 yards strike after only 5 minutes. But the lead was short-lived. David Dunn,Franco Di Santo and Pascal Chimbonda's goal sealed the points for Blackburn. Click to continue reading...

The English Premier League had two matches on Sunday, October 18, 2009 as Manchester City traveled to Wigan Athletic and Blackburn Rovers hosted Burnley. Here's a recap of both matches along with video highlights.

Wigan and Man City draw at 1-1 Video Highlights

Charlies N'Zogbia (45th minute) scored for Wigan and Martin Petrov (47th minute) scored for Man City as the two teams played to a 1-1 draw on Sunday.

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As the selección converge on Ezeiza from all corners of the world (well, western Europe) for the final, must-not-balls-up-this-time double-header of World Cup qualifiers against Peru (Saturday in El Monumental) and Uruguay (a week on Wednesday in Montevideo's Estadio Centenario), it's heartening that some of them have had more auspicious weekends than Carlos Tevez, who [. Click to continue reading...

Did you read this column last week? If not, then you should have. It could have made you some money. Nine out of ten outcomes correct, five out of ten results spot on, I should be backing my instincts.

Of course last week was a one-off, a fluke. Or was it? Here are my predictions for this week's round of matches, tell me if you agree, and feel free to add your own.

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Blackburn v. Wolves Team news: Good news for Blackburn, Australian Brett Emerton is back in contention after a thigh injury, Franco Di Santo and Ryan Nelsen passed fit. Although, Steven Reid is still sidelined with an ankle problem. Wolves will be without Sylvan Ebanks-Blake (hamstring), Micheal Kightly (broken metatarsal), Chris Iwelumo (also out with broken metatarsal) and Kevin [. Click to continue reading...

.A hallmark of the Abramovich Revolution at Chelsea has been their activity in the transfer market. Millions upon millions have been invested in a Chelsea team that has won two Premier League titles, two FA cups, two League Cups and two Charity Shields. The European Cup has eluded Abramovich's Army thus far and it looks [. Click to continue reading...

.Arsenal Transfered In: Thomas Vermaelen (Ajax, £11m), Damian Martinez (Club Athletico Independiente, £1.3m), Jamie Edge (Cheltenham, undisc) Transfered Out: Abu Ogogo (Dag & Red, free), Amaury Bischoff (Academica de Coimbra, free), Emmanuel Adebayor (Man C, £25m), Kolo Toure (Man C, £14m), Jay Simpson (QPR, loan), James Dunne (Exeter, free), Rui Fonte (Lisbon, free), Rene Steer (Oldham, free), [. Click to continue reading...

. A hard fought battle was witnessed at Sunderland as the hosts came from a goal down to beat Blackburn Rovers 2-1. Striker Kenwyne Jones was the star for Sunderland as he struck twice to seal the match for is team. Gael Givet had the score board ticking as he scored [...] Click to continue reading...

CHELSEA
Manager: Carlo Ancelotti
Last season in the Premier League: 3rd, 83 points (25 wins, 8 draws, 5 defeats)
Summer moves
In: Yuri Zhirkov (CSKA Moscow, £18m), Daniel Sturridge (Man City, to be determined by tribunal), Ross Turnbull (Middlesbrough, free)
Out: Franco Di Santo (Blackburn, loan), Jimmy Smith (Leyton Orient, free), Ben Sahar (Espanyol, £1m), Frank Nouble (West Ham, nominal), Ryan Bertrand (Reading, loan), Tom Taiwo (Carlisle, loan), Lee Sawyer (Southend, loan)
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Days away from a new Premier League season and reporter Oscar Chamberlain takes a closer look at the up and coming stars ready to make their mark this term.

Franco Di Santo (Chelsea On Loan to Blackburn Rovers)

Chelsea have very high hopes for this young man, he has made a number of cameo appearances from the bench but never really shown his true potential.

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Blackburn Rovers Biggest Ins: Gael Givet's permanent move after his loan at the end of last season adds much needed stability to the back. Elrio van Heerden is someone who can come off the bench and be that burst of speed in the midfield. Lars...
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• Young guns at Chelsea on the move. First, Ben Sahar leaves the club for Espanyol (and scores 2 against Liverpool in a friendly this week). Then, Franco di Santo goes on loan to Blackburn. And now, Scott Sinclair is headed for Wigan on loan. Will these U-21 prospects finally shine with regular first team football?

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Today Scott Sinclair has signed for Wigan on loan until the end of the season. Sinclair has been loaned out by Chelsea more often than not in recent times and joins the likes of Franco Di Santo and Miroslav Stoch who have left the club on loan to gain vital experience which will only benefit the club for the future. Click to continue reading...

According to Andy Cryer at the Lancashire Telegraph, Blackburn striker Paul Gallagher looks to be on his way out of the club after the loan signing of Franco Di Santo and the possible signing of Nikola Kalinic.

Derby County, Preston North End, Burnley, and Bristol City are all thought to be interested in him.

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According to Blackburn's official website, Blackburn have signed Chelsea striker Franco Di Santo on loan until January. Blackburn have the option of extending the loan at that time if Chelsea do not want Di Santo.

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Good bit of business.

Blackburn have completed a loan move for Chelsea's Franco di Santo, while Hajduk Split say Rovers have also agreed a deal for Nikola Kalinic.
Di Santo, 20, has joined on loan until the January transfer window.
And Croatia international Kalinic could soon join him at Ewood Park, with Split claiming the 21-year-old has signed a four-year deal for a fee of up to £12m.

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You're may be wondering: Where have all those talented Chelsea youngstas buggered off to? Well, you're in luck.

Here's a roundup of those youths the two youths? that have been shipped out on loan before the start of the 2009-10 season. Let me know if I missed anyone, people.

Franco Di Santo
Destination: Blackburn
Loan Length: Six months
After a month of speculation, Big Sam finally snapped up young Di Santo on a six-month deal.

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Sunderland win at Celtic

Richardson broke the deadlock with a composed finish after 12 minutes following a dreadful slip from Darren O'Dea as Steve Bruce's side capitalised on their early pressure.

Jones , who had looked a persistent threat in his lone-striking role, doubled the Black Cats' lead in the 54th minute, converting a free header to score with ease.

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Today Franco Di Santo joined Blackburn Rovers on loan until 1st January. This is a great opportunity for him to gain really important Premier League experience and let's hope he does well.Here at Chelseadaft, I wish him well. Click to continue reading...

UPDATE: According to ESPN Soccernet, Zenit striker Pavel Pogrebnyak, who has been linked with Blackburn, is set to join Stuttgart. Stuttgart sporting director Horst Heldt said,

"Apart from Sunday's medical, everything is perfect .

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Franco Di Santo, your nose is turning very brown.
You really expect anyone to believe this outlandish tale you told the media about Blues billionaire owner Roman Abramovich?
Take a look:

Di Santo recalls a story that has passed into mythology about Abramovich choosing to buy Chelsea after eyeing the stadium from his helicopter.

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While it seems like the hottest millionaires on the Premiership block at the moment reside on the baby blue side of Manchester, it is important not to forget about the original mega-money man Roman Abramovich.

Unlike the Sheikh, he's not all about the money, the mercenary footballers, and the taunting billboards.

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Rumours are getting stronger that Franco Di Santo will be going out on loan this season to gain more experience of Premier League football with Blackburn his most likely destination. Sam Allerdyce needs to bolster his forward line since the departure of Santa Cruz and Di Santo would be ideal. Chelsea have already loaned out one of our exciting prospects this season and Di Santo is another that Click to continue reading...

According to Andy Cryer at the Lancashire Telegraph, Blackburn are interested in signing Zenit St Petersburg striker Pavel Pogrebnyak if they are unsuccesful is signing Chelsea striker Franco Di Santo on loan.

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England's Brave John Terry has finally committed his future to the club. And Chelsea wrapped up the World Football Challenge in style Sunday night, handing Club America a 2-0 defeat at Cowboys Stadium in Dallas.

All is good.

It finally went right for young Franco Di Santo who, as a second-half substitute, scored and set up the Blues' second goal.

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Gallery, Images, Photo's & Pictures of Chelsea FC v Club America World Football Challenge Championship, the 26th of July, 2009. Teams/Clubs: Chelsea FC, Club America Players/People: Franco di Santo, John Terry, Didier Drogba, Florent Malouda, Henrique Hilario, Juliano Belletti, Ricardo Carvalho, Ross Turnbull, Branislav Ivanovic, Nicholas Anelka, Sam Hutchinson. Click to continue reading...

Chelsea last night beat Club America 2-0 to win the World Football Challenge with goals from Franco Di Santo and Florent Malouda. Click to continue reading...

Pese al buen torneo que hizó América, no alcanzó para llevarse el Torneo World Football Challenge que se celebró en tierras estadounidenses, pues la tarde del domingo cayó dos goles contra cero con el Chelsea inglés en el New Cowboys Stadium.

Esta vez el cuadro inglés no le permitió tantas libertades al cuadro americanista como si lo hicieron lo cuadros italianos del Inter de Milán y el AC Milán.

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The best player on the pitch in the FA Cup, Florent Malouda, was also the best player on the pitch in the 2nd half of Chelsea's 2-0 pre-season win over Club America last night.
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