AC Milan midfielder Michael Essien has been forced to deny social media rumours that he has Ebola.

Defender Pepe is expected to return from suspension to start for Portugal against Ghana this evening (5pm) — and the Real Madrid star is praying for "a miracle".

Sometimes Jose Mourinho seems the most heartless man in football.

Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho has no fears after sanctioning Juan Mata’s move to Manchester United and has hit back at Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger for his criticisms of the Blues’ transfer activity.

Jose Mourinho continued his overhaul of his Chelsea squad yesterday, signing Mohamed Salah from Basle having hijacked Liverpool’s bid for the player.

Derby 0 Chelsea 2

Highly-rated Bertrand Traore has completed his move to Chelsea, signing a four-and-a-half year deal.

Chelsea 2 Crystal Palace 1

Chelsea 3 Southampton 1

Chelsea bounced back from conceding a Jay Rodriguez goal after 13 seconds to beat Southampton 3-1 and move within four points of Barclays Premier League leaders Arsenal.

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Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho has confirmed striker Fernando Torres will miss Wednesday’s Champions League meeting with Schalke with a muscular injury.

Arsenal 0 Chelsea 2

Arsenal 0 Chelsea 2

It says it all about the two clubs’ respective approaches to youth development that Chelsea’s least experienced player in tonight’s Capital One Cup tie will have played in a Champions League final, while Arsenal’s has made just a solitary professional appearance for his club.

Belgium playmaker Eden Hazard will take no part in Chelsea’s Champions League Group E clash with Steaua Bucharest on Tuesday night.

Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho has told Juan Mata to follow the example of Michael Essien in order to convince him of his worth.

Ramires is available following his European suspension as Chelsea bid to end a four-match winless run in Saturday’s west London derby with Fulham.

Chelsea’s technical director Michael Emenalo believes the club’s use of the loan system will lead to a seamless transition when the current first-team crop needs replacing.

Danny Cipriani has been released from hospital after he was hit by a bus in Leeds last night.

Galatasaray 3 Real Madrid 2 (Real Madrid win 3-5 on aggregate)

Real Madrid 3 Galatasaray 0

Real Madrid 3 Galatasaray 0

Jose Mourinho confirmed yesterday he will renew his love affair with English football.

David Luiz has declared he would happily play as a makeshift midfielder at Chelsea.

Gianfranco Zola believes his experiences at Watford will aid him in his quest to land the Chelsea job at some point in the future.

Chelsea began turning their attention to plugging a hole in their midfield ranks today after Oriol Romeu was all but ruled out for the rest of the season.

Michael Essien has returned to Chelsea for treatment after his season-long loan at Real Madrid was put on hold.

Schalke captain Benedikt Howedes hopes tomorrow’s Champions League clash with Arsenal will help him forget Saturday’s 3-2 defeat to Hoffenheim.

Barcelona 2 Real Madrid 2

Arsenal 1 Chelsea 2

Real Madrid 3 Manchester City 2

Florent Malouda has been left out of Chelsea’s squad for the Champions League group stage, casting further doubt over his future.

Fenerbahce today announced they were in talks to sign Chelsea midfielder Raul Meireles.

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Dimitar Berbatov may have chosen Craven Cottage over White Hart Lane yesterday, but he was seemingly on his own in preferring West london to north.

Manchester City were the main movers on deadline day with the Barclays Premier League champions closing in on further additions to their squad with less than three hours to go until the transfer window slams shut.

Dimitar Berbatov has opted for a move to Fulham over a return to Tottenham while Rafael van der Vaart left White Hart Lane with activity increasing as the closing of the transfer window draws ever nearer.

Roberto Di Matteo insists it is vital that Fernando Torres faces serious competition up front this season amid reports Chelsea were still hoping to sign Andre Schurrle before the transfer window closes tonight

Ryan Bertrand has been pitched into the biggest game of his life tonight as the 22-year-old starts for Chelsea in their Champions League final clash with Bayern Munich.

By Shaun Cronin (@ShaunCronin7)

It’s nigh on impossible to consider the likely outcome of tonight’s Champions League final in Munich without referencing what Roberto Mancini rightly dubbed “a crazy season” in the Premier League.

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Chelsea interim manager Roberto di Matteo has sprung to the defence of captain John Terry after questions were asked about the England defender’s form.