DAMIEN DUFF took up judo earlier this season to put his injury nightmare behind him after twice dislocating his shoulder last season.

Chelsea winger Arjen Robben will not play again until next month at the earliest after the club confirmed he has broken two bones in his foot.

DAMIEN DUFF is expected to make his long-awaited comeback from injury with a place on Chelsea’s bench for the Champions League tie against Stuttgart.

CHELSEA boss Claudio Ranieri appeared to question Hernan Crespo’s professionalism after the striker’s fitness pledge quickly backfired against Liverpool.

Chelsea Captain Marcel Desailly has warned teammate William Gallas that it is too late to force his way into the French World Cup squad - as Manchester United’s Mikael Silvestre is a permanent fixture.