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The Ghanaian has hailed his former boss at Stamford Bridge, and placed himself at the disposal of his new team as they aim to win yet more trophies Michael Essien  has credited his season long loan move from  Chelsea  to Real Madrid to his special relationship with  Jose Mourinho . The pair originally worked together in London when the Portuguese trainer brought Essien to Stamford Bridge from Lyon in 2005 and the midfielder is now relishing the opportunity to work under his former mentor again. "Everything happened so fast," reflected the 29-year-old at a press conference. "Mourinho called me and said he was ready to take me. I said yes immediately." "That was more than enough for me to come here. I see him as a father because he was the one responsible for my move to Chelsea. We have a very good relationship, with a clear understanding of each other." Essien has enjoyed several injury-laden campaigns at Stamford Bridge in recent years, stru...

The Spanish, English, German and Dutch champions will play one another in this season's group of death, while Barcelona have been drawn alongside Benfica Real Madrid have been drawn against Manchester City, Borussia Dortmund and Ajax in the group stage of the 2012-13 Champions League. The four teams are all champions of their respective countries, but were eligible to face one another due to their differing seeds, and make up this year's 'Group of Death'. Jose Mourinho's side's fierce rivals Barcelona will face a daunting trip to Russia to play against Spartak Moscow, and have also been drawn against Benfica and Celtic. Elsewhere, current holders Chelsea take on Scudetto winners Juventus, and also face a tough trip to Ukraine to face Shakhtar. The trio have been drawn alongside Danish minnows Nordsjaelland. Beaten finalists from last season, Bayern Munich, face a re-match of their victorious 2001 Champions League final against Vale...

The Stamford Bridge club have high hopes for the Internacional starlet and are in advanced negotiations with the 20-year-old midfielder's side ahead of a summer move Chelsea  are closing in on a  € 25 million move for Brazilian starlet  Oscar  after blowing Tottenham  out of the water with their financial offer. The Blues are in advanced negotiations with the midfielder's club, Internacional, after gazumping a  € 19m bid made by Spurs last week. Oscar is regarded as one of the hottest talents in South America and has been identified by Chelsea as a star of the future.  "Spurs simply couldn't and wouldn't compete with the numbers Chelsea are talking - in terms of transfer fee and wages," a source close to the deal told  watch-kora.com . "Spurs really wanted him and thought their partnership with Internacional would help, but Chelsea are getting a star of the future."

Bayern Munich 1-1 Chelsea (aet, 3-4 on penalties): Blues crowned kings of Europe for first time after thrilling shoot-out in Bavaria Two late goals in regulation and a missed Robben penalty in extra time sent the final to penalties, where Didier Drogba struck the decisive kick from 12 yards out Chelsea have won the 2011-12 Champions League after a gripping 4-3 win over Bayern Munich on penalties at the Allianz Arena. Bayern set up camp in the Chelsea half for the majority of the match, but were extremely wasteful in front of goal, passing up a number of opportunities that allowed Roberto Di Matteo's men to stay in the contest.  Thomas Muller looked to have finally broken their resistance when he scored in the 83rd minute, but Didier Drogba brought the Blues back from the dead with a powerful header two minutes from time to send the final into extra time. Arjen Robben saw a soft penalty saved by Petr Cech in the 95th minute, but there was no winner in the addit...

Bayern Munich - Chelsea Preview: Bavarians eye Champions League glory on home soil Jupp Heynckes' side will be dreaming of lifting a fifth European crown in their own stadium, while the Blues have set their sights on completing a remarkable cup double BAYERN MUNICH Neuer Lahm, Tymoshchuk, Boateng, Contento Schweinsteiger, Kroos Robben, Muller, Ribery Gomez CHELSEA Cech Bosingwa, Cahill, David Luiz, Cole   Mikel, Essien Kalou, Lampard, Mata Drogba Bayern Munich will be without suspended trio Holger Badstuber, David Alaba and Luiz Gustavo for Saturday's Champions League final showdown with Chelsea at the Allianz Arena. Defender Breno (knee) is out and Daniel Van Buyten is shorn of match fitness, so Anatoliy Tymoshchuk and Diego Contento are likely to deputise for Badstuber and Alaba respectively. Thomas Muller should get a recall to the starting XI, with Toni Kroos dropping into a deeper midfield role alongside Bastian Schweinsteiger. ...

Brazilian midfielder feels that his team-mate's return to form and the growing confidence around Stamford Bridge mean that the Blues have the belief to beat anyone Chelsea  midfielder  Ramires  claims that  Fernando Torres ' return to goalscoring form is one of the best things about the club currently. The Spaniard netted a hat-trick on Sunday in a 6-1 thumping of QPR at Stamford Bridge and his Brazilian colleague expressed delight at the former Liverpool man's recent revival. “The best thing about Chelsea? Our confidence has grown and we have Fernando Torres scoring again," Ramires told. “Now we can beat anyone and we showed that at Camp Nou [in the Champions League semi-final win over Barcelona].” The 25-year-old is suspended for the Champions League final after reaching the competition's yellow-card limit and he admits that the FA Cup final against Liverpool on Saturday will consequently be the highlight of his campaign. “For me i...

The South Americans dovetailed wonderfully well together at the San Paolo earlier this week but it has been suggested that the two forwards have not been seeing eye-to-eye of late Edinson Cavani 's agent has rubbished a report claiming his client had fallen out with  Napoli  team-mate  Ezequiel Lavezzi , revealing the pair had dinner together after Tuesday night's Champions League first-leg last-16 win over  Chelsea . It has been alleged that relations between the South American duo have become increasingly strained of late, but Cavani's representative, Claudio Anellucci, insists the pair continue to get along just fine. "The rumours of a discord between them are completely unfounded," the agent told  Radio Crc . "So much so, in fact, that after the match with the English [Chelsea], we all had an amicable dinner together which El Pocho's [Lavezzi's] agent was also at." Turning his attention to the 3-1 victory over ...

The Spanish giants continue to dominate the Football Money League as they have expanded their enormous lead over the top clubs from England, Germany and Italy Real Madrid crowned as world's richest club for seventh year in a row Clubs from four different countries in top 10 Schalke climb most places - from 16th to 10th Top-seven placings remain unchanged Real Madrid and Barcelona remain top of football’s rich list as the Spanish duo moved further clear of their rivals from England, Germany, Italy and France. According to the 2012 Deloitte Football Money League, published today, the Liga giants are the only clubs with annual revenue over €450 million. Real Madrid top the Football Money League for the seventh year in succession and are now just one year short of equalling Manchester United’s dominance in the top position during the first eight years of the Money League.   However, they are being chased hard by rivals Barcelona,...