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NFL star Terrell Owens finds swimsuit model Joanna Krupa a pleasure to work with
[WithLeather]
Danijel Pranjic pays €700,000 of his own money to join Bayern Munich
[Dirty Tackle]
Chelsea may swap Didier Drogba for webcam fan Pat
[The Telegraph]
Joe Cole’s wife Carly Zucker defends her right to not contribute to society
[Kickette]
Florent Malouda signs a new contract
[Goal.com]
An Aussie rules player has been suspended for whipping his junk out live on TV
[SportsByBrooks]
Despite coming into contact with Paris Hilton, Cristiano Ronaldo has passed his Real Madrid medical
[The Guardian]
Tags: AC Milan, Bayern Munich, Carly Zucker, Chelsea, Cristiano Ronaldo, Danijel Pranjic, Didier Drogba, Florent Malouda, Joanna Krupa, Joe Cole, Medical, Pato, Terrell Owens, Transfer news
Posted: June 23rd, 2009 by Ryan Bailey
Transfer talk
Reports claim Milan boss has already named his transfer targets

AC Milan boss Carlo Ancelotti has agreed to take charge of Chelsea in the summer, on the condition that he is given £50 million to revamp the squad, according to the Daily Telegraph:
An agreement has now been reached with the AC Milan coach, who is understood to have finally made a commitment to leave the San Siro and join Chelsea on a three-year contract.
As part of the negotiations the Italian has been promised the funds to land four high-profile players. The significant spending spree will, also, reaffirm owner Roman Abramovich’s commitment after another season of upheaval.
The newspaper claims that Emmanuel Adebayor, who AC Milan tried to sign last summer, Yuri Zhirkov and

Tags: AC Milan, Carlo Ancelotti, Carlos Tevez, Chelsea, Deco, Emmanuel Adebayor, Florent Malouda, Nicolas Anelka, Roman Abramovich, San Siro, Serie A, Stamford Bridge, Yuri Zhirkov
Posted: April 17th, 2009 by Ryan Bailey
RANDOM MATCH
West Ham fans miss their first win over Chelsea in six years
The Spoiler can’t stand the monotony of international breaks where nothing ever happens in the week building up to the game and it looks like Chelsea and West Ham feel the same way.
Gianfranco Zola and Steve Clarke took a group of players who aren’t off gallivanting with their national teams - including Luis Boa Morte, Kieron Dyer and Savio - to Chelsea’s Cobham training ground to have a kickaround with the likes of Alex, Florent Malouda and Ricardo Quaresma.
The Hammers were 4-2 victors thanks largely to youngster Junior Stanislas but any sense of achievement in beating the Blues for the first time since 2003 was tempered by the fact Ray Wilkins was managing the opposition.
Tags: Alex, Chelsea, Cobham, Florent Malouda, gianfranco zola, International Break, Junior Stanislas, kieron dyer, Luis Boa Morte, Ray Wilkins, Ricardo Quaresma, Savio, Steve Clarke, Training Ground, West Ham
Posted: March 27th, 2009 by Michael Lintorn
Premier League transfer news
That’ll be Dani Alves, not Robinho

In August 2007, Chelsea attempted to acquire the services of Brazilian defender Daniel Alves from Seville. The Spanish club were insulted by the Blues’ low offer (£13.5m), and Alves made a €29m move to Barcelona the following summer, becoming the world’s most expensive right back.
The Mirror today claim the West London club are chasing the Brazilian once again, but The Spoiler has detected three obstacles for the deal: Barcelona do not need to sell, he has a whopping £90m price clause in his four-year contract, and Manchester City are also said to be sniffing around.
Meanwhile, reports are surfacing concerning the future of Florent Malouda. According to The Sun, Juventus have made contact with the Frenchman’s representatives, and are preparing an £11m summer bid.
Spoiler bonus: Check out some Dani Alves video highlights after the jump…

Tags: Barcelona, Chelsea, Daniel Alves, Florent Malouda, Juventus, La Liga, Premier League, Seville, Transfer
Posted: March 17th, 2009 by Ryan Bailey
Transfer Talk
Chairman Peter Buck plans departures and up to five new arrivals

Roman Abramovich’s wallet doesn’t open quite as often as it used to, but that won’t stop Chelsea playing a major role in the transfer market in the summer. Blues chairman Bruce Buck has today said the club will sign up to five new players for 2009/10, preferably using “internally generated cash”. Said cash will be generated by offloading some of their current stars:
We haven’t properly got together to talk about summer transfers yet, but I think that we could expect that several players will leave and that several players will come in.”"I don’t know whether that is three, four or five, but something in that kind of neighbourhood, so we can expect a handful to leave.
With Buck’s comments in mind, The Spoiler has compiled a list of the five players we expect Chelsea to part with, and five fresh faces that could soon call Stamford Bridge home…
OUT
Florent Malouda
Most Chelsea fans hate the Frenchman, and he has said he will move if he doesn’t regain his place. He has also expressed an interest in joining Juventus.
Branislav Ivanovic
The defender has made just six league starts in almost fourteen months and the emergence of Michael Mancienne means Chelsea have four other centre-backs to choose from.
Michael Ballack
The German is out of contract in the summer and could struggle

Tags: Alan Dzagoev, Branislav Ivanovic, Bruce Buck, Chelsea, Claudio Pizarro, David Villa, Deco, Didier Drogba, Diniyar Bilyaletdinov, Florent Malouda, Michael Ballack, transfers, Yuri Zhirkov
Posted: March 3rd, 2009 by Ryan Bailey
Big Phil Speaks
Brazilian admits he had no rapport with players

The folks at France Football magazine has a knack of extracting unusually honest quotes from those in the world of football, and they have excelled themselves in their latest interview with Big Phil Scolari.
The former Chelsea boss opened up to the French mag before he was sacked, admitting that he had no relationship with players off the field:
“In Brazil (as a club manager) it was also easier. I knew everything about the players. Here, I don’t have a family relation with the players. Everything is on the pitch. Outside, there is nothing.”
The Brazilian manager also expressed his disappointment at the club’s failure to capture Robinho:
“In the past (Arjen) Robben was at Chelsea and he could make the difference. But now there is no-one.
“Robinho could have been this player. He is not afraid to dribble, to take a risk, As a Brazilian, I like this.
“My team isn’t Brazilian enough. It is a ‘bureaucratic’ team.

Tags: Chelsea, Didier Drogba, Florent Malouda, Luiz Felipe Scolari, Manager, Robinho, sack
Posted: February 13th, 2009 by Ryan Bailey
Chelsea Unrest
Chelsea gaffer reportedly facing pressure from his players

After winning just one game on the last four, Chelsea fans are starting to turn on their World Cup winning leader, and today The Times are reporting that Big Phil is also beginning to lose the confidence of his players.
The newspaper claims players have questioned Scolari’s tactics throughout the season: for example, they sarcastically asked him if he knew Chelsea were chasing the game against Arsenal last month when he brought on Florent Malouda and inexperienced Miroslav Stoch. Criticism was also levelled at the Brazilian last weekend, when

Tags: Chelsea, Deco, Dressing Room, Florent Malouda, Jose Mourinho, Luiz Felipe Scolari, Manager, Michael Ballack, Miroslav Stoch, sack, Tactics
Posted: December 17th, 2008 by Ryan Bailey
The Blame Game
The men who have shouldered the blame this season

On matchday, Premier League football fans need three things to sustain their interest in the beautiful game: an overpriced ticket for a flimsy plastic seat, a weak pint (to be consumed away from the playing surface, Mr Ashley) and a good scapegoat on which to blame the entire team’s shortcomings.
Here’s the top ten players and managers who have been made to bear the brunt of their club’s collective sins in 2008/09 thus far…
Nicklas Bendtner (Arsenal)
The Spoiler’s Arsenal correspondent claims that Bendtner has overtaken Emmanuel Eboue in the Emirates scapegoat stakes, being vilified to such an extent on Saturday that Emmanuel Adebayor received a hero’s reception when he was brought off the bench to offer some firepower.
Jermaine Jenas (Tottenham)
Heurelho Gomes has put in a sturdy challenge in recent weeks but he still has a fair way to go before toppling Jenas, who has been the main subject of clenched fists and growling at White Hart Lane for a few years now.
Florent Malouda (Chelsea)
Apparently being the midfielder who has provided the most assists in the Premier League this season isn’t enough to save you from abuse when you occasionally misplace a pass or have the audacity to have a shot saved.
Luis Boa Morte (West Ham)
Holds the dubious honour of being one of the only players in the world

Tags: Arsenal, Aston Villa, Bolton, Chelsea, Damien Duff, Darius Vassell, Everton, Florent Malouda, gareth barry, Gary Megson, Heurelho Gomes, Jermaine Jenas, Liverpool, Luis Boa Morte, Manchester City, Newcastle, Nicklas Bendtner, Philipp Degen, Premier League, Scapegoat, Tottenham, West Ham
Posted: November 19th, 2008 by Ryan Bailey