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DANIEL Sturridge needed less than five minutes to show he is ready to step up to the plate over the coming month in the absence of Didier Drogba – scoring the goal that set Chelsea on their way to the easiest of FA Cup wins.  

Former Chelsea striker Andriy Shevchenko has revealed he is friends with Robert De Niro after bumping into the Hollywood star during a holiday in the Bahamas. Barcelona are considering a move for Napoli midfielder Marek Hamsik, according to reports ...  

• Injury could put Drogba out of Portsmouth match• Carlo Ancelotti promises defensive improvementChelsea could be without 18-goal striker Didier Drogba against Portsmouth after the Ivory Coast international hurt his back in a training ground incident earlier today.Chelsea coach Carlo Ancelotti revealed that Drogba had to leave their training session after sustaining the injury which now threatens his participation against Avram Grant's...  

Just when Rafael Benítez most needed a break from scrutiny, his team suffered defeat at the hands of Portsmouth at the bottom of the league.Liverpool's big-name stars reluctantly dragged themselves about the icy pitch, dejected; they had probably hoped to clean up at Fratton Park, with Jamie Carragher making his 600th appearance and Fernando Torres expecting to score his 50th goal.But at full-time Liverpool were defeated 2-0, having lost...  

It is the time of year for complaints about Africa's top tournament – but Portsmouth's players are buzzing about itIt's that time of year again, when Europeans start whingeing about the biggest tournament in African football. With Chelsea flying there is plenty of speculation as to how they will cope without Didier Drogba, Michael Essien, Salomon Kalou and Mikel John Obi, while at the other end of the table down here at Portsmouth the coverage...  

Rafa Benitez has made changes to the side that lost to Arsenal on Monday, at least two of them enforced. Glen Johnson is out of the squad completely, Fernando Torres restricted to the bench. Pepe Reina is in goal and after that it waits to be seen just how Rafa intends to line the players up. Skrtel joins [...]  

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Felipe is a graduate of the academy structure at Stadio Friuli and made his bow in the Italian top flight in April 2003. He was touted as one the most promising defenders in European football at that stage, but has seen a series of niggling injuries ...  

I really like Cassano, but we need a centre-forward above all as we already have Ronaldinho in that role," Galliani said last summer. However, plenty has changed since then. Leonardo is looking for alternatives, while it was not long ago when Cassano ...  

And for me, the extra money is much welcome, particularly for our family holidays and Christmas.' Josh Dhaliwal, 36, lets out two spaces by his flat near Chelsea FC's Stamford Bridge stadium in West London. Last year he earned more than £3,000 by ...  

LONDON/MADRID, Jan 02: Ruud Van Nistelrooy could be on his way back to the English Premier League during the January transfer window; Liverpool are among the clubs being linked in Spain with the Real Madrid centre-forward. The 33-year-old Dutchman ...  

Latest: Rafa Benitez is reportedly preparing to go double Dutch with moves for Real Madrid duo Ruud van Nistelrooy and Rafael van der Vaart. A replacement for injured right-back Glen Johnson is also being considered with Greece international full ...  

It's funny how "experts" out there still make laughable assumptions—that Fernando Torres will be unhappy if Liverpool fail to qualify for Champions League next season. When Liverpool ended last season without a trophy, the "experts" thought that ...  

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"He (Kaka) trained as normal this week, but he's still not ready to return," Pellegrini said at a news conference. "He is over the injury." Striker Ruud van Nistelrooy and midfielder Guti would hopefully be back in training from Wednesday after ...