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The Blues drew first blood in the 23rd minute.

While the Community Shield will be an afterthought by the time the major prizes are handed out in May, Terry is such a driven character that the sight of Arsenal’s players lifting the silverware has added fuel to his competitive fire.

Chelsea striker Radamel Falcao is aware of the demands of English football, having had his first taste of the Premier League last season with Manchester United. “I have to be honest and say that it is a bit of a concern”.

Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho said he believed his players “were the best team” in their 1-0 Community Shield defeat to Arsenal at Wembley.

The Colombian – signed on loan from Monaco – was brought in by Jose Mourinho following the departure of Didier Drogba this summer and will compete with Diego Costa and Loic Remy for a place up front this season.

Chelsea regained the Premier League trophy with such ease that Jose Mourinho felt his team’s achievement did not get the recognition it deserved.

The start of the football season hasn’t even begun yet, but that has not stopped Roy Keane having a yet another dig at Arsenal.

Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho has admitted that he is concerned by star striker Diego Costa’s ongoing hamstring injuries. Refusing to actively reinforce a title winning side should hurt Mourinho either in January – when he is forced to pay above market value –...

The club re-sold Brazilian star Felipe Luis back to Atletico Madrid earlier this week (via Daily Mail), prompting Jose Mourinho to splash the cash on the Ghanaian left-back as a replacement.

The wife of Rafael Benitez has claimed that her husband, the current Real Madrid coach, has constantly found himself cleaning up the messes of rival, Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho.

Benitez’s wife Montserrat Seara earlier in the week joked that her husband has come to Real Madrid to clean up Mourinho’s mess just like he has also done in previous clubs.

Branislav Ivanovic has expressed his pride in becoming Chelsea’s official vice-captain, but insists that he will not step on skipper John Terry’s toes.

Although Cech struggled for game time last term after Thibaut Courtois became Jose Mourinho’s number one, he is still considered to be one of the best goalkeepers in England and has made 333 appearances in the Premier League after joining the Blues from Rennes in 2004.

“I have been here so long due to the contracts I have signed and I like to be somewhere where I have developed friendships”, he said. I know all the players and all the staff so it’s going to be a hard place to leave when my contract runs out but let’s see...