So Chelsea are appealing the decision to give Didier Drogba and Jose Bosingwa respective bans from European competition. What a surprise.

Reports today suggest Paulo Maldini is expected to join Carlo Ancelotti at Chelsea – as a member of his backroom staff.
Maldini spent 25 years at the San Siro, eight of which were under the guidance of Ancelotti. During his remarkable playing career, Maldini won 7 Serie A titles and 5 Champions League trophies. At 40 years [...]

After the rumour mill had once again been gathering pace, I guess it wasn’t a surprise after all, that Carlo Ancelotti was named Chelsea boss yesterday.