London, Dec. 18 (ANI): Former Chelsea coach Roberto Di Matteo has been named as the 'Coach of the Year' less than a month after being sacked.

London, Nov 22(ANI): Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich has appointed former Liverpool boss Rafael Benitez as Blues' interim manager for the remaining season after Roberto Di Matteo was sacked on Wednesday following Champions League hammering at the hands of Juventus.

London, Nov 21(ANI): Chelsea has sacked manager Roberto Di Matteo in the wake of their 3-0 defeat to Juventus, which has left the Blues on the brink of an unexpected Champions League exit in the group stages.

London, Nov. 20 (ANI): Former Blues player and manager Ruud Gullit has told Chelsea that they have virtually no chance of retaining the Champions League title and also reckons that Roberto Di Matteo could be set for an early exit.

London, Nov. 18 (ANI): Roberto Di Matteo is hoping that Chelsea would prove themselves as Champions League contenders and the Blues' strikers would start playing better.

London, Nov. 3 (ANI): A war of words has erupted between Manchester United and Chelsea after Alex Ferguson openly attacked the European champions' complaint against Mark Clattenburg and told Roberto Di Matteo that the referee had actually done him "a favour" during the fractious match

London, Oct. 28 (ANI): Former Italian footballer and current manager of Chelsea Roberto Di Matteo has appealed to his bosses to retain Ashley Cole at all costs.

London, Oct 20(ANI): Chelsea manager Roberto Di Matteo believes Tottenham Hotspurs is a dark horse in the Premier League title race, and added that his former boss at Stamford Bridge Andrea Villas-Boas can lead Spurs to domestic glory this season.

London, Oct 8(ANI): Chelsea manager Roberto Di Matteo has warned his players to respect rules set by the club as well as the Football Association (FA), and also reminded them of the value of the club's public image.

London, Oct. 7 (ANI): Roberto Di Matteo is convinced that nothing can put his Chelsea players off their stride towards more silverware.

London, Sep 29(ANI): Chelsea manager Roberto Di Matteo has said he doesn't care about what outsiders think of his team and their approach to football as long as they are successful.

London, Sep 24(ANI): Chelsea manager Roberto Di Matteo has said he is very confident veteran left back Ashley Cole will sign a new contract extension soon at the club, and hailed the England international as a club legend.

London, Sep 22(ANI): Chelsea manager Roberto Di Matteo has refuted one of his predecessors at Stamford Bridge, Ruud Gullit's criticism of Fernando Torres, who had claimed the striker is not good enough for the club.

London, Sep 19(ANI): Chelsea manager Roberto Di Matteo has claimed the club wants to become the first team to win two Champions League titles consecutively, and added he has the right squad to do so.

London, Aug 28(ANI): England legend Paul Gascoigne has revealed how he gave former teammate at Italian club Lazio Roberto Di Matteo the fright of his life when he put a snake in the now Chelsea manager's pocket.

London, Aug 25(ANI): Chelsea manager Roberto Di Matteo has made it clear that defender David Luiz won't be joining Barcelona, as the Catalan giants contemplate a 30 million pound bid for the flamboyant center-back.

London, Aug 22(ANI): Chelsea manager Roberto Di Matteo believes summer signing Eden Hazard could be the club's next Gianfranco Zola, as both of them have similar footballing traits.

London, Aug 19 (ANI): Chelsea striker Gary Cahill has insisted that Roberto Di Matteo's men will be the Premier League contenders this season.

London, Aug. 12 (ANI): Chelsea boss Roberto Di Matteo has expressed confidence in Fernando Torres and believes that he would reveal his 50 million pound worth this season.

London, Aug 11(ANI): Chelsea manager Roberto Di Matteo has set his eyes on winning each of the seven trophies in which the Blues would be competing in coming season.

London, Aug 11(ANI): Chelsea manager Roberto Di Matteo has said his team cannot play like Barcelona, but promised that the Blues would be equally exciting to watch.

London, July 30(ANI): Chelsea's spending this summer could exceed the 100 million pound mark, as manager Roberto Di Matteo has been told that he can still make a couple of more signings.

London, July 28(ANI): Chelsea's new signing Oscar has said he is ready to play anywhere manager Roberto Di Matteo wants him to, and added that he has joined the Blues to win more titles.

London, July 21(ANI): Chelsea manager Roberto Di Matteo has said the new players which have been recently signed in the current transfer window would help the club to close down a gap of 25 points with champions Manchester City.

London, July 19 (ANI): French winger Florent Malouda has been told by Chelsea that he can leave the club as manager Roberto Di Matteo has clearly told his players that they have a choice of either performing well during a pre-season tour or be prepared for a move away from Stamford Bridge.