London, Feb 16 (ANI): Owner Roman Abramovich is set to ignore former Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho for the Blues' job as interim boss Rafael Benitez is set to pave way for either Juventus' Antonio Conte or Malaga's Manuel Pellegrini.

London, Sep 28(ANI): Former Chelsea manager Andre Villas-Boas has said England might find it hard to qualify for the 2014 World Cup in Brazil without former captain John Terry, who recently announced his retirement from international football.

London, Aug 16(ANI): Former Chelsea manager Gianluca Vialli believes signing striker Robin Van Persie from Arsenal would give Manchester United the edge over rivals in this season's Premier League championship.

London, July 12 (ANI): Former Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho has backed Chelsea striker John Terry in a case of alleged racist abuse against Queen Park Ranger star Anton Ferdinand.

London, June 30(ANI): Former Chelsea manager Andre Villas-Boas would suffer a loss of around 11 million pounds if he signs up as Tottenham Hotspurs' new manager, succeeding Harry Redknapp at the north London club.

London, June 27(ANI): Former Chelsea manager Andre Villas-Boas is on brink of pipping France boss Laurent Blanc to land the vacant managerial post at Tottenham Hotspurs.

London, June 27(ANI): Former Chelsea manager Carlo Ancelotti has criticized England's performance during their penalty shootout loss to Italy in the Euro 2012 quarterfinal, saying that the Three Lions did nothing throughout the match.

London, June 24 (ANI): Former Chelsea manager Andre Villas-Boas is in a three-way fight to grab the manager's post at Tottenham Hotspur.

London, June 18(ANI): English Premier League club Tottenham Hotspurs could face a possible mutiny from players if the club goes ahead with plans to appoint former Chelsea manager Andre Villas-Boas as their new manager in place of Harry Redknapp.

London, May 21(ANI): Former Chelsea manager Andre Villas-Boas has said he is in no hurry to take a decision about his future, as he is set to hold talks with Liverpool officials this week over their vacant managerial position.

London, May 5(ANI): Real Madrid manager Jose Mourinho is set to sign a new deal with Real Madrid worth an astounding 10 million pounds a year after tax, snubbing former boss Roman Abramovich's attempts to bring back the former Chelsea manager to Stamford Bridge.

London, Apr 24(ANI): Former Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho has sent text messages to his former players, wishing them well in the second leg of the Champions League semi final against Barcelona at Nou Camp on Tuesday.

London, Mar 15(ANI): Former Chelsea manager Andre Villas-Boas has been marked down by Inter Milan as the right choice to replace current manager Claudio Ranieri, who had managed Chelsea previously.

London, Mar 5(ANI): Former Chelsea manager Andre Villas-Boas had a training bust-up with striker Fernando Torres before sacking.

London, Feb.21 (ANI): Former Chelsea manager Avram Grant has warned current club coach Andre Villas-Boas that any day could be his last amid ongoing speculation that club owner Roman Abramovich is losing patience with the Portuguese coach following a string of poor results.

London, Feb 17(ANI): Former Chelsea manager Claudio Ranieri has warned current manager Andre Villas-Boas that his days are numbered at the club if he fails to win any trophy this season.

London, Jan 25(ANI): Former Chelsea manager Carlo Ancelotti is ready to wait until the summer before making a second bid to lure midfielder Frank Lampard for a re-union at the French club Paris St Germain (PSG).

London, Jan 18(ANI): Former Chelsea manager Carlo Ancelotti believes it is important for Chelsea to sell Didier Drogba if they want Fernando Torres to start scoring.

London, July 30(ANI): Former Chelsea manager Guus Hiddink has told the club's owner, Roman Abramovich, to stop sacking managers and give Andre Villas-Boas a chance.

London, July 30(ANI): Former Chelsea manager Guus Hiddink has warned Andre Villas-Boas not to lose the respect of captain John Terry and midfielder Frank Lampard.