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Chelsea Football Club today (Friday) announces that Michael Essien has joined Real Madrid on a season-long loan. The 29-year-old midfielder, who joined the club in 2005 from Lyon, will move to the Bernabeu and link up with former Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho, the man who brought him to Stamford Bridge. Essien has been a pivotal member of the Blues midfield ...

Former lovebirds Michael Essien and Nadia Buari announced the return of their romance earlier this week with some passionate kisses at a birthday party held at Villaggio Primavera. SCROLL DOWN FOR PICTURES… According to reports by GhanaCelebrities, the two appeared to have settled their differences after breaking up their relationship about two years ago. The Chelsea midfielder, the report said, ...

By Daily Guide Chelsea is ready to stick to their famous old guards, with the club offering new deals to veterans Michael Essien, Frank Lampard and Florent Malouda. However, the club has released two of its first team players- Salomon Kalou and Jose Bosingwa. In Kalou’s case, Chelsea may still be willing to negotiate a new deal if their next ...

According to Forbes Magazine’s latest release, below are the richest African Footballers / Soccer Players for 2011. Based solely on their annual salaries, these are the highest-paid African soccer players: Top Ten (10) Highest Paid / Richest African Football / Soccer Players Name Age Country Club Annual Salary 1) Yaya Toure 28 Ivory Coast Manchester City $13.5 Million 2) Samuel ...