Grant's Chelsea success "a story in a million" (Reuters)

EPL Talk • Champions League Final Press Coverage Is Too Excessive
Am I the only person who is getting a bit sick of the Champions League press coverage? The match hasn’t even begun yet, but the newspapers continue writing article after article leading up to Wednesday’s match between Manchester United ...

TheGame - Times Online - WBLG • Who's your money on for Moscow: Chelsea or Manchester United?
Well, that's the FA Cup out of the way. Now we can concentrate on the battle of the Premier League big boys in the Champions League final on Wednesday. Manchester United are attempting to do the Double, but Chelsea will hope to secure a share of the ...

CaughtOffside.com • Manchester United defender the latest to slate Chelsea’s Drogba
We’ve been here before. In the build-up to Chelsea’s semi-final second leg match against Liverpool, Rafael Benitez voiced his concern regarding Didier Drogba’s inability to stay on his feet. He also mentioned that defenders Jamie ...

CaughtOffside.com • Cech: United Won’t Be Motivated As Title-Winners
As the Premiership’s number one bubbled wrapped goalkeeper, Petr Cech, watched Manchester United win the Premiership, he allowed himself a little smile. The Czech stopper believes that by winning the Premier League title, Manchester United ...

Reuters Soccer Blog • Ferguson also has something to prove in Champions League final
There have been a lot of stories lately about Avram Grant, and how he needs to prove his worth as a coach by seeing Chelsea to victory in the Champions League final on Wednesday (See Richard Williams in the Guardian for a flavour). But Grant is ...

United wary of being mugged by Chelsea again
Manchester United go into Wednesday's Champions League final against Chelsea with the psychological advantage of having pushed the London club into runners-up spot in the Premier League. > >

Blues must target Vidic - Kalou
Salomon Kalou feels that Chelsea need to target Manchester United defender Nemanja Vidic during the Champions League final on Wednesday.

Manchester police fly to Moscow for final (AP)
Senior police officers from Manchester traveled to Moscow on Monday to help prevent fan violence from marring the Champions League final between Manchester United and Chelsea. Manchester police will serve in an advisory role as Russian authorities ...

Giggs looking to play in second CL final
Ryan Giggs hopes to feature in his second Champions League final when Manchester United faces Chelsea.

Slovakian ref Michel chosen for UCL final
UEFA have confirmed that Slovakian referee Lubos Michel will take charge of the Champions League final between Manchester United and Chelsea.