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Deco to Chelsea, Lampard going nowhere.
Published 7/1/2008 by gclark at Catoptric v4.5
... . Chelsea sign Barca playmaker Deco Chelsea have signed Portugal midfielder Deco from Spanish giants Barcelona on a two-year deal for a fee of about £8m. The 30-year-old was recently told by Barca’s new coach Pep Guardiola that he did not feature in their future plans.“It is good for me to be here and first of all I am very happy to be here,” Deco told Chelsea’s official website. Deco becomes the Blues’ first signing since Portugal coach Luiz Felipe Scolari was appointed manager earlier this month. Meanwhile, Liverpool is ...

What's Chelsea FC Doing in Raleigh, NC?
Published 7/2/2008 by David J. Warner at FanHouse
... Chelsea might have a reputation among Premier League clubs for buying stars on the transfer market rather than developing them within the club -- they've already opened the silly season by signing Deco from Barcelona for £8 million -- but that doesn't mean the club's academy is lying dormant. In fact, the big London club is using its youth development program to reach out to America. Chelsea has ...