Latest about John Obi Mikel
‘I used the disappointment of the 2008 Champions League Final to fuel me again in 2012. That was the last chance for the likes of JT, Lamps, Petr Cech and Drogba. It had become an obsession’ John Obi Mikel on Chelsea’s historic European title
EXCLUSIVE Chelsea clinched their first Champions League title when they defeated Bayern Munich in the 2012 final
‘I knew exactly what I’d done – I had made a massive mistake. When Chelsea saw what had happened, they were furious’ John Obi Mikel opens up on transfer tug of war
EXCLUSIVE The Nigerian international was the subject of a battle between Manchester United and Chelsea
‘Mourinho had to put me in my place very quickly. He sent me to the academy, then brought me back when I was ready to know I was in the big boys’ league’ John Obi Mikel recalls his early Chelsea learning curve
EXCLUSIVE The Nigerian international was the subject of a controversial transfer to Chelsea in 2006
‘It was just Sir Alex and me in a room. It was difficult to say no to the greatest manager of all time, to his face’ Why a teenage John Obi Mikel turned down Manchester United
EXCLUSIVE The Nigerian was the subject of a long-running transfer dispute between Chelsea and Manchester United as a teenager
‘This agent had a briefcase full of cash sitting right next to him, about £50,000. I was only 16, and all of these crazy things had already started happening’ John Obi Mikel on the surreal race for his signature
EXCLUSIVE The Nigerian was the subject of a controversial 2006 transfer when Manchester United and Chelsea fought for his signature
NEW ISSUE: Ousmane Dembele exclusive, football’s maddest transfer, Thomas Frank, Chloe Kelly, the best Champions League teams ranked and Javier Hernandez answers your questions
NEW ISSUE Get your hands on the latest issue of FourFourTwo magazine – available in print or on your device – from Thursday August 28
Club World Cup: Who are the DAZN presenters, pundits and commentators?
We now know more about who’ll be guiding us through the revamped Club World Cup this summer
‘Winning the Club World Cup would be massive for Chelsea, and not just for the trophy – £100m in prize money would help them against other Premier League clubs’ Former Blues star explains why tournament could turbo-charge their progress
In an exclusive interview with FFT, ex-Chelsea midfielder breaks down why this summer's event could be so important
'There were real, proper fights during training - Andriy Shevchenko knocked out Tal Ben Haim properly, Michael Ballack had a fight with Salomon Kalou and I went at it with Florent Malouda': Ex-Chelsea star recalls training ground scraps with team-mates
Chelsea players were always fighting in training, apparently...
