Michael Essien
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Ranked! The 20 best African players in Premier League history
By Ed McCambridge published
Just how good are Mohamed Salah and Riyad Mahrez, compared to the likes of Didier Drogba and Yaya Toure?
Football legends who played in bizarre places
By Greg Lea published
The USA and Turkey are popular retirement homes, but some players prefer more obscure destinations
6 Premier League signings who bounced back to star in their second season
By Declan Warrington published
Good news for Jadon Sancho and any other big-money transfer who struggled last season: sometimes the second season can be a charm
20 botched transfers you might not know about
By Greg Lea published
The history of the game could have been very different had some of these signings been completed…
Misfiring Morata or devastating Drogba - how will Pulisic follow Chelsea's biggest buys?
By FourFourTwo Staff published
Didier Drogba Tébily Chelsea's new signing Christian Pulisic has a host of other big-money buys from the Blues' Roman Abramovich era to measure himself against.
Ranked! Real Madrid’s 23 Premier League signings, from worst to best
By Thore Haugstad last updated
Real Madrid David Beckham, Cristiano Ronaldo – and now Eden Hazard, too. The Belgian aside, Thore Haugstad ranks all of Real Madrid’s other Premier League signings over the last 20 years
Chamakh can save Palace, and other things we learned at Chelsea 2-1 Crystal Palace
By Ben Welch last updated
Stats Zone A nervy Chelsea hung on to beat Crystal Palace at Stamford Bridge on Saturday afternoon, and FourFourTwo’s Ben Welch was there to analyse the action using Stats Zone…
Chelsea confirm Essien departure to Milan
By FourFourTwo Staff last updated
Michael Essien Chelsea have confirmed midfielder Michael Essien has left the club to join Serie A outfit Milan.
11 Premier League players you won't believe never made the PFA Team of the Year
By Huw Davies published
Premier League Like buses for Sergio Aguero, who makes it back-to-back inclusions after six seasons without. But while the PFA Team of the Year is supposed to represent the best of the best, these terrific players avoided it every season
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