Official - Shevchenko will leave AC Milan

[MoJo23]

MILAN, Italy (AP) -- Andriy Shevchenko is leaving AC Milan after seven seasons, and intends to join English champion Chelsea.

"I'm leaving for family reasons, I thank the club for all they gave me, it wasn't a problem of relations and there is no economic problem," the Ukraine striker said at

Milan had offered Shevchenko a contract extension till 2011.

"It's a victory for the English language over the Italian language," Milan chairman Adriano Galliani said.

Shevchenko is married to an American and the couple would like their son Jordan to learn English.

"I tried to convince him to stay up until the minute before the press conference," Galliani said. "It's certainly the most painful separation since I've been at Milan. Now we'll start dealing with Chelsea, and it won't be easy."
Shevchenko has scored 173 goals for Milan -- the second most in club history behind Gunnar Nordahl's 221 -- since joining the club in 1999.

In 2003, Shevchenko's penalty kick won Milan the Champions League in a shootout against Juventus. A year later, he led Milan to the Italian league title and won the Golden Ball as the best player in Europe

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[Darvish11]

NOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!! FUKK!! How many god damn players does chelsea need?!

[ShahHouman]

yah, chelsea will either be really tight or wack like real madrid w/ all their superstars, i think they'll be good w/ jose mourinho in charge

[Amir H F]

God damnit so Chelsea finally got him huh? Damn bastards look at what their line-up will look like next year:

----------------------Cech--------------------------
----Gallas------Terry------Carvalho----Del Horno----
----------------------------------------------------
----Cole------Ballack------Lampard-----Robben------
----------------------------------------------------
-------------Crespo----------Sheva------------------

*Not to mention the bench consisting of: Ferreira, Makelele, Essien, Duff, Diarra, Manich, and Drogba!!! Watch out for Chelsea next year!

[MoJo23]

God damnit so Chelsea finally got him huh? Damn bastards look at what their line-up will look like next year:
----------------------Cech--------------------------
----Gallas------Terry------Carvalho----Del Horno----
----------------------------------------------------
----Cole------Ballack------Lampard-----Robben------
----------------------------------------------------
-------------Crespo----------Sheva------------------
*Not to mention the bench consisting of: Ferreira, Makelele, Essien, Duff, Diarra, Manich, and Drogba!!! Watch out for Chelsea next year!

Holy Sh!t, thats one heck of a lineup!

But as Houman Jan said, Chelsea can become the next Real Madrid and choke big time or play amazing and win EPL or Champions League!
Lets see what happens.

[soniq]

God damnit so Chelsea finally got him huh? Damn bastards look at what their line-up will look like next year:
----------------------Cech--------------------------
----Gallas------Terry------Carvalho----Del Horno----
----------------------------------------------------
----Cole------Ballack------Lampard-----Robben------
----------------------------------------------------
-------------Crespo----------Sheva------------------
*Not to mention the bench consisting of: Ferreira, Makelele, Essien, Duff, Diarra, Manich, and Drogba!!! Watch out for Chelsea next year!

+Ballack

[MoJo23]

+Ballack

Yea, Amir already has Ballack in his lineup beside Lampard in center mid.

[soniq]

Yea, Amir already has Ballack in his lineup beside Lampard in center mid.

oops i dont know how i missed it

[Salar]

God damnit so Chelsea finally got him huh? Damn bastards look at what their line-up will look like next year:
----------------------Cech--------------------------
----Gallas------Terry------Carvalho----Del Horno----
----------------------------------------------------
----Cole------Ballack------Lampard-----Robben------
----------------------------------------------------
-------------Crespo----------Sheva------------------
*Not to mention the bench consisting of: Ferreira, Makelele, Essien, Duff, Diarra, Manich, and Drogba!!! Watch out for Chelsea next year!

Well Gallas and Crespo are both rumoured to be leaving, this will be the line-up

]----------------------Cech--------------------------
----Ferreira------Terry-----Carvalho----Del Horno(Carlos)--
----------------------------------------------------
--------------------Makalele------------------------
-----------Lampard---------Ballack---------------
--Robben-----------------------------Cole-------
-------------------Sheva--------------------------


Roberto Carlos is most likely joining Chelsea too, the bench would consist of :
Cudicini,Essien,Diarra,Drogba,Duff,Bridge,Gudjohns en

We need another centre-back cause Huth is joining wigan and Gallas wants to leave, also Maniche is back in CSKA and no longer part of Chelsea, so far Huth and Maniche are gone for sure, Gallas, Crespo and maybe Glen Johnson to follow.

[Amir H F]

Thats right guys I forgot my Brazilian friend told me the other day Roberto Carlos will sign on to Chelsea for a couple of years also! Damn this team could cause some serious damage in the Champions League next year!!! and soniq you think I would miss Ballack?

[soniq]

Thats right guys I forgot my Brazilian friend told me the other day Roberto Carlos will sign on to Chelsea for a couple of years also! Damn this team could cause some serious damage in the Champions League next year!!! and soniq you think I would miss Ballack?

ofcourse not, my eyes are not working properly right now, ima kinda tired

[Darvish11]

Well Gallas and Crespo are both rumoured to be leaving, this will be the line-up

]----------------------Cech--------------------------
----Ferreira------Terry-----Carvalho----Del Horno(Carlos)--
----------------------------------------------------
--------------------Makalele------------------------
-----------Lampard---------Ballack---------------
--Robben-----------------------------Cole-------
-------------------Sheva--------------------------


Roberto Carlos is most likely joining Chelsea too, the bench would consist of :
Cudicini,Essien,Diarra,Drogba,Duff,Bridge,Gudjohns en

We need another centre-back cause Huth is joining wigan and Gallas wants to leave, also Maniche is back in CSKA and no longer part of Chelsea, so far Huth and Maniche are gone for sure, Gallas, Crespo and maybe Glen Johnson to follow.

1 striker? hmm..I think theyll bench makalele and put in drogba...

[Aryan]

Lets put Chelsea in League 2

[roy]

Now you know why Newcastle cant win anything, no problem, i still have my season tiket and i'll make sure chelsea loses in St. James Park.
We have Owen and....................Ok, we have Owen.
Lets wait and see what happens to Juventos, the players might leave and go all over the place.

[aidin]

i hate to say this, but, i told you so.....