Chelsea striker and Ivorien international, Didier Drogba has said how lucky he feels to be playing in his second Champions League final against German side, Bayern Munich tonight. He was sent off the last time the west London club reached the final in Moscow in 2008. Chelsea is attempting to be the first club from the capital to lift the cup after some near misses for London teams.

Chelsea won its seventh FA Cup final with a 2-1 victory over Liverpool at Wembley in a game which saw Didier Drogba score in his fourth consecutive cup final, the first player to do so.

 Chelsea Football Club has announced it has put in a bid to buy one of London's most iconic landmarks, the Battersea Power Station. It wants to redevelop the disused 39 acre-site, turning it into a 60,000 capacity football stadium.

Chelsea has announced it has 'parted' company with it under-fire manager, Andres Villas-Boas, after a run of poor results. It said in a statement released on its website: "Andre Villas-Boas has parted company with Chelsea Football Club today. The board would like to record our gratitude for his work and express our disappointment that the relationship has ended so early. Unfortunately the results and performances of the team have not been good enough and were showing no signs of improving at a key time in the season.

THE FERDINAND CONNECTION

The Ferdinand brothers, Anton and Rio, have been central to this football saga from the start and may continue to play an unwitting role in the humbling of the now ex-England captain, John Terry. Although the alleged racial altercation involved Anton Ferdinand in a fractious west London derby game. Another Ferdinand in Manchester, Rio, who plays for Manchester United may have figured in the Football Association's decision to strip Terry of the captaincy pending the conclusion of his race case.