Michael Essien

VIDEO: Michael Essien Dazzles With Goal And Assist As Chelsea Legends Beat Bayern
11 Sep

VIDEO: Michael Essien Dazzles With Goal And Assist As Chelsea Legends Beat Bayern

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Former Ghana midfielder, Michael Essien, dazzled by scoring a goal and providing an assist for Chelsea Legends in their 4-0 win over Bayern Munich Legends. The fund-raising charity game and also a tribute to Gianluca Vialli was played at Stamford Bridge on Saturday, seeing former teammates of both clubs reliving stoke Michael Essien, who won many titles with the Blues, opened the scoring with a fabulous header after starting the move and running into the box to finish it off. Michael Essien starts the move and finishes it off nicely to give Chelsea Legends the lead against Bayern Munich Legends…
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Michael Essien Congratulates FC Nordsjaelland After Victory Over FCSB
18 Aug

Michael Essien Congratulates FC Nordsjaelland After Victory Over FCSB

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FC Nordsjaelland assistant coach, Michael Essien has praised the playing squad after Thursday night’s victory over FCSB in the Europa Conference League. FC Nordsjaelland today locked horns with the Romanian side at the Right to Dreams Park for the second leg meeting of their tie in the European inter-club competition. The first leg was played last week and ended in a goalless draw at the home stadium of FCSB in Romanian. Today, FC Nordsjaelland fielded a strong team that included star man Ernest Nuamah in a bid to get a win to progress to the next round of the Europa…
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Thomas Partey’s Performance Against Manchester City Resurrects Michael Essien Debate On Social Media
07 Aug

Thomas Partey’s Performance Against Manchester City Resurrects Michael Essien Debate On Social Media

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Thomas Partey's performance for Arsenal in their Community Shield win over Manchester City has sparked a debate among some Ghanaians who have compared him to Chelsea and Ghanaian legend Michael Essien. Partey had a colossal performance against City as he controlled the midfield and guided the Gunners to a 4-1 win on penalties after the game ended one-all at Wembley on August 6, 2023. The 29-year-old was one of the talking points after the match as many highlighted how influential he was in Arsenal's system. While singing the praises of the former Atletico Madrid man, one handler tweeted: "Thomas Partey's…
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Michael Essien Picks Liverpool’s Anfield As Stadium With Best Atmosphere
16 Jun

Michael Essien Picks Liverpool’s Anfield As Stadium With Best Atmosphere

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Former Chelsea player, Michael Essien says Anfield is the best stadium atmosphere experienced in his playing career. Anfieild is a football stadium in Liverpool, Merseyside, England, which has a seating capacity of 53,394, making it the seventh largest football stadium in England. It has been the home of Liverpool Football Club since their formation in 1892. According to the former Ghanaian international, having played in numerous stadia, his favorite and most he enjoyed as a player is Anfield. “Then again, I’ve played in a lot of stadiums. But I think Liverpool, Anfield is quite the atmosphere that is quite amazing”,…
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Michael Essien Reveals Interesting Background Story To Real Madrid Move
12 May

Michael Essien Reveals Interesting Background Story To Real Madrid Move

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One of the strangest transfer stories is the movement of Michael Essien from Chelsea to Real Madrid in 2013. Shortly after winning the Champions League with the Blues, Michael Essien who had been on the peripherals of the Chelsea team reunited with Jose Mourinho at Real Madrid. An interesting background story that has often been told about the move is how Essien had to jump from Chelsea’s team bus to return to his hotel to seal the deal before the transfer deadline day. More than a decade after that move, Michael Essien has opened up about the move and given a detailed account of the bus-jumping…
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‘It’s Just A Matter Of Time’ – Michael Essien Speaks On Ambition To Become A Top Coach
25 Apr

‘It’s Just A Matter Of Time’ – Michael Essien Speaks On Ambition To Become A Top Coach

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Ghana legend, Michael Essien is confident that very soon he will be counted among the top coaches in the world. He believes that he will be part of the next general of retired footballers who will take over coaching. "I think it's just a matter of time before you start seeing our generation of footballers becoming top-level coaches [in Europe]," Michael Essien said in an interview with DW. The hardworking trainer who is now working on earning his coaching badges adds that with patience and hard work he will come by the needed opportunities to make his mark in the field. "If you are…
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I Will Never Get Into Politics; I Hate It – Michael Essien
25 Apr

I Will Never Get Into Politics; I Hate It – Michael Essien

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Black Stars great, Michael Essien has vowed never to venture into politics. According to the decorated retired Ghanaian footballer, he hates politics and does not want to get involved at any level. "What I hate in my life is politics. I don't think I will ever get involved at the political level," said Essien during an interview with DW. Meanwhile, Michael Essien has opened up on why he is learning to become a football coach. He explains that being around young players and helping them to become better brings him a lot of joy. "I'm doing my badges because I love being around the players…
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Michael Essien Names Two Ghana U-23 Players Destined For Greatness
24 Apr

Michael Essien Names Two Ghana U-23 Players Destined For Greatness

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Ghana legend Michael Essien has tipped Ghanaian duo of Ernest Nuamah and Ibrahim Osman to attain greater heights in their careers. The duo currently plies their trade with Danish outfit FC Nordjaelland and have been impressive. Speaking to Nigerian journalist Lolade Adewuyi, the former Chelsea and Real Madrid star named the Ghanaian pair and Mario Dorgeles of Ivory Coast as ones for the future of African football. On Twitter, Adewuyi shared a photo of himself with the trio who graduated from Right to Dream Academy in Ghana and said, “Michael Essien told me yesterday, these are the future African stars.…
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Not Interested – Essien Rejects Future Black Stars Role
19 Apr

Not Interested – Essien Rejects Future Black Stars Role

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Lolade Adewuyi, a Nigerian journalist has asked Michael Essien about the possibility of coaching the Black Stars in the future but the ex-Chelsea man has turned down that possibility. Adewuyi in a tweet sighted by GhanaWeb said he met Essien during a layover in Denmark where they interacted. Essien, a holder of two UEFA coaching badges is currently coach in the Danish Superliga with FC Nordsjaelland. "On my way to Naples, had a long layover in Denmark where I met a legend of the game, Michael Essien. He’s now a coach at FC Nordsjaelland in the Danish Superliga. He recently…
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Chelsea Tried Everything Possible For Essien To Play 2010 World Cup – Frank Arnesen
30 Mar

Chelsea Tried Everything Possible For Essien To Play 2010 World Cup – Frank Arnesen

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Former Chelsea sporting director Frank Arnesen has revealed Chelsea did everything possible for Michael Essien to play in the 2010 World Cup. The Ghana midfielder picked up a knee injury during Ghana’s opening match of the 2010 Africa Cup of Nations against Ivory Coast. The sporting director of Chelsea at the time Frank Arnesen in an exclusive interview with 3Sports revealed that the club took Essien to Paris for further tests. “He had a bad injury knee injury and we went to Paris for tests. Our doctors said Essien cannot play in the AFCON because it’ll be too demanding. We…
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