Twelve months on from the takeover of Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich, Chelsea appointed Jose Mourinho, who won the UEFA Champions League with Porto weeks earlier, as manager. In his first press conference, he announced himself as the “Special One“ and immediately justified his words with a sensational debut season that ended the west Londoners' 50-year wait for the top-flight league title. Petr Cech, Arjen Robben, Ricardo Carvalho and Didier Drogba were among a host of summer signings for Chelsea but
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