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Martes 22 de marzo de 2005

CHELSEA FC: Plenty of action for Chelsea players

/noticias.info/ Almost every player is away on internatonal
duty. Today, Monday, is a day off for the remaining first team
squad, but the reserves have a fixture against Tottenham at home,
at Aldershot FC.

The players in the senior squad not on international duty are Claude
Makelele, Carlo Cudicini, Tiago, Lenny Pidgeley (who is with the
reserves), plus the injured: Wayne Bridge and Scott Parker. Wayne
starts basic rehabilitation this week. Mikael Forssell is out on the
park running and kicking as he nears the end of his rehabilitation.

International fixtures featuring Chelsea players over the next nine
days start on Friday with England Under 21s v Germany Under 21s with
Glen Johnson (pictured) likely to captain.

Games on Saturday are: Croatia v Iceland, Czech Republic v Finland,
England v N Ireland, France v Switzerland, Israel v Ireland,
Liechtenstein v Russia, Portugal v Canada, Romania v Holland and
Slovenia v Germany.

On the Sunday there is: Cameroon v Sudan and Ivory Coast v Benin.

Tuesday, in eight days time, brings: Ireland v China, England Under 21s
v Azerbaijan Under 21s, and Slovakia Under 21s v Portugal Under 21s.

Then on the Wednesday before our next game at Southampton in two
weeks are: Andorra v Czech Republic, England v Azerbaijan, Estonia v
Russia, Holland v Armenia, Israel v France, Italy v Iceland, Serbia &
Montenegro v Spain, and Slovakia v Portugal.