Chelsea's Michael Essien, wearing next season's kits, plays against Blackburn Rovers during their English Premier League soccer match at Stamford Bridge, London, Sunday, May 17, 2009. 20 7864 9121 or EMAIL infofootball-dataco.com FOR DETAILS. AP Photo logo AP Photo 10 months ago

Chelsea's Michael Essien, wearing next season's kits, plays against Blackburn Rovers during their English Premier League soccer match at Stamford Bridge, London, Sunday, May 17, 2009. 20 7864 9121 or EMAIL infofootball-dataco.com FOR DETAILS.

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  8. Tottenham Hotspur's Roman Pavlyuchenko, left, and Blackburn Rovers' Gael Givet vie for the ball during their English Premier League soccer match at White Hart Lane in London, Saturday March 13, 2010. 20 7864 9121 or EMAIL info@football-dataco.com FOR DETAILS.
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  10. Tottenham Hotspur's Michael Dawson, right, and Blackburn Rovers' Steven N'Zonzi vie for the ball during their English Premier League soccer match at White Hart Lane in London, Saturday March 13, 2010. 20 7864 9121 or EMAIL info@football-dataco.com FOR DETAILS.
  11. Tottenham Hotspur's Michael Dawson, right, and Blackburn Rovers' Nikola Kalinic vie for the ball during their English Premier League soccer match at White Hart Lane in London, Saturday March 13, 2010. 20 7864 9121 or EMAIL info@football-dataco.com FOR DETAILS.
  12. Tottenham Hotspur's Roman Pavlyuchenko, right, and Blackburn Rovers' Michel Salgado, left, battle for the ball during the English Premier League soccer match at White Hart Lane, London, Saturday March 13, 2010. Tottenham Hotspur won the match 3-1. ** UNITED KINGDOM OUT.
  13. Liverpool manager Rafael Benitez, left, and Blackburn Rovers manager Sam Allardyce react during their English Premier League soccer match at Anfield, Liverpool, England, Sunday Feb. 28, 2010. 20 7864 9121 or EMAIL info@football-dataco.com FOR DETAILS.
  14. Liverpool manager Rafael Benitez, right, and Blackburn Rovers manager Sam Allardyce during their English Premier League soccer match at Anfield, Liverpool, England, Sunday Feb. 28, 2010. 20 7864 9121 or EMAIL info@football-dataco.com FOR DETAILS.

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