Topic - Chelsea

• Veganism has some stylish new spokespeople: Celebs

  Walk into Pure Food and Wine on Manhattan's chic Irving Place and out back to its spacious, luxurious garden, and you might spot actress Katie Holmes. Or Alec Baldwin and his new girlfriend, whom he met at the restaurant.

• Gaga channels Marilyn Monroe at Clinton's concert

  Lady Gaga enjoyed her "first real Marilyn moment" with former President Bill Clinton.

• Column: Chelsea coach needs to study 'Art of War'

  Chelsea manager Andre Villas-Boas either hasn't read Sun Tzu's "The Art of War" or didn't quite understand it. Because one of the central tenents of that ancient Chinese military treatise on how to win is that you should avoid your enemy's strengths when you can.

• Former prodigy Adu takes a second kick at MLS

  Freddy Adu can say it now. He was spoiled.

• Police: 2 Nigerian soldiers linked to kidnapping

  Two Nigerian soldiers took part in the kidnapping of Chelsea midfielder John Obi Mikel's father, and at one point demanded a $4 billion ransom they considered "chicken change" for the team, security officials said Wednesday.

• Father of Chelsea player Mikel found in Nigeria

  The kidnapped father of Chelsea midfielder John Obi Mikel was freed Monday after detectives traced him to a sprawling city in northern Nigeria and arrested his abductors.

• Father of Chelsea player Mikel abducted in Nigeria

  The father of Chelsea midfielder John Obi Mikel has been abducted in Nigeria's restive central region, police said Monday.

• Kisses, hugs for Taymor as 'Spider-Man' opens

  The scene would have been hard to imagine three months ago, when Julie Taymor was pushed aside as director of "Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark," an unprecedentedly expensive production whose well-publicized troubles had already made it the butt of late-night jokes.

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  Kisses, hugs for Taymor as 'Spider-Man' opens

  The scene would have been hard to imagine three months ago, when Julie Taymor was pushed aside as director of "Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark," an unprecedentedly expensive production whose well-publicized troubles already had made it the butt of late-night jokes.

• Bono, Taymor all smiles as 'Spider-Man' opens

  Julie Taymor was welcomed back with open arms Tuesday to the musical from which she was fired just three months ago, receiving a standing ovation and kisses from cast members, collaborators Bono and The Edge and the creative team after the curtain fell on opening night.

• Fulham, Tottenham or Blackpool likely in Europa

  Fulham, Tottenham or Blackpool are likely to gain a berth in next season's Europa League after England, Norway and Sweden were giving one additional spot each because they led European soccer's fair play rankings.

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  Torres moves to Chelsea in British transfer record

  Fernando Torres was sold from Liverpool to Chelsea on Monday for a British record transfer fee, said to be 50 million pounds ($79.5 million).

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  Chelsea loses $113 million despite winning season

  Chelsea lost 70.9 million pounds ($113.7 million) last season despite winning the Premier League and the FA Cup.

• Dutch soccer great Ruud Gullit: pioneer or pawn?

  The query from my editor had the merit of being blunt: What's got into Ruud Gullit?

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