http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/irish/4542419.stm
English Premiership champions Chelsea are to send a team to the NI Milk Cup
youth tournament for the first time.
The famous London club will have a side in the Premier section for Under-16s.
The driving force behind Chelsea's appearance is Brendan Rodgers, head of the
club's youth academy, who played in the event as a teenager.
"I reckoned Chelsea should be giving some of their best young players the
opportunity to compete against teams from all over the world," said Rodgers.
Carnlough man Rodgers played in the competition three times for Ballymena in
the 1980s.
Although Chelsea have not been before, current stars Damien Duff and Joe Cole
have sampled the Milk Cup atmosphere.
Cole is the only person to win the player of the tournament award two years in
succession when he was with West Ham in 1995 and 1996.
The draw for the 2005 competition will be staged in Belfast on Tuesday 17 May
with the competition itself running from 1-5 August in the Coleraine,
Ballymoney, Limavady and Ballymena Council areas.
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http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/c/chelsea/4548645.stm
Chelsea duo set for Milk Cup draw
Chelsea stars Arjen Robben and Mikael Forssell will be the guest stars at this
week's draw for the prestigious NI International Milk Cup in Belfast.
Chelsea are sending a team to the tournament and chairman Victor Leonard said
that Jose Mourinho was keen to have some of his players involved.
"We've been told Mourinho rates the Milk Cup pretty high up the club's youth
development," said Leonard.
"He has a passionate interest in the academy and progress of young players."
Forssell, along with Joe Cole and Damien Duff, are just three Stamford Bridge
players who have played in the tournament which kicks-off on 1 August in the
North West of the province.
"We are thrilled Mourinho has insisted on Robben and Forssell joining us.
Mikael is one of several Chelsea players to have played in the tournament.
"He was with HJK Helsinki some years ago and jumped at the chance to represent
Chelsea here.
"He has great memories of his previous visit to Northern Ireland.
"Once again some of the biggest club sides in world football are represented in
the Premier competition.
"We have representatives from as far away as China, America, Mexico, Russia and
New Zealand."
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