England captain John Terry believes his side’s 2-1 friendly victory over Germany here on Wednesday proves just how far the team has come under the guidance of manager Fabio Capello.

Terry headed home England’s winner after 83 minutes at Berlin`s Olympic Stadium.

Former Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho`s Premier League winners` medal sold for 21,600 pounds (25,000 euros) at an auction in England on Wednesday.

Mourinho threw the medal into the stands at Stamford Bridge after Chelsea beat Manchester United 3-0 to win the 2005-06 title.

Former US president Bill Clinton said he would back his wife Hillary if she became secretary of state but has even bigger political hopes for their daughter Chelsea, in an interview released Wednesday.

`If (president-elect Barack) Obama offers it to her and she accepts I will support Hillary 100 percent,` the 62-year-old Clinton told German celebrity magazine Bunte.

Chelsea captain John Terry believes Nicolas Anelka is in the form of his life after the France striker fired the Blues back to the top of the Premier League.

Anelka took his goal tally to 13 in all competitions this season with a clinical double-strike in Saturday`s 3-0 win at West Bromwich Albion.

Chelsea`s England midfielder Frank Lampard says he is sure he made the right call to stay at Stamford Bridge instead of moving to join former mentor Jose Mourinho at Inter Milan.

Inter were in the market for Lampard during the summer and he admitted that he was tempted to make a switch - but now is happy he resisted.

LONDON, July 27, 2007 (AFP) - England skipper John Terry on Friday signed a new five-year contract with Chelsea, the Stamford Bridge side announced.

Club captain Terry had a little over two years to run on his previous contract, which is superseded by the new one, meaning he is now committed to the London side until 2012.

Terry told the club's website, www.chelseafc.com,: 'I'm really happy this has now been concluded.

LONDON, July 26, 2007 (AFP) - Sir Alex Ferguson believes Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho is right to tone down his confrontational approach this season.

Mourinho claims he will try not to get embroiled in any more controversy with opponents and officials because he fears the football public have started to turn on him.

The Portuguese has had high-profile spats with the likes of Rafa Benitez and Arsene Wenger during his time at Stamford Bridge and Ferguson - no stranger himself to taking on other managers - insists the tough guy act was wearing thin.

HONG KONG, July 26, 2007 (AFP) - Liverpool manager Rafael Benitez refused to be drawn into a new dispute with Jose Mourinho on Thursday after the latest verbal salvo from the Chelsea boss.

Mourinho raised the stakes ahead of their August 19 Premiership clash when he said the big-spending Benitez was under pressure to deliver Liverpool`s first league title in 17 years.

But Benitez preferred to focus on Friday`s Asia Trophy final against Portsmouth, offering a temporary respite in the long-running feud.

LONDON, July 25, 2007 (AFP) - Frank Rijkaard insists Barcelona have no plans to sign Chelsea midfielder Frank Lampard.

Lampard has yet to agree a new contract with Chelsea and has repeatedly been linked with a move to the Nou Camp.

Rijkaard and Barca star Ronaldinho both admitted Lampard would be a great addition to any team, but the Catalan club`s boss played down talk of a 15 million pounds move for the England star.

LONDON, July 24, 2007 (AFP) - Jose Mourinho believes Peru striker Claudio Pizarro will have no trouble adapting to life in the Premiership.

Pizarro, 28, trained with his new Chelsea team-mates for the first time on Monday following his free transfer from Bayern Munich and has already made a good impression on Mourinho.

Andriy Shevchenko and Michael Ballack both struggled to find their feet after high-profile moves to Stamford Bridge from outside the Premiership, but Mourinho is convinced Pizarro`s qualities are perfect for English football.

LONDON, July 24, 2007 (AFP) - Jose Mourinho insists he will keep out of trouble this season as he tries to charm his way back into the affections of the English public.

Mourinho`s penchant for outspoken assessments of opponents and officials has ensured he has rarely been out of the spotlight since arriving at Stamford Bridge in 2004.

The Portuguese coach often casts himself as a pantomime villian in an attempt to take the pressure off his players ahead of crucial matches, but his comments have occasionally over-stepped the mark, angering opposing managers and fans.