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Jose Bosingwa

José Bosingwa (full name José Bosingwa da Silva) is a Portuguese football player who plays for the Portuguese national football team. As of July 2009, Bosingwa plays for Chelsea FC where he is nicknamed ‘The Machine’ by Chelsea fans. Bosingwa moved to Chelsea in May 2008 from FC Porto, where he had played under future Chelsea manager José Mourinho. Born in Zaire (now the Democratic Republic of Congo) to a Portuguese father and a Congolese mother in 1982, Bosingwa moved to Portugal at a young age and played on a few teams before moving to Porto in 2003.

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20.11.09
Chelsea have been lifted by the news that Michael Ballack and Didier Drogba are already back in light training and have a chance of playing against Wolves... more

Ashley Cole’s set to return as Chelsea overcome their injury crisis

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Left-back is ready to face Wolves this weekend while Terry, Drogba and Ballack are also hoping to be fit... more

Chelsea hit by Jose Bosingwa injury blow

12.11.09
Chelsea have been stunned by the news that right-back Jose Bosingwa is facing three months on the sidelines after having an operation on a knee injury... more

Carlo Ancelotti won’t accept anything less than final date in Madrid

14.09.09
Chelsea manager Carlo Ancelotti has told his players that he expects them to reach the Champions League Final at the very least this season... more

Bayern Munich step up bid to sign Boswinga

12.08.09
Bayern Munich claim they are "waiting for contact" from Chelsea as they step up their bid to sign Jose Bosingwa... more

Yuri Zhirkov ends the summer blues

30.06.09
Football: Chelsea are expected to complete their first signing of the summer tomorrow with the arrival of Yuri Zhirkov from CSKA Moscow for £18million... more

Drogba and Bosingwa handed hefty bans by UEFA

17.06.09
Football: Chelsea are considering their response to UEFA's decision to hand lengthy European bans to Didier Drogba and Jose Bosingwa following their controversial Champions League exit... more

Didier Drogba and Jose Bosingwa hit by UEFA charges

22.05.09
Football: Didier Drogba and Jose Bosingwa have been charged by UEFA over their behaviour at the end of the Champions League semi-final defeat by Barcelona... more

Club and star trio facing charges over semi-final ref rage

08.05.09
Football: Chelsea and three of their star players, Didier Drogba, Michael Ballack and Jose Bosingwa are likely to be charged following the ugly scenes at the end of Wednesday's 1-1 draw with Barcelona... more

Guus Hiddink pleads for Didier Drogba leniency

08.05.09
Football: Chelsea manager Guus Hiddink refused to confirm Didier Drogba has a long-term future at Stamford Bridge but urged UEFA to be lenient over his actions against Barcelona... more

Jose Bosingwa labels referee a 'thief'

07.05.09
Football: Jose Bosingwa has branded referee Tom Henning Ovrebo “a thief” after Chelsea crashed out of the Champions League in controversy at Stamford Bridge... more

Obi the one man able to keep check on Barcelona's star players

05.05.09
Football: John Obi Mikel must play at the expense of Michael Ballack if Chelsea are to nullify the threat of Xavi and Iniesta and reach the Champions League Final... more

John Terry delighted by Barcelona shut-out

29.04.09
Football: Captain John Terry has hailed Chelsea's defensive effort in Barcelona as one of their best-ever and is full of confidence ahead of the second leg... more

Jose Bosingwa backed to clean up Barcelona's Messi business

27.04.09
Football: John Terry believes Jose Bosingwa has the quality to shackle Lionel Messi at the Nou Camp despite playing out of position... more

Jose Bosingwa is a doubt for clash with Liverpool

01.04.09
Football: Chelsea are still worried over the fitness of Jose Bosingwa for their Champions League clash at Liverpool next week... more

Lampard wins appeal against red card

03.02.09
Frank Lampard has escaped a ban after winning an appeal against his controversial red card in Chelsea’s 2-0 defeat at Liverpool... more

Quaresma's set to spark up Blues

03.02.09
Football: Chelsea could turn the loan deal of Ricardo Quaresma from Inter Milan into a permanent transfer in the summer should he impress in the second half of the season... more

The team of the season - so far

03.02.09
The Premier League has never been as close as it is this season, with sides at the top and bottom of the table battling for every single point. As the January transfer window shuts, we look at the players who have impressed us most this season...... more

Referees are picking on us, says angry Cole

02.02.09
Jose Bosingwa has apologised for his ‘kung fu’ kick on Liverpool’s Yossi Benayoun... more

Chelsea lose the plot and their composure as foolish bookings mount up

12.01.09
Long before Chelsea made the mistakes that allowed Manchester United to claim a crucial three points at Old Trafford yesterday, they lost their cool and their discipline... more

Cole growing tired of bit-part role at Bridge

09.01.09
Joe Cole is worried about his long-term future at Chelsea on the eve of their crucial clash against Manchester United... more

Chelsea trio blitzed in Brazil

20.11.08
Luis Felipe Scolari watched in disbelief as a Portugal team containing Chelsea's Deco, Jose Bosingwa and Paulo Ferreira was thrashed 6-2 by Brazil... more

Chelsea's Jose Bosingwa is full of class

24.10.08
The defender has finally solved the problem position at right-back for the Blues and has even helped them play some ‘sexy’ football, says Scott Minto... more

Terry in squad as four return for Chelsea

17.10.08
Football: Injury-hit Chelsea have received a boost after John Terry, Jose Bosingwa, Alex and Deco were passed fit to face Middlesbrough... more

Frankly, the Blues are buzzing

15.08.08
Two former players from Chelsea and Arsenal assess their team's chances on the eve of the new Premier League season... more

Cole: Confidence is sky-high at Chelsea

12.08.08
Blues defender believes the arrival of manager Luiz Felipe Scolari will make all the difference... more

Injured Bosingwa faces early exit from China trip

24.07.08
Chelsea will have to wait before they can decide whether Jose Bosingwa has to be sent home from the tour of Asia due to his thigh injury... more

Attack is the way forward for Big Phil

23.07.08
Luiz Felipe Scolari took charge of his first match with Chelsea and immediately set his own agenda by kicking out the old and introducing the new... more

Why Big Phil's just a big softy

16.07.08
The newest arrival at Stamford Bridge, Jose Bosingwa, says his new club boss's bark is much worse than his bite... more

Blues beat United to £16m Porto star

12.05.08
Portugal international right-back Jose Bosingwa flies into London to complete move to the Bridge ... more

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