Don Fabio announced his England international squad for the World Cup qualifiers against Kazakhstan and Belarus over the weekend.

Among the 23-man squad are four Chelsea players: defenders John Terry, Ashley Cole and Wayne Bridge as well as midfielder Frank Lampard. For some reason, there was no room for Joe Cole, fresh off scoring at the weekend against Aston Villa.

Yesterday afternoon, during the second half of Chelsea's horrific display against CFR Cluj, Didier Drogba suffered what looked to be a season-ending knee injury. Key word: looked.

After a day of undergoing medical diagnosis, it appears as if the Ivorian maniac will in fact only miss a few weeks.

In Transylvania, Chelsea simply sucked. The Blues unleashed one of the most flatigious displays in recent memory against CFR Cluj on Wednesday. But the goalless draw was not even the half of it. Striker Didier Drogba suffered what appeared to be the nastiest of nasty knee injuries during the second half.

I bet The Voyeur is pissed.

Chelsea scout Guy Hillion confirmed that the club inked 12-year-old Jeremy Boga from ASPTT Marseille.

The Blues beat out Lyon, Bordeaux and big Marseille for the young one's signature. More to the point, his father has been working in London for a couple of years, leading to Boga's decision to join Chelsea.

Chelsea TV sat down with Didier Drogba for a candid interview and the official Web site has some tidbits from it. Ze Drogs speaks on all sorts of fun, including his transfer demands, unhappiness, vagina, favorite hair straightener, etc. Check it out, son.

On how not winning a trophy last season aided in his decision to stay in London:
'In November when I made an article saying I wanted to leave, I had my reasons when I was saying that,' Drogba recalled during the interview.

The Carling Cup fourth-round draw took place Saturday, and Chelsea have to be pleased with the outcome or are they? Our Blues will welcome Championship side Burnley to Stamford Bridge on November 11 or 12.

We all remember how Chelsea fared against Barnsley in last year's FA Cup. Still, I don't think this tie will be much of a problem.

Boxing legend Sugar Ray Leonard showed up at Stoke today seriously?
The man supposedly gave the team a peptalk before the match with Chelsea.
It was our Blues, though, that delivered the sweet 1-2, in the form of a Bosingwa-Anelka brace.

A week ago I asked you, the readers, if Chelsea needed to sign a short-term replacement for Essien. A hefty 44 percent of you said we should ink free agent Stephen Appiah if he were interested. Some 43 percent of you said we need not delve into the market.

Well, neither of you got your wish.

Chelsea's attempt to regain the Carling Cup begins Wednesday against Portsmouth at Fratton Park. Pompey will no doubt be out for revenge, following the 4-0 thrashing theytook in their Premier League season opener at Stamford Bridge a month ago.

They'll have a hard time doing so.

Portsmouth enters this match on the heels of its most embarrassing defeat in quite some time a 6-0 slump against Manchester City at the weekend.

Salomon Kalou for preserving Chelsea's home unbeaten run. And for bailing out Nicolas "I have no business being here" Anelka and Joe "I don't pass" Cole.