A Ghanaian football midfielder, Michael Essien has played for Bastia, Lyon and Chelsea, as well as the Ghanaian national team. He has been nominated for FIFA World Player of the Year and the Ballon d'Or Award three times, and won the 2006 BBC African footballer of the year award.
Before kick-off, this was billed as a clash between one of the league's prizefighters and one of its punch-bags. And that is what proved to be the case, as Florent Malouda and Michael Essien combined to provide a potent one-two that helped Chelsea knock out the woefully under-sized Wolverhampton Wanderers inside the first two rounds.
Publ.Date : Sat, 21 Nov 2009 18:22:11 GMTChelsea midfielder Michael Essien, Inter Milan’s Sulley Muntari and French-based Stade Rennais’ striker Asamoah Gyan are all in hot water after they skipped the team’s trip to Angola.
Publ.Date : Thu, 19 Nov 2009 15:37:49 GMTThe Ghana international scored twice in the space of 10 minutes during the club's recent 4-0 victory over Wolverhampton Wanderers at Stamford Bridge.
Publ.Date : Sun, 22 Nov 2009 10:37:59 GMT
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Essien began his career in a local club in his native Ghana, called Liberty Professionals FC.
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