• Only Joe Cole, Salomon Kalou and Jon Obi Mikel remained from the team that defeated Arsenal on Sunday.

    BBC: Chelsea boss Carlo Ancelotti defends cup team selection

  • Earlier this week Chelsea midfielder John Obi Mikel had to close his Twitter account after receiving racist abuse online.

    CNN: Football: UEFA to take action against Lazio

  • Meanwhile, Chelsea midfielder John Obi Mikel has committed his future to the club by signing a new five-year contract.

    CNN: Ancelotti expects Drogba to stay at Chelsea

  • Jon Obi Mikel almost deflected Dean Whitehead's near-post cross past Cudicini but the home side's best chances fell to Jones.

    BBC: Sunderland 0-1 Chelsea

  • The 25-year-old capped a fine individual display when he robbed John Obi Mikel in the Chelsea half and headed for goal.

    BBC: Roma 3-1 Chelsea

  • Martins had latched on to a deftly chipped through-ball from John Obi Mikel - who had an otherwise uninspiring game, like many of his team-mates.

    BBC: Ghana 1-0 Nigeria

  • Even so, Kalou, Jon Obi Mikel, Joe Cole, Ballack and Zhirkov all either forced regulation saves from Robinson or missed the target before the break.

    BBC: Blackburn 3-3 Chelsea

  • John Obi Mikel punished some sloppy Mozambique defending but lashed a shot straight at Rafael who parried the ball into Martins and he confidently stroked the ball home.

    CNN: Nigeria and Egypt cruise into last eight

  • Chelsea will be unable to call on Drogba, Salomon Kalou, John Obi Mikel and Michael Essien during the Africa Cup of Nations that kicks off in January in Angola.

    BBC: Drogba wants Chelsea goal record

  • Pereira, who had been needlessly booked for dissent, was shown his second yellow for a studs up challenge on Jon Obi Mikel to leave his side with an uphill task.

    CNN: April 4, 2012 -- Updated 2127 GMT (0527 HKT)

  • With a population of around 140 million and a reputation for producing stars such as Austin Okocha, Nwankwo Kanu and Chelsea's John Obi Mikel, the outstanding qualities of Nigerian football are beyond question.

    CNN: Ghana looks to World Cup after U-20 success

  • An early half-chance for Nigeria came in the form of a well-struck shot from John Obi Mikel who managed to wrap his foot around a loose ball to force a good save from Kennedy Mweene.

    BBC: Zambia 0-0 Nigeria (Nigeria win 5-4 on penalties)

  • But Warner said Expedia didn't reconsider its sponsorship when Premier League referee Mark Clattenburg was accused by Chelsea of directing a racist comment towards its midfielder, John Obi Mikel, after the Blues faced Manchester United in October.

    WSJ: Soccer Referee Sponsorship Is Up for Grabs

  • And it was as convincing a win as the scoreline suggests, with any questions about how Chelsea would cope without Africa Cup of Nations players Didier Drogba, John Obi Mikel, Michael Essien and Salomon Kalou answered forcefully.

    BBC: Chelsea 7-2 Sunderland

  • Chelsea were partial architects of their own downfall as Jon Obi Mikel headed a long Bridge clearance towards his own goal but Tevez then repeatedly managed to hold off both Terry and Ricardo Carvalho before shooting limply beyond the outstretched but ultimately futile dive of Hilario.

    BBC: Chelsea 2-4 Man City

  • While Nigeria's performances at the Africa Cup of Nations in Angola were lacklustre, there is no denying that players such as Chinedu Obasi, John Obi Mikel and Osaze Odemwingie have the potential to make the same kind of impact on the world stage as some of their illustrious Nigerian predecessors.

    BBC: Why Trapattoni would suit Nigeria

  • Willian equalized again straight after the break with an almost carbon copy of his first goal, this time with his left foot, but Chelsea hit back again as John Obi Mikel had a goal ruled out for offside and then 21-year-old Nigeria forward Moses followed up his goal in Saturday's Premier League draw with Swansea.

    CNN: Barca's unbeaten run ended by Celtic

  • John Mikel Obi recently resumed playing duties with his Norwegian club after a four-month absence.

    BBC: SPORT | Football | African | Obi's agent fined for smuggling

  • Having completed that process we have now followed the correct protocol and lodged a formal complaint with The FA regarding John Mikel Obi.

    CNN: Chelsea lodge Clattenburg complaint

  • Ancelotti used half-time to replace the ineffective John Mikel Obi with first-choice holding midfielder Michael Essien and the move seemed to give Chelsea added impetus.

    BBC: Chelsea 1-1 Everton (aet)

  • "We think it's best that John Mikel Obi now returns back to Lyn, and that the situation returns to normal, " the association spokesman Roger Solheim said on Saturday.

    BBC: SPORT | Football | African | Obi urged to return

  • The second chance came just before the interval - from West Ham's first corner - when Matthew Upson headed the ball on and Tristan flicked the ball goalwards only for Jon Mikel Obi to clear off the line.

    BBC: West Ham 0-1 Chelsea

  • But he was left to rue the fragility of the defence in front of him when Jon Mikel Obi's long ball was chested down by Drogba, who then held off Finnan and fired in at the near post.

    BBC: Portsmouth 0-5 Chelsea

  • But unlike in the Carling Cup final, this time Villa did not get a penalty when the striker was brought down by Jon Mikel Obi, who was in all likelihood the last man as it seemed Paulo Ferreira was unlikely to get across and cover.

    BBC: Fuming O'Neill blasts John Terry tackle on James Milner

  • Villa responded to losing 7-1 to the Premier League leaders a fortnight earlier with a performance of industry and desire and their manager Martin O'Neill will also believe his side should have had a first-half penalty when Jon Mikel Obi clumsily felled Gabriel Agbonlahor inside the area.

    BBC: Aston Villa 0-3 Chelsea

  • Nigeria's preparations for this tournament have been far from ideal, with Swede Lars Lagerback effectively given only three weeks to prepare his squad for the tournament after replacing Shaibu Amodu as coach and star midfielder John Mikel Obi ruled out with a knee injury but they remained committed to the cause throughout.

    BBC: Argentina 1-0 Nigeria

  • The charge relates to the conduct of the players towards referee Mike Dean after he sent off Mikel Jon Obi.

    BBC: SPORT | Football | My Club | Chelsea | Chelsea admit referee row charge

  • The Ivory Coast duo Didier Drogba and Salomon Kalou, Ghana's Michael Essien and Nigeria's Mikel Jon Obi are all expected to play at the tournament.

    BBC: SPORT | Football | African | Chelsea put freeze on Africans

  • Mikel Jon Obi, Arjen Robben and Wright-Phillips were struggling to get in the game and Norwich, with Etuhu and Darren Huckerby to the fore, were posing problems.

    BBC: Drogba celebrates another goal in a productive season

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