Blues are Portsmouth-bound

Pre-season jaunt to the south coast Chelsea will pop down the A3 on Saturday, July 16 to play a pre-season friendly againt Portsmouth. Kick-off is 3pm. The boys then head out East to face a Malaysian XI in Kuala Lumpur on July 21 and a Thailand XI in Bangkok on July 24 before heading to Hong Kong to take part in the Barclays Asia Trophy, first meeting the Hong Kong champions on July 27 before a second game against either Aston Villa or Blackburn Rovers on July 30. Quite who will be playing or coaching the side is another thing, eh?