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“Unforgettable Training Ground Brawls: Andriy Shevchenko’s Knockout and Michael Ballack’s Feuds Revealed!”

"Unforgettable Training Ground Brawls: Andriy Shevchenko's Knockout and Michael Ballack's Feuds Revealed!"

Though they were often winning Premier League titles, FA Cups and even the Champions League, things weren’t always harmonious between Chelsea team-mates during their successful era.

As John Obi-Mikel reveals, tensions would often boil over during training sessions as the competitive Chelsea squad constantly strived for greatness on the pitch. Mikel himself had a fight with one member of the side, while also recalling a knockout blow landed in one of the scraps.

Chelsea players regularly had fights in training

Obi Mikel playing for Chelsea (Image credit: PA)

“There were real, proper fights during training,” Mikel told the High Performance Podcast. “I remember Michael Ballack had a fight with Salomon Kalou. Salomon Kalou was a very quiet guy, lovely boy, but Michael Ballack must have done something [to him] that day. He went off.

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