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Michael Essien of Chelsea celebrates as he scores their first goal during the UEFA Champions League Group D match between Chelsea and Apoel Nicosia...

Chelsea v APOEL - UEFA Champions League

Michael Essien of Ghana poses during the official FIFA World Cup 2014 portrait session on June 11, 2014 in Maceio, Brazil.

Ghana Portraits - 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil

Ghana, Portrait

Ghanaian midfielder and former Chelsea player Michael Essien takes part in a training session with Denmark's football club FC Nordsjaelland in Farum...

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England, U17 Sports Competition

Michael Essien of Chelsea celebrates scoring their third goal during the Barclays Premiership match between Chelsea and Wolverhampton Wanderers at...

Chelsea v Wolverhampton Wanderers - Premier League

Chelsea F.C., English Premier League, London - England

Michael Essien of Chelsea celebrates as he scores their third goal during the Barclays Premier League match between Chelsea and Blackburn Rovers at...

Chelsea v Blackburn Rovers - Premier League

Celebration, Blackburn Rovers F.C.

Chelsea's Michael Essien and Jose Mourinho, head coach of Real Madrid before signing a season-long loan with Real Madrid on September 1, 2012 in...

Michael Essien - Real Madrid Medical & Press Conference

Michael Essien of Chelsea celebrates with Nicolas Anelka and Didier Drogba as he scores their third goal during the Barclays Premier League match...

Chelsea v Blackburn Rovers - Premier League

Chelsea F.C., Didier Drogba, Celebration

Head coach Jose Mourinho of Real Madrid chats with his player Michael Essien during a press conference ahead of the UEFA Champions League match...

Real Madrid Training & Press Conference

Didier Drogba, Michael Essien and FLorent Malouda of Chelsea celebrate with the trophy in the changing room after the FA Cup Final with Budweiser...

Liverpool v Chelsea - FA Cup Final

Chelsea F.C., Didier Drogba, Celebration

Michael Essien of Chelsea celebrates as he scores their first goal during the UEFA Champions League Group D match between Chelsea and Apoel Nicosia...

Chelsea v APOEL - UEFA Champions League

UEFA Champions League

Michael Essien of Chelsea and Patrick Vieira during a visit to the Houses of Parliament for the Millennium Goals Penalty shoot out on November 23,...

Michael Essien & Millennium Goals Penalty Shoot Out with MPs

Michael Essien of Ghana poses during the official FIFA World Cup 2014 portrait session on June 11, 2014 in Maceio, Brazil.

Ghana Portraits - 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil

Michael Essien of Real Madrid attends a press conference ahead of the UEFA Champions League match between Real Madrid CF and Manchester United at...

Real Madrid Training & Press Conference

Michael Essien of Chelsea celebrates as he scores their first goal with a header during the Barclays Premier League match between Chelsea and Fulham...

Chelsea v Fulham - Premier League

Michael Essien of Chelsea wins the ball in the air during the Pre Season Friendly match between Crystal Palace and Chelsea at Selhurst Park on July...

Crystal Palace v Chelsea - Pre Season Friendly

Michael Essien of Chelsea reacts during the Barclays Premiership match between Chelsea and Wolverhampton Wanderers at Stamford Bridge on November 21,...

Chelsea v Wolverhampton Wanderers - Premier League

Michael Essien of Chelsea scores their third goal during the Barclays Premiership match between Chelsea and Wolverhampton Wanderers at Stamford...

Chelsea v Wolverhampton Wanderers - Premier League

Michael Essien of Chelsea celebrates scoring their second goal during the Barclays Premiership match between Chelsea and Wolverhampton Wanderers at...

Chelsea v Wolverhampton Wanderers - Premier League

Michael Essien of Chelsea in action during the Barclays Premier League match between Chelsea and Blackburn Rovers at Stamford Bridge on October 24,...

Chelsea v Blackburn Rovers - Premier League

Sergio Aguero of Atletico Madrid battles for the ball with Michael Essien of Chelsea, Ashley Cole of Chelsea and Michael Ballack of Chelsea during...

Chelsea v Atletico Madrid - UEFA Champions League

Atlético Madrid, Sergio Agüero

Javier Mascherano of Liverpool competes with Michael Essien of Chelsea during the Barclays Premier League match between Chelsea and Liverpool at...

Chelsea v Liverpool - Premier League

Emiliano Insua of Liverpool competes with Michael Essien of Chelsea during the Barclays Premier League match between Chelsea and Liverpool at...

Chelsea v Liverpool - Premier League

Johnny Vaughan and Lisa Snowdon of Capital Radio pose with Florent Malouda, Ricardo Carvalho and Michael Essien of Chelsea during the launch of...

Chelsea FC & Help A London Child Launch

Michael Essien of Chelsea is tackled by Falcao of Porto during the UEFA Champions League Group D match between Chelsea and FC Porto at Stamford...

Chelsea v FC Porto - UEFA Champions League

Lionel Messi of Barcelona holds off Michael Essien of Chelsea during the UEFA Champions League Semi Final First Leg match between Barcelona and...

Barcelona v Chelsea - UEFA Champions League Semi Final

Juanfran of Club Atletico de Madrid competes for the ball with Michael Essien of AC Milan during the UEFA Champions League Round of 16 match between...

AC Milan v Club Atletico de Madrid - UEFA Champions League Round of 16

Samir Handanovic and Andrea Ranocchia of FC Internazionale and Michael Essien of AC Milan compete for the ball during the Serie A match between AC...

AC Milan v FC Internazionale Milano - Serie A

Michael Essien, Mohammed Rabiu, Jonathan Mensah and Kwadwo Asamoah of Ghana look dejected after being defeated 2-1 by the United States during the...

Ghana v USA: Group G - 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil

Michael Essien of Ghana arrives at their team hotel on June 11, 2014 in Maceio, Brazil.

Ghana Portraits - 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil

Michael Essien of Ghana arrives at their team hotel on June 11, 2014 in Maceio, Brazil.

Ghana Portraits - 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil

Michael Essien of Ghana poses during the official FIFA World Cup 2014 portrait session on June 11, 2014 in Maceio, Brazil.

Ghana Portraits - 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil

Portrait, FIFA, Ghana

Chelsea's Ghanaian midfielder Michael Essien is brought down by Newcastle United's English defender Danny Simpson during their Barclays Premier...

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Michael Essien and David Luiz console Romelu Lukaku of Chelsea after defeat in the UEFA Super Cup between Bayern Muenchen and Chelsea at Stadion Eden...

Bayern Muenchen v Chelsea - UEFA Super Cup

Chelsea F.C., Romelu Lukaku, Bayern Munich - Soccer

Michael Essien of Real Madrid attends a press conference ahead of the UEFA Champions League match between Real Madrid CF and Manchester United at...

Real Madrid Training & Press Conference

Head coach Jose Mourinho and Michael Essien of Real Madrid attend a press conference ahead of the UEFA Champions League match between Real Madrid CF...

Real Madrid Training & Press Conference

Michael Essien of Real Madrid signs autographs to fans waiting outside the Real Madrid training ground after a training session ahead of the UEFA...

Real Madrid Training & Press Conference

Essien of Real Madrid CF celebrates scoring their third goal with teammate Mezut Ozil , Jose Maria Callejon and Karim Benzema during the La Liga...

Real Madrid CF v Real Zaragoza - La Liga

Real Madrid football player Michael Essien attends the 'International Day of The Girl' Illumination at the Santiago Bernabeu Stadium on October 11,...

'International Day of The Girl' 2012 Illumination in Madrid

Michael Essien and Florentino Perez, Real Madrid president, as Michael Essien signs a season-long loan with Real Madrid at Santiago Bernabeu stadium...

Michael Essien - Real Madrid Medical & Press Conference

Michael Essien poses as he signs a season-long loan with Real Madrid at Santiago Bernabeu stadium on September 1, 2012 in Madrid, Spain.

Michael Essien - Real Madrid Medical & Press Conference

Chelsea''s Michael Essien poses during a medical before he signs a season-long loan with Real Madrid at Hospital Sanitas La Moraleja on September 1,...

Michael Essien - Real Madrid Medical & Press Conference

Michael Essien celebrates with goal scorer Raul Meireles of Chelsea during the Barclays Premier League match between Chelsea and Blackburn Rovers at...

Chelsea v Blackburn Rovers - Premier League

Ryan Bertrand of Chelsea shows his frustration as Daniel Agger of Liverpool celebrates scoring their third goal with Luis Suarez and Martin Skrtel of...

Liverpool v Chelsea - Premier League

Luis Suárez - Soccer Player - Born 1987, Celebration

Michael Essien of Chelsea fails to clear the ball as Daniel Agger of Liverpool scores their third goal during the Barclays Premier League match...

Liverpool v Chelsea - Premier League

Michael Essien of Chelsea scores an own goal off a cross from Luis Suarez of Liverpool during the Barclays Premier League match between Liverpool and...

Liverpool v Chelsea - Premier League

Ross Turnbull - Soccer Player, Chelsea F.C.

Didier Drogba, Michael Essien and FLorent Malouda of Chelsea celebrate with the trophy in the changing room after the FA Cup Final with Budweiser...

Liverpool v Chelsea - FA Cup Final

Chelsea F.C., Trophy - Award

Paulo Ferreira, Fernando Torres, Michael Essien of Chelsea during a training session at the Cobham training ground on April 20, 2012 in Cobham,...

Chelsea Training Session & Press Conference

Chelsea players warm up in wet conditions during the Chelsea training session ahead of the UEFA Champions League round of sixteen, first leg match...

Chelsea Training Session & Press Conference

Chelsea players warm up in wet conditions during the Chelsea training session ahead of the UEFA Champions League round of sixteen, first leg match...

Chelsea Training Session & Press Conference

Michael Essien of Chelsea during a Barclays Premier Reserve League South match between Chelsea Reserves and West Bromwich Albion Reserves at Cobham...

Chelsea Reserves v West Bromwich Albion Reserves

Michael Essien of Chelsea during a Barclays Premier Reserve League South match between Chelsea Reserves and West Bromwich Albion Reserves at Cobham...

Chelsea Reserves v West Bromwich Albion Reserves

Michael Essien of Chelsea during a visit to the Houses of Parliament for the Millennium Goals Penalty shoot out on November 23, 2011 in London,...

Michael Essien & Millenium Goals Penalty Shoot Out with MPs

Michael Essien during UEFA Champions League - Chelsea Players Relax Before Match Against Porto - February 21, 2007 at Porto in Porto, Portugal.

UEFA Champions League - Chelsea Players Relax Before Match Against Porto - February 21, 2007

Michael Essien of Soccer Aid World XI battles with Sir Mo Farah of England during the Soccer Aid for UNICEF 2019 match between England and the Soccer...

Soccer Aid for UNICEF 2019 - England v Soccer Aid World XI

Sir Mo Farah of England clears from Michael Essien of Soccer Aid World XI during the Soccer Aid for UNICEF 2019 match between England and the Soccer...

Soccer Aid for UNICEF 2019 - England v Soccer Aid World XI

John Mikel Obi, Michael Essien, Fernando Torres of Chelsea during a training session ahead of their UEFA Champions League Quarter-final second leg...

Chelsea Training & Press Conference

David Luiz, Michael Essien of Chelsea during a training session at the Cobham Training Ground on April 1, 2011 in Cobham, England.

Chelsea Training Session & Press Conference

Ramires of Chelsea celebrates scoring his team's second goal with team mate Michael Essien during the Barclays Premier League match between Chelsea...

Chelsea v Manchester City - Premier League

Seamus Coleman of Everton is tackled by Michael Essien of Chelsea during the FA Cup sponsored by E.ON 4th round replay match between Chelsea and...

Chelsea v Everton - FA Cup 4th Round Replay

Michael Essien of Chelsea during a training session at the Cobham training ground on December 3, 2010 in Cobham, England.

Chelsea FC Training Session and Press Conference

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