On this episode of Chelsea Mike'd Up, Michael Ryan Ruiz and Chris Wittyngham react to a 1-0 Chelsea win over Leicester City to send them through to the FA Cup semifinal. The guys discuss Frank Lampard's big triple substitution at halftime, another strong Christian Pulisic performance, and look ahead to the semifinal against Manchester United.
On a 3rd (!) episode of Chelsea Mike'd Up this week, Mike Ryan Ruiz and Chris Wittyngham react right after the final whistle to Chelsea's 2-1 win over Manchester City. We hail another incredible Christian Pulisic performance, discuss the implications for Chelsea in the top 4 race and Liverpool officially clinching the league title, and break down some of the best performances from the match.
On this episode of Chelsea Mike'd Up, Michael Ryan Ruiz and Chris Wittyngham look ahead to Chelsea's upcoming games against (1:15) Manchester City in the Premier League and (37:40) Leicester City in the FA Cup. We also (11:10) break down Antonio Rudiger's comments to Chelsea TV on how he played a part in convincing Timo Werner to come to Stamford Bridge and (44:40) news that Chelsea might not participate in next year's Carabao Cup. For the interview (15:45), we're joined by Millie Bright of the ...
On this episode of Chelsea Mike'd Up, Michael Ryan Ruiz and Chris Wittyngham react to Chelsea's 2-1 win over Aston Villa in their return to Premier League football. We celebrate Christian Pulisic's goal on his return, hail N'Golo Kante's man of the match performance (for us), and break down Frank Lampard's lineup decisions. Plus, we take a look at the state of the Top 4 race in a great weekend for CFC and Timo Werner is officially a Blue! (pending a medical)
On this week's episode of Chelsea Mike'd Up, Michael Ryan Ruiz and Chris Wittyngham eagerly preview Chelsea FC's return to Premier League play on Sunday. We discuss (3:15) the Blues' build up to games returning including a 7-1 win over QPR and (9:15) their first opponent, Aston Villa. Alison Bender (13:50), currently of Premier League TV and ChelseaTV, joins to look forward to the restart, how the games without fans will be different, and discuss her favorite memories with the club. We close dis...
On this week's episode of Chelsea Mike'd Up, Michael Ryan Ruiz and Chris Wittyngham talk to Atlanta Hawks Forward John Collins about his fandom of Chelsea, how his parents' military background started his love of football, and what he's been up to during quarantine. The guys also discuss (1:05) the reports about Chelsea coming to an agreement with RB Leipzig for the transfer of forward Timo Werner, (12:30) N'Golo Kante's return to full contact training, (38:15) more transfer rumors regarding Kai...
On this week's episode of Chelsea Mike'd Up, Michael Ryan Ruiz and Chris Wittyngham discuss Chelsea's statement on discrimination, brutality, and injustice and the gesture the players and staff made by forming an H for Humans at Cobham. We also discuss the confirmed news of restarting the Premier League in a few weeks, N'Golo Kante's return to training, and more....
On this week's episode of Chelsea Mike'd Up, (13:45) USMNT great and ESPN pundit Herculez Gomez joins Michael Ryan Ruiz and Chris Wittyngham to discuss his thoughts on Christian Pulisic's first season at Chelsea, who is best out of Pulisic, Alphonso Davies, Raul Jimenez, and Keylor Navas as best player in Concacaf, and watching football played behind closed doors. We also discuss (0:45) N'Golo Kante's departure from Chelsea training, (6:40) the latest Project Restart news, (31:15) what we've lea...
On this week's episode of Chelsea Mike'd Up, Michael Ryan Ruiz and Chris Wittyngham (11:40) are joined by US Men's National Team General Manager Brian McBride. We talk his perspective on Christian Pulisic, his Premier League career with Fulham, and he tells a harrowing story about an eye injury he sustained during his career. We also discuss (1:05) Chelsea's return to the training pitch, (8:20) lessons to be taken from the return of the Bundesliga, (31:00) the latest transfer rumors, and (36:15)...
On this week's episode of Chelsea Mike'd Up, (15:05) Petr Cech, Chelsea goalkeeping legend and current Technical and Performance Advisor at the club, joins Michael Ryan Ruiz and Chris Wittyngham. They discuss his current role at the club, the incident that changed his career and life, and that penalty save against Arjen Robben in the 2012 Champions League Final. Mike and Chris also (2:40) break down the latest news about a return to football and (40:05) bring you the latest transfer rumors....
On this week's episode of Chelsea Mike'd Up, Michael Ryan Ruiz and Chris Wittyngham (12:00) talk to one Billy Gilmour to serenade him in song, chronicle his at times surreal path to the Chelsea 1st team, and joke about how he uses himself in FIFA 20. The guys also break down the state of football in Europe, from how cancellations might get Hakim Ziyech to Chelsea faster (2:00), to how the Premier League is coming along in their project to bring games back (5:10). They also discuss the unfortunat...
On this week's episode of Chelsea Mike'd Up, Michael Ryan Ruiz and Chris Wittyngham (11:00) talk to ESPN's lead MLS Commentary team of Jon Champion and Taylor Twellman to discuss football's plans to return, how the dynamics of the transfer market will change for Chelsea and others, plus much more. We also (1:20) start the show with the announcement of an upcoming guest on Chelsea Mike'd Up, (4:15) discuss how league cancellations in Europe might affect the Premier League, (33:10) jump head first...
On this week's episode of Chelsea Mike'd Up, Michael Ryan Ruiz and Chris Wittyngham discuss (1:10) the latest with the potential transfer of Jadon Sancho, (7:30) Newcastle's reported sale to a group led by Saudi Arabia, (10:40) the future of N'Golo Kante, (37:50) Alvaro Morata's recent comments in an Instagram Live that upset some Chelsea supporters (a conversation complete with a shock twist), and (45:30) Willian's potential departure leaving the club without Brazilian internationals (a convers...
On this week's episode of Chelsea Mike'd Up, Michael Ryan Ruiz and Chris Wittyngham talk to US Men's National Team Manager Gregg Berhalter (14:45). We also discuss (1:50) how and when the Premier League might return, (6:30) the cool story from former NBA player Adam Morrison on the Didier Drogba jersey Kobe Bryant gifted to him, (8:55) some transfer rumors, and (32:30) Frank Lampard's thoughts on the development of Billy Gilmour.
On this week's episode of Chelsea Mike'd Up, we talk to Michael Davies, Davo, of Men in Blazers about his boyhood love of Chelsea Football Club, his thoughts on this year's team, and his return to producing Who Wants To Be A Millionaire, the day job that supports his sub-optimal football punditry. We also break down some Philippe Coutinho transfer rumors, the current state of the return to football plans, and your listener questions. For more from Chelsea, download the club's official app ....
On this week's episode of Chelsea Mike'd Up, Michael Ryan Ruiz and Chris Wittyngham cover Callum Hudson Odoi's return to full health after testing positive for coronavirus, the ideas about how the Premier League might come back after the worst of the pandemic, and Karim Benzema's inexplicable beef with Olivier Giroud. Plus, we talk to Chelsea FC Loan Player Technical Coach Carlo Cudicini about his current role with the club and his time at Chelsea for 10 years as a goalkeeper. We also take your ...
On this week's episode of Chelsea Mike'd Up, Mike Ryan Ruiz and Chris Wittyngham talked to Larry Nance Jr. of the Cleveland Cavaliers and Josh Hart of the New Orleans Pelicans. We talk about how two NBA players got into being Chelsea fans, their thoughts on this season, and who else in the NBA they talk trash with and play Fantasy PL with. We close making our picks in the Chelsea Challenge, our tournament of best Chelsea moments in club history. You can vote and win a great prize in the 5th Stan...
On this week's episode of Chelsea Mike'd Up, Mike Ryan Ruiz and Chris Wittyngham discuss COVID-19's impact on football and Chelsea, including the positive test for Callum Hudson-Odoi who thankfully is feeling good. We also talk to Chelsea legend Pat Nevin about the difference between Chelsea then and now, the time he scored for Scotland against the US, and his incredible double life as a DJ.
On this week's episode of Chelsea Mike'd Up, Mike Ryan Ruiz and Chris Wittyngham (0:45) celebrate a 4-0 Chelsea win over Everton and (7:10) hail another top performance from 18-year-old Billy Gilmour. Then, (15:15) Roger Bennett of the Men In Blazers on NBCSN joins to talk about his beloved Everton's terrible performance, Christian Pulisic, and his relationship with manager Frank Lampard. We close discussing (32:35) the race for the top 4, (37:50) an update on injuries, and (41:05) the 2 newest ...
On this week's episode of Chelsea Mike'd Up, Mike Ryan Ruiz and Chris Wittyngham (1:00) excitedly react to Chelsea knocking Liverpool out of the FA Cup with a 2-0 win at the Bridge and (7:50) bring you the latest on Willian and Mateo Kovacic's injuries. The guys then (17:35) talk to ESPN's Stefano Fusaro about the game and Chelsea's potential as Liverpool's next big challenger for titles. We close the show (28:40) looking back at the Bournemouth game and Marcos Alonso's brace, (35:30) previewing...
On this episode of Chelsea Mike'd Up, Michael Ryan Ruiz and Chris Wittyngham (1:10) react to Chelsea's defeat to Bayern Munich in the UEFA Champions League by a 3-0 scoreline and break down what went wrong, (20:05) celebrate Chelsea's 2-1 league win over Tottenham and a league double over Jose Mourinho, (30:45) answer your questions in the mailbag, (34:45) discuss N'Golo Kante's injury and Ruben Loftus-Cheek's return to the bench, and (38:40) Chelsea Women's bonkers 3-3 draw with Manchester City...
On this week's episode of Chelsea Mike'd Up, Michael Ryan Ruiz and Chris Wittyngham are (1:40) joined by Chelsea RB Reece James. We talk about his bursting onto the scene, when he heard from manager Frank Lampard he was going to have a role in the 1st team, and we play a round of This or That. Then, the guys (10:10) break down the Man United game, VAR incidents and all, (30:00) break down Chelsea's agreeing to the transfer of Ajax winger Hakim Ziyech (33:50) the continuing storyline at goalkeepe...
On this week's episode of Chelsea Mike'd Up, Mike and Chris (1:00) look ahead to Chelsea's massive upcoming matches against Manchester United, Tottenham, and Bayern Munich. We then (6:25) talk to NBC's lead Premier League commentator Arlo White about the Blues' season, Christian Pulisic, and his call of Eden Hazard's goal that won Leicester the title. We close the show with listener questions on (31:35) our ideal Chelsea XI's, (33:45) how big the introductions of healthy Pulisic and Ruben Loftus...
On this week's episode of Chelsea Mike'd Up, Mike Ryan Ruiz and Chris Wittyngham (0:55) look back on Chelsea's 2-2 draw with Leicester and break down Frank Lampard's big decision to bench Kepa for Caballero, (16:20) talk to Gab Marcotti of ESPN about the transfer window that just closed and how Chelsea are building their squad, (31:00) check in on the CFC women's side with Flo Lloyd-Hughes of BBC London, and (42:10) hit on some news and notes including Christian Pulisic's recovery from injury....
This week on Chelsea Mike'd Up, Mike Ryan Ruiz and Chris Wittyngham (0:40) look back on Chelsea's 2-1 win over Hull in the FA Cup 4th round, (12:00) talk to Nick Verlaney and Dan Dormer from the London is Blue podcast, (28:05) give our predictions and ideas for Chelsea signings before the transfer window closes, (34:15) tell you who Chelsea drew for the 5th round of the FA Cup and look ahead to the Leicester match.
This week on Chelsea Mike'd Up, (1:30) Mike Ryan Ruiz and Chris Wittyngham react to Chelsea's 2-2 draw with Arsenal and 1-0 defeat away to Newcastle. (12:20) Then, Sports Illustrated's Grant Wahl joins us to look big picture at Chelsea's season and Christian Pulisic's breakthrough followed by a spell out with injury. We close discussing (23:20) Kepa Arrizabalaga's recent performances, (28:05) update the injury statuses of Pulisic and Reece James, and (30:40) talk about a big 4-1 win for CFC's wo...
On this episode of Chelsea Mike'd Up, (1:10) we recap Chelsea's 3-0 win over Burnley and highlight the Blues' top performers, (13:45) Mike talks to Miami Heat guard Kendrick Nunn and TV analyst John Crotty about how they became Chelsea supporters and the parallels between the Heat and the Blues. (29:30) Then, we look ahead to a double match week with Chelsea taking on Newcastle and Arsenal, (33:25) flag down the latest transfer rumors, and (36:35) close with our midseason awards. Who won best ga...
On this week's episode of Chelsea Mike'd Up, (1:35) we look back on Chelsea's win over Nottingham Forest, (9:30) talk to Chelsea FC Chairman Bruce Buck about his journey from New York to West London, some of his best memories with the club, and his involvement with Christian Pulisic's transfer to Chelsea. (30:35) Then, we look ahead to CFC's match with Burnley in the Premier League, (33:45) see who Chelsea have been linked with in the transfer rumor mill, and (42:40) open up the voting for our m...
On this episode of Chelsea Mike'd Up, (0:30) Mike Ryan Ruiz and Chris Wittyngham round up Chelsea's matches over the festive period, (13:40) talk to Chelsea midfielder Jorginho about the languages he speaks, how he communicates with teammates, and that Carabao Cup Final. (24:25) We then talk about Jorginho's turnaround with the supporters, (27:30) Callum Hudson-Odoi's role in the team, and (31:00) preview Chelsea's FA Cup match against Nottingham Forest. Download the 5th Stand App for more from ...
On this episode of Chelsea Mike'd Up, Michael Ryan Ruiz and Chris Wittyngham relive their experience at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, where Chelsea defeated Spurs 2-0. They break down all the major talking points, look ahead to Boxing Day against Southampton, and recap their incredible week in London. For more from the club, download the 5th Stand App !
