Durban Homeboy Tim Harkness celebrates a year of success as a Sports
Psychologist with Chelsea football team

Tim's own biofeedback team specializing in Optimal Sports Performance is Bruno De Michelis (AC Milan) and the MindRoom concept. The MindRoom was envisioned and developed by Thought Technology's enthusiastic Larry Klein!

by Nick Iliev

Sun, May 09 2010: Chelsea are crowned champions of England for the third time after demolishing Wigan on May 9. The destruction extinguished any forlorn hopes harboured from Manchester United and their supporters for a miracle in the eleventh hour that would have seen them leapfrog their rivals at the top of the table. But with the blistering form of the Blues, it was hard to imagine just how a struggling Wigan side would extract anything worth mentioning from the Bridge in the first place.

Not seven minutes into the fray and the hosts went one nil up as a Didier Drogba free-kick got slightly deflected from the Wigan wall but was subsequently scored by Nicolas Anelka who got the ball in the scramble and drilled it in from close range.

With the initial pressure instantly dissipated, Chelsea proceeded to dominate comfortably and enjoy their game on this last day of the season. The second goal came when Didier Drogba stormed into the penalty area and was brought down by Gary Caldwell. Frank Lampard then stepped in and gave a two nil lead from the spot on 30 minutes.

With the second half under way, the Blues went relentlessly forward and Anelka scored a stunning fourth to a jubilant Stamford Bridge, volleying a right wing cross from Branislav Ivanovic. The inevitable fifth and the club's 100th goal in the Premiership this season was scored by Drogba. But only four minutes later Chelsea made it 6-0 as Drogba, again was on the score-sheet from the penalty spot.

But Chelsea were not going to call it a day there, and Drogba scored his hat-trick on the afternoon with only four minutes to go, making it 7-0. The final, eight goal of the match was scored by Ashley Cole.

Meanwhile Manchester United had no problem dismantling Stoke City in their own right at Old Trafford, in a match which was hardly going to go any other way. With little pressure for the Red Devils, they simply had to play their game – and play for pride as the title was all Chelsea's to lose.

Darren Fletcher and Ryan Giggs were on target for the hosts in the first half while Stoke's Danny Higginbotham scored an own goal in the 55th minute. Korean international Ji-Sung Park wrapped it up for 4-0 before the end of the match.

Bulgarian international Dimitar Berbatov was subbed in the 61st minute by the Italian super sub Federico Macheda.

Previously, Chelsea had won the old English championship for the first time in the distant 1954/55 season. The Blues then won their first Premiership title in 2004/5, followed by another title back-to-back the following season.

**Originally published under the title: Chelsea FC are crowned English champions on www.sofiaecho.com