{"id":32930,"date":"2017-02-02T17:21:43","date_gmt":"2017-02-02T17:21:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/indiansportsnews.com\/?p=32930"},"modified":"2017-02-02T17:21:43","modified_gmt":"2017-02-02T17:21:43","slug":"chelsea-thanks-legend-ivanovic-for-wonderful-9-year-career","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/indiansportsnews.com\/?p=32930","title":{"rendered":"Chelsea thanks &#8216;legend&#8217; Ivanovic for wonderful 9-year career"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" alignleft size-full wp-image-32929\" src=\"https:\/\/indiansportsnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Branislav-Ivanovic.jpg\" alt=\"Branislav Ivanovic\" width=\"520\" height=\"346\" style=\"margin-right: 8px; margin-bottom: 8px; float: left;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/indiansportsnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Branislav-Ivanovic.jpg 520w, https:\/\/indiansportsnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Branislav-Ivanovic-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/indiansportsnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Branislav-Ivanovic-150x100.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 520px) 100vw, 520px\" \/>London: English football club <strong><a href=\"component\/tags\/tag\/638-chelsea\">Chelsea<\/a><\/strong> has confirmed the departure of Serb Branislav Ivanovic to Zenit St. Petersburg after &#8220;a wonderful nine-year Chelsea career&#8221;, describing him as a &#8220;legend&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Branislav Ivanovic has today joined Zenit St Petersburg following a wonderful nine-year Chelsea career, during which time he became an integral member of the side and scored many important goals as we won eight major trophies,&#8221; the London side said on its official website on Wednesday, reports Efe.<\/p>\n<p>The Serbian defender signed a two-and-a-half season contract with the Russian side, to which he arrives free after wearing the Chelsea jersey 377 times.<\/p>\n<p>Ivanovic, 32, who arrived in London in January 2008 from Lokomotiv Moscow, won two Premier League titles, one Champions League, three FA Cups, one Europa League and one League Cup with Chelsea.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read more:&nbsp;<a href=\"football-news\/international\/44117-england-and-chelsea-star-frank-lampard-retires-from-football\">England and Chelsea star Frank Lampard retires from football<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Ivanovic will be best remembered for his last-gasp header which clinched the Europa League trophy in 2013, but his overall contribution during the club&#8217;s most successful years cannot be overstated and he departs as a true Chelsea legend,&#8221; added the club&#8217;s statement.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" alignleft size-full wp-image-32929\" src=\"https:\/\/indiansportsnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Branislav-Ivanovic.jpg\" alt=\"Branislav Ivanovic\" width=\"520\" height=\"346\" style=\"margin-right: 8px; 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