2026-09-18 · BBC News
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Sam Hutchinson played under both Jose Mourinho and Carlo Ancelotti at Chelsea, set up a goal for Frank Lampard, and was in Munich on the historic night they won the Champions League for the first time in 2012.
His time at Chelsea, however, was "filled with regret and what might have been" after a chronic knee injury so nearly ended his career before it had properly started.
A product of Chelsea's youth system, Hutchinson was a promising defender on the fringes of the first team when he was diagnosed with a chondral defect (a hole in his right knee) after suffering a serious injury during a reserve game at Aston Villa. assertive
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