The latest edition of Chelsea is an international special, as the magazine looks back on a successful Africa Cup of Nations campaign for Nigeria with the help of John Mikel Obi, as well as looking ahead to the forthcoming friendly between Brazil and Russia at Stamford Bridge.
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Mikel has more medals and trophies on his mantelpiece at the age of 25 than most players are able to gather over the course of their whole careers. Champions League, Premier League, FA Cup, Mikel has tasted success in all of them, but the midfielder went one better back in January and added a trophy at international level to his ever-expanding collection, when Nigeria were crowned Kings of Africa.
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The Super Eagles beat Burkina Faso 1-0 in the final of the competition after overcoming Didier Drogba's Ivory Coast in the semi-final, and Mikel was astonished at the reaction of supporters back in his homeland.
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'It was crazy,' he tells Chelsea. 'It was really nice to go back home after the tournament with the cup - the whole country was waiting.
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'It was a big, big thing, because we couldn't walk, we couldn't actually get out of the airport. The whole way through, from the airport to the hotel where we were staying, it was crazy.'
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Mikel, somewhat unsurprisingly given his experience at club level, was an ever-present during the tournament, playing, as he does for Nigeria, in a slightly more advanced role than he is accustomed to at Stamford Bridge.