John Obi Mikel reveals the Chelsea player who ALWAYS left their pants on the floor in the dressing room… as John Terry jokes the former Blues star should have had his underwear binned

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• He revealed which of his former team-mates was messy in the changing room
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John Obi Mikel has revealed which of his former Chelsea team-mates always left their underwear on the floor in the dressing room.

Mikel, 36, retired in 2022 after an impressive career which included an 11-year-spell at Chelsea from 2006 to 2017.

In total, the Nigerian midfielder racked up 372 appearances for the Blues and won 11 trophies – including the Champions League and two Premier League titles – during a hugely successful period for the club.

He was part of a popular Chelsea side, with many Blues legends such as Didier Drogba, Frank Lampard, John Terry and Eden Hazard among Mikel’s team-mates during his spell.

However, despite the high standards that were set on the pitch, Mikel explained how one of his former colleagues was particularly messy in the changing room.

Former Chelsea midfielder John Obi Mikel has revealed which of his ex team-mates always used to leave their pants on the floor in the dressing room

Mikel joked about his former messy team-mate alongside Chelsea legend John Terry (left)

The messiness consisted of Michael Ballack – who made 166 appearances for Chelsea between 2006 to 2010 – always leaving his pants on the floor.

‘I just remember a funny story about him when he used to come in the dressing room and get changed,’ Mikel explained on his new podcast, the Obi One podcast, where Terry was a guest. 

‘Bally was a special character but when he walked in, he is a tall, huge guy, and he’s got a presence about him.

‘Like JT, Frank (Lampard), Didier (Drogba) – all of those guys are imposing and Ballack used to walk in jamming and sometimes he would say a lot and sometimes he wouldn’t and just f*** off straight to his locker and get changed.

‘But every time, he would forget his underwear. His underwear was always on the floor, just by his locker.’

Mikel recalled how Michael Ballack’s underwear would be on the floor in the dressing room

Terry, who was laughing at the story, joked they should have binned it to teach him a lesson

Mikel continued: ‘He would take off his clothes, his trousers and close his locker but his pants were on the floor.

‘He would just leave it there and walk off so every time we came in Michael Ballack’s underwear would be on the floor.

‘Just pick it up and put it in your locker mate. This was every single time. He was doing it all the time.’ 

Terry, who was laughing as Mikel recalled the story, added: ‘We had good standards in the dressing room so we should have put them in the bin.’ 

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