If it seems that Chelsea is slowly becoming the New York Yankees of soccer -- buying up every top player available (and at times, luring ones that seem unavailable) -- it's because they are. After winning back-to-back Premiership crowns, Abramovich didn't simply stand pat, he went out and signed stars Schevchenko and Michael Ballack (who arrives in L.A. on Monday), making them two of the highest-paid players in Europe in the process.

Yet, while Abramovich has put together a collection of superstars to rival any club in the world, Chelsea remains a very close-knit group. Many of the players joked around with each other during and after practice, and when it was time to leave UCLA, Terry spear-headed a movement to hijack a nearby golf cart, taking Lampard, Robben and Cech along for the ride to the team bus. "Hop in," said Terry, as he turned the wheel of the cart. "Woo hoo!"

One of the reasons the team has remained so close during the past two seasons while Abramavich has signed star after star for coach José Mourinho, is a tradition that has been with the club long before the Blues ushered in the "Russian Revolution."

Sometimes it comes as a surprise, other times they are prepped for it, but usually within days of a new player joining the squad, the newcomer is asked to sing a song for the team. The scene usually follows the procedure that took place inside of the Sunset Room at the Beverly Hills Hotel on Friday night. After the team dined on plates of chicken, fish and vegetables, team masseuse Billy Macaulay got in front of the room and served as the opening act, loosening up the bunch with some jokes and one-liners that would make Ricky Gervais proud, before brining up newcomers Henrique Hilario followed by Salomon Kalou, making each one stand atop a chair in front of the room and sing a song of their choice.

Both players were equally terrible, singing songs no one had ever heard of in their native tongue, Hilario belting out a Portuguese number while Ivory Coast native Kalou sung a French ditty. Neither made it past the first few notes before being pelted by bread rolls, veggies and rolled-up napkins, with Mourinho usually serving as the initiator.

"We don't have any Sinatras on the team," said Terry, who forgot what song he sang when he joined the team as a 17-year-old. "There have been a few shocking ones so far. Kalou was absolutely terrible."

"It's a good way of getting to know everyone," said Cole, who claims he did a good job singing Maybe It's Because I'm A Londoner when he joined the club three years ago from West Ham. "It's one of the highlights when we get a new player."

"Everyone's got to do it," said Terry. "Michael [Ballack] will do it once he gets here and Sheva's going to be up soon. I think he wants a few days to prepare. It's big pressure."

Top Photo Galleries College Football Bowl Review Top 10 Stories in Baseball for 2009 Orlando Magic Dancers NFL Cheerleaders: Week 16 Tweets of the Week

Most Popular Stories Cardinals up ante in Holliday derby Florida's Meyer says he tried to hide chest pains Texas Tech fires head football coach Mike Leach Bills promote scouting director Nix to GM role Titans' Cecil fined $20K for verbally abusing refs