The Champions League returns this week, with three clubs, Bayern Munich, Juventus and Paris St-Germain are the teams already through to the last 16 with two group games to play. Several other teams can book their place in the round of 16 and we take a look at some of the big games this week. [...]
Chelsea News
Chelsea boss Frank Lampard was thrilled with how his side adapted to a switch in formation as they coasted to a 5-2 victory over Wolves at Molineux. The return of Antonio Rudiger after injury prompted a change to three at the back which worked brilliantly as Chelsea defended impressively and scored three times in 10 [...]
The Football Observatory has updated their list of the most valuable players in the world and it has a very English flavor to it, with seven of the top 10 players either being English or they play in the Premier League. That is a huge turnaround from even three years ago, when the list was [...]
Frank Lampard has bemoaned Chelsea’s narrow UEFA Super Cup defeat by Liverpool on Wednesday night and expressed his unhappiness at the fact that Jurgen Klopp’s side had two extra days to prepare. Chelsea were a far cry from the side who were humbled by a ruthless Manchester United on Sunday and for long spells looked [...]
Liverpool won the Super Cup for the fourth time in their history by beating Chelsea 5-4 on penalties after a 2-2 draw in Istanbul. Goalkeeper Adrian kept out Tammy Abraham’s spot kick to secure victory for the Champions League winners. Chelsea had taken the lead in the first half through Olivier Giroud’s clinical strike but [...]
Frank Lampard has launched a staunch defence of his Chelsea youth policy ahead of the UEFA Super Cup final against Liverpool. The Blues boss has already shown he is not afraid of giving the club’s academy talent a chance to shine – selecting Mason Mount and Tammy Abraham in his starting XI that lost 4-0 [...]
Real Madrid have confirmed the signing of Eden Hazard from Chelsea in a deal which could rise to more than €150million. Hazard will move to Spain for an initial fee of €100m on a five-year contract worth more than €400,000 a week, and is set to be presented as a Real player on Thursday after [...]
Chelsea’s formal appeal against FIFA’s transfer ban has been received and acknowledged by the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) but there has been no bid yet to have the punishment suspended until the legal process is complete. The London club is fighting a punishment imposed by world football’s governing body after being found guilty [...]
Maurizio Sarri has received plenty of criticism this season but the numbers make it hard to argue that this has been anything other than a solid campaign for the Chelsea manager. Wednesday’s Europa League victory over Arsenal has lifted the doom and gloom around Stamford Bridge and fans have begun to take a more positive [...]
Chelsea have been ordered to pay their former manager Antonio Conte £9million in compensation after sacking him last summer. Conte was dismissed last July despite leading Chelsea to glory in the FA Cup after they failed to qualify for the Champions League. He took pre-season training at the start of the campaign before he was [...]
