Raheem Sterling has returned “home” after swapping Manchester for London by signing for Chelsea on a five-year deal. The England international ended a seven-year stay at Manchester City as he joined their English Premier League (EPL) rivals on Wednesday. The Blues shelled out 47.5 million pounds to acquire Sterling,...
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Chelsea striker Romelu Lukaku will rejoin Inter Milan on a one-year loan deal after a disappointing spell with the Premier League club, according to reports on Tuesday. Inter are reported to have negotiated an eight million euro ($8.4 million) loan fee to sign Lukaku, who reportedly agreed a pay cut to leave...
Thomas Tuchel, the Chelsea manager, has urged the club to sign Bayern Munich’s Robert Lewandowski as Romelu Lukaku’s replacement this summer. Lukaku is eager to return to Inter Milan after one season back at Stamford Bridge. The Belgium international struggled last season at Chelsea, scoring just eight goals in 26...
Chelsea defender Marco Alonso on Thursday scored a glorious equaliser to earn a 1-1 home draw with Leicester City, despite the hosts being wasteful on the night. The result meant that Chelsea effectively sealed third place in the English Premier League ahead of the final round of fixtures on...
American business tycoon Todd Boehly has agreed a £4.25billion ($5.24 billion) deal to buy Chelsea Football Club of London from Russian-Israeli billionaire Roman Abramovich. Here below is a look at the state of play at Stamford Bridge. How was the deal agreed? Boehly and his consortium partners have battled...
Chelsea FC said a group led by Los Angeles Dodgers co-owner Todd Boehly would acquire the London club after agreeing to terms in a deal worth £4.25 billion ($5.2 billion). “The sale is expected to complete in late May subject to all necessary regulatory approvals,” the football club said...
Cristiano Ronaldo scored an excellent equaliser to spare Manchester United a third successive English Premier League defeat as they drew 1-1 at home to Chelsea on Thursday. Ralf Rangnick’s side lost their previous two games to Liverpool and Arsenal by an aggregate score of 7-1. But while the performance...
Second half goals from Ruben Loftus-Cheek and Mason Mount saw Chelsea overcome Crystal Palace 2-0 in the FA Cup semi-final at Wembley Stadium on Sunday. Chelsea will now face Liverpool in the FA Cup final. Former Crystal Palace loanee Loftus-Cheek put Chelsea ahead after 65 minutes when Kai Havertz’s...
Luka Modric turned the tie and Karim Benzema settled it as Real Madrid held off a sensational fightback from Chelsea on Tuesday to win an enthralling Champions League quarter-final 5-4 on aggregate. Chelsea wiped out Madrid’s 3-1 lead from the first leg in stunning fashion at the Santiago Bernabeu...
Chelsea hammered Southampton 6-0 on Saturday to strengthen their grip on third in the Premier League top four. The Blues had suffered a shock 4-1 defeat at the hands of Brentford last week before losing 3-1 against Real Madrid in the first leg of their Champions League quarter-final. But...
Thomas Tuchel delivered some home-truths to his Chelsea players in a private meeting as he got frustrations off his chest after brutal defeats to Brentford and Real Madrid. The Chelsea manager revealed the gathering, which took place on Thursday, was not one where he encouraged the players to play...
Karim Benzema’s hat-trick fired Real Madrid to a stunning 3-1 win against Chelsea that put the Champions League holders on the brink of elimination after a dramatic quarter-final first leg on Wednesday. Benzema produced a masterclass at Stamford Bridge as the France striker netted twice in the first half...
Manchester United’s hopes of an English Premier League (EPL) top four finishing were further dented after being held 1-1 by Leicester City, who were denied a winner by video review (VAR). Manchester United were without Cristiano Ronaldo due to illness and Ralf Rangnick’s decision to go without a recognised...
Chelsea secured their place in the English FA Cup semi-finals with a comfortable 2-0 victory at Middlesbrough on Saturday. Boro overcame Manchester United and Tottenham to reach the last eight, but Thomas Tuchel’s Premier League side did not have such difficulties at the Riverside Stadium. This was in spite...
Chelsea FC of England have been drawn against Real Madrid FC of Spain in the quarter-finals of the 2021/2022 UEFA Champions League. The draw which held on Friday in Nyon, Switzerland also saw Manchester City FC of England squaring up against Atletico Madrid of Spain. Others are, Villarreal FC...
Roman Abramovich has been disqualified as a director of Chelsea by the board of the Premier League in England, but the club’s sale is expected to progress with British government oversight. The sanctioning of Blues owner Abramovich by the government on Thursday saw the Russian-Israeli billionaire’s British assets frozen,...
Ghanaian businessman, Bernard Antwi Boasiako, has submitted a bid to buy Chelsea from Roman Abramovich. In a letter made public on Wednesday, the 45-year-old is offering $3.1billion for the Premier League club. Chelsea have been put up for sale in the wake of controversies surrounding Russian owner Abramovich following...
Thomas Tuchel has pledged his future to Chelsea amid Roman Abramovich’s decision to sell the Stamford Bridge club. Russian-Israeli billionaire Abramovich revealed his decision to sell Chelsea on Wednesday night after 19 years as owner. Chelsea have already received several serious bids, with Swiss billionaire Hansjorg Wyss and American...
A Brazilian football fan was shot and killed Saturday in Sao Paulo in fights that broke out after the local team Palmeiras lost to Chelsea in the Club World Cup, police said. Fans had gathered outside Allianz Parque, the Palmeiras stadium, to watch the game being played in the...
Chelsea made hard work of reaching the FIFA Club World Cup final with a 1-0 win against Al Hilal in the semi-finals on Wednesday. Thomas Tuchel’s side —- playing without their coach following his positive coronavirus test —- were in control from the outset. They should as a result...