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...
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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...
Al Hilal thumped hosts Al Jazira 6-1 on Sunday in Abu Dhabi to book their place in the 2021 FIFA Club World Cup semi-finals against Chelsea. Al Jazira, who are 2020/2021 UAE Pro League champions, opened the scoring through Abdoulay Diaby after 14 minutes. But goals from former English...
Chelsea needed extra time and late drama on Saturday to see off lower league opposition 2-1 to reach the last 16 after Plymouth missed a late penalty at Stamford Bridge. Chelsea were without manager Thomas Tuchel, who has tested positive for coronavirus. And a star-studded Blues line-up made life...
Manchester City took another huge step towards retaining the Premier League title as one moment of inspiration from Kevin De Bruyne saw off Chelsea 1-0 to open up a 13-point lead at the top of the table. A game of few chances was brought to life by the Belgian...
Chelsea reached the League Cup final with a 1-0 win at Tottenham as Antonio Rudiger’s goal and three VAR decisions helped the Blues seal a 3-0 aggregate success on Wednesday. Rudiger’s first-half header ensured Chelsea pressed home the advantage they had earned with a 2-0 win in the first...
Euro 2020 champion Gianluigi Donnarumma of Italy and UEFA Champions League winner Edouard Mendy of Chelsea are among the three-player shortlist for the FIFA Best Men’s Goalkeeper award. FIFA said on Wednesday that Donnarumma of Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) and Senegal’s Mendy are joined by Germany and Bayern Munich captain...
Chelsea forward Romelu Lukaku said on Tuesday said he was “sorry” after saying he was “not happy” at the club under manager Thomas Tuchel. The Belgium forward’s interview with Sky Sport Italia, filmed early last month, was published on Thursday. Tuchel then dropped the 28-year-old, who has suffered from...
Chelsea came from 2-0 down to earn a point from a pulsating 2-2 draw with Liverpool on Sunday that does little for either side’s hopes of catching Manchester City at the top of the Premier League. City’s lead now stands at 10 points from Chelsea with Liverpool a point...
Chelsea forward, Romelu Lukaku has revealed that English champions, Manchester City attempted to sign him in 2020. Lukaku, who made this revelation in an interview with Sky Italia however, said he declined their approach. He confirmed that the offer from City was higher than that from current club side...
European champions Chelsea announced Thursday an annual loss of £145.6 million ($196.7 million, 173.5 million euros) for the year to June 30 2021 despite their Champions League triumph. The London club were crowned kings of Europe in May following a 1-0 win over English rivals Manchester City in the...
Brighton’s Danny Welbeck scored a dramatic stoppage-time goal to deny Chelsea a vital Premier League win on Wednesday just as they were poised to move to within three points of Manchester City. Romelu Lukaku outmuscled Neil Maupay to head home a corner midway through the first half but former...