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Cahill: Loftus-Cheek can be Chelsea’s Dele Alli
Chelsea News

Cahill: Loftus-Cheek can be Chelsea’s Dele Alli

Gary Cahill believes Chelsea youngster Ruben Loftus-Cheek can follow in the footsteps of Tottenham’s Dele Alli, and become a key player for Chelsea, according to The Daily Mail. The 19-year-old scored his first senior goal in the Blues’ 2-0 victory over Scunthorpe in the FA Cup on Sunday, after replacing Oscar at half-time. And Cahill, […]

Thierry Hazard: Eden is ‘focused’ at Chelsea
Chelsea News

Thierry Hazard: Eden is ‘focused’ at Chelsea

Whilst things may not yet be looking up for Eden Hazard this season, the club does have a reason to after the Chelsea forward’s father, Thierry, insisted his son is “completely focused” at Chelsea in Belgian news outlet Het Nieuwsblad. Though reports have linked Hazard with a move away from Stamford Bridge in the summer, […]

Chelsea set to go unpunished after booing UEFA CL anthem
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Chelsea set to go unpunished after booing UEFA CL anthem

Chelsea are set to go unpunished by UEFA after fans booed the Champions League anthem prior to their clash with Dynamo Kyiv on Wednesday night. According to The Daily Mail, Chelsea will almost certainly avoid any form of punishment from UEFA as the incident involving the jeers from the crowd at Stamford Bridge were not […]

Falcao out for a ‘few weeks’
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Falcao out for a ‘few weeks’

Chelsea’s Radamel Falcao has been ruled out for “a few weeks” with a muscle injury, confirmed by Jose Mourinho in his press conference. The striker, who has found game time hard to come by during his time with Chelsea, has an unspecified muscle injury, and manager Jose Mourinho confirmed in a press conference this afternoon […]

Chelsea are “difficult team to referee” says former refereeing boss
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Chelsea are “difficult team to referee” says former refereeing boss

The former Head of the Refereeing Association, Keith Hackett, has revealed that Chelsea are “not the easiest team to control” under Jose Mourinho, The Telegraph reports. In the aftermath of yet another controversial incident involving Mourinho and a referee, this time Jonathan Moss, Hackett revealed in an article written for the You Are The Ref […]

Preview: Dynamo Kyiv (A)
Chelsea Match Previews & Reports

Preview: Dynamo Kyiv (A)

Chelsea travel to Ukraine to face Dynamo Kyiv in the UEFA Champions League on Tuesday looking to build on their 2-0 victory over Aston Villa in the Barclays Premier League. The Blues sit third in Group G, one point behind leaders Dynamo, with three points from their opening two fixtures after defeat against FC Porto […]

Preview: Aston Villa (H)
Chelsea Match Previews & Reports

Preview: Aston Villa (H)

Chelsea host Aston Villa on Saturday afternoon with both sides desperate for three points, following unconvincing starts to the season. The Blues have made their worst start to a league campaign for 37 years after four defeats from their opening eight Premier League fixtures, whilst Villa haven’t won since an unconvincing victory over Bournemouth on […]

Martial turned Chelsea down prior to Manchester United move
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Martial turned Chelsea down prior to Manchester United move

Manchester United forward Anthony Martial rejected a move to Premier League champions Chelsea in favour of a move to Manchester, according to The Independent. The Blues reportedly made an approach to sign the 19-year-old during the summer, and despite Monaco willing to negotiate a deal with the Londoners, the Frenchman had his heart firmly set […]

Chelsea astonished by Mourinho’s FA ban
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Chelsea astonished by Mourinho’s FA ban

Chelsea are astounded by the decision of the Football Association to put Jose Mourinho on a 12-month good behaviour bond in the form of a suspended stadium ban, according to The Telegraph. Mourinho and the club fully expected an FA fine of £50,000 after he claimed referees are “afraid” to award decisions in favour of […]

Chelsea need to give Falcao a run of games says defender
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Chelsea need to give Falcao a run of games says defender

Chelsea forward Radamel Falcao needs to play more if he is to rediscover his goal-scoring form, suggests Atletico Madrid defender Diego Godin. According to InsideFutbol, who quote AS,  Godin believes his former Atletico team-mate needs to play consistently for The Blues to improve his confidence in front of goal. The Colombian striker was widely regarded […]

Moving to Chelsea was the best thing for Ashley Cole
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Moving to Chelsea was the best thing for Ashley Cole

Ashley Cole’s move from Arsenal to Chelsea in 2006 was the best thing that ever happened to the left-back, says his agent Jonathan Barnett. According to The Daily Express, Barnett believes Cole’s £5m move to Chelsea; a move which saw William Gallas go the other way, was the best move for the former England international. […]

Chelsea face competition from Liverpool for Porto youngster
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Chelsea face competition from Liverpool for Porto youngster

Chelsea are ready to battle with new Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp over the signature of Porto youngster Ruben Neves, according to Get West London. Jose Mourinho is reportedly ready to table a bid of £20m for the 18-year-old in the January transfer window after the midfielder impressed the Chelsea boss in The Blues’ 2-1 defeat […]