Liverpool will face Premier League rivals Leicester City at the King Power Stadium, as revealed in the third round draw of the Carabao Cup. In other draws, Arsenal will welcome Doncaster Rovers to the Emirates Stadium, Manchester City travel to relegated Sunderland and their city rivals, Manchester United face Burton Albion at Old Trafford. See […]
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Marcos Alonso’s double helped Chelsea ruin Tottenham’s first Premier League game at Wembley, ensuring that Chelsea grabbed a late 2-1 win. An own goal from Michy Batshuayi had looked as though it would rescue a point for Spurs, but Alonso – who had scored a superb first-half free kick – fired a low finish through […]
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A former Chelsea manager Steve Clarke says Diego Costa is only making things difficult for himself, as Chelsea can afford to keep Costa on the books for two years. It was expected that the striker would leave the club in the summer, but a move to Atletico is impossible, due to a transfer ban. Costa […]
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Arsenal capitalised on Alvaro Morata and Thibaut Courtois’ missed penalties to win the Community Shield in a dramatic 4-1 shootout victory over 10-man Chelsea. The season curtain-raiser between Premier League champions Chelsea and FA Cup winners Arsenal finished 1-1 after Sead Kolasinac, two minutes after Pedro was shown a straight red card, cancelled out Victor […]
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Community Shield: Arsenal v Chelsea Arsenal and Chelsea meet again at Wembley on Sunday in English football’s traditional curtain raiser. This year’s match pits the winners of the English Premier League champions and the winners of the FA Cup. A match that involves these two rarely serves up to disappoint. We had recently been treated […]
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Manchester United have confirmed that Nemanja Matic has joined the club, becoming their third signing of the summer. The central midfielder joins from Chelsea on a three-year contract after a fee of around £40million was agreed with the Premier League champions. The news was confirmed on Twitter. #MUFC is delighted to announce the signing of […]
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Chelsea football club have completed the club record £60m signing of striker Alvaro Morata from Real Madrid on a five-year deal. The Spain international, 24, scored 20 goals last season after rejoining Real from Italian champions Juventus. Morata won La Liga and the Champions League, but the majority of his appearances were as a substitute. […]
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Chelsea have announced they have agreed a fee with Real Madrid for the transfer of 24-year-old Alvaro Morata. The move is now subject to the player agreeing personal terms and passing a medical. The Initial fee for Morata is believed to be £58m (€65.6m). If all add ons are realised, the total fee could rise […]
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Former Chelsea captain John Terry has embarked on a final challenge by signing a one-year contract with Championship side, Aston Villa, at the age of 36. In the age of huge-money moves to football’s new world, Terry’s career choice represents a throwback to a time when players dropped down a division to draw a final […]
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28-year-old Diego Costa has disclosed that Antonio Conte has told him that he is not part of his plans for Chelsea next season. Costa scored 20 goals in 35 league appearances in their title-winning campaign last season, but has revealed he received a text from his Italian boss and will now be looking for his […]
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