Thibaut Courtois has told Chelsea that he wants to join Real Madrid this summer for family reasons, his agent Christophe Henrotay has
The ESPN FC crew answer your tweets on a potential swap deal between Chelsea and Man United, Jose Mourinho’s odds of seeing out the season and more.
Petr Cech was the hero in Arsenal’s penalty shoot-out victory after Alexandre Lacazette’s injury-time equalizer offset Antonio Rudiger’s early goal.
Raphael Honigstein joins the FC panel to contextualize Chelsea’s rumoured interest in Christian Pulisic and predict how his immediate future will pan out.
Chelsea’s Maurizio Sarri believes Alvaro Morata showed he had improved dramatically since their match against Perth Glory after a fine display in their win over Inter Milan.
After a 1-1 draw in regulation, a Willy Caballero save and decisive Cesar Azpilicueta penalty saw Chelsea defeat Inter on spot kicks in Nice.
Chelsea midfielder Willian has told his lawyers to take action over a forged letter that circulated on the “football market” claiming he had given authority to another agent to represent him.
In a post on Instagram, the Brazi international published a picture of the letter, in which a man claiming to be a FIFA-registered agent called Denirobson Dias grants permission to another man by the name of Renee Pinheiro Anunciacao to act on behalf of the winger.
Neither “agent” has any relationship…
Petr Cech was the hero in Arsenal’s penalty shoot-out victory after Alexandre Lacazette’s injury-time equalizer offset Antonio Rudiger’s early goal.
ICC: penalty save (15′) Arsenal 0-1 Chelsea
The ESPN FC crew answer your tweets on a potential swap deal between Chelsea and Man United, Jose Mourinho’s odds of seeing out the season and more.
DUBLIN, Republic of Ireland — At times in the first half you could even sense the excitement from the Arsenal fans. Red shirts far outnumbered the Chelsea blue at the Aviva Stadium on Wednesday, but there is something so universally thrilling about watching a gifted youngster dominate established stars that few can avoid getting caught up in the moment.
Callum Hudson-Odoi felt no fear. That emotion instead belonged to Arsenal right-back Hector Bellerin, backpedalling furiously towards his own goal…
Petr Cech was the hero in Arsenal’s penalty shoot-out victory after Alexandre Lacazette’s injury-time equalizer offset Antonio Rudiger’s early goal.
Chelsea’s Maurizio Sarri believes Alvaro Morata showed he had improved dramatically since their match against Perth Glory after a fine display in their win over Inter Milan. DUBLIN, Republic of Ireland — Maurizio Sarri revealed he will hold talks with Willian after admitting that he is “not happy” with the Brazilian’s late return to Chelsea’s preseason training as a result of a passport issue.
Willian flew back to London on Tuesday evening and trained alone at Cobham on Wednesday afternoon, six days after he was expected to report following an extended post-World Cup break, making him unavailable for Chelsea’s third preseason match against Arsenal at the Aviva Stadium.
Sources…
DUBLIN, Republic of Ireland — Petr Cech was the hero against his former club as Arsenal beat Chelsea 6-5 on penalties after the two sides
Raphael Honigstein joins the FC panel to contextualize Chelsea’s rumoured interest in Christian Pulisic and predict how his immediate future will pan out.
Chelsea’s Maurizio Sarri believes Alvaro Morata showed he had improved dramatically since their match against Perth Glory after a fine display in their win over Inter Milan.
Paolo Di Canio believes Maurizio Sarri must improve his management of world class players, like Eden Hazard, to be successful at Chelsea.
Chelsea have no immediate concerns about Willian despite the Brazilian’s failure to report for preseason training on time, sources have told ESPN FC.
Willian was due to report at Cobham last Friday after enjoying a three-week holiday following Brazil’s elimination from the World Cup, but informed the club ahead of time that passport issues would delay his return.
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Chelsea’s Maurizio Sarri believes Alvaro Morata showed he had improved dramatically since their match against Perth Glory after a fine display in their win over Inter Milan.
NICE, France — Six months into his Chelsea career, Ross Barkley is finally ready for it to begin.
Promising flashes in preseason friendlies against Perth Glory and Inter Milan have raised hopes that Barkley could thrive this season under new head coach Maurizio Sarri, a man renowned for improving footballers blessed with such a combination of physical and technical gifts.
“I’m taking each day at a time, but step by step I’m feeling stronger and ready for the season,” he said after Chelsea’s…
After a troubled first season in English football, things are looking up for Alvaro Morata. Chelsea’s club-record signing is now a father to twin boys after his wife Alice Campello gave birth on Sunday.
In a lengthy message alongside a picture posted on Instagram of his wife and sons in hospital, Morata praised Campello for fighting “like a lioness” during a difficult pregnancy that felt “like three years” with “nights in hospital” and “dehydrated days” — which may go some way towards explaining…
Chelsea’s Maurizio Sarri believes Alvaro Morata showed he had improved dramatically since their match against Perth Glory after a fine display in their win over Inter Milan.
After a 1-1 draw in regulation, a Willy Caballero save and decisive Cesar Azpilicueta penalty saw Chelsea defeat Inter on spot kicks in Nice.
NICE, France — David Luiz insisted that he is “very happy” at Chelsea and has no intention of leaving the club anytime soon after making an encouraging start to life under new head coach Maurizio Sarri.
The Brazilian was frozen out by Antonio Conte in the second half of last season following a training-ground argument, and would have almost certainly been forced to leave Stamford Bridge this summer had the Italian not been sacked and replaced by Sarri earlier this month.
Promising more “fun” and…
After a 1-1 draw in regulation, a Willy Caballero save and decisive Cesar Azpilicueta penalty saw Chelsea defeat Inter on spot kicks in Nice.
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ESPN FC’s Serie A correspondent Paolo Bandini shares the latest on Gonzalo Higuain’s future and how Alvaro Morata might factor into a move to Chelsea.
Paolo Di Canio believes Maurizio Sarri must improve his management of world class players, like Eden Hazard, to be successful at Chelsea.
Chelsea manager Maurizio Sarri says a quick improvement is needed from his side after beating Perth Glory 1-0 in their first pre-season friendly.
NICE, France — Watching the prematch warm ups at the Allianz Riviera on Saturday, the bold new footballing territory that Chelsea are entering under Maurizio Sarri was immediately apparent.
The outfield starters were divided into two teams of five, placed in a small square of cones and tasked with keeping the ball under pressure. It is a standard training exercise and one often used by Antonio Conte — though not quite like this. Speed of thought and foot was everything, with Chelsea’s players…