Craig Burley and Frank Leboeuf feel both Eden Hazard and Chelsea would benefit from Hazard moving to Real Madrid.

Chelsea had a chance to climb to third in the Premier League against Burnley, but the Blues squandered the lead in a 2-2 draw with the Clarets.

Chelsea had a chance to climb to third in the Premier League against Burnley, but the Blues squandered the lead in a 2-2 draw with the Clarets.

The FC crew assess where Chelsea fell short in their draw against Burnley, which saw the Blues drop crucial points in the top four race.
Chelsea Women manager Emma Hayes has said it will not be long before a female coach takes charge of a club in the men’s game.
Stephanie Frappert is set to make history this weekend by becoming the first woman to referee a Ligue 1 match — following in the footsteps of Bibiana Steinhaus, who has been officiating Bundesliga matches since September 2017.
Asked how soon she thinks it will be before a woman is given the opportunity to referee a Premier League game, Hayes replied: “Well, I can honestly…

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The FC crew assess where Chelsea fell short in their draw against Burnley, which saw the Blues drop crucial points in the top four race.

Chelsea had a chance to climb to third in the Premier League against Burnley, but the Blues squandered the lead in a 2-2 draw with the Clarets.

Chelsea had a chance to climb to third in the Premier League against Burnley, but the Blues squandered the lead in a 2-2 draw with the Clarets.

Chelsea had a chance to climb to third in the Premier League against Burnley, but the Blues squandered the lead in a 2-2 draw with the Clarets.
LONDON — Chelsea remain eager to commit Callum Hudson-Odoi to a long-term contract extension despite him rupturing his Achilles tendon in Monday’s 2-2 draw with Burnley, sources have told ESPN FC.
Hudson-Odoi, 18, faces months on the sidelines after suffering the injury as he attempted a sprint during the first half.
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It means he will miss the remainder of the domestic season and England’s UEFA Nations League campaign in Portugal during the summer.
Last month, sources told ESPN FC that Hudson-Odoi…

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Chelsea had a chance to climb to third in the Premier League against Burnley, but the Blues squandered the lead in a 2-2 draw with the Clarets.

Chelsea had a chance to climb to third in the Premier League against Burnley, but the Blues squandered the lead in a 2-2 draw with the Clarets.

The FC crew assess where Chelsea fell short in their draw against Burnley, which saw the Blues drop crucial points in the top four race.
LONDON — Several individuals on the Burnley bench riled Chelsea head coach Maurizio Sarri by repeatedly calling him “s— Italian” prior to the touchline brawl that marred Monday’s 2-2 draw between the clubs at Stamford Bridge, sources have told ESPN FC.
Sarri was sent down the tunnel in the closing minutes of the match by referee Kevin Friend and fourth official Roger East after losing his cool with members of Sean Dyche’s backroom team, though the Burnley manager himself was not involved.
Sources…

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Chelsea had a chance to climb to third in the Premier League against Burnley, but the Blues squandered the lead in a 2-2 draw with the Clarets.
LONDON — Callum Hudson-Odoi’s season is over after the Chelsea winger confirmed he ruptured his Achilles during Monday’s feisty 2-2 draw with Burnley at Stamford Bridge.
The 18-year-old appeared to land awkwardly while attempting to control a dropping ball shortly before the 41st minute and limped from the field with the help of two Chelsea physios and was replaced by Pedro Rodriguez.
Chelsea were ultimately held to a frustrating draw by Burnley as goals by N’Golo Kante and Gonzalo Higuain were…

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Chelsea had a chance to climb to third in the Premier League against Burnley, but the Blues squandered the lead in a 2-2 draw with the Clarets.

LONDON — Not only did Chelsea miss a huge opportunity to capitalise on the mistakes of their top-four rivals by being held to a 2-2 draw by a stubborn Burnley side at Stamford Bridge despite another impressive display by Eden Hazard, Callum Hudson-Odoi was lost for the season to an Achilles injury. N’Golo Kante also exited with an injury, but he’s expected to be fit to face Manchester United in midweek.
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There were times this season when Chelsea might have lost a game like this. As things…

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Chelsea had a chance to climb to third in the Premier League against Burnley, but the Blues squandered the lead in a 2-2 draw with the Clarets.

LONDON — Chelsea missed a huge opportunity to capitalise on the mistakes of their top-four rivals, as they were held to a 2-2 draw by a stubborn Burnley side at Stamford Bridge, despite another impressive display by Eden Hazard.
Positives
There were times this season when Chelsea might have lost a game like this. As things were, they were a little unlucky not to win it, stifled both by Burnley’s deep defending and commitment to time-wasting. Hazard also enjoyed a good game and Gonzalo Higuain…

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Sadio Mane and Mohamed Salah scored in Liverpool’s dominant victory over Chelsea, moving the Reds back ahead of Manchester City.

Take a look at all of this weekend’s Premier League goals, including Mohamed Salah’s thunderbolt against Chelsea.

Stewart Robson highlights the key factors to Chelsea’s recent success, which has seen the Blues jump to third in the Premier League.
Chelsea will continue their campaign against antisemitism by sending a delegation to participate in the annual March of the Living in Poland next month, along with Major League Soccer team New England Revolution.
The event on May 2 is expected to see as many as 100,000 people marching from Auschwitz to Birkenau, the largest World War II concentration camp complex, and Chelsea officials including director Eugene Tenenbaum, CEO Guy Laurence and former manager Avram Grant will be present.
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It is the…

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Sadio Mane and Mohamed Salah scored in Liverpool’s dominant victory over Chelsea, moving the Reds back ahead of Manchester City.

Mohamed Salah scored one of the goals of the season as Liverpool moved back to the top of the Premier League with a 2-0 win over Chelsea at Anfield, damaging Maurizio Sarri’s hopes of delivering a top-four finish in the process.

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Chelsea picked a sensible game plan to compete at Anfield and broadly executed it well — if only in the defensive sense — until Sadio Mane scored early in the second half. They also carved Liverpool open several times once they fell 2-0 behind and Eden Hazard…

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Sadio Mane and Mohamed Salah scored in Liverpool’s dominant victory over Chelsea, moving the Reds back ahead of Manchester City.

English Premier League: Mohamed Salah (53′) Liverpool 2-0 Chelsea

English Premier League: Sadio Mane (51′) Liverpool 1-0 Chelsea
Jurgen Klopp claimed that Liverpool laid the ghost of Steven Gerrard’s fateful slip against Chelsea to rest by beating the Blues 2-0 at Anfield to move back to the top of the Premier League.

Sadio Mane’s header and a screamer from Mohamed Salah in the second half were enough for Liverpool to see off Chelsea, who were hoping to derail their rivals’ title hopes in a similar manner to their 2-0 victory at Anfield in 2014, when Demba Ba capitalised on Steven Gerrard’s notorious slip to score.

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Chelsea stopped three supporters from entering Thursday’s Europa League match at Slavia Prague after they were identified singing a derogatory chant about Liverpool star Mohamed Salah, the club has confirmed. 

Video of the fans singing “Salah is a bomber” in a Prague bar on Thursday circulated widely on social media, attracting widespread condemnation and prompting anti-discrimination body Kick It Out to call for action.

Three of the six men in the video were identified by Chelsea’s away…

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