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World Fame 100: Chelsea’s David Luiz, Cesc Fabregas, Eden Hazard on list

We asked Ben Alamar, ESPN’s director of sports analytics, to figure out the most famous athletes in the world. Using a formula that combines endorsements with social media fan base and Google search popularity, he ranked the globe’s most famous athletes in our second annual World Fame 100.
Chelsea landed three players on our list:

No. 53: David Luiz

Why he’s got fame: The world’s 13 biggest soccer transfers have involved creative attackers. The 14th? Well, the frizzy-haired Brazilian, who went…

David Luiz believes his risky return to Chelsea from PSG was worth it

Chelsea vice-captain Gary Cahill feels that anything could happen when they face Arsenal in the 2017 FA Cup final.
David Luiz says he took a pay cut to return to Chelsea, but the defender believes his decision has been vindicated as the Blues chase a Premier League and FA Cup double on Saturday.
The 30-year-old left Stamford Bridge in June 2014 in a £50 million move to Paris Saint-Germain, after winning the Champions League and FA Cup in 2012 and the Europa League a year later with Chelsea.
Luiz, who claimed two domestic trebles with PSG, returned late in last summer’s transfer window in a surprise move…

Chelsea title winner David Luiz lands impressive volley in his pool

Having played an instrumental part in Chelsea’s title win, David Luiz spent some time basking in the sunshine by his pool at home.

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Of course, the Brazilian defender couldn’t resist the temptation to demonstrate his acrobatic technique, donning his goggles and trunks to smash home an impressive overhead kick in the back garden.
You’ve just got to love the…

Chelsea’s champion quintet lead 2016-17 Premier League team of the season

The ESPN FC guys react to Mark Ogden’s Premier League team of the season.

ESPN FC’s Steve Nicol reveals his top 10 goals of the Premier League season.
The 2016-17 season has seen Chelsea claim the Premier League title and Pep Guardiola and Jose Mourinho fail to live up to preseason expectations at Manchester City and Manchester United respectively. Tottenham have once again gone close to the title, but who have been the outstanding players and manager of the campaign?

Mark Ogden’s Premier League team of 2016-17.
David De Gea
It has not been a vintage season for goalkeepers, but the Manchester United No. 1 has arguably been the most consistent and the one most likely to produce a crucial…

David Luiz in, Neymar out of Brazil’s friendly squad to face Argentina

The FC panel debate the best team in international football and highlight Brazil’s impressive resurgence.

Gab Marcotti and Alejandro Moreno enthusiastically debate whether Brazil can be called the world’s best team right now.
RIO DE JANEIRO — Neymar was left off the Brazil squad that will travel to Australia for a pair of friendly matches next month.
Brazil coach Tite said Friday that the Barcelona striker will instead take some much-needed vacation to be better prepared for next year’s World Cup in Russia.
“I heard that whatever was best for Brazil we should do, regardless of names,” Tite said at Brazil’s headquarters. “[Neymar] needs an interruption so he can be in top physical form in 2018.”
Brazil will play Argentina…

Ruthless Chelsea can take one more step towards the title against Boro

With reports linking Diego Costa with a move to China, Gab Marcotti weighs in on the validity of the most recent rumours.

Chelsea boss Antonio Conte remained tight-lipped over the potential transfer of Diego Costa to China in the offseason.

Antonio Conte delights in Chelsea’s performances during a challenging week that saw his side produce three wins.
Chelsea players will walk out onto the Stamford Bridge pitch to face Middlesbrough knowing that they are just two wins away from clinching the Premier League title.
Tottenham’s surprise 1-0 defeat to London rivals West Ham United at the London Stadium on Friday night means Mauricio Pochettino’s side remain four points behind Chelsea having played a game more. Indeed, should Blues boss Antonio Conte mastermind victory over a Boro team for whom losing could spell relegation and follow it up with another…

Chelsea’s David Luiz admits ‘obsession’ with winning Premier League title

Chelsea manager Antonio Conte believes teams involved in the title race should play matches at the same time, on the same day.
David Luiz has told FourFourTwo that he has always harboured an “obsession” with winning the Premier League and credited Chelsea head coach Antonio Conte’s “extremely meticulous” nature for the club’s rise to the top of the table this season.
Eyebrows were raised when Chelsea paid £30 million to bring Luiz back from Paris Saint-Germain in August, but the Brazil international has emerged as a key figure at Stamford Bridge since Conte’s decision to switch to a 3-4-3 formation following damaging…

Paul Mariner and Alexis Nunes have differing opinions on who should be named the PFA Player of the Year.
The Professional Football Association (PFA) has announced its Team of the Year with Chelsea and Tottenham Hotspur players occupying eight of the 11 spots.
The team, voted for by players from all 92 clubs in the English Football League and eight from the Women’s Super League, has a familiar feel to it with five of the same players as 2015-16.
Manchester United goalkeeper David De Gea, Chelsea midfielder N’Golo Kante — a Premier League title winner with Leicester City last season — and Tottenham…

Chelsea never doubted David Luiz’s quality as top defender – Antonio Conte

Craig Burley doesn’t see any reason why Chelsea can’t win by multiple goals against Manchester United at Old Trafford.
LONDON — Antonio Conte insists that Chelsea always believed in David Luiz’s capability to be one of the world’s best defenders, despite widespread surprise at the decision to re-sign him from Paris Saint-Germain for £34 million last August.
The acquisition of Luiz on the final day of last summer’s transfer window was interpreted by many as a panic buy, after Chelsea had been left frustrated in their attempts to secure a number of centre-back targets from Serie A, including Napoli defender…

Diego Costa and David Luiz lark about in Chelsea training

Top of the league and cruising toward the Premier League title, it’s fair to say that morale is extremely high at Chelsea at the moment.
Even Diego Costa, often a fiery so-and-so on the pitch, was in high spirits during Thursday’s training session at Cobham.
However, Costa being Costa, the striker’s idea of a light-hearted joke was to hijack the club’s utility cart and take it for a joyride before smashing several items of training equipment to smithereens.

Cue nervous laughter from the rest of…

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