Former Chelsea midfielder Michael Essien has thrown his weight behind manager Antonio Conte to overturn the club’s fortunes. The Italian tactician guided the Blues to the English Premier League title in his debut season at Stamford Bridge but has had a disappointing second season in the league. But Essien, who enjoyed nine successful years at … Read more
Champions Chelsea became the first English side to register 30 top-flight victories in a 38-game season as they said farewell to captain John Terry with a comfortable Premier League win over bottom club Sunderland. The Blues, who sealed their sixth top-flight title nine days ago, fell behind to an early Javier Manquillo strike but hit … Read more
Chelsea have qualified for next season’s Champions League after a 3-0 win at Everton on Sunday afternoon following a year of no European football. Pedro’s stunning goal set Chelsea on their way at Goodison Park as they earned more than the point they needed to clinch a return to the Champions League. Jose Mourinho and … Read more
The Blues defender is near the end of his nine-year stay at Stamford Bridge which has seen him play a crucial role in the club’s most successful years. Branislav Ivanovic is in Russia, on the verge of leaving Chelsea with an incredible legacy; and it is right that he should be regarded among the all-time … Read more
PORT-GENTIL, Gabon — Former Chelsea manager Avram Grant believes the club has suffered for its revolving door policy in changing coaches so regularly and insists they lack identity. Grant, now manager of Ghana, took the Blues to the Champions League final after replacing Jose Mourinho in 2007 but was sacked soon after and, since then, … Read more
Avram Grant once told Didier Drogba at Chelsea: ‘In your head there are four monkeys, and three chairs. Let’s find a fourth chair’… now he is guiding Ghana towards AFCON glory This year marks a decade since Avram Grant became manager of Chelsea Now the 61-year-old is heading for the quarter finals of the Africa … Read more
This year marks a decade since Avram Grant was plucked from obscurity to become Chelsea manager, yet the Israeli barely looks any different. Relaxing at the Ghanaian team hotel, having guided his team to the quarter-finals of the Africa Cup of Nations, Grant remains as he ever was – an odd-looking football manager, but one … Read more
It is May 21, 2008. The mastery of English Football had made its way to the land of the Tsars. It was a huge night for the meagre club amongst the two who had reached the pinnacle of European football for the very first time in the history- a feat their owner, a Russian mogul … Read more
Striker Diego Costa has been left out of the Chelsea squad to face Leicester on Saturday after a dispute with a coach over his fitness. The Spain international has not trained for three days and has not travelled for the Premier League leaders’ match with the champions (17:30 GMT). The news comes amid reports he … Read more
Antonio Conte has implemented a quiet revolution at Chelsea. After making very few sales in the summer to look at the assets in his squad, but after his first six months he is preparing to move players out to bring more in. Chelsea will look to sell players in January – and in the summer … Read more
play videoMourinho has indicated he would do what he does best- win Jose Mourinho has said in a press conference prior to the Chelsea- United game this Sunday that he has no personal relations with owner of his former club, Roman Abramovich. He explained that the relationship that existed between them was a mere ‘owner-manger’ … Read more
Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho says he will not “celebrate like a crazy kid” if his new team score against his former club Chelsea. Sunday’s Premier League fixture is only Mourinho’s second trip to Stamford Bridge as an opposition boss. He won there with Inter Milan in 2010, before his second spell with the Blues … Read more
Chelsea have announced a long-term deal with Nike with the west London club calling the agreement the “largest commercial deal in the club’s history” on Thursday. The Blues will reportedly be paid $75 million a season by Nike and the new deal will kick in from the start of the 2017-18 season. This announcement comes … Read more
Alexis Sanchez took advantage of Gary Cahill’s error to race clear and lift a composed finish over Thibaut Courtois after 11 minutes, and Theo Walcott completed a brilliant move to steer in Hector Bellerin’s pass three minutes later. Mesut Ozil then left N’Golo Kante trailing to expose Chelsea on the counter-attack and steer home Arsenal’s … Read more
Avram Grant born on 6 February 1955) is an Israeli football manager currently the Coach of the senior national team of Ghana, Black Stars. Grant has spent the majority of his career coaching and managing in Israel, winning a number of national league and cup victories with different teams, and also managing the Israeli national team … Read more