The Spanish midfielder opted to leave the north London club despite being captain at The Emirates and return to his boyhood side FC Barcelona.
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Chelsea survived a late scare in the FA Cup to overcome Hull City 2-1 at the KCOM Stadium on Saturday.
Chelsea make the trip to the North-East to face Newcastle United looking to strengthen their hold of fourth position in the Premier League standings.
The draw took place on Monday morning and included all four Premier League sides that entered the competition in August after they all made their way into the knockout stages
A draw at Valencia in their penultimate group match meant the same result at home to the group’s bottom side would have guaranteed their passage through to the next phase
Following Marco Silva’s dismissal as head coach this week, Richarlison handed caretaker manager and former Everton player Duncan Ferguson a dream start by finding the net on five minutes, flicking a header past Kepa Arrizabalaga from a Djibril Sidibe cross
Mikel, now playing in Turkey, spent 11 seasons at Chelsea, five of them alongside Hazard, but was far from complimentary of the Real Madrid forward’s work ethic, while insisting Chelsea boss Frank Lampard was the hardest working
Chelsea FC defender, Fikayo Tomori, has revealed that Nigeria never made any effort to convince him to switch allegiance before his international call-up for England.
The 21-year-old, who spent last season on loan at Derby, will make his third Champions League appearance on only his ninth senior start for the Blues, having earlier this month been called up by England for the first time
Striker Olivier Giroud said on Wednesday he has been approached by other clubs to play for them next season, but he added he wanted to extend his stay Chelsea.
The first major trophy of the season is up for grabs this afternoon when Chelsea take on Manchester City in the final of the EFL Cup at Wembley.
Arsenal and Chelsea were among seven teams to reach the UEFA Europa League knockout stage on Thursday, while last year’s runners-up Olympique de Marseille were eliminated at the group phase.
Maurizio Sarri has equalled the record for the longest managerial unbeaten streak at the start of a Premier League career courtesy of Chelsea’s 3-1 win over Crystal Palace at Stamford Bridge on Saturday.
Chelsea FC’s assistant coach, Marco Ianni, was charged with improper conduct by the Football Association in England on Monday.
Moses had on August 15, 2018 announced his international retirement from the Nigeria national football team, Super Eagles, much to the shock of anyone and everyone involved.
The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the Super Eagles recorded a 2-0 win over Iceland at the Russia 2018 FIFA World Cup match played at the Volgograd Arena on Friday.
Russia 2018 is Obi’s second FIFA World Cup, though it would have been number four if head-to-head voodoo had not been employed for the 2006 qualifiers, and he had not missed the 2010 finals due to injury.
England beat Mikel’s Super Eagles 2-1 at Wembley as goals from Gary Cahill and captain Harry Kane were enough to begin preparations for Russia with a win.
The Chelsea FC ace has also handed big kudos to the President of the Nigeria Football Federation, Amaju Melvin Pinnick, and his team for changing the administrative game for the better, through developing a special relationship with the players, keeping its word at every turn and attracting global attention to the Nigeria game through deft moves in a number of areas.
Terry joined the Midlands giants last summer with the stated aim of helping to return Villa to the English Premier League after their relegation in 2016.