Chelsea brought back Romelu Lukaku to Stamford Bridge for a club-record fee to challenge Man City and Liverpool for the Premier League title. Come New Year, the defending Champions League winners find themselves eight points adrift of league leaders City, while Lukaku, their assumed talisman, has only scored five league goals. Now, the striker’s interview…
Romelu Lukaku was in no mood of entertaining any comparisons with Cristiano Ronaldo during the press conference before an outing with Belgium. The two of the most prolific forwards in Serie A over the past two seasons will now go head to head in the Premier League, as both Ronaldo and Lukaku returned to their…
Romelu Lukaku’s boyhood tryst with Chelsea, never brought into fruition due to loan spells and later success with the likes of Everton, could be rekindled. The London side are allegedly keen on singing the Inter striker and the Serie A outfit are purportedly considering a sale as well. Here’s what could occur if the Blues…
Thomas Tuchel is in search for a third choice goalkeeper after Chelsea released Willy Caballero last month. Sergio Romero, who’s available on a free transfer after his contract at Manchester United came to an end in June, is being considered as Caballero’s replacement, reports the Telegraph. The 34-year-old was a reliable backup for David de…
Eric Ramsay will join Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s coaching staff at Manchester United. Raphael Varane is believed to be the focus of attention at Old Trafford to fix the defence, with negotiations ongoing to convince the Real Madrid centre-back to join the Red Devils. However, even if the English outfit fail to sign Varane, they’ve taken…
Man City flouted yet again in the biggest competition in European club football, being trumped by Chelsea in what has become a winning habit. A sole first-half goal from Kai Havertz was all it took for the London side to get the better of the Mancunian giants to put the Champions League final to bed.…
Harry Kane has once again informed Tottenham Hotspur his desire to leave the club this summer. The Englishman is Spurs’ captain and their most important player. Club chairman Daniel Levy has done well to keep hold of his star striker for this long, but could be powerless to extend his stay in North London beyond…
Two Manchester United records from this season remain intact following a goalless draw at the Stamford Bridge. Firstly, The Red Devils’ unbeaten streak away from home will last at least for another Premier League matchweek. Secondly, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s men are still winless against the ‘big six’ in the league this season. Let’s take a…
Chelsea and Manchester United played out yet another goalless draw. Both the scoreline and the entertainment level at Stamford Bridge mirrored the drab affair that took place at Old Trafford in the reverse fixture. In fact, the most eventful moment of the game was Callum Hudson-Odoi’s handball in the opening stages of the game. The…
Frank Lampard’s fairy tale return to Stamford Bridge didn’t go the way the Blues faithful would’ve envisaged. The decision-makers at Chelsea have decided to fire their record goal-scorer as the club’s manager. The former Derby County manager took over from Maurizio Sarri amid Chelsea’s transfer ban, and headed into the 2019/20 season without any new…
The Premier League’s dynamics are dictated almost always by a desire to maintain, if not better the status quo. Relegation-threatened clubs always try to stay afloat and graduate into a mid-table side while the ones in the middle of the order try to sneak into those European places. However, the end results of who stays…
Bruno Fernandes was outstanding during his outing with Portugal, getting the better of Mateo Kovačić. The UEFA Nations League has provided ample intermittent football until all the domestic leagues kick off. Despite the COVID-19 imposed protocols that have limited the participation of several players, the countries in question are having a gala time. On Saturday,…
The remaining two matches of the Champions League Round of 16 competition concluded last night, with the fixtures displaying results the fans expected to see nevertheless. Barcelona finished the match with the scoreline of 3-1 against Napoli in the second leg, leaving the aggregate at 4-2, thus qualifying to the quarter-finals. By contrast, the fixture…
Chelsea trumped Manchester United to march their way into the FA Cup final where they meet their London neighbors Arsenal. A horrid display from the Red Devils saw the game end 3-1, as Olivier Giroud and Mason Mount found their shots end up too easily at the back of the net. Harry Maguire extended his…
Manchester United fans will be left in shambles after their side drew 2-2 to Southampton in a late bout of drama at Old Trafford on Monday. The Red Devils had to engineer a comeback early on as Southampton had the lead via Stuart Armstrong. It took two minutes for the home side to get back…
Showcasing feeble performances in the transfer market over the last few windows, Chelsea have finally made up their mind to step up their negotiation game. Further intriguing the supporters of the English side, reports had started to surface featuring the Blues’ interest in signing Kai Havertz. The Bayer Leverkusen star has been attracting the attention…
After months of lockdown and cancellation owing to the COVID-19 pandemic, Premier League football finally has a return date. All clubs were part of a video conference on Thursday and unanimously agreed that the matches will resume in mid-June. The fixtures will first focus on finishing up the pending game week that was disrupted when…
Timo Werner has been urged to snub Liverpool for Manchester United by Owen Hargreaves. The RB Leipzig talisman has been heavily linked with a move to Anfield since last summer. United have always been mentioned as potential suitors in the mean time. Werner has enjoyed his most fruitful campaign this time around, netting a hatrick…
The COVID-19 pandemic has paralyzed activity across the globe as most countries lived out weeks of lockdown in a bid to significantly reduce the number of infections and deaths caused by the virus. However, many regions are slowly either emerging from their lockdown or else laying out the plans that will see cautious normalcy restored…
Manchester United and Chelsea have contacted the agent of RB Leipzig’s Timo Werner. The German international has long been linked with a move to Liverpool, but the Guardian recently claimed that the Premier League leaders need more time to make a decision, and first want to fully understand the impact coronavirus will have in the…
Antonio Rudiger included Aaron Wan-Bissaka in his hardest opposition lineup. The German centre-back, who has featured in the Bundesliga, Serie A, and the Premier League with VfB Stuttgart, AS Roma, and Chelsea respectively, was asked on Sky Sports’ brand-new programme The Football Show to pick the toughest 11 players he has faced during his career. Manchester…
Daniel James has named Aaron Wan-Bissaka and Reece James as the hardest defenders he’s ever faced. The Welsh winger has made a flying start in the Premier League following a £15m summer move to Old Trafford from Championship side Swansea City. He has unsettled many defenders with his electrifying pace, but the 22-year-old has struggled…
There is no denying that Scott McTominay is one of the finest players that Manchester United have fielded in recent times. Rising from the academy ranks and being initially deployed and making an impact against high-profile sides, the youngster has now become more or less a regular in Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s starting lineup. In fact,…
In the wake of the contagion of novel coronavirus and deeply understanding the threats the pandemic brings, the Premier League club officials have come up with a strange, yet reasonable, plan to save the 2019/20 campaign. A group of England’s major football bodies had announced that the League will be suspended till the 3rd of…
With a 3-0 scoreline, Manchester United secured a stable victory against Watford on Sunday, featuring a spot kick from Bruno Fernandes which raised quite a lot of eyebrows. The penalty awarded in the 42nd minute was easily netted in by the 25-year-old as the former Sporting captain registered his first goal for the Mancunians. Regardless,…
Manchester United secured a 2-0 win over Chelsea at Stamford Bridge with Anthony Martial and Harry Maguire heading their way to victory. Chelsea were denied two goals on their part by VAR with Kurt Zouma’s creative attempt being disallowed due to a foul in the build-up while Olivier Giroud’s brilliant shot to try and bring…
Manchester United finally managed to pry away a League double over Chelsea, a feat that has evaded them for over thirty years as they secured a 2-0 victory over Frank Lampard’s men at Stamford Bridge. The electric fixture was riddled with talking points as Anthony Martial and Harry Maguire’s headers in each half sealed the…
Manchester United secured a convincing 2-0 victory over Chelsea at Stamford Bridge as the Red Devils got back to winning ways. The electric result was engineered by two resounding headers – the first from Anthony Martial in the dying minutes of the first-half and the second from the captain Harry Maguire. At the point of…
Manchester United travel to London on the back of a poor run of games as Ole Gunnar Solskjaer looks to undercut Frank Lampard one more time this campaign. The season starter set an unexpected precedent for both clubs, one that they’ve struggled to maintain all season. With Chelsea’s fourth-place spot in grave danger over the…
For much of the past few seasons, David De Gea was hotly pursued by the likes of Real Madrid, with the Spanish goalkeeper emerging as the best in the world. However, ever since his future at Old Trafford appeared to be cemented, the shotstopper’s antics also appeared to have plateaued. In fact, some of the…
It is undoubtedly an inspiring moment to the football fanatics around the globe when teenagers affirm experience as they make explosive emergence. One among the above mentioned teenagers include Jadon Sancho, a talented midfielder who seems to be blooming well in Borussia Dortmund following a move from Man City in the first month of 2017.…
The Premier League has almost always stood out amongst European football as the home of the absolute best that the game had to offer. However, the last decade of English football has amped that entertainment factor even further. The departure from a single-team dominance that was beginning to be apparent towards the end of the…
Chelsea are now favourites to sign Jadon Sancho for a club record fee of £120 million, as per the Sun. The Borussia Dortmund star has been on a banger of forms this season with 11 goals and 12 assists in all competitions. However, it was reported not long ago that Sancho feels unsettled after being…
In the early hours of this morning, Tottenham Hotspur sacked Mauricio Pochettino following a disappointing start to the season. Spurs sit 14th on the league table with just 14 points after 12 matches played this season. A situation no top 6 side should find themselves in. There have been rumours regarding a fallout between Pochettino…
Manchester United succeeded in defeating Chelsea 2-1 at Stamford Bridge in the Carabao Cup. The win means that United finally have an edge over their London neighbors with regard to total head-to-head wins, building up on the momentum from the 4-0 jubilee from the opening week of the Premier League. Player-turned gaffers Ole Gunnar Solskjaer…
It was Marcus Rashford’s night on the eve of his 22nd birthday as he led Manchester United to an impeccable 2-1 victory at Stamford Bridge. The English forward opened the scoring in the first-half through a penalty, being entrusted with the duty despite missing one against Norwich City on the weekend. Chelsea weren’t quiet spectators…
The next round of the Carabao Cup will be shortly upon us and Stamford Bridge shall welcome Manchester United. This is certainly an electric match-up this early in the competition. Their meeting in the Premier League at the start of the season saw United receive premature clout for winning 4-0 at Old Trafford. Since then,…
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer will be beaming after Manchester United were able to defeat Chelsea 4-0 at Old Trafford on the opening weekend of the Premier League. Marcus Rashford opened the scoring via a penalty in the first-half following which United took total control in the second forty-five minutes. 1. Solskjaer Will Be Pleased Ole Gunnar…
Old Trafford was a thunderous chorus of bliss on Sunday as Manchester United defeated Chelsea 4-0. The skies were pouring and the goals kept coming as Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s side reinstated hope into a Theatre that has been wary of dreaming from nearly six years now. The brace from Marcus Rashford, the splendid goal from…
Manchester United have enquired about the possibility of signing Tiemoue Bakayoko. Bakayoko joined Chelsea from AS Monaco back in 2017, as a direct replacement for Nemanja Matic, who left the Blues to secure an Old Trafford switch. However, the Frenchman failed to establish himself at the Stamford Bridge outfit in his debut season, and was…
Four Premier League giants are set to compete for the services of Harry Maguire. The talented centre-back looks set to play his final game for Leicester City this weekend, as he is expected to be snatched away by a bigger club come summer. Maguire was heavily impressive for England during their 2018 World Cup campaign,…
Chelsea and Manchester United could be set to battle it out for James Rodriguez. The Colombian international is set to return to Real Madrid at the end of the season, once his ongoing two-year loan deal with Bayern Munich expires. The Bundesliga giants have opted to not sign James on a permanent basis, after the…
Manchester United certainly felt that they had solved their goal-scoring woes after signing Romelu Lukaku. However, the Belgian has had a problem with consistency, and despite exercising spells of absolute brilliance where goals were plenty, the former Everton striker descends into droughts. This has been further highlighted after the arrival of Ole Gunnar Solskjaer at…
Manchester United and Chelsea played out a 1-1 draw this Sunday, with the result of the game helping neither side in the race for the top 4. With Spurs and Arsenal losing their respective games, bagging all three points at Old Trafford would have done wonders for the Red Devils as well as the Blues,…
Manchester United’s top four hopes may be all but over, as Chelsea were able to rob a precious point from their Old Trafford encounter, the final scoreline sitting 1-1. An early goal from Juan Mata set the stage for a rejuvenated United side, but Chelsea were able to capitalize on an awful David De Gea…
Victor Lindelof has revealed how he plans to stop Eden Hazard. Manchester United and Chelsea are all set to collide in a crucial Premier League encounter on Sunday, and the result of the match will undoubtedly have huge implications in the top 4 race. The Red Devils have been enduring a goal drought of late,…
With Chelsea visiting Old Trafford, it will be the last chance for Manchester United to try and bolster their top four hopes by taking a victory to their home fans. The Red Devils have been in deep trouble of late, and haven’t scored in three consecutive competitive fixtures. What better occasion to resume the goal…
Three Premier League giants have expressed their interest in signing RB Leipzig sporting director Paul Mitchell. Mitchell has amassed quite a reputation in world football, having been responsible for discovering numerous world-class talents at his current as well as former clubs. Whilst at Southampton, he unearthed talents like Sadio Mane, Dusan Tadic and Graziano Pelle.…
Zinedine Zidane did the unthinkable, as he rejoined Real Madrid on Monday, a mere 10 months since he resigned from the top role. In the absence of the player-turned-gaffer, Madrid have gone through two managers, seen their domestic options battered, suffered back-to-back losses to bitter rivals Barcelona, and most shockingly of all, saw the three-year-long…
Gareth Bale appears set to make a sensational return to English football. The Welshman has been heavily linked with a return to the Premier League in the past few years, with several clubs from London and Manchester being dubbed as his potential destinations. At present, the likes of Chelsea and Manchester United are said to…
Chelsea News & Transfer Updates
Chelsea is a football club based in Fulham, London, England. Formed in the year 1905, it is currently one of the biggest clubs in not just England, but all of Europe. They are also one of the top 10 most valuable football clubs in the world, as per Forbes.
Chelsea plays in the Premier League – a competition it has managed to win on 6 occasions. The Blues have also won several other major titles, such as 8 FA Cups, 5 League Cups, 4 Community Shields, 1 UEFA Champions League, 2 UEFA Europa Leagues, 2 UEFA Cups Winners’ Cup, and 1 UEFA Super Cup.
The club has also been home to some of the best players in the world. Chelsea’s list of legends includes the likes of Gianfranco Zola, Didier Drogba, Frank Lampard, John Terry, and Petr Cech, amongst numerous others. Superstars like Hakim Ziyech, Willian, Christian Pulisic, Mateo Kovacic, and Mason Mount currently play for the Blues.
Chelsea teams have always worn blue shirts, and their current club crest consists of the ceremonial blue lion holding a staff. The club’s home ground is Stamford Bridge.
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