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France defeated the Netherlands 2-1 on Sunday night to go top of Group 1 in the UEFA Nations League. Fresh from a successful World Cup bid, French prodigy Kylian Mbappe scored the opener at the Stade de France, slotting home from short range after Blaise Matuidi got in behind the Dutch defence. Kenny Tete of Lyon did great from the …

France coach Didier Deschamps said on Sunday his key forward Antoine Griezmann “must do more”, after a disappointing performance in their opening 2-1 World Cup win against Australia. The Atletico Madrid star was well marshalled by the Socceroos’ defence for long periods on Saturday. He won and scored the penalty that gave France the lead — the first goal ever …

​Chelsea narrowed the gap on the top four with a 1-0 victory over Liverpool at Stamford Bridge on Sunday.

​Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp has resisted the urge to rest some of his bigger stars at Stamford Bridge with a top four place on the line.

​Chelsea saw off the challenge of a battling Southampton side to reach the FA Cup final for the second year in succession.

​Chelsea manager Antonio Conte picked Olivier Giroud ahead of Alvaro Morata for Sunday's FA Cup semi-final - and the Frenchman fully justified the decision.​

​Chelsea boosted their hopes of qualifying for next season's Champions League with a storming 3-2 comeback win against Southampton on Saturday afternoon.

​It promises to be a massive summer at Chelsea in terms of player and manager upheaval.

If Chelsea are going to challenge Man City and Man United next season, there will have to be changes at Stamford Bridge.

Christensen Error Gives Catalans Upper-hand heading Despite Chelsea Dominance

Here are four reasons why the English champions could be the European champions come May.

The January transfer window has now come and gone for another year, leaving with it a trail of receipts and discarded yellow Sky Sports ties. As the dust settles and each club accepts their lot for now until the end of the season, some intriguing narratives have been thrown up due to the nature of some of the deals. For …

After a month-long (and jarringly public) search for a new striker, Chelsea finally have their man. The Blues have completed a deal for Arsenal forward Olivier Giroud, in a transfer believed to be worth around £18m, the breakdown of which is reportedly an initial £15.3m with the remaining £2.7m in add-ons. Chelsea Football Club has today completed the signing of …

Arsenal have officially completed the signing of Borussia Dortmund striker Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang for a club record fee. The Bundesliga club broke the news on Wednesday morning, several hours after it had been confirmed that the forward was at Arsenal undergoing a medical ahead of the €63.75m move. He’s ours ✅ #YoPierre https://t.co/DiDb4Ewvt6 — Arsenal FC (@Arsenal) January 31, 2018 ? …

Chelsea’s long search for a striker this month could finally be set to end before Wednesday night’s transfer deadline. The Blues have been linked with a myriad strikers in January, including the likes of Andy Carroll, Peter Crouch, Ashley Barnes and Islam Slimani, but are closing in on the signing of Arsenal forward Olivier Giroud. Gianluca Di Marzio had claimed …

It could turn about to be an extremely busy final day of the transfer window in the offices of Arsenal, Chelsea and Borussia Dortmund. As it stands, it looks as though all three are set to sign a striker and sell a striker before Wednesday night’s deadline. Chelsea seem the most likely to get the ball rolling with a move …

​With less than five full days remaining before the January transfer window closes, there are a number of potential deals still up in the air.

​Arsenal have made fine progress in their Europa League campaign thus far, and have still taken to scoring some fabulous goals in the competition.