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 …
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France’s Didier Deschamps Demands More From ‘Disappointing’ Antoine Griezmann
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 …
Read More »Chelsea Defeat Liverpool To Set Up Three-Way Top Four Battle
Chelsea narrowed the gap on the top four with a 1-0 victory over Liverpool at Stamford Bridge on Sunday.
Read More »Liverpool And Chelsea Name Strong Starting Elevens For Top Four Showdown
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.
Read More »Chelsea Set Up FA Cup Final Showdown With Mourinho And Manchester United
Chelsea saw off the challenge of a battling Southampton side to reach the FA Cup final for the second year in succession.
Read More »Watch: Olivier Giroud Scores Fantastic Solo Goal To Put Chelsea Ahead In FA Cup Semi-Final
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.
Read More »Chelsea Keep Top Four Hopes Alive With Comeback Win V Southampton
Chelsea boosted their hopes of qualifying for next season's Champions League with a storming 3-2 comeback win against Southampton on Saturday afternoon.
Read More »Chelsea Could Lose Up To Nine First Team Players Along With Manager Antonio Conte This Summer
It promises to be a massive summer at Chelsea in terms of player and manager upheaval.
Read More »The Three Players Chelsea Must Sell – And Who Should Replace Them
If Chelsea are going to challenge Man City and Man United next season, there will have to be changes at Stamford Bridge.
Read More »Chelsea Are Down But Not Out After Champions League First Leg Draw
Christensen Error Gives Catalans Upper-hand heading Despite Chelsea Dominance
Read More »Opinion: Four Reasons Why Chelsea Could Still Win The Champions League
Here are four reasons why the English champions could be the European champions come May.
Read More »Six Players With A Major Point To Prove After The January Transfer Window
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 …
Read More »Done Deal: Chelsea Complete £18m Signing Of Olivier Giroud From Arsenal
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 …
Read More »Done Deal: Arsenal Complete Club Record Signing Of Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang
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 ? …
Read More »Chelsea Closing In On £20m Deal For Arsenal’s Olivier Giroud…But There’s A Catch
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 …
Read More »Chelsea Move For Olivier Giroud To Spark Transfer Merry-Go-Round
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 …
Read More »Ten Major Deals That Could Still Happen Before The Transfer Window Closes
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.
Read More »Watch: Arsenal’s Olivier Giroud Finishes Off A Brilliant Team Move With A Stunning Finish
Arsenal have made fine progress in their Europa League campaign thus far, and have still taken to scoring some fabulous goals in the competition.
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