Chelsea need to pick up three points in Saturday s lunch-time kickoff against West Ham to keep in touch with the league s pacesetters.
Rafa Benitez s side travel to Upton Park on the back of two consecutive draws and now find themselves seven points behind league leaders Manchester United and six behind second-placed Manchester City.
Chelsea s poor form of late they haven t won in the league since beating Tottenham 4-2 on October 20 has coincided with a distinct lack of goals, with the Blues firing blanks in their two most recent fixtures against Manchester City and Fulham.
It is somewhat disturbing that Fernando Torres remains Chelsea s joint top-scorer in the league this season, given it seems the Spaniard has been lacking touch in front of goal ever since his…
Manchester United have been named the world s richest club for an eighth consecutive year by business publication Forbes.
United are reportedly worth US$2.24 billion, with their value having soared by an estimated 20 percent following their run to last year s Champions League final and record 19th English league title.
Real Madrid recorded a 29 percent rise and trail United with a turnover of $1.88 billion, while reigning European and Spanish champions Barcelona are third with $1.31 billion, an increase of 34 percent.
Manchester United s global fan base of some 330 million also helps makes it the most valuable team in any sport, worth $385 million more than both Major League Baseball s New York Yankees and the Dallas Cowboys of the National Football League, the…
Kylian Mbappe is a leading candidate to become captain of France, head coach Didier Deschamps confirmed on Thursday.
Deschamps will need a new skipper for the upcoming Euro 2024 qualifiers against the Netherlands and the Republic of Ireland after Hugo Lloris retired from international football.
Lloris stepped down from national team duty after the World Cup, where France lost to Argentina in the final, and tournament top scorer Mbappe is considered to have leadership qualities.
There are some that I consider possible, said Deschamps. Kylian is one of them.
This will go through discussions with them before I make my decision. There is a responsibility in relation to being captain, with a little more important responsibility, but I want to have this discu…
Eden Hazard has announced he will be leaving Lille in the summer with a move to the Premier League seemingly on the cards.
The young Belgian winger had been expected to depart the 2010-11 Ligue 1 champions with Manchester United and Manchester City believed to be in the driving seat to secure the player s signature.
With a bidding war set to ensue, Hazard has taken to his official Twitter account to confirm his time at Lille is due to come to an end.
Two games more to play in the colours of LOSC (Lille) Sniff, the 21-year-old tweeted.
Hazard has previously made no secret for his desire to leave Ligue 1 in the near future with England his preferred destination.
Tottenham, Chelsea and Arsenal have also been linked with the attacker who has once ag…
Everton continue their search for Carlo Ancelotti s replacement.
One emerging candidate has plenty of familiarity with Liverpool.
Could the Toffees turn to a former rival?
TOP STORY – BENITEZ IN MERSEYSIDE RETURN?
Former Liverpool manager Rafael Benitez has emerged as a strong contender to replace Carlo Ancelotti at Everton, the Daily Mirror and other outlets report.
As the Merseyside club s interest in former Wolves boss Nuno Espirito Santo has faded, majority owner Farhad Moshiri apparently plans to speak to the 61-year-old Benitez.
The Spaniard was Liverpool s manager from 2004-10, winning the Champions League title in 2005. He spent 18 months in charge of Chinese Super League club Dalian Professional before leav…