Chelsea

Chelsea sale has given Glazers impetus to sell Manchester United, say experts

Chelsea's record sale last year has proved to the Glazer family that now is the right time to sell Manchester United, industry experts told Reuters, with any deal for the…

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Liverpool and Chelsea play out stalemate, Everton woes continue

By Peter Hall LIVERPOOL, England, Jan 21 (Reuters) - Liverpool and Chelsea's chances of a top-four finish suffered a blow as the pair played out a disappointing 0-0 draw in the Premier…

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Shakhtar Donetsk to allocate $25 million for aid in Ukraine after Mudryk transfer

Ukrainian club Shakhtar Donetsk will allocate $25 million to aid soldiers and their families, president Rinat Akhmetov said on Monday, a day after receiving a record transfer fee for winger Mykhailo Mudryk…

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Felix sees red on debut as Chelsea slump again at Fulham

Chelsea's Joao Felix endured a nightmare debut when he was sent off in a 2-1 Premier League defeat at local rivals Fulham on Thursday to increase the pressure on manager…

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Man City crush passive Chelsea in FA Cup

MANCHESTER (Reuters) - Manchester City cruised to a 4-0 win at home to Chelsea in the third round of the FA Cup on Sunday, enjoying their third successive win over…

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De Bruyne sends Man City top, Potter suffers nightmare return to Brighton

LONDON (Reuters) - Kevin de Bruyne's stunning free kick sealed a 1-0 win for champions Manchester City at Leicester City to put them top of the Premier League but Chelsea…

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Chelsea complete signing of Napoli defender Koulibaly

Chelsea have completed the signing of centre back Kalidou Koulibaly from Napoli for a reported fee of around £34 million ($40 million). The 31-year-old becomes the club’s second acquisition of…

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Chelsea record signing Lukaku re-joins Inter on loan

Romelu Lukaku has re-joined Inter Milan on a season-long loan from Chelsea, the two clubs confirmed on, less than a year after the Belgian striker became the Premier League club’s…

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Lukaku arrives in Italy ahead of return loan to Inter Milan from Chelsea

Romelu Lukaku has arrived in Italy to complete his loan move to Inter Milan from Premier League side Chelsea. Lukaku performed brilliantly for Inter Milan between 2019 and 2021. He…

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Roman era ends as Abramovich completes sale of Chelsea to Boehly-led consortium

Roman Abramovich has completed the sale of Chelsea and related companies to an investment group led by Todd Boehly and Clearlake Capital, the Premier League club said on Monday. The…

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Liverpool beat Chelsea on penalties to win the FA Cup

LONDON (Reuters) - Liverpool won an absorbing English FA Cup final on Saturday as they prevailed 6-5 in a penalty shootout after the Wembley showpiece somehow ended 0-0 after extra…

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Chelsea beat Palace 2-0 to book FA Cup final against quadruple-chasing Liverpool

LONDON, April 17 (Reuters) - Chelsea reached their third straight FA Cup final with a hard-earned 2-0 win over Crystal Palace at Wembley Stadium on Sunday to set up a…

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Villareal and Real Madrid go through the Champions League Quarter-Finals

Samu Chukueze scored two minutes from time for Villarreal on Tuesday to stun Bayern Munich and send the Bundesliga giants crashing out of the Champions League quarter-finals. Chukueze finished a…

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Three bids submitted for Chelsea as deadline passes

MANCHESTER, England, March 18 (Reuters) - Three bids have been made to purchase English Premier League club Chelsea by groups led by British property developer Nick Candy, Chicago Cubs owners the Ricketts…

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Abramovich jet lands in Moscow after brief stop in Istanbul

A jet linked to sanctioned Russian oligarch Roman Abramovich landed in Moscow early on Tuesday, after taking off from Istanbul following a brief stop there, Flightradar24 data shows. The jet…

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EU agrees to freeze Roman Abramovich’s assets – diplomats

BRUSSELS, March 14 (Reuters) - Top European Union diplomats have agreed to add Chelsea football club owner Roman Abramovich to the EU list of Russian billionaires sanctioned after Moscow's invasion of Ukraine, two diplomatic…

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Abramovich disqualified as Chelsea director but sale set to progress

Roman Abramovich has been disqualified as a director of Chelsea by the Premier League board but the sale of the club is expected to progress with British government oversight. The…

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Chelsea effectively controlled by British government following sanctions against Abramovich

LONDON, March 11 (Reuters) - Anyone interested in buying Chelsea Football Club can approach the British government and make a proposal, the government said on Friday after it sanctioned current owner Roman…

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Britain searches for helicopters, jets belonging to sanctioned Russians, Canada sanctions billionaire Roman Abramovich

LONDON, March 11 (Reuters) - Britain is searching out the helicopters and jets belonging to sanctioned Russian oligarchs and has asked the Isle of Man to deregister Chelsea soccer club…

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UPDATED: UK adds Abramovich, Sechin, Lebedev to Russian sanctions list

LONDON, March 10 (Reuters) - Britain's government said on Thursday it would enable soccer club Chelsea to continue playing matches after it imposed sanctions on its owner, Roman Abramovich, halting his plan to sell the English…

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Binance CEO turned down purchase of Chelsea – spokesperson

LONDON, March 8 (Reuters) - The chief executive of crypto exchange Binance discussed buying Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich's Premier League soccer club Chelsea but has ruled out any such deal, a spokesperson…

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Abramovich puts Chelsea up for sale

LONDON (Reuters) -Russian businessman Roman Abramovich said on Wednesday he would sell Chelsea Football Club, 19 years after buying the London side, and promised to donate money from the sale…

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Chelsea condemn Russian invasion of Ukraine

Feb 27 (Reuters) - Premier League club Chelsea condemned Russia's invasion of Ukraine on Sunday, saying the situation was "horrific and devastating". Chelsea's statement came after their Russian owner Roman Abramovich gave…

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Chelsea owner Abramovich gives trustees stewardship of club amid Ukraine pressure

Feb 26 (Reuters) - Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich has given trustees of the London side's foundation stewardship of the Premier League club, the Russian billionaire said on Saturday, amid calls in Britain…

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No hard feelings between Tuchel and Lukaku ahead of League Cup final

Chelsea manager Thomas Tuchel said there were no issues between him and Romelu Lukaku after the striker was benched for their Champions League knockout tie, but he did not confirm…

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Chelsea ease past Tottenham into League Cup final

Chelsea beat London rivals Tottenham Hotspur 1-0 thanks to Antonio Rudiger's first-half goal to complete an emphatic 3-0 aggregate triumph in the League Cup semi-final on Wednesday. Leading 2-0 from last week's one-sided…

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Manchester City go top as Chelsea suffer defeat at West Ham

Chelsea paid a heavy price for a 3-2 defeat at West Ham United as first Liverpool, then Manchester City, leapfrogged them in the Premier League title race on Saturday, with…

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Premier League leaders Chelsea held 1-1 by Manchester United

(Reuters) - Manchester United put their worries to one side to hold Premier League leaders Chelsea to a 1-1 draw at Stamford Bridge on Sunday thanks to a Jadon Sancho…

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Leaders Chelsea hammer Norwich 7-0 in Premier League

LONDON (Reuters) -A hat-trick from Mason Mount propelled Chelsea to a 7-0 win over bottom side Norwich City in the Premier League on Saturday, extending their lead at the top…

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Leaders Chelsea survive late siege to beat Brentford 1-0

Chelsea beat neighbours Brentford 1-0 to keep their grip on the Premier League's top spot on Saturday thanks to a Ben Chilwell strike but they owed their three points as…

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Chelsea get back on track with 3-1 win over Southampton

LONDON (Reuters) - Chelsea got back to winning ways on Saturday, beating Southampton 3-1 in the Premier League thanks to late goals by Timo Werner and Ben Chilwell after the…

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Chiesa fires Juve to battling win over champions Chelsea

TURIN, Italy, Sept 29 (Reuters) - Juventus forward Federico Chiesa's strike 10 seconds into the second half earned his side a hard-fought 1-0 win over holders Chelsea in their Champions…

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Dybala and Morata ruled out of Juventus’ clash with Chelsea

Juventus forwards Paulo Dybala and Alvaro Morata will not return from injury until after the October international break, the Italian club said on Monday, ruling the pair out of this week's…

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Jesus goal earns Manchester City win over Chelsea

LONDON, Sept 25 (Reuters) - An second-half goal from Gabriel Jesus earned Premier League champions Manchester City a deserved 1-0 win over Chelsea on Saturday and inflicted a first defeat…

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Chelsea crush Tottenham to go joint top

Chelsea's dominant second-half performance earned a 3-0 win at Tottenham Hotspur thanks to goals by Thiago Silva, N'Golo Kante and Antonio Rudiger as the Blues moved joint top of the…

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Lukaku, Kovacic break Stamford Bridge ducks as Chelsea beat Villa 3-0

Chelsea beat Aston Villa 3-0 on Saturday for their 600th Premier League victory to move joint top of the standings alongside Manchester United after Romelu Lukaku and Mateo Kovacic scored…

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Returning hero Lukaku sets Chelsea on way to 2-0 win at Arsenal

LONDON (Reuters) - A goal by Romelu Lukaku on his second Chelsea debut and a strike by defender Reece James earned the Blues a 2-0 win at London rivals Arsenal…

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Hungry Lukaku ‘fit and ready’ to face Arsenal

(Reuters) - Chelsea striker Romelu Lukaku is confident of justifying his record 97.5 million pounds ($134.10 million) transfer fee after being given the number 9 shirt at the club, the…

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Tuchel backs returning Lukaku to have big impact at Chelsea

(Reuters) - Chelsea's new striker Romelu Lukaku has all the attributes to greatly improve the London club's attack and bridge the gap to their fellow Premier League title contenders, manager…

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Chelsea win UEFA Super Cup on penalties

Substitute goalkeeper Kepa Arrizabalaga made two shootout saves as Champions League winners Chelsea beat Spain's Villarreal 6-5 on penalties to add the UEFA Super Cup to their trophy collection on…

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Chelsea agree club record deal to re-sign Lukaku – Sky

Chelsea have agreed in principle a 97.5 million pound ($135.24 million) club record deal to bring Romelu Lukaku back to the Premier League from Serie A side Inter Milan, Sky…

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Who is UCL Final Player of the Match N’Golo Kanté

Chelsea midfielder N'Golo Kanté has been named player of the match for his performance in the 2021 UEFA Champions League final. While Havertz was the match winner, the best player…

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Chelsea beat Man City to win Champions League

Kai Havertz's goal earned Chelsea a second Champions League crown nine years after their first with a deserved 1-0 final victory over domestic rivals Manchester City in Porto on Saturday.…

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Sterling and Havertz start in Champions League final

Manchester City winger Raheem Sterling was given a starting place in the Champions League final against Chelsea on Saturday with German Kai Havertz preferred to American Christian Pulisic for the…

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Champions League Final – The Coaches perspective

Two of the finest tacticians of the modern game will go head to head in the Champions League final on Saturday but Chelsea manager Thomas Tuchel said it was wrong…

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Liverpool and Chelsea grab top-four spots on final day as Leicester crumble

Liverpool and Chelsea grabbed the final two Champions League places but Leicester City fell short of a top-four finish for the second successive season on a nerve-jangling final day of…

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England’s Champions League race goes down to the wire

The battle for the final two Champions League qualification spots goes down to the wire on Sunday with Chelsea, Liverpool and Leicester City all vying for a place in Europe's…

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Barcelona beat Chelsea to win Women’s Champions League final

Barcelona put on a brilliant display to beat Chelsea 4-0 to win the Women's Champions League final for the first time in the club's history on Sunday. Coming into the…

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Leicester City beat Chelsea to win FA Cup

Leicester City have won the FA Cup Final, beating Chelsea in front of the UK's biggest football crowd since the coronavirus pandemic began. Youri Tielemans scored the only goal in…

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Chelsea’s Champions League push hit by loss to Arsenal

Chelsea slipped up in their push for a Champions League spot when they lost 1-0 at home to Arsenal in the Premier League on Wednesday with Emile Smith Rowe's first-half…

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Man City made to wait for title by Chelsea, Liverpool boost top-four hopes

Hundreds of Manchester City fans gathered outside the Etihand Stadium for a Premier League title celebration that proved premature as Chelsea ruined the script with a last-minute 2-1 victory on…

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Chelsea outclass Real Madrid to reach Champions League final

LONDON (Reuters) - Goals by Timo Werner and Mason Mount sent Chelsea into a Champions League final showdown with Manchester City as they outclassed Real Madrid to win 2-0 for…

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Benzema stunner for Real pegs back impressive Chelsea

Chelsea held their own away to Real Madrid but had to settle for a 1-1 draw in Tuesday's Champions League semi-final first leg after Karim Benzema scored an acrobatic goal to…

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UPDATE – Manchester City, Chelsea to withdraw from Super League – reports

MANCHESTER, England, April 20 (Reuters) - Premier League clubs Chelsea and Manchester City were reported to be preparing the paperwork to withdraw from the breakaway European Super League less than…

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Chelsea beat Man City to secure place in FA Cup final

LONDON (Reuters) - Chelsea beat Manchester City 1-0 on Saturday to book a place in next month's FA Cup final thanks to a second-half goal by Hakim Ziyech that extended…

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Chelsea demolish Palace with Pulisic double

LONDON (Reuters) -Chelsea roared back into fourth spot in the Premier League as Christian Pulisic scored twice in an impressive 4-1 victory at London rivals Crystal Palace on Saturday. After…

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Mount, Chilwell give Chelsea advantage over Porto

Superb individual goals from English pair Mason Mount and Ben Chilwell gave Chelsea a 2-0 win away to Porto in their Champions League quarter-final first leg on Wednesday in Seville as the Londoners made…

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