Since the 2017-18 season ended we’ve seen, for the most part, just two names linked as Antonio Conte’s potential replacement as Chelsea manager- Napoli boss Maurizio Sarri and former Paris Saint-Germain leader Laurent Blanc. As of now, Conte still remains on the job, but it looks like that’s going to change very soon.

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Belgium and Chelsea fans got a bit of a scare tonight when star forward Eden Hazard limped off the pitch in the 70′ minute of his side’s 4-1 rout of Costa Rica. The lopsided friendly was the final World Cup warm up for Belgium, a team that is considered among the second tier of favorites in regards to winning the global tournament.

Hazard, who got hurt in an awkward collision tonight, figured in helping to set up all of Belgium’s goals; which were scored by Dries Mertens, Michy Batshuayi and two from Romelu Lukaku. The 27-year-old forward was in fine form this evening, as Belgium national team coach Roberto Martinez pointed out after the game.

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Chelsea star Eden Hazard is demanding clarity on the murky managerial situation that currently looms over his club. Current manager Antonio Conte still remains in charge, despite widespread beliefs that he would be out of a job once the season ended.

Conventional wisdom has held for several months that Conte would be out the door given his clashes with upper management over transfer policy, and the Blues’ failure to qualify for the Champions League. Laurent Blanc has been linked as a potential successor to the Italian, but now Maurizio Sarri is the current favorite, apparently, to the gossip pages.

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It promises to be a very exciting summer transfer window at Chelsea, with plenty of comings and goings. Who will be the next player to join the west London club? Who will be heading out the Stamford Bridge exit door?

Let’s take a spin through the latest transfer rumors and gossip making the rounds on the internet today.

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There was a very scary moment tonight in the international friendly between the United States and France that resulted in a 1-1 draw. USA and Chelsea man (currently on loan with Vitesse) Matt Miazga had a nasty head to head challenge with France and Chelsea forward Olivier Giroud on an early second-half corner.

The collision left both men bleeding very heavily and forced them off the pitch. It was a scary scene, and you can watch video of the incident below:

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Chelsea and Belgium star Eden Hazard made some eye-brow raising comments on the eve of the World Cup, as he compared his nation’s potential to the potential wasted by England in years past. His Belgium-England analogy has been met with derision, support and everything else in between.

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