Chelsea

During Chelsea FC's league title winning season of 2014-15 Eden Hazard took home PFA Player of the Year honors. Last season, as the Blues suffered through an awful title defense and fell all the way down to mid table, Hazard struggled mightily. He didn't even score a Premier League goal until April 23rd, and tallied just four on the season. Distracted by injuries, unsettling … [Read more...] about Eden Hazard Revival Key to Chelsea FC Rebound in ’16-’17

For some odd reason, many of Chelsea FC's players effectively quit during the 2015-16 season. The same team that won the Premier League title by such a wide, domineering margin put in one of the worst title defenses that we've ever seen. The Blues were everybody's preseason favorite to win the title a year ago at this time. Instead of repeating as champs, Jose Mourinho lost … [Read more...] about Antonio Conte Prioritizes Team Chemistry at Chelsea FC this Season

There was a ton of Chelsea transfer talk in the press conferences that followed Saturday's 3-2 defeat to Real Madrid in the International Champions Cup. Both Chelsea Manager Antonio Conte and Real Madrid boss Zinedine Zidane were quizzed about a few transfer rumors in the media room at Michigan Stadium in Ann Arbor, Michigan. We sort through all of the Chelsea transfer … [Read more...] about Chelsea FC Transfer Talk: Costa, Hazard, Lukaku, Morata, Miazga, Oscar

Chelsea striker Diego Costa has been the subject of many a transfer rumor. There have been multiple reports that Costa is unhappy at Chelsea, and looking for the exit door, with a potential return to Atletico Madrid in the cards.  Costa has three more years left on his current contract and a move back to Madrid could be complicated, and expensive, perhaps costing £40 … [Read more...] about Antonio Conte Unsure of Diego Costa’s Long Term Future at Chelsea

Today, Zinedine Zidane led Real Madrid to a 3-2 win over Antonio Conte and Chelsea before a crowd of 105,826. The match, held at Michigan Stadium in Ann Arbor, Michigan, is the second highest attended soccer game in American history. (Here's a link to more news, nuggets, facts and fun from the match) Here below is the full postgame press conference audio for both managers, … [Read more...] about Antonio Conte, Zinedine Zidane Post Chelsea-Real Madrid Match Audio

Real Madrid totally dominated Chelsea FC in the first half today, making the entire second half essentially "garbage time." The Blues didn't really have many scoring opportunities and failed to bring much of a presence in the final third. Meanwhile on the other side, Madrid's Marcelo was essentially the man of the match, scoring twice in the first half. Yes, it was just a … [Read more...] about Chelsea FC Lose to Real Madrid: News, Notes, Facts and Fun

When it comes to knowledge of the United States of America, the Chelsea FC first team is extremely lacking. Matt Miazga is the first American to ever play for Chelsea, and he has a nice long season ahead of him to get his teammates better edified on American basic history. That's good because there's a ton of work that needs to be done. Check out the video the club posted on … [Read more...] about Chelsea FC First Team Players Fail American Culture Quiz (Video)

Chelsea FC takes on Real Madrid at Michigan Stadium in Ann Arbor, Michigan. It's the second largest stadium in the world, and the biggest one outside North Korea. It's home to Jim Harbaugh and his University of Michigan Wolverines.  Harbaugh, a local deity, will be there; probably. Here's a link to more on that.  The last time a soccer game was played at the venue commonly … [Read more...] about Chelsea FC vs Real Madrid Preview Nuggets and Tidbits