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Chelsea manager Antonio Conte and N’Golo Kante applaud their fans after defeating Manchester United on March 13 to reach the FA Cup semis. (Reuters)

Kanté was a Champion already but Conte Has Made him Better

by Dominic Fifield | Mar 14, 2017 | Sports

London – There was no fumbling for the right words, or even the slightest of pauses to contemplate how best to elaborate, in his second language, on all things N’Golo Kanté. Instead, Antonio Conte snapped right back with the kind of compliment that carries...

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Chelsea’s Eden Hazard celebrates after scoring a goal against Schalke 04 during their Champions League soccer match in Gelsenkirchen October 22, 2013. REUTERS/Ina Fassbender

Eden Hazard: ‘If I Ever Leave Chelsea, It Will be after Winning The League’

by Dominic Fifield | Nov 25, 2016 | Sports

Eden Hazard has grown used to the stream of instruction barked from the touchline. He puts his head down, stays in the zone as best he can, and might occasionally flit over to the opposite flank in search of respite. But there is never any real escaping Antonio...

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England manager Sam Allardyce gestures during a visit to the stadium in Trnava in Slovakia September 3, 2016. – Reuters

Six Problems Facing England: from a Lack of Goals to Leadership Questions

by Dominic Fifield | Oct 20, 2016 | Sports

Scoring Gareth Southgate was widely described as courageous for demoting Wayne Rooney to a place on the bench against Slovenia. Yet the bolder move would have been to promote Marcus Rashford to the starting line-up. England have managed four goals in their last five...