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Despite the differences, Antonio Conte, right, had described Diego Costa as ‘fundamental’ to Chelsea’s all-action approach. Photograph: Glyn Kirk/AFP/Getty Images

There is Irony in Diego Costa’s Deal with Atlético

by Dominic Fifield | Sep 24, 2017 | Sports

London- There is an irony that Diego Costa’s tortuous departure from Chelsea should be finalised, pending the results of a stringent medical, just after a fixture when his absence had been so keenly felt. Not the Champions League stroll beyond Qarabag or even the...

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Álvaro Morata in action during the International Champions Cup match between Chelsea and Bayern Munich in Singapore. Photograph: Power Sport Images/Getty Images

Álvaro Morata, Chelsea’s New Mr Nice, Wants to be Antonio Conte’s Beast

by Sid Lowe | Aug 8, 2017 | Sports

London- Álvaro Morata is very nice. A buenaco (roughly, a lovely bloke), in the words of Diego Mariño, who played with him for Spain’s European Under-21 champions in 2013. There is, Mariño says, “no malice” to Chelsea’s new striker and talking to those who know him,...

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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...