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Chelsea’s Eden Hazard celebrate’s his team winning of the Premier League. (Getty Images)

Hazard – not Kanté – was Best Premier League Player this Season

by Martin Laurence | May 26, 2017 | Sports

London – Eden Hazard – not N’Golo Kanté – was the best performer this season, closely followed by Alexis Sánchez, Paul Pogba, Romelu Lukaku and Roberto Firmino. Arsenal: Alexis Sánchez, 7.74 The second highest rated player in the entire league, Alexis Sánchez...

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Chelsea players carry coach Antonio Conte as they celebrate winning the Premier League. (Reuters)

Antonio Conte’s Brilliance Has Turned Chelsea’s Pop-up Team into Champions

by Barney Ronay | May 16, 2017 | Sports

London – The manager inherited a mess but has glued together a title-winning side with his tactical nous, fierce work ethic and by bringing back the fun. After an extended, processional run-in that started as a head-down sprint away from the peloton and settled...

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Eden Hazard. (AFP)

Why Eden Hazard Eclipses the N’Golo Kanté Cult and is Player of the Year

by Barney Ronay | Mar 27, 2017 | Sports

London – There are some things in sport that you’re just not allowed to say, lines that must not be crossed. For a long time it was more or less impossible to say in public that you thought Paul Scholes was simply a very good footballer, as opposed to a...

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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...