tune No one had ever heard of him but Leicester City knew roughly what they were getting when they signed an unknown N’Golo Kante from yo-yo French club Caen in the summer of 2015. SHOP NOW: Get the latest Leicester City gear from UK Soccer Shop! The diminutive talent had won the ball back in Ligue 1 that season more times than any other player in Europe. Leicester’s then head of recruitment Steve Walsh had good connections with French football and was keen to sign him, even if then manager ..read more

World Cup winner Kylian Mbappe could reportedly become the new cover-star for EA's annual FIFA game, FIFA 21. The PSG star was supposedly competing with teammate Neymar over the opportunity to become the new face of the new version of the famous game. Mbappe has had an incredible season with PSG, winning the Ligue 1 title, as well as taking home the golden boot award for most goals (18). PSG also see themselves in the quarter-finals of the UEFA Champions League and await their return in ..read more

Manchester City travel to Stamford Bridge, knowing anything less than victory will hand Liverpool the Premier League title. Both sides go into the blockbuster contest with a 100% record since lockdown, with Chelsea beating Aston Villa on Sunday and City winning two from two so far. Chelsea are currently in fourth place and need as many points as they can muster in order to cement a Champions League spot. City, meanwhile, will be hoping to put pressure on league leaders Liverpool, even if their ..read more

Chelsea winger Pedro will walk away from Chelsea at the end of the season after reaching a total agreement with Serie A side Roma. Roma have been pursuing Pedro for a few weeks and the two parties agreed the initial details of a contract last week, leaving the Spaniard contemplating bringing his season to an abrupt end to protect himself ahead of the move. Pedro will join AS Roma as a free agent at the end of the season. Total agreement reached - he’s gonna leave Chelsea. Here we go! ??? #Roma ..read more

Chelsea manager Frank Lampard has revealed the club are still speaking to winger Willian over a new long-term contract. The Brazilian is out of contract this summer but recently joined Pedro in penning short-term extensions to allow them to finish the Premier League season with the Blues. ICYMI: @willianborges88 and @_Pedro17_ have agreed extensions to their existing contracts! — Chelsea FC (at ?) (@ChelseaFC) June 24, 2020 Pedro is expected to join Roma once that temporary deal expires, but ..read more

tion The last match in what has been a jam-packed midweek of footballing action sees Chelsea host Manchester City at the Stamford Bridge in the Premier League on Thursday, the 25th of June. The hosts have played one game so far and manager, Frank Lampard would have been delighted to see the fight his team showed as they registered a spirited second-half comeback against Aston Villa - a result which keeps them firmly in the race to secure Champions League qualification for next season ..read more

pard Chelsea legend and manager, Frank Lampard believes that Manchester City winger, Raheem Sterling was unfair to question the coaching roles that he and Steven Gerrard have landed in comparison to the likes of Sol Campbell and Ashley Cole, while admitting that more opportunities must be given to black people when it comes to management. Sterling had earlier in the season opened up on the deep-rooted racism present in English football, going on to give examples of how easy it has been for ..read more

Frank Lampard has denied that Chelsea have submitted a bid for Bayer Leverkusen star Kai Havertz. Chelsea have already secured deals for Hakim Ziyech and Timo Werner and there have been reports linking Havertz with a move to west London. The 21-year-old is one of the most in demand players in Europe with Manchester United, Bayern Munich, Liverpool and Real Madrid just some of the other names that have been mentioned as potential destinations. Kai Havertz nodding home recently for Bayer ..read more

Chelsea return to Stamford Bridge for the first time in over three months to face reigning champions Manchester City on Thursday night. Champions League qualification has yet to be secured for Frank Lampard's side and a potential defeat to the Citizens could see the top-four race open up, with Manchester United, Wolves and Tottenham all competing with the Blues for that much-coveted fourth-place spot (or fifth-place, should Manchester City fail in their appeal to have their UEFA competition ..read more

Jorginho's agent has hinted that the Italian midfielder is unlikely to leave Chelsea in the summer, despite being continuously linked with a move to Italian giants Juventus. The 28-year-old has grown in stature at the west London club after initial struggles, and has been a regular starter in Frank Lampard's team, having featured in 37 games in all competitions this season. Juventus are said be keen on him, with Sarri believed to be a huge admirer of the midfielder he has coached at both ..read more