Person: Bertrand Traore

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Chelsea launch transfer ban appeal

Chelsea face a wait to discover whether their one-year transfer ban will be temporarily lifted after lodging an appeal with Fifa.

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St Etienne fans invade pitch during heavy defeat by Lyon

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Everton boss Unsworth admits Watford clash is 'huge' after team crash out of Europa League

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Mass brawl and defeat adds to Everton woes

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A moment of normality as United show spirit of Manchester

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Ajax beat Lyon 4-1 in pulsating Europa League semi-final first-leg clash

Africa Cup of Nations lacks lustre for clubs

The Africa Cup of Nations kicks off in Gabon next weekend, and if that’s a shrug I detect, then you are not alone.

Tue, 10 Jan, 2017

Chelsea fans show support for absent John Terry at Anfield

Liverpool 1 Chelsea 1: Eden Hazard may finally have rediscovered the form that has deserted him for virtually the entire season, but the one player foremost on Chelsea’s minds at Anfield was John Terry.

Thu, 12 May, 2016

Jack Cork’s caution for Chelsea

Swansea 1 Chelsea 0: It was, of course, Alan Hansen who famously suggested “you can’t win anything with kids” 21 years ago before a youthful Manchester United won the Premier League title.

Mon, 11 Apr, 2016

Zlatan Ibrahimovic swoops to bury Chelsea

Chelsea 1 PSG 2 (PSG win 4-2 on aggregate): Zlatan Ibrahimovic exacted revenge on Chelsea in the most satisfying way, scoring the winning goal against them at Stamford Bridge to send Paris St Germain through to the quarter-finals of the Champions League.

Thu, 10 Mar, 2016

Thibaut Courtois says Chelsea will battle to the end

Chelsea 1 Stoke 1: Ten points adrift of the top four despite a 12-match unbeaten run in the Premier League under Guus Hiddink, Chelsea are beginning to realise just how much damage was done to their season before Jose Mourinho was sacked - and know only victory over PSG on Wednesday can really rescue it in any meaningful way.

Mon, 07 Mar, 2016

Guus Hiddink thinks today's draw with Stoke signals the end of Chelsea's Champions League hopes

Guus Hiddink wrote off Chelsea's chances of reaching the top four following the 1-1 draw with Stoke.

Sat, 05 Mar, 2016

West Ham pull off amazing comeback, but Newcastle fans are even more angry now

It was a bad day for Everton, Villa and Newcastle today.

Sat, 05 Mar, 2016

Chelsea a hit again and back in top 10

Norwich 1 Chelsea 2: So last year’s champions have finally made it into the top 10. In March. Take a bow Chelsea.

Wed, 02 Mar, 2016

Manuel Pellegrini after 5-1 defeat: Resting players was sensible decision

Manchester City are set to travel to Ukraine today, with Manuel Pellegrini hoping his controversial FA Cup selection pays dividends "for England" in the Champions League tie with Dynamo Kiev.

Mon, 22 Feb, 2016

Chelsea ease to victory over Manchester City’s second string

Chelsea 5 Manchester City 1: Guus Hiddink’s unbeaten record in the FA Cup remains intact. Yet while the odds of Manchester City halting the Chelsea manager’s run lengthened dramatically the moment Manuel Pellegrini dismissed this meeting as “not a real game”, Hiddink could hardly have anticipated this tie would provide one of his most routine victories in the competition.

Mon, 22 Feb, 2016

John Terry a concern as Chelsea face mega week

Chelsea 5 Newcastle 1: Chelsea may be way off the pace in the Premier League, but they are still one of England’s big beasts and the gulf between them and Newcastle will be demonstrated clearly over the next week or so.

Mon, 15 Feb, 2016

Chelsea's 'Zorro team' hit five past hapless Newcastle

Chelsea tore through Newcastle to send the Magpies spiralling into the Premier League relegation zone.

Sat, 13 Feb, 2016

John Terry to leave Chelsea at end of the season

John Terry will end his 21-year association with Chelsea at the end of the season after being told his contract will not be renewed.

Mon, 01 Feb, 2016

Fifa puts Chelsea in spotlight over Bertrand Traore

Chelsea’s recruitment of young talent is under scrutiny after it emerged Burkina Faso international Bertrand Traore played for their U18s side when aged 16, a breach of Fifa regulations.

Wed, 27 Jan, 2016

10 players set for a breakout season

Every season produces new stars and here are 10 who we might know a lot more about come next May.

Sun, 09 Aug, 2015

James McClean bags West Brom move

Ireland international James McClean is back in the Premier League after completing a move to West Brom last night.

Tue, 23 Jun, 2015

Blues sign Croat teenager Pasalic

Chelsea have announced the signing of midfielder Mario Pasalic from Hajduk Split.

Thu, 10 Jul, 2014

Mourinho hits back at Wenger over Juan moan

Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho has no fears after sanctioning Juan Mata’s move to Manchester United and has hit back at Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger for his criticisms of the Blues’ transfer activity.

Sat, 25 Jan, 2014

Chelsea clinch Salah deal

Jose Mourinho continued his overhaul of his Chelsea squad yesterday, signing Mohamed Salah from Basle having hijacked Liverpool’s bid for the player.

Fri, 24 Jan, 2014

Chelsea seal Traore deal

Highly-rated Bertrand Traore has completed his move to Chelsea, signing a four-and-a-half year deal.

Wed, 01 Jan, 2014

Chelsea sweat on De Bruyne injury

Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho hopes forward Kevin de Bruyne’s knee injury is not serious after the Belgian was carried off during last night’s 4-1 win over a Malaysia XI in Kuala Lumpur.

Mon, 22 Jul, 2013