Guus Hiddink, Antonio Conte's immediate predecessor as Chelsea boss, reckons the Italian will stay at Stamford Bridge due to "perfect circumstances" at the club.

The ability of Chelsea as a football club to snatch ignominy from the jaws of victory can never be underestimated, although last night’s victory at the Hawthorns at least protects a memorable Premier League campaign with another title, their fifth of the Abramovich era, writes Allan Prosser.

Former Chelsea and Holland boss Guus Hiddink says he turned down an opportunity to manage Leicester following the dismissal of Claudio Ranieri.

There was a moment during the last World Cup finals when it seemed the Dutch might be about to write a new chapter in their glorious football history, writes David Shonfield

Leicester have refused to respond to reports that former England manager Roy Hodgson has been approached about their managerial vacancy.

Republic of Ireland boss Martin O’Neill has ruled out leaving his job to return to Leicester.

Swansea boss Paul Clement hopes his Champions League scouting mission at Arsenal will pay off in a fashion he could never have imagined.

Steve Holland has been confirmed as England’s assistant manager, juggling the role with his Chelsea commitments until leaving Stamford Bridge in the summer.

Chelsea have equalled a club-record run of 11 consecutive league victories.

If there was one word Antonio Conte used most in his first Chelsea press conference it was ‘passion’; and that is significant after a year in which so many of his squad were accused of failing to perform for Jose Mourinho.

Chelsea and Tottenham have been handed fines of £375,000 and £225,000 respectively following the fall-out from their feisty Premier League encounter at Stamford Bridge on May 2.

Chelsea 1 Leicester City 1: John Terry has a habit of hijacking title celebrations and this time it wasn’t even Chelsea’s party he gatecrashed as the defender took centre stage at Stamford Bridge to extend the soap opera around his future.

Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp insists he has no timetable to make the club league champions again but is confident if they maintain their current progress, they are right on track.

Here’s a briefing on some of the stories and issues highlighted on irishexaminer.com today

John Terry could have played his final game for Chelsea following his sending-off at Sunderland.

Tottenham and Chelsea have both been charged with failing to control their players and/or officials following clashes at Monday night’s Premier League match at Stamford Bridge, while Spurs midfielder Mousa Dembele has been charged for an alleged act of violent conduct.

Chelsea 2 Tottenham 2: Leicester’s fairytale is finally complete and although Claudio Ranieri’s men were not on the pitch, it could hardly have been achieved in more dramatic, controversial or exciting fashion as Eden Hazard’s goal ended Tottenham’s challenge in a ferocious and pulsating match at Stamford Bridge.

Tottenham know their brief in tonight's Barclays Premier League clash at Chelsea has not changed despite Leicester failing to clinch the title at Manchester United yesterday.

Cesc Fabregas conjured all of Chelsea's goals in a commanding performance to mask the Blues' defensive frailties in a 4-1 Premier League win at Bournemouth.

Sergio Aguero scored a hat-trick and Kevin De Bruyne starred on his return to Stamford Bridge as Manchester City defeated 10-man Chelsea 3-0 to climb to third in the Barclays Premier League.

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.

Antonio Conte is expected to be a regular presence at Chelsea’s training ground before taking up his role as head coach in July.

Antonio Conte yesterday confirmed the worst-kept secret in football as he was named as Chelsea’s new head coach yesterday.

Chelsea have appointed Italy coach Antonio Conte as their new first-team head coach, the club have announced.

Antonio Conte has been appointed Chelsea's first-team head coach on a three-year contract.

John Terry has been advised to play on for as long as possible as his Chelsea exit nears.

It says everything about this season of surprises that West Ham were bitterly upset to drop two points and miss out on a place in the top four after a controversial equaliser from the penalty spot by Chelsea’s Cesc Fabregas.

Antonio Conte has paved the way to take the Chelsea post after it was confirmed the Italy manager would be stepping down following Euro 2016.

Chelsea striker Diego Costa faces the prospect of a three match suspension following his red card at Everton.

Diego Costa is unlikely to face disciplinary action having appeared to bite Everton midfielder Gareth Barry during Chelsea's 2-0 FA Cup quarter-final defeat.

Everton striker Romelu Lukaku produced two moments of magic to knock his former club Chelsea out of the FA Cup.

Chelsea interim boss Guus Hiddink has “concerns” about Eden Hazard’s fitness and form.

Branislav Ivanovic has defended Eden Hazard after the Chelsea playmaker’s midweek shirt swap against PSG and says the Belgian remains committed to the Blues.

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.