Deadline day was briefly lit up by a puzzling piece of transfer news from Chelsea.

Antonio Conte is seeking a new captain for Chelsea’s FA Cup semi-final with Tottenham today as John Terry faces being a substitute at best despite the enforced absence of Gary Cahill.

Chelsea head coach Antonio Conte sees no reason to speak to Jose Mourinho about his high-energy touchline actions, but admits they pose a risk to his health.

A retired Catholic priest said he recognised the saintliness of Mother Teresa when he met her more than 40 years ago as he joined 120,000 people in St Peter's Square at the Vatican for her canonisation.

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.

New boss Antonio Conte hopes to re-ignite Chelsea's title challenge.

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

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.

Captain John Terry conceded defeat in his bid to play for Chelsea in tonight’s Champions League clash at Paris St Germain and is a doubt for Sunday’s FA Cup tie with Manchester City, interim boss Guus Hiddink has admitted.

Compliments to the season: the Premier League’s relationship to anything at all resembling ‘the greatest league in the world’ might exist primarily in the minds of the television brand masters but, credit where it’s due, the 2015/16 model is the gift that just keeps on giving.

Guus Hiddink has edged towards a second stint as interim manager at Chelsea after holding talks with Stamford Bridge bosses.

Chelsea were still deliberating whether to sack Jose Mourinho last night, as the future of the club’s most successful manager remains in the balance after a dismal first half of the season.

On Thursday afternoon, a day after Dynamo Kiev had been beaten 2-1 for Chelsea’s first win in five games and all the players had gone home, Jose Mourinho was finally able to corral his coaching staff for an intense session of their own.

Tommaso Allan knows the routine.

Sergio Parisse is unlikely to train with Italy until Thursday this week, at the earliest, once again calling into question the Azzurri captain’s fitness ahead of their critical Rugby World Cup Pool D meeting with Ireland at London’s Olympic Stadium this Sunday.

Football Association board member Heather Rabbatts has expressed her “sadness and anger” at news of Chelsea team doctor Eva Carneiro’s departure from the club.

The Premier League’s top two flexed their muscle yesterday spending more than £50 million (€70m) on new talent yesterday.

Thibaut Courtois will miss this weekend’s trip to Manchester City after the FA rejected Chelsea’s appeal for wrongful dismissal.

Eva Carneiro’s role as Chelsea first-team doctor is understood to be changing significantly, raising questions about her Stamford Bridge future.

Football manager Jose Mourinho has been banned from driving for six months after he was caught speeding.

On a number of levels, what a lovely surprise that was to see Mr Damien Duff turning up all hale and hearty on RTÉ’s ‘Soccer Republic’ the other night.

Aston Villa v Chelsea: Jose Mourinho was again making cryptic criticisms, but it wasn’t difficult to figure out his mood.

The family of one of two Indonesian sex workers found murdered in the Hong Kong flat of a British investment banker has called for their killer to be handed the death penalty.

Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho is prepared to risk Diego Costa’s fitness at Manchester United on Sunday, providing the striker can train in full on Saturday.

So now we know that there’ll be some proper viva in the Aviva come the summer of 2020, when Dublin will, for the first time in its history, play host to international tournament football at the highest level.

Goalkeeper Petr Cech took part in training on the eve of the Champions League semi-final second leg with Atletico Madrid a week after being ruled out for the season by manager Jose Mourinho with a dislocated shoulder sustained in the first leg.

Jose Mourinho has called on the Premier League to stop sending Chris Foy to Chelsea games after the referee dismissed two more Blues players – and their manager – in an ill-tempered clash at Villa Park on Saturday.

Jose Mourinho may have been holding a champagne flute to mark his birthday, but the Chelsea manager still doesn’t think he’ll be doing the same in May to celebrate the title.

Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho has confirmed striker Fernando Torres will miss Wednesday’s Champions League meeting with Schalke with a muscular injury.

Chelsea striker Fernando Torres faces a race against time to return to action following the international break after the club confirmed he will miss three weeks due to a medial collateral ligament injury to his left knee.

Chelsea striker Fernando Torres has suffered a medial collateral ligament injury to his left knee and will be out of action for approximately three weeks, the Premier League club have confirmed.

Merseyside Police have confirmed no action will be taken against Liverpool striker Luis Suarez following his bite on Chelsea defender Branislav Ivanovic yesterday.

Chelsea interim manager Rafael Benitez was today preparing as usual for tomorrow’s Barclays Premier League clash with West Brom, despite suggestions his spell would come to a premature end following his diatribe against his job title and the club’s fans.

Rafael Benitez is expected to be given at least one more match in charge at Chelsea despite his rant criticising Blues supporters and the club’s decision to give him the title of interim manager.

Bayern Munich have often been referred to as FC Hollywood while David Beckham, with his Los Angeles tan still intact, continues to act as leading man since moving to France; but the events of the last 24 hours have proved that nobody in European football can put on a show quite like the Moscow State Circus of Stamford Bridge.

Chelsea insisted today was just another normal day at Stamford Bridge after Rafael Benitez’s rant at the Blues support and his title of interim manager.

David Beckham’s eldest son Brooklyn has had a trial with Chelsea, it is understood.

Michael Essien has returned to Chelsea for treatment after his season-long loan at Real Madrid was put on hold.

Rafael Benitez, as he freely admits, likes talking.

It can surely only be a matter of time now before Roman Abramovich settles on the ultimate solution to his problem with Chelsea: one of these days he’ll sack the entire squad and buy a replacement one, preferably Barcelona’s.

Chelsea face a backlash from their own supporters after they named former Liverpool manager Rafa Benitez as the interim successor to sacked Roberto Di Matteo.