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Antonio Conte says it is “impossible” for Chelsea to win the Premier League title this season following defeat to West Ham. The Blues fell to a 1-0 loss at London Stadium without ever really looking like scoring despite dominating possession. The defeat leaves Chelsea 11 points behind runaway leaders Manchester City, who have a game in hand, and Conte believes it is too much to make up. “We have to consider that this is the fourth game that we have lost after 16 games,” Conte told Sky Sports. “When you…

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Chelsea head coach Antonio Conte has claimed that it was “not easy” for N’Golo Kante to claim eighth place in the Ballon d’Or standings. Cristiano Ronaldo won the accolade for the fifth time in his career, but Kante was the highest-placed Premier League player in the listings. Kante finished above teammate Eden Hazard, and Conte has admitted that he is “proud” of the defensive midfielder for finishing inside the top 10. The 48-year-old told reporters: “To finish eighth in the Ballon d’Or table for a player like Kante, with his…

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Argentina captain Lionel Messi has revealed that there is a ‘respect forever’ between himself and Nigeria’s captain John Mikel Obi but they don’t talk. Lionel Messi and John Obi Mikel have faced each other at least 10 times for both club and country and the Barcelona superstar who received a nod from the former Chelsea star during the 2017 Best FIFA Football Awards voting reveals the mutual respect between them. “We played many times against each other but never talked. Simply a greeting and respect forever,” said Messi to TyCSports.…

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Madrid legend, Roberto Carlos has backed Cristiano Ronaldo to keep bagging the awards, after winning his fifth Ballon d’Or. The Portuguese pulled level with Lionel Messi on that count, winning the Golden Ball four times in five years. Ronaldo’s win comes as no surprise, as he played a key role in Madrid’s successful defence of their UCL title and helped them to a La Liga title. Iconic Madrid full-back Carlos lauded Ronaldo following the ceremony in Paris by saying: “He will get more. There will be more trophies to come.…

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The Portugal star has netted a total of nine in this opening phase, including at least one strike in every game Madrid have played Cristiano Ronaldo has broken new ground in Champions League history after scoring against hapless Borussia Dortmund in Wednesday’s group clash. Peter Bosz’s men have been in pitiful form throughout their Group H campaign, and are already out of the running for a knockout spot. And their woes were compounded early on at the Bernabeu when Ronaldo hit home shortly after Borja Mayoral opened the scoring to…

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Manchester United reached the Champions League knockout stage for the first time since 2014 by coming from behind to beat CSKA Moscow. Victory at Old Trafford allowed Jose Mourinho’s side to top Group A ahead of second-placed Basel with 15 points from their six games. The Russian side had taken the lead with a controversial goal on the stroke of half time as Vitinho’s shot was diverted into the net by Alan Dzagoev, although the forward was standing in an offside position. Despite conceding, the hosts were on top throughout…

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Chelsea are on collision course with Barcelona and Paris St Germain after they advanced to the Champions League last 16 – but only as runners-up – after being held by a streetwise Atletico Madrid in their final group game. As it stands, Turkish side Besiktas are the only other possible opponents for the Blues in the knockout stages. Chelsea had dominated until the opening goal, with Alvaro Morata going close and Eden Hazard almost weaving through the visiting defence. But Saul Niguez escaped the attentions of Tiemoue Bakayoko to plant…

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Super Eagles forward, Victor Moses has said that his teammates at Chelsea have written off Nigeria ahead of the 2018 World Cup in Russia. The Super Eagles were drawn in the Group D of World Cup alongside Argentina, Croatia and Iceland. Moses, while pointing out that Croatia and Iceland will be difficult games for the Eagles, insisted that Argentina will be scared of facing Nigeria. The Chelsea winger told Mirror, UK, “We don’t want to play against Messi, but it is what it is. We’ve got to go and play…

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The Gunners boss pointed out one difference between him and his Tottenham rival and hopes his side’s recent defeat angers his players Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has insisted that, unlike Tottenham Hotspur counterpart Mauricio Pochettino, he is refusing to give up on his side’s Premier League title chances just yet. The Gunners suffered a 3-1 defeat to Manchester United at the Emirates on Saturday thanks to a superb performance from goalkeeper David de Gea. The result leaves Arsenal fifth in the table, 15 points behind runaway league leaders Manchester City.…

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Super Eagles forward continued his return to Premier League action with an assist as Chelsea came from a goal down to beat Newcastle in their league game on Saturday. Chelsea were clear favourites before the game with Eden Hazard, Alvaro Morata and Cesc Fabregas leading the charge as Antonio Conte’s side sought all three points to put pressure on Manchester City. However, things did not turn out as easily as planned. Sloopy defending from Marcos Alonso left Thibaut Courtois and Jacob Murphy in a pile. Dwight Gayle had the goal…

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