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Yet, when you look at club and country, 13 matches is exactly what the scoreless streak sits for Javier “Chicharito” Hernandez. The issues were exacerbated when he stepped up and failed to convert a kick from the penalty spot last time out in Bayer Leverkusen’s 1-1 draw with Freiburg. That penalty miss especially set the experts off howling. How could this once-deadly forward miss from 18 yards away? How could this man of goal streaks suddenly go so cold?...

But they generally don’t happen the way they have this offseason. Not when they’ve happened. Not for the reasons they’ve happened. Not to teams that are coming off division titles, or winning seasons. Not to teams with combinations of the above. Yet here it was, late Thursday, a week after minicamps concluded; in late June, a month before training camp opens, and the Chiefs were agreeing to “part ways” with John Dorsey....

Under Thomas Tuchel, Chelsea have enjoyed a resurgence of sorts, but their title hopes in the Premier League are realistically over - they trail league leaders Manchester City by 20 points with only nine more games to go. The Blues do have a Champions League quarter-final against Porto to look forward to, but they are not expected to go all the way in that competition as well. Against West Bromwich Albion on April 3, Chelsea would look to continue their unbeaten start under Tuchel and seal a top-four league finish....

The 25-year-old’s award win was for the month of October where he scored three goals and got an assist in his side’s four league games - while he also scored twice in Chelsea’s last match, which took place in November, as the side went on to beat Everton 5-0 at Stamford Bridge. Conte reveals Fabregas & Oscar future Meanwhile, Hazard has gone on the best run of his career having scored in Chelsea’s last four games....

The record is surprising when you consider that he has managed to put four past Arsenal, a hat-trick against Manchester City and he has scored in two different finals versus Manchester United. Chelsea have a number of defenders who have stopped Messi as he registered 29 shots across his eight games against the west London club, including a penalty miss in 2012 when they last faced each other in the Champions League....

Lindelof a statement signing for Man Utd The Spain international revealed Blues boss Antonio Conte has made it clear that he does not feature in his plans ahead of the 2017-18 Premier League season, leaving Costa searching for a new club. Costa had previously fallen out with Conte following a January bid from the Far East which the Stamford Bridge club duly dismissed. The 28-year-old remains unsettled in the English capital and has previously made it clear to the Chelsea board that he would like to leave the club....

Within 20 minutes of his Albion debut, however, Brown was forced to exit the game as a result of a hamstring injury against Man City on the season’s opening day. “It was the first time it’s ever happened in my career,” Brown told The Argus. “So that was disappointing because I had just broken into the team. I had a good game against Atletico Madrid and was just building up my fitness....

At Chelsea last season, Palmer has won the UEFA Youth League for the second year running while he also added a second consecutive FA Youth Cup. He has since embarked on his debut season in professional football under Jurgen Klopp’s protege, David Wagner, at Huddersfield Town in the north of England. Palmer has quickly established himself at the John Smith’s Stadium and believes that he made a good decision by continuing the next stage of his development on loan in the Championship....

Koulibaly has been the rock in the Napoli backline as the southern Italians continue to push Juventus for the Serie A title. But the Senegal international has long been linked to Chelsea, who saw a bid for the defender rejected in 2017 . Not only Koulibaly, but Napoli boss Maurizio Sarri are now said to be considering a switch to Stamford Bridge, the latter in line to replace Antonio Conte in the hot-seat....

The Blues and the Foxes are the last two Premier League champions but attentions may be focused onto Danny Drinkwater, who left Leicester for London on transfer deadline day in a £35 million move. Back Chelsea in 11/1 PL four fold Craig Shakespeare’s side have only three points from their first three games and they will want a positive result as Chelsea aim to send an early message that they are ready to retain their league title....

Pep Guardiola’s Manchester City are 11 points clear of the Blues, with Manchester United sitting in second as a weekend clash with Newcastle United approaches. The Magpies, promoted from the Championship last season, started the campaign well, but have not won in five Premier League matches. CHELSEA INJURIES Michy Batshuayi remains unlikely to play after suffering an ankle injury while with the Belgium national team. Charly Musonda and Kenedy have also been out with minor injuries sustained in training....

Chelsea will be not be opening the door for Diego Costa to return to their first-team fold, claims the Telegraph. The Spain international is wanted back at Atletico Madrid, but they are working under a transfer ban and Antonio Conte is not prepared to offer the striker pre-season minutes while his future is resolved. CHELSEA IN FOR €70M AUBAMEYANG Chelsea have turned their attentions to Dortmund striker Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang after missing out on Romelu Lukaku, according to Marca ....

Chelsea failed in an attempt to prise away a Brazilian star from Paris Saint-Germain this summer. Jurgen Klopp wants Liverpool to sign a Blues winger who has struggled for game time under Tuchel. On that note, let’s take a look at the major Chelsea transfer news from 21 September 2021. Chelsea failed with £85m move for Marquinhos Chelsea were willing to pay £85m to secure the services of Marquinhos this summer, according to The Express via RMC Sport....

Lukaku scored to put Chelsea in front, but the Blues were matched toe-to-toe by the visitors up and down the pitch. Eventually, substitute Danny Welbeck headed Brighton level in the 91st minute and the Seagulls earned a deserved share of the points. The result means Chelsea now finds itself eight points behind league-leading Man City, which won its 10th straight league match. And the road doesn’t get any easier with a match against third-place Liverpool on tap for Sunday, Jan....

Despite going through a shaky period themselves, going three matches without a victory, Manuel Pellegrini will know the importance of claiming the win this weekend, with City looking to reduce the gap at the top of the league. Last time out Man City were beaten 2-0 by Middlesbrough in the FA Cup at home. This defeat followed up another loss at home to Arsenal. William Hill U.S. prices them at +290 odds to pull of the upset, with the draw offered at +255....

“The 2020 presidential election was not stolen,” Cheney tweeted. “Anyone who claims it was is spreading THE BIG LIE, turning their back on the rule of law, and poisoning our democratic system.” Moments earlier, Trump released a press statement stating, “The Fraudulent Presidential Election of 2020 will be, from this day forth, known as THE BIG LIE!” Cheney’s criticisms come as tensions continue to rise among GOP leadership in the lower chamber of Congress....

He is also the fourth on the list of active players who have most first-class centuries: the list is headed by Essex’s Alastair Cook with 65 centuries, followed by Vidarbha’s Wasim Jaffer with 57 and Surrey’s Hashim Amla with 52. Among international players, Australia’s Steve Smith has 42 first-class centuries. Pujara’s India team-mates Virat Kohli and Ajinkya Rahane have 34 and 32 first-class centuries respectively. Also see – PSL schedule...

Chicago Public Schools has rejected a return to remote learning, with officials arguing that it exacerbates racial inequities and that schools can stay open safely with protocols in place. But the Chicago Teachers Union argued that safety measures in the nation’s third-largest school district are lacking and voted to go to remote instruction. The union told teachers to stay home on Wednesday, prompting district officials to cancel classes for the district’s roughly 350,000 students two days after they returned from winter break....

The Chicago Sun Times is reporting the mayor plans to hold a ceremony at a City Council hearing next month. The mayor plans to present the kids of Jackie Robinson West their title rings at the ceremony. “Mayor Emanuel believes it is unfair for the organization to have punished the children who did nothing wrong,” said a source to the Times. According to the Times, Emanuel sought private donors shortly after the team won the title....

It even dealt with Dr. Dylan Scott’s (played by Guy Lockard) relationship troubles and his paranoia about dealing with a woman with such powerful ties to the underworld. With the season coming to a close in less than four weeks, Chicago Med has been increasing in intensity over the past few episodes, and this was one of the biggest stepping stones in its journey. Read on for a detailed review of Chicago Med season 7, episode 19....