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Erin’s the star of the show 0
- Chelsea FC Women, Sport
- 24th November 2022
Ahead of Chelsea Women’s midweek floodlit clash with Real Madrid in the Champions League, manager Emma Hayes warned that while the Spanish side were relative newcomers, they had knocked Man City out of the competition in the last two seasons. After a goalless first half – a Kingsmeadow rarity – it was clear why the
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Beth’s back as Blues hit 9 0
- Chelsea FC Women, Sport
- 28th March 2022
Beth England (pictured) is back on form as Chelsea Women shot to the top of the league with an overwhelming 9-0 away win at Leicester. In a remarkably one-sided match, the Blues were 3-0 up in just seven minutes, then refused to take their foot off the gas as they pummelled the Foxes and leapfrogged
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It’s now Emma’s club!0
- Chelsea FC Women, Sport
- 27th February 2022
As Emma Hayes was watching Chelsea Women thrashing Leicester City 7-0 in the 5th Round of the FA Cup (the stadium announcer played the Magnificent Seven theme to celebrate), Roman Abramovich was thrashing out the words of a statement handing her the reins of power! The oligarch ceded stewardship of his club to the trustees
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Blues’ time-wasting fails 0
- Chelsea First Team, Sport
- 29th December 2021
The TV monitor shows Reece James’s pain as he limps off after half an hour in a frustrating draw against Brighton Pics: Trisha Morin Chelsea tried to time-waste their way to victory against Brighton on Wednesday night… and failed. A stoppage-time equaliser meant that any prospect of chasing down leaders Man City after
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Footy in lockdown is surreal 0
- Chelsea First Team, Sport
- 29th June 2020
Talk about contrasts. It was either utter silence or deafening 80s hits at Leicester as Chelsea’s 1-0 win teed up an FA Cup semi against Man U at Wembley. They struggled to get the balance right; the Tannoy messages relayed at full volume, as if competing with 32,000 baying fans. The guy could have whispered
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Fan-free footy: the new normal 0
- Chelsea FC Women, Chelsea First Team, Sport
- 1st June 2020
Men’s football resumes this month, with Blues fans dividing their interest between FA Cup and Premier League. Looking back to Saturday 21 March seems as far removed from real life as watching scratchy black-and-white First World War footage, but that was the day Chelsea should have travelled to Leicester for a lunchtime FA Cup quarter-final.
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