Arsenal’s Eberechi Eze stole the spotlight with a superb hat-trick in the Premier League leaders’ demolition of Tottenham. Troubled champions Liverpool’s wretched season hit a new low in a loss to Nottingham Forest, while Chelsea are emerging as Arsenal’s main rivals. AFP Sport looks at three talking points from the weekend’s action: Arsenal have title…
Top 10 revealed ©TM/IMAGO The Premier League is widely considered as the strongest league in world football at this moment in time – it has the highest cumulative value of any league by some distance. Given the pressure for managers to get instant results in the English top-flight, at times opportunities for younger players are…
Chelsea winger Estevao has been named among the list of finalists for the 2025 Golden Boy Award. The Brazil international will compete against the likes of Borussia Dortmund midfielder Jobe Bellingham and Real Madrid talent Franco Mastantuono for the trophy which was last won by Barcelona superstar Lamine Yamal, who is unable to defend his…
Estevao Willian struck in the fifth minute of stoppage time as Chelsea stunned Liverpool 2-1 at Stamford Bridge in the Premier League on Saturday (4 Oct). The late winner, Estevao’s first for the Blues, sent a jubilant Enzo Maresca sprinting down the touchline to join his players in celebration. And left Arne Slot to contemplate…
Lamine Yamal has been named the best teenager in world football as three Chelsea wonderkids featured in the top 10. The Barcelona and Spain prodigy topped the CIES Football Observatory rankings with a remarkable average rating of 97.7, narrowly edging out some of the world’s finest emerging talents. Yamal named top teenager globally Chelsea’s wonderkids…
Chelsea have kicked off the 2025-26 Premier League season fresh off their triumph in the first revamped edition of the FIFA Club World Cup 2025, setting expectations sky-high among fans. With the Blues viewed as legitimate contenders for the league title, former Chelsea midfielder and Champions League winner Ramires weighed in on their chances, while…
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Chelsea scored the go-ahead goal on Malo Gusto’s 83rd-minute shot that went in after a pair of deflections, beating Palmeiras 2-1 on Friday night for a spot in the Club World Cup semifinals. Cole Palmer put Chelsea ahead in the 16th minute but Estêvão, an 18-year-old who will transfer to Chelsea this…