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• Rafael Benítez will be our new manager, claims Napoli president
  • Aurelio de Laurentiis says Spaniard will take over Italian club• Napoli are in Champions League after second-placed finishNapoli hope to confirm the appointment of Rafael Benítez as their new manager next week upon the Spaniard's return from the United States, where the Chelsea interim manager is concluding his short-term employment with the Europa Le […]
• Manchester City stun Chelsea in US friendly - video
  Micah Richards scores in extra time as Manchester City overhaul a three-goal deficit to beat Chelsea 4-3 on Thursday in the opener of a two-game US tour […]
• Manchester City come from three down to beat Chelsea in US friendly
  Manchester City 4-3 ChelseaThe Manchester City caretaker-manager, Brian Kidd, lauded his side as they began their tour of the US by coming from three goals down to beat Chelsea in a friendly in St Louis.City fell behind to Demba Ba, César Azpilicueta and Oscar goals despite dominating the first half but Javi García began the fightback, Edin Dzeko struck twic […]
• Chelsea's Mata acknowledges Mourinho's record - video
  Chelsea players Juan Mata and Branislav Ivanovic speak about the club's managerial vacancy on Wednesday […]
• Chelsea ask Galatasaray if Turkey striker Burak Yilmaz is for sale
  • Turkish champions value Yilmaz at more than £20m• Romelu Lukaku may be loaned out again by ChelseaChelsea's pursuit of a striker to add to their forward options has led the reigning European champions and Europa League winners to lodge an inquiry with Galatasaray about the availability of their Turkey international Burak Yilmaz.Yilmaz, whose career ha […]
• Premier League's managerial shift may bring end to patience as a virtue | Paul Wilson
  Will Sir Alex Ferguson's retirement and Tony Pulis's sacking force a shift towards a continental model for management?There's something odd going on with football managers at the moment, isn't there? No sooner does Tony Pulis become the second-longest serving Premier League manager after Arsène Wenger, than the rug is pulled from under hi […]
• Chelsea's three England players to leave United States tour early
  • Gary Cahill, Frank Lampard and Ashley Cole to return Friday• England play Republic of Ireland at home and Brazil awayEngland players will leave the post-season United States tour after the first of two friendlies with Manchester City. Frank Lampard, Ashley Cole and Gary Cahill travelled to St Louis on Monday with Rafael Benítez's Europa League-winning […]
• José Mourinho will face greater expectations at Chelsea this time round | Dominic Fifield
  Second coming at Stamford Bridge will be popular, but it's likely to be a very different experience for the returning managerThere will be some familiar faces awaiting José Mourinho when, as expected, the Special One – newly liberated by Real Madrid – secures his second coming at Stamford Bridge. Five senior players remain on the books from his glitteri […]
• Michael Mancienne flourishes in Mighty Mouse's Hamburg footsteps
  Chelsea's frustrated talent is playing a lead role on the stage where another Englishman, Kevin Keegan, remains a legendIt is not a bad time to be the only Englishman in the Bundesliga, even if the right-hand drive Range Rover Michael Mancienne parks outside Hamburg's stadium suggests he is not quite ready to buy into everything German. With Bayern […]
• Real Madrid fans react to José Mourinho's early exit - video
  Real Madrid fans express mixed feelings about José Mourinho's exit from the club a year before his contract runs out […]