Liam Rosenior has hinted that Chelsea may move their huddle away from the centre circle after Saturday’s farce against Newcastle. Chelsea’s players have been forming a circle around the ball — which encroaches slightly on the opposition half — for a short team talk before the first half of matches, and sometimes before the second half as well.

Gotham had one more world-class addition up their sleeve. Gotham have acquired star Chelsea winger Guro Reiten, the team announced Thursday, two days before they open their NWSL title defense on the road against the expansion Boston Legacy.

The Blues’ Champions League hopes took a serious hit with defeat against Newcastle.

PSG faces Chelsea in the Champions League Round of 16 and this knockout tie will be played over two legs.

Chelsea have been punished by the Premier League for breaching financial rules over secret agent payments, with the Blues fined £10.75m

The club have been fined £10.75m ($14.3m) altogether, handed a suspended one-year ban from signing first-team men’s players, and restricted from certain academy signings for nine months after the league concluded its investigations into a variety of rule breaches.

Brazilian winger Estevao is fast approaching a return to competitive play after injuring his hamstring ahead of Chelsea’s draw with Burnley in late February. Rosenior has confirmed that the youngster is progressing well,

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