José Mourinho

Ambitious Turkish Super League side Antalyaspor on Jan. 3 said that the former assistant to sacked Chelsea coach Jose Mourinho, Jose Manuel Ferreira de Morais, was set to sign for the club as its new coach.

The Bulgarian football legend Hristo Stoichkov visited the Cobham training ground of the reigning English champion Chelsea on Wednesday.

The former striker of Barcelona and holder of the Ballon d'Or visited the training ground in his capacity as representative of the media.

The Portuguese Bruno Ribeiro became on Wednesday the new head coach of Bulgaria's reigning football champion Ludogorets.

Ribeiro signed a contract after lengthy negotiations with the president of the club Alexander Alexandrov and sports director Metodi Tomanov, the club's website informs.

While Chelsea heads into the close season serene in the knowledge of its Premier League supremacy, the English summer holds weeks of recalibration for the teams seeking to topple the Londoners.

Can Manchester City, the usurped champion and runner-up this season, successfully rejuvenate a starting XI that has barely changed since the 2012 title triumph?

British police said March 2 they had launched an investigation into reports of racist behaviour by Chelsea fans, weeks after their supporters were filmed blocking a black man from boarding a Paris Metro train.
      

Chelsea "apologised unreservedly" on Feb. 20 to the black Frenchman racially abused by some of their fans on the Paris Metro.
      
The commuter, identified as Souleymane S, a French-Mauritanian, was repeatedly prevented from boarding a train by Chelsea supporters travelling to the Parc des Princes for the Champions League match against Paris St Germain on Tuesday.

Chelsea "apologised unreservedly" on Feb. 20 to the black Frenchman racially abused by some of their fans on the Paris Metro.
      
The commuter, identified as Souleymane S, a French-Mauritanian, was repeatedly prevented from boarding a train by Chelsea supporters travelling to the Parc des Princes for the Champions League match against Paris St Germain on Tuesday.

Fresh from a rare weekend off, Chelsea recommence their bid for Champions League glory on Feb. 17 when they face injury-ravaged Paris Saint-Germain in the first leg of their last-16 tie at the Parc des Princes.
      

Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho wants his players to show the world why they are currently on top of the Premier League table when they host West Ham United on Dec. 26.
     

Some Chelsea fans thought manager Jose Mourinho had taken leave of his senses when he decided to bring the ageing Didier Drogba back to the club in the close season.
   
There was a feeling that the 36-year-old Ivorian was well past his best and that returning to Stamford Bridge might tarnish the legacy he left after a dazzling first spell with the Londoners.