Football

Chelsea on Saturday defeated Stoke City 5-0 to move up to second place on the log after Manchester United, the previous occupant were held to a goalless draw. Chelsea Manager who commended his player for a positive performance noted that the early goal scored by Rudiger also assisted in boosting the confidence of the team. His full press conference as culled from Chelsea season is presented below.

Real Madrid star Cristiano Ronaldo was Thursday named Globe Soccer’s Best Player for the second year in a row and the fourth time overall although he wasn’t present in person to receive his trophy. The Portuguese international also won the prize, organised by the (EFAA)(European Association of Football Agents) and ECA (European Clubs Association) in 2011, 2014 and 2016.

Former Chelsea Defender, Nathan Ake who signed for Bournemouth last summer says 'it will be difficult to confirm if he will play for Chelsea again'. Ake has been talking about a possible move to the South Coast.

Manchester City have been hit with injury woe after Gabriel Jesus and Kevin De Bruyne were taken off the pitch during Sunday encounter with Crystal Palace.  Manchester City striker Gabriel Jesus came off injured after 22 minutes. The Brazilian, who suffered a foot injury in February that put him out for several months of last season, was clearly upset when he walked off with a leg injury to be replaced by Sergio Aguero.

The Chelsea winger back has won the award ahead of the likes of Gabon’s Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, Guinean Naby Keita, Sadio Mane of Senegal and Egyptian superstar Mohamed Salah. Moses enjoyed a remarkable transformation during the 2016-17 season, winning over the doubters and earning his place at Chelsea despite appearing destined for the exit door.

The current ambassador of Real Madrid, Ronaldo Nazario, a player who has played in the two most successful teams in Spain, has commented on the problems that Barcelona have with some Brazilian players, noting the issue that Neymar had when leaving the blaugrana was similar to his own move away from the club, Marca reports.