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  In a victor in, washout out   World Cup qualifying game , Salah cruised his extra shot in the shootout. Liverpool colleague Sadio Mane scored him, sending Senegal to the World Cup. Very much like that, Salah and Egypt are out. It’s tragic enough for Egypt that they will not be going to Qatar in the not-so-distant future for the World Cup, however, the group additionally needed to observe Senegal fans doing this to Salah also? It’s absolutely impossible that he might have been completely engaged in his shot endeavor with the lasers all over him. How were these fans even permitted into the arena with these   lasers ? When security saw this event, they expected to drive the fans to stop what they were doing and have them eliminated from the arena too. Lasers all over Mo Salah ought to have never been permitted

Happy birthday N’Golo! As Kante celebrates his 31st birthday today (29 March), we mark his special day by offering you this 10-question quiz to prove how much of an NG fan you are! It is fair to say the French midfielder has had a trophy-laden career at Chelsea. But how well do you know his career path, his previous achievements and his debut matches? Test yourself now!

Barcelona to sign Chelsea’s Andreas Christensen & AC Milan’s Franck Kessie – Guillem Balague.   Barcelona have agreed deals to sign Chelsea defender Andreas Christensen and AC Milan midfielder Franck Kessie on free transfers when their contracts expire in June, says Guillem Balague.   The Spanish club are also in talks with Chelsea captain Cesar Azpilicueta over a free transfer this summer.   Club president Joan Laporta confirmed Barca had signed two players, but would not name them.   “We’ve completed two signings for the next season,” he said.   Speaking to Catalan radio station Rac1, Laporta added: “One is a midfielder, the other one is a centre-back. But I’m not allowed to mention their names.”   Nou Camp to be renamed after Barcelona agree multi-year Spotify deal Kessie has played 215 times for AC Milan since moving from Atalanta in 2017 but announced earlier this season that he did not intend to sign a new deal with the Italian club.   Denmark international Christensen has ma

 James and Hudson-Odoi return to training Reece James and Callum Hudson-Odoi were among those back in training at Cobham today, as those players not on international duty returned to work ahead the weekend visit of Brentford. James returned to the Chelsea side at Burnley almost a month ago but has not featured again since, with Thomas Tuchel at the time revealing he suffered a muscular injury in our 4-0 victory at Turf Moor.   Hudson-Odoi has not played since the win at Luton Town on 2 March due to an achilles injury, though he was back in full training this morning.   The Blues face seven games in the month of April with action in the Premier League, starting this Saturday at home to Brentford, the Champions League and also the FA Cup.   Romelu Lukaku, Hakim Ziyech, Malang Sarr and Ruben Loftus-Cheek were also involved. Jorginho, who was involved in Italy’s World Cup qualifier defeat to North Macedonia last Thursday, also reported for training at our Surrey training complex.   You can

Lucas Digne reveals why he snubbed Chelsea transfer in favour of Aston Villa in January Chelsea were among the clubs interested in signing Lucas Digne during the January transfer window but he chose a move to Villa Park instead Aston Villa left-back Lucas Digne has revealed why he opted to join Steve Gerrard’s side in the January transfer window despite interest in him from Chelsea.   With Ben Chilwell suffering a cruciate ligament injury against Juventus in January, he was ruled out for the remainder of the season, leaving Thomas Tuchel short of options at left-back. As a result, Digne was one of the players linked with a move to Stamford Bridge after his relationship with then Everton manager Rafael Benitez disintegrated.   But ultimately a move did not materialise. With the France international seeking a permanent move and Chelsea reluctant to commit to a long-term deal just to cover Chilwell, Digne eventually found his fit in the West Midlands with Villa.

Chelsea face Jude Bellingham problem as Real Madrid and Liverpool transfer stance becomes clear Borussia Dortmund midfielder Jude Bellingham is a transfer target for Chelsea but the England international has become hot property and the Blues will have to work hard to sign him Chelsea face a tough battle to sign Borussia Dortmund midfielder Jude Bellingham this summer, with both Liverpool and Real Madrid plotting their own moves for the 18-year-old. Bellingham has risen to prominence as one of Europe’s most promising talents since moving to the Bundesliga from Birmingham City and is now being targeted by a host of elite sides. Dortmund, however, are under no pressure to sell and will hold out for a sizeable transfer fee. The midfielder is currently valued at £67 million by Transfermarkt and has started all but two Bundesliga games for Dortmund this season. In that time, he has scored three goals and provided seven assists. Despite exiting in the group stages, Bellingham also scored one

The German is demonstrating the kind of form which persuaded the Blues to buy him from Leverkusen and making the signing of Lukaku look like a mistake It is easy to forget Kai Havertz is only 22 years old; that he is just six months older than Callum Hudson-Odoi and five months younger than Mason Mount. The £62 million ($81m) price tag and the fact Havertz had four seasons under his belt when he arrived from Bayer Leverkusen might well distort perceptions of his age, but it ought to be taken into consideration when contemplating the difficulties he has had since moving to Chelsea – and the potential for what is to come. His two goals in a 4-0 Premier League win over Burnley on Saturday made it four in five games. It is his best run of goalscoring form as a Chelsea player and, perhaps more crucially, the first time Havertz has looked like the young talent fans saw light up the Bundesliga.