Davide Zappacosta

Premier League: Willian stars as Chelsea warm up for Barcelona clash with win over Crystal Palace

Willian's deflected shot opened the scoring in Chelsea's 2-1 victory over Crystal Palace and it was his clever dummy that created the second, an own goal by Martin Kelly.

Premier League: Chelsea rout hapless Stoke City; Mohamed Salah's brace lifts Liverpool against Leicester

Liverpool celebrated Virgil van Dijk's arrival at Anfield by coming from behind to beat Leicester City 2-1 thanks to Mohamed Salah's brace, while Danny Drinkwater scored his first Chelsea goal in a 5-0 rout of Stoke City.

Premier League: Marko Arnautovic's early strike helps West Ham United down Chelsea

While the Arnautovic's strike boosted his side's hopes of climbing out of the bottom three, it dealt a severe blow to Chelsea's hopes of defending their title.

FIFA 2018 World Cup qualifiers: Italy failing to qualify would be catastrophic, says coach Giampiero Ventura

"I'm not thinking about the play-offs, we need to think about the next two matches and then based on who we meet we'll weigh things up," said Ventura.

Premier League: Chelsea's Antonio Conte hopes move to rest key players for Qarabag clash pays off against Arsenal

Antonio Conte believes his decision to rest several of Chelsea stars for their Champions League demolition of Qarabag will be rewarded when the Blues face Arsenal on Sunday

Champions League: Chelsea crush debutants Qarabag 6-0 on return to European football

Chelsea enjoyed a triumphant return to the Champions League after a year out on Tuesday, thumping the competition’s debutants Qarabag 6-0.

Champions League: Lionel Messi's brace helps Barcelona beat Juventus; Manchester United, Chelsea win big

Lionel Messi netted twice in Barcelona's convincing 3-0 victory over Juventus, while Paris Saint-Germain, Manchester United and Chelsea also won big in the Champions League on Tuesday.

Premier League: Chelsea boss Antonio Conte says claims of club failing to buy Ross Barkley is ridiculous

Conte had been unhappy with Chelsea's failure to land his top targets earlier in the close season, but he was more diplomatic when quizzed on the latest transfer activity.

FIFA World Cup 2018 qualifiers: Italy eke out narrow victory over Israel, crictics lambast 'slow and dull' Azzuri

The relief was palpable on Wednesday after Ciro Immobile kept Italy's World Cup campaign on track despite an unconvincing 1-0 qualifying win by the four-time champions over Israel.

FIFA 2018 World Cup qualifiers: Chelsea's new signing Davide Zappacosta called up to Italy squad

Chelsea defender Davide Zappacosta has been called up to the Italy squad for Tuesday's World Cup qualifier against Israel just days after signing for the Premier League champions.