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News from Sweden this morning has picked up Chelsea’s first academy scholarship signing for next summer from overseas. It arrives in the form of Swedish 16 year-old midfielder Amin Affane, who has signed a three-year deal ...
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Less than 48 hours after sealing their place in the FA Youth Cup Semi Finals, Chelsea’s academy team were back in league action under the floodlights of their Cobham pitch. An unusual Friday night fixture brought a tough ...
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For the second time in three years, Chelsea are in the FA Youth Cup Semi Finals. They reached that stage after dismantling Watford at Vicarage Road on Wednesday night. Goals from Kaby, Marko Mitrovic, Jeffrey Bruma and Josh McEachran ...
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After the senior team and under-18s went head to head in the first weekend of the month, the reserve teams of Chelsea and Arsenal completed the trifecta on Monday night with a pulsating and entertaining derby at Griffin Park. ...
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In another quiet week overall for Chelsea’s young loanees, the highlight has to belong to Jack Cork, who after making his way through the football league finally made his Premier League debut. It even came in West London, ...
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In a rescheduled academy league fixture, Chelsea’s Under-18s fought back from two goals down this lunchtime at Sparrows Lane to earn a 2-2 draw from Charlton Athletic, who they had beaten twice already this season. On another ...
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This March, Chelsea’s Reserve and Academy side will return to Dallas, Texas for participation in the Dallas Cup, a prestigious youth tournament in its 31st year. After finishing as runners-up three years ago, they’ll ...
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It’s been a tough week for Chelsea’s loanees, with wins largely at a premium. Jack Cork once again joined the ranks of those at temporary homes, but was unable to make his debut, whilst elsewhere
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The annual academy league clash between Chelsea and Arsenal is one of the most keenly anticipated on the calendar, and a healthy crowd was attracted to a cold and overcast Cobham on Saturday morning. The
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Twenty-four hours have passed since Chelsea announced that after deliberations with FIFA, RC Lens and the CAS, all sanctions placed on the club and Gael Kakuta last September would be lifted with immediate
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