Conte fears Champions League cull
Chelsea manager Antonio Conte made no excuses for a 3-0 home Premier League defeat by Bournemouth, a result he admitted leaves the Blues in danger of missing out on a Champions League place next season.
“We must be worried,” Conte told reporters. “We have to struggle for a position in the Champions League.
“We have to accept it’s a bad result and understand that we have to fight this season, if someone didn’t understand this they don’t understand football. Football is not simple.
“If we want only to dream, I can tell you now we can fight to
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win the title this season. But it is important to look at the reality and to know that, if we are able to reach a place in the Champions League, it will be a great success for us.”
WEST HAM UNITED SUSPEND CHIEF
West Ham United have suspended director of player recruitment Tony Henry following claims of racial discrimination, the Premier League club said on Thursday.
According to a report in the Daily Mail, Henry said the club wanted to limit the number of African players in their squad as “they have a bad attitude” and “cause mayhem” when they are not in the team.
MONACO SET UP FINAL AGAINST PSG
Radamel Falcao struck twice as Monaco saw off Montpellier 2-0 on Wednesday to set up a French League Cup final against Paris Saint-Germain. Falcao put the hosts ahead in the 15th minute and doubled the lead before the half-hour mark.
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MILAN, LAZIO FIRST LEG SEMI ENDS GOALLESS MILAN
AC Milan and Lazio drew 0-0 in the first leg of their Coppa Italia semi-final on Wednesday although it was the visitors who had the better chances. The result extended Milan’s unbeaten run to six matches in all competitions. The second leg is in Rome on Feb. 28.