COURTOIS DESERVES BALLON D’OR AWARD

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Real Madrid shot stopper Thibaut Courtois deserves to win this year’s Ballond’oraccording to former Chelsea teammate Cesc Fabregas. Cesc Fabregas and the aforementioned Courtois were teammates at Premier League side Chelsea before the latter left to sign for Real Madrid when the Belgian goalkeeper had a year left on his final contract at Stamford Bridge in 2018.


Cesc Fabregas is certain that Courtois should win the Ballon d’Or ahead of Real Madrid teammate and favourite Karim Benzema after an insane season. The Spaniard didn’t mention Courtois when he tweeted about the Ballon d’Or just before the Champions League final in Saint-Denis. Fabregas said he’s not a fan of individual awards before adding that the Liverpool duo of Sadio Mane and Mohamed Salah are the frontrunners for this year’s edition alongside Frenchman Benzema. Read More

                   CESC FABREGAS AT 35: ARSENAL RECORD HOLDER WITH EXIT REGRET

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As the former Spain international sees in his 35th birthday, Mirror Football analyses his time in English football plying his trade for two of the Premier League’s biggest clubs in Arsenal and Chelsea. Cesc Fabregas was a youth prospect the likes of which English football had arguably never seen before and revolutionised one of the nation’s biggest sides in Arsenal.


The Spaniard emerged in the Gunners first-team while then-manager Arsene Wenger was at the peak of his powers winning Premier League and FA Cup doubles. Wenger did so with a side, particularly a midfield, that while supremely technically gifted was also incredibly physically imposing with the likes of Patrick Vieira alongside first Emmanuel Petit and then Gilberto Silva. Read More

TUCHEL: FABREGAS REVEALS TACTICAL MISTAKE

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AS Monaco midfielder Cesc Fabregas has pointed out the tactical mistake made by manager Thomas Tuchel during the Champions League quarterfinal tie between hosts Chelsea and Real Madrid. Cesc Fabregas revealed that the outcome of the first leg could have been different if Croatian star Mateo Kovacic started the first leg of the last eight tie between Chelsea and  visitors Real Madrid.


Cesc Fabregas gave his opinion on the first leg encounter between hosts Chelsea and Spanish La Liga giants Real Madrid before the end of the first half via his official Twitter handle as he called for the introduction of Kovacic against his former team. At the time of his tweet, Real Madrid had scored two goals through in-form Frenchman Karim Benzema with the goals coming in the space of just three minutes. The first of the two goals was via a header from a Vinicius Junior cross, while the second goal was also a header from a Luka Modric header. Read More

FABREGAS WOWED BY TWO ARSENAL PLAYERS

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Spanish midfielder Cesc Fabregas was left wowed by two Arsenal players during the Premier League clash at Watford earlier in the month. Cesc Fabregas could not hide his excitement about the Arsenal duo of Martin Odegaard and Bukayo Saka for their respective displays in the 3-2 away win over Watford who are battling to stay in the Premier League this season.

Cesc Fabregas shared his excitement about the Arsenal duo of Saka and Odegaard with his followers on Twitter as he labelled them as exceptional players. The two players were on the scoresheet as the Gunners secured another win in their march towards securing a top-four spot at the end of the season. Read More

CELTIC: CHARLIE NICHOLAS WANTS FABREGAS SIGNING

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Charlie Nicholas has talked up the possibility of veteran Spanish midfielder Cesc Fabregas signing for Scottish Premiership giants Celtic during this winter transfer window.

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Ex-Arsenal and Celtic attacker Nicholas wrote in his column with the Scottish Daily Express earlier this month that Cesc Fabregas would be a perfect fit for Celtic who are in a title challenge with defending champions Rangers in the Scottish Premiership. Celtic boss Ange Postecoglou is keen to wrestle the Scottish Premiership title from Old Firm Derby rivals Rangers who won the league title last season on the back of nine successive league titles for Celtic with Liverpool legend Steven Gerrard in charge. Gerrard left Rangers to join Aston Villa as their new manager in November 2021 and he was replaced by Dutchman Giovanni Van Bronckhorst.
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ARSENAL: WENGER REGRETS SELLING ANELKA

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Legendary Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has revealed his regrets over the decision to sell Frenchman Nicholas Anelka. He opted for the ex-French international ahead of the likes of Robin Van Persie, Cesc Fabregas and Thierry Henry. According to him, it was a shame to see Anelka leave Arsenal.

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Wenger, 72, talked about his regret over the exit of Anelka at an event alongside friend and ex-Arsenal co-owner David Dein. On Anelka’s exit, former Arsenal boss Wenger stated that the club used the Arsene Wenger card by letting players go to where they can win trophies. Anelks could have been special if he stayed in North London, instead the French striker played for 13 clubs.
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FABREGAS IN TRIBUTE TO SALAH

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Spanish international Cesc Fabregas was in awe of the quality shown by in-form Liverpool attacker Mohamed Salah during the mammoth Premier League encounter with defending champions Manchester City.Cesc Fabregas took to his official Twitter account to pay tribute to Egyptian national team skipper Salah for his wonder goal during the game which ended in a 2-2 draw.

Egyptian attacker Salah is a former teammate of Cesc Fabregas at Chelsea and he left an impression on him with his early contender for the best goalin the Premier League this season against Manchester City.
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CHELSEA HAVE THE BEST SQUAD – FABREGAS

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Premier League giants Chelsea have the best squad in Europe according to former player Cesc Fabregas. The AS Monaco midfielder hinted that Chelsea have the best squad on the European football stage on Twitter in his response to popular statistician 2010 Mister Chip who said that French giants Paris Saint Germain (PSG) have the best squad in Europe. The statistician tweeted that PSG have the overall best squad in Europe even without KylianMbappe.


The future of French World Cup winner Mbappe was under scrutiny throughout this summer’s transfer window with a year left on his current deal at the Parc des Princes. He was seriously linked with a move to Spanish La Liga leaders Real Madrid. Mbappe wanted to join dream club Real Madrid but PSG managed to hang on to his services despite the numerous bids from Real Madrid. Read More

RICE DRAWS FABREGAS COMPARISON

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Journalist Mike McGrath has drawn comparison between West Ham United midfielder Declan Rice and Cesc Fabregas. The Telegraph media personnel spoke to the Here We Go podcast hosted by fellow journalist Fabrizio Romano about Cesc Fabregas and Declan Rice. According to him, Rice is a fantastic player and that the West Ham star is similar to Cesc Fabregas.

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McGrath was on the Here We Go podcast to talk about the biggest transfers.

West Ham United player Rice has been the subject of interest from the biggest clubs on the Premier League scene. The England international was a teenager when he was released by Chelsea. The Premier League heavyweights released himat the age of 15 and are one of the teams interested in him. Apart from Chelsea, big English clubs such as Manchester United, Liverpool and Manchester City have been linked with the English player.
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FABREGAS ADVISES GREALISH OVER TRANSFER

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AS Monaco midfielder Cesc Fabregas has warned Aston Villa playmaker Jack Grealish about a potential move to Premier League champions Manchester City or Manchester United this summer.Cesc Fabregas advised England international Grealish about the next stage of his career potentially in his column with the Daily Telegraph.

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Cesc Fabregas told Grealish that he needs to use the ongoing European Championshipto show that he’s ready to move from Aston Villa to a big club like Manchester City or Manchester United where he won’t be guaranteed a place in the starting line-up like what’s obtainable with his present team.
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