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Chelsea boss Antonio Conte takes ketchup off Cobham menu - sources

Chelsea manager Antonio Conte has forbidden ketchup, brown sauce and fizzy drinks as he changes the nutritional regime of the first-team squad, club sources have told ESPN FC.

Conte has made improving his players' fitness a top priority as he aims to revive Chelsea's fortunes after last season's struggles.

The Italian implemented a programme of double training sessions with a heavy tactical focus immediately after his arrival following Euro 2016.

And he has adopted a similarly uncompromising approach to diet, instructing that all food items that do not have any nutritional benefit for elite footballers are removed from the canteen at the Cobham training ground.