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How Marc Cucurella became a Chelsea cult hero leading their Champions League bid

Chelsea have a fines system that is manned by the manager and captains, and the list of no-nos is pinged to their players’ group chat at the start of the season.

Late for training? That’s a fine. Late on a game day? Oof, that’s a double fine, and yes, we’re talking thousands.

Marc Cucurella has never had to pay such a penalty in his three years with Chelsea. Not for being late. Not for leaving his filthy socks in the middle of the changing-room floor. Not for forgetting to switch his mobile to silent mode when Enzo Maresca is conducting a team meeting.