Chelsea-Manchester City Preview (The Associated Press)

For all the on-field success Antonio Conte has enjoyed in guiding Chelsea to the top of the Premier League table, even he won't be able to avoid the storm clouds gathering over Stamford Bridge and all of English football. With the club now one of the primary focuses of a sex abuse scandal that appears to be growing daily and roiling the country, the Blues' crunch clash versus Manchester City at the Etihad Stadium on Saturday has been pushed to the backburner as the sordid allegations mount and more former players come forward to level further charges. Earlier this week, The Daily Telegraph reported the London club made a secret payment within the last three years to a former youth player over allegations of sex abuse in the 1970s by the late Eddie Heath, the team's one-time chief scout.