Report: Conte bans pizza, ketchup, soda from Chelsea diet

Chelsea's new manager Antonio Conte was certainly expected to bring change to Stamford Bridge but few could have imagined that those sweeping reforms would also affect the kitchen chefs.

The Times reports that the Italian tactician has reportedly banned pizza, ketchup, brown sauce, and fizzy sodas from his players' diets - and from the staff canteen - from both pre- and post-match meals.

Conte has removed products that he considers offers no dietary benefit and has also doubled down on training sessions as he looks to increase fitness levels across the board.

The long-standing tradition of a post-match pie has also been overturned.

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While these changes may seem daunting, Chelsea youngster Ruben Loftus-Cheek sees progress being made under Conte.

"The whole squad have been working really hard," Loftus-Cheek told Chelsea TV, as quoted by ESPN. "We look good and we look sharp, we're working tactically on our shape and we're really excited.

"The manager has been great. It doesn't matter whether you've come over from the academy or if you're a top player like John Terry, he's always trying to make you better."