Chelsea, winner of the Champions League last May, has endured a turbulent season, including an acrimonious managerial change, with another one to come in the summer: Rafa Benitez has said he will step down, and that will likely herald another rebuilding year.

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Benedict has been living at the papal summer villa since he resigned Feb. 28, the first pope to step down in 600 years.

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