Chelsea players have been hit by a string of crimes at their training ground, reports the Mirror.

There were 10 arrests for offences including assaults, ­burglaries, robberies and even the theft of an artificial pitch.

Five of those were believed to be connected to a fight between youth players, who share the same facilities with stars such as John Terry and Frank Lampard.

In the past five years, there have been 17 thefts, four criminal damage incidents, three violent assaults and two burglaries.

The most unusual incident came in 2008 when astroturf was stolen from the club's complex in Cobham, Surrey. No one has ever been arrested for the theft.