Premier League braced for battle with Chelsea over potential breach of financial rules

Premier League braced for battle with Chelsea over potential breach of financial rules – with club preparing to cite Antonio Rudiger’s exit as one reason for their huge £121m losses Chelsea have reported losses of £121 million across the 2021/22 season  They were barred from receiving revenue for over two months from March 10 However, … Read more

England squad shows Gareth Southgate is NOT interest in Italian football

Playing in Italy means you need to be at a very high tactical level.  Yet Gareth Southgate’s call-ups demonstrate how the English coach doesn’t have much interest at all in Italian football despite Serie A having revived several talents too hastily forgotten by the Premier League.  The most striking case is that of the repeated … Read more

Dominic Calvert-Lewin is set to miss Everton’s clash with Chelsea

Dominic Calvert-Lewin is set to miss Everton’s clash with Chelsea as boss Sean Dyche admits they ‘need to be careful’ with the injury-stricken striker in their relegation battle Dominic Calvert-Lewin has experienced a dire last few years stricken by injury Sean Dyche has outlined Everton’s plan for him – saying he needs to get strong … Read more

Borussia Dortmund train at a private venue in London hours before Champions League game with Chelsea

Borussia Dortmund train on a bobbly £1,000-an-hour hired pitch at the Artillery Ground in Moorgate, hours before they face Chelsea in the Champions League – but it’s a big step up from nine years ago! Borussia Dortmund face Chelsea in a huge Champions League clash on Tuesday  Edin Terzic’s side hold a 1-0 lead after … Read more

Glen Hoddle admits he FEARS for Chelsea if Thiago Silva is faced with a  lengthy lay-off

Glen Hoddle admits he FEARS for Chelsea if Thiago Silva is faced with a lengthy lay-off after he limped off in their clash with Tottenham… as Tim Sherwood insists they ‘lacked DESIRE’ in Sunday’s dire 2-0 defeat By Will Pickworth For Mailonline Published: 07:36 GMT, 28 February 2023 | Updated: 07:36 GMT, 28 February 2023 … Read more

PLAYER RATINGS: Thiago Silva a class above in Liverpool 0-0 Chelsea

PLAYER RATINGS: Rock-solid Thiago Silva was head and shoulders above the rest, Stefan Bajectic showed NO signs of stage fright but Naby Keita failed to take his chance in Liverpool’s stalemate against Chelsea Liverpool and Chelsea played out a 0-0 draw at Anfield on Saturday afternoon  Kai Havertz saw an early goal ruled out by … Read more

Chelsea 1-0 Crystal Palace: Kai Havertz’s smart header ends Blues’ dire recent run

Whatever else is said about the patience of those who follow Chelsea, a sense of humour is at least surviving through these tricky times. And so they had themselves a little sing when it finally went right for a change, which is to say Kai Havertz got a header on target and with it that rarest … Read more

Mykhailo Mudryk holds up a Ukraine flag at Stamford Bridge ahead £88m move to Chelsea

Mykhailo Mudryk holds up a Ukraine flag at Stamford Bridge as he watches Chelsea – who were owned by Russian Roman Abramovich – for the first time since sealing his £88m move… as it emerges the Blues ‘DOUBLED Arsenal’s £50,000-a-week offer’ Mykhailo Mudyk is at Stamford Bridge for Chelsea’s clash with Crystal Palace  22-year-old has … Read more

Emmanuel Petit urges fans to ‘only talk about football from now’ ahead of the World Cup

Football legend Emmanuel Petit told how winning the World Cup changed his life forever – and urged fans to get behind the tournament which kicks off in Qatar on Sunday. The former Arsenal and Chelsea star insisted it was time to put aside politics and get on with enjoying the biggest sporting event on the … Read more

Jose Mourinho aims a dig at Roma star Tammy Abraham

‘You should ask him what’s the problem’: Jose Mourinho aims a dig at Roma star Tammy Abraham – and hints the World Cup is distracting the out-of-form England striker Jose Mourinho suggested Tammy Abraham is preoccupied with the World Cup The striker has been out of form this season scoring just three goals in 18 … Read more