Chelsea director Marina Granovskaia is one of the women who has stood in football due to her successful work at Champions League holders Chelsea over the last decade. The Russian executive was named as the Best Club Director in European football at the Golden Boy awards back in November following the team's success under Thomas Tuchel in 2021/22. Now, L'Equipe has published a profile of her ...Full Story »

Fans have been left in awe at Demba Ba's impressive hairstyle after the iconic former West Ham, Newcastle and Chelsea striker appeared on punditry duty this week. The former Senegal forward, who called time on his professional career in December at the age of 36, was known for his shaved head while smashing home goals in the Premier League. However, some spectators seemed to believe that Ba ha...Full Story »

Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp will have to wait to find out if Diogo Jota and Roberto Firmino will be available for Sunday's Carabao Cup final against Chelsea. Both forwards missed Saturday's 3-1 win over Norwich City in the Premier League, and look set to miss out against Leeds United on Wednesday night. Asked about Jota and Firmino's chances of playing against Chelsea, Klopp told the club...Full Story »

Midfielder Ben Reeves will be assessed before Gillingham manager Neil Harris names his squad to face AFC Wimbledon.Reeves returned from an ankle injury in Saturday’s defeat to Plymouth, coming off the bench to play the last 20 minutes.The Gills remain without Mustapha Carayol, Danny Lloyd and Alex MacDonald, with the latter sidelined for the remainder of the season.Harris had his players i...Full Story »

North London rivals Arsenal and Tottenham Hotspur are interested in a move for VfB Stuttgart star Borna Sosa. The 24-year-old Croatian left-back is reportedly wanted by both clubs for a summer transfer. Journalist Christian Falk has reported the interest from both parties, also claiming Sosa was the subject of transfer discussions from Chelsea during the January transfer window. Chelsea's i...Full Story »

Chelsea manager Thomas Tuchel has backed his knock-out kings to deliver again when they host Lille in the Champions League round-of-16 first leg on Tuesday. The Blues needed an 89th-minute winner from Hakim Ziyech to clinch all three points at Crystal Palace on Saturday following a subdued performance in which Romelu Lukaku only had seven touches of the ball. While Chelsea have struggled for...Full Story »

AC Milan target €30m Berardi AC Milan will have to pay around €30 million to sign Domenico Berardi from Sassuolo, according to Calciomercato. The Sassuolo star came close to leaving for Fiorentina last summer but no deal went through and now a switch to San Siro could go ahead this summer. Dybala agent holding back Juventus extension Paulo Dybala's agent will have to give up hi...Full Story »

Chelsea boss Thomas Tuchel admitted Romelu Lukaku’s lack of touches during the 1-0 win over Crystal Palace showed he was “obviously not involved” but insisted everybody is giving their best.The Blues lacked fluency in south London but were able to back up their Club World Cup success in Abu Dhabi last weekend with three more points in the Premier League thanks to Hakim Ziyech&r...Full Story »

Bolton boss Ian Evatt was left “underwhelmed” by his team’s emphatic 4-0 win against AFC Wimbledon.Wanderers’ seventh win in nine games leaves them seven points adrift of the play-offs but eased the pain of a potentially derailing defeat at Burton on Tuesday.Evatt believed his side could have enjoyed an even greater victory against woeful Wimbledon.Jon Dadi Bodvarsson gra...Full Story »

Jon Dadi Bodvarsson opened his Bolton goal account as Wanderers returned to winning ways with an emphatic 4-0 Sky Bet League One victory over AFC Wimbledon.Top scorer Dapo Afolayan netted his 13th of the season, Dion Charles his sixth goal in eight games and substitute Amadou Bakayoko his ninth of the campaign to ease the pain of the Trotters’ 3-1 midweek defeat at Burton.Iceland internati...Full Story »

The Chelsea midfielder, who has previous road convictions, is understood to have hired a driver for the next 12 months. Football ace Ross Barkley faces a driving ban after being caught on his phone behind the wheel of his £150,000 Mercedes-AMG Credit: MJ-Pictures.com The £84,000-a-week Chelsea star will appear at Bromley magistrates court in South East London next month after totting...Full Story »

Azpilicueta's deal with the Blues is up at end of the season and it doesn't seem likely that he will remain at Stamford Bridge. There's still a possibility that the defender may remain with the Blues as he's yet to accept Barca's proposal Credit: AFP The uncertainty over the Spaniard's future has prompted Barca to pounce on the 32-year-old with hopes of bringing him to the Nou Camp. The Catal...Full Story »

Crystal Palace will be without Conor Gallagher for Saturday’s visit of Chelsea in the Premier League.The midfielder is unable to face his parent club due to the terms of his loan agreement, but the Eagles will have Will Hughes available after he recovered from a slight knock sustained in last weekend’s 0-0 draw at Brentford.Defender Nathan Ferguson (hamstring) remains the only injury...Full Story »

Chelsea and Antonio Rudiger have not recently engaged in talks over a new contract. Talks between the German centre-back's representatives and Chelsea had taken place last month. Sky Sports states no new and improved contract offer has been presented to the 29-year-old. Rudiger recently said he was happy at the club, but "there are also other people who have to make decisions". Real Madrid...Full Story »

Timbers sign Rasmussen Portland Timbers have announced the signing of 2022 MLS SuperDraft defender Justin Rasmussen. The defender has joined from Grand Canyon University on a one-year contract, but they have options to extend for another three years. Marsch in line to replace Bielsa at Leeds Jesse Marsch is Leeds' first choice to replace Marcelo Bielsa as coach. Marsch is available after...Full Story »

England could be set to lose one of their brightest young attacking talents.That’s according to a recent report from London World, who claims Chelsea winger Callum Hudson-Odoi is considering changing his nationality. Hudson-Odoi, 21, has spent his entire career with Chelsea after joining their youth academy all the way back in 2007. Since forcing his way through the Blues’ youth ...Full Story »

Thomas Tuchel is expected to be without Mason Mount for two key fixtures at the Times report that the Chelsea graduate is set to miss the Carabao Cup final vs Liverpool and their upcoming tie vs Lille. Mount was forced off in the 31st minute of the Blues’ Club World Cup final clash against Palmeiras, having suffered an ankle ligament injury after an early collision in the encounter. Th...Full Story »

ARMANDO BROJA has impressed during his loan spell at Southampton Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund have signalled an interest in Southampton striker Armando Broja. The Albanian international is enjoying a very exciting and promising breakout season, having been sent on loan to Ralph Hasenhutl’s side at the start of the campaign from Chelsea. Broja has netted six Premier League goals an...Full Story »

Chelsea haven't given up in their pursuit of Sevilla defender Jules Kounde. The European and world champions came close to signing the Frenchman last summer, but the Andalusian club stood firm and refused to sell for less than their asking price. In London, however, the Blues are readying another bid in an attempt to sign the player this coming summer, as they are preparing to make a lot of c...Full Story »

After Romelu Lukaku's opener had been cancelled out by Raphael Veiga, the Germany international slotted home a 117th-minute winner from the spot Chelsea 2-1 Palmeiras (AET): Match Statistics Once again, Kai Havertz was the match-winner. On Saturday evening in Abu Dhabi, the man who scored the only goal in last May's Champions League final stepped up to take one of the most important penalti...Full Story »