Alonso walked into the Drake Suite, a space commemorating Chelsea’s league-winning coaches, and remarked that guiding a club with such a decorated past felt like a “privilege and honour”. He has been working with a large contingent at Cobham, featuring Cole Palmer, Joao Pedro and Levi Colwill, while just eight Chelsea players are on duty […]
Continue ReadingBates consistently courted dispute, particularly during the mid-1980s when he installed a 12-foot, 12-volt electric barrier around Stamford Bridge to deter field invasions — only to be denied permission to activate it by the Greater London Council on safety grounds. In 1991, Chelsea were handed a £105,000 penalty over suspected unauthorized payments to players. Bates […]
Continue ReadingKen Bates, the one-time custodian of Chelsea and Leeds United, has passed away at age 94. Chelsea confirmed the news on Saturday, sharing that he “died peacefully in Monaco this morning, with his wife and family by his side.” Bates acquired Chelsea for a mere £1 in 1982 while the side languished in the former […]
Continue ReadingAlejandro Garnacho has been omitted from the Chelsea pre-season traveling party as the top-flight side actively seeks to offload the wide player. The London club commenced their pre-season program on Thursday with the first-team players not involved in the World Cup, yet Garnacho did not take part in the sessions at the Cobham training ground. […]
Continue ReadingArsenal manager Renée Slegers has described Selina Cerci as a “great addition” following the German attacker’s arrival from TSG 1899 Hoffenheim. Cerci registered 34 goals in 47 outings for Hoffenheim over two campaigns. She is the second player Arsenal have brought in from the Frauen Bundesliga this summer, after securing Georgia Stanway from Bayern Munich, […]
Continue ReadingReal Madrid have signed Marc Cucurella from Chelsea on a six-year contract in a deal worth up to £51.8m. The transfer gives Madrid a proven Spanish defender, while Chelsea bank a sizeable fee as they continue reshaping t
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