Leeds, Chelsea, Crystal Palace: Why have so many clubs chosen short-term managers? April 17, 2023 When Javi Gracia made a surprise return to the Premier League in February he signed a contract with Leeds United which the club described as “flexible”. In reality, it meant a short-term deal guaranteed only until the end of the season, when it could be extended if all parties agreed. Since then, five more clubs [...]
Lampard rejects Di Matteo parallels as Chelsea eye new Champions League miracle April 11, 2023 Frank Lampard has played down comparisons with Champions League-winning Chelsea interim manager Roberto Di Matteo and told his players to make their own history against Real Madrid. Former Blues midfielder Di Matteo was handed the reins for the last few weeks of the 2011-12 season and ended up guiding them to European club football’s most [...]
Chelsea to headline first Premier League Summer Series tournament in US April 11, 2023 Chelsea and Newcastle United are to headline the Premier League Summer Series, the English top flight’s first pre-season tournament to take place in the United States this summer. Aston Villa, Brighton and Hove Albion, Brentford and Fulham are also due to play in the six-team friendly competition, to be held from 22-30 July in five [...]
Lampard named Chelsea manager two years after Blues sacked him April 6, 2023 Frank Lampard has been named as Chelsea’s interim manager for the remainder of the season. The former Chelsea midfielder will take charge of the Blues following the sacking of Graham Potter on Sunday. Potter’s former assistant Bruno Saltor was in charge for the side’s 0-0 draw with Liverpool on Tuesday. Lampard at the helm Lampard [...]
Interim Chelsea manager Bruno Saltor: I must take blame for Graham Potter sacking April 3, 2023 Chelsea caretaker manager Bruno Saltor admits he and the players must take their share of the blame for the club’s decision to sack Graham Potter. Potter was dismissed by the Blues on Sunday night, just seven months after arriving from Brighton and Hove Albion with Spaniard Bruno among his backroom staff. The former defender has [...]
Graham Potter’s time as Chelsea manager left more questions than answers April 3, 2023 And so Graham Potter joins the graveyard of former Chelsea managers. At the current rate, it will soon be rivalling Brompton Cemetery, next to Stamford Bridge, for inhabitants. His main legacy: bringing the term “glow-up” to a wider audience. As for his epitaph, it’s unlikely to be complimentary. To some, the former Brighton, Swansea and [...]
Potter SACKED by Chelsea after just 206 days in charge at Stamford Bridge April 2, 2023 Graham Potter became the 12th Premier League manager of the season to be sacked after Chelsea axed the 47-year-old just hours after Leicester City dismissed Brendan Rodgers. Potter survived just 206 days at Stamford Bridge having joined the club from Brighton, replacing Thomas Tuchel, on a five-year deal reportedly worth £60m. His side lost 2-0 [...]
How Premier League clubs may have avoided paying £250m in tax March 30, 2023 Premier League clubs may have avoided paying up to £250m in tax, experts have warned. The Tax Policy Associates say that the 20 top flight clubs could have cost a quarter of a billion in lost tax between 2019 and 2021, and £470m since 2015. The group says in their report that: “Football clubs at [...]
Chelsea puts £121m loss down to sanctions imposed on ex owner Roman Abramovich March 27, 2023 Chelsea say Government sanctions imposed on former owner Roman Abramovich were a factor in the club posting losses of £121million in 2021-22. Russian billionaire Abramovich was sanctioned by the UK Government in March last year as it sought to freeze the assets of individuals it believed had connections to the country’s president, Vladimir Putin, following [...]
Chelsea title defence suffers blow on women’s football weekend March 26, 2023 Chelsea’s Women’s Super League title defence suffered a blow today with the Blues losing 2-0 to rivals Manchester City at the Academy Stadium. Filippa Angeldahl and Lauren Hemp scored in the first half to give Gareth Taylor’s side a 2-0 victory over Emma Hayes’s Chelsea. The result – combined with Manchester United’s dominant 4-0 victory [...]