He’s the Messi of the NBA. A basketball genius

𝗟𝗔𝗧𝗘𝗦𝗧 𝗣𝗢𝗗! 🚨 @mattdaviesadams.bsky.social, @reallycerys.bsky.social & @liamtwomey.bsky.social assemble for... 🤯 Malo Gusto scores an actual goal! 🤔 Should Estêvão be starting? 📈 Chelsea are third - what does it all mean?! 💥 Alyssa Thompson's outrageous strike #CFC pod.fo/e/34fc7b

A Malo Gusto goal 😱 Worth a pod alone for @mattdaviesadams.bsky.social, @reallycerys.bsky.social & @liamtwomey.bsky.social (!) We’ll be chatting about that - and the 3-0 win over Wolves in general - and we’d love your thoughts or questions 🙏💬 #CFC

A disappointing performance and result for Chelsea in Baku, but you’ve got to take your Hato off to Qarabag

Dominik Szoboszlai is a spectacular footballer

I’m a husband and a father, but I’m honestly not sure I love anything as much as Cody Gakpo loves the shoot button

Spurs very poor but an excellent performance from Chelsea, imposing themselves in all areas. Caicedo the best player on the pitch by a huge distance. Should have been 4-0 or 5-0

Immense sequence from Caicedo. He must be horrible and/or terrifying to play against

Danny Welbeck having a Karim Benzema season is the best subplot in the Premier League right now

Enzo Maresca accused Liam Delap of ‘playing for himself’ after the Chelsea striker was sent off for two yellow cards in the space of seven minutes in Wednesday’s 4-3 win over Wolves in the Carabao Cup fourth round tie. More from @sjohnsonsport.bsky.social

The spirit of Nicolas Jackson lives on in Liam Delap. Chelsea don’t have an indiscipline problem though…

It’s getting harder and harder to avoid the conclusion that Andoni Iraola is the best coach in the Premier League

Fully deserved win for Sunderland. Arrived with a smart game plan to stifle Chelsea and executed it almost flawlessly, with much more intensity. Maresca’s starters were very flat and the subs didn’t work

What the hell happened to Ajax? This team would be in a relegation battle in the Premier League. Chelsea’s (largely) second string cruising despite barely exerting themselves

How did it come to this? Piece from #NFFC, on a brilliant atmosphere pissed away in six weeks, Postecoglou & a drift into apathy. www.nytimes.com/athletic/672...

“He looks really at ease. It doesn’t surprise me that the fans have already been charmed by him.” Palmeiras youth academy coordinator Joao Paulo Sampaio knows Estevao Willian better than most - his fast adaption to #CFC is the talk of Brazil. 👇 www.nytimes.com/athletic/672...

What a moment for Estevao. What a win for Chelsea and Maresca. Their best performance and result without Cole Palmer in the Cole Palmer era

Mourinho back at Stamford Bridge coaching a squad that includes a Ferreira and an Ivanovic. Football heritage

Death, taxes and Danny Welbeck scoring against Chelsea

You’d think it would be a source of acute embarrassment at this point that however poor they may be, Manchester United always know that hard running and physicality will be enough to bully Chelsea at home

Another bad moment for Sanchez, who gave Chelsea panic when they needed reassurance from their goalkeeper. Chelsea’s ability to find new and ever more creative ways to shoot themselves in the foot at Old Trafford really is remarkable

Chelsea have to settle for a point 🤝 Plenty for @mattdaviesadams.bsky.social, @sjohnsonsport.bsky.social & @thom-harris.bsky.social to get stuck into on Monday’s pod… We’ll look back on this game AND look ahead to Wednesday in Munich 🇩🇪 Let’s get your thoughts/ questions! #CFC

Tosin as the last defender against a fast forward usually means big trouble. Even more worrying is Chelsea’s attack. Aside from the (very) occasional flash of Brighton-era chemistry from Joao Pedro and Buonanotte, there’s been nothing to trouble Brentford’s low block

The only entertainment in the final minutes at London Stadium has come from watching how desperate Kudus is to not celebrate scoring a goal against West Ham

Pablo Torre isn’t just a brilliant journalist. He’s also a groundbreaking one, unveiling the kind of investigative reporting that turns a sport upside down primarily on a personalised (and very entertaining) podcast/Youtube show rather than through a traditional media outlet. It’s remarkable

Huge news. His football decisions have been questionable at times but Levy’s done a brilliant job with Spurs from a business perspective. He leaves them as sustainable top four/five contenders with one of the best club stadiums in Europe

Social media football culture, in all its flippant toxicity, couldn’t be further removed from the reality of how players think and feel

An explainer on #CFC’s intense end to the window. • Delap’s hospital scan during Fulham game stopped Jackson loan • Bayern revived talks due to Guiu • futures of Chilwell, George, Sterling, Disasi, Datro Fofana on final day • squad stronger for better PL challenge www.nytimes.com/athletic/659...

Can’t remember another deadline day where so many deals fell apart at the finish line. Lots of players being messed around by shifting club interests

🚨 EXCL: Ruben Loftus-Cheek called into England squad for upcoming 2026 World Cup qualifiers. AC Milan midfielder last appeared for national team in 2018 but Thomas Tuchel knows 29yo from Chelsea & now included for Andorra + Serbia fixtures 🚨 @theathleticfc.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/athletic/658...

Chelsea in advanced talks to sign USWNT’s Alyssa Thompson from Angel City. Fee likely to break the $1million mark. @charpur.bsky.social @theathleticfc.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/athletic/658...

Nicolas Jackson is good. Flawed, but good. I wouldn’t be surprised to see him show that at Bayern and justify the £70m valuation

Given all the deadline day striker movement, I’m a bit disappointed by the lack of noise around Leandro Damiao

🚨 EXCL: Chelsea considering signing striker before deadline. #CFC not allowing Nicolas Jackson loan but permanent possible. Lack of loan replacements means permanents being explored; enquiries made for Conrad Harder of #SportingCP & others 🚨 @theathleticfc.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/athletic/658...

🚨 EXCLUSIVE: Chelsea inform Bayern Munich they will not be proceeding with proposed loan of Nicolas Jackson after injury to Liam Delap. 24yo striker travelled to Germany for #FCBayern move but #CFC requested Senegal int’l returns to London 🚨 @theathleticfc.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/athletic/658...

This is probably a consequence of Palmer as well as Delap injuries, given that Joao Pedro is a No 9/10. Really messy situation with Jackson and Bayern now though. Fascinated to see how it unfolds

Credit to Amorim for his honesty, if nothing else. Still feels like he takes every opportunity to talk himself out of the United job (which could be what he wants) rather than leading

Rio Ngumoha was always considered special even by Cobham standards. Now everyone knows why. Great to see him do it in the Premier League

Enzo Maresca has confirmed Nicolas Jackson and Christopher Nkunku — who are both up for sale — will not be in the Chelsea squad to face West Ham United. Maresca has also revealed that Aaron Anselmino is being lined up for a loan. @sjohnsonsport.bsky.social

Renato Veiga expected to join Villarreal from #CFC for deal worth €30m plus big sell-on clause. Combined with €5m loan fee Juventus paid in January, makes sizeable profit on player Chelsea bought for just €14m one year ago. More here: www.nytimes.com/athletic/650...

In the eight seasons since they last lifted the Premier League title, Chelsea have averaged the seventh-best attack in the division. Can this summer's refresh around Cole Palmer finally change that? 👇 www.nytimes.com/athletic/656...

Chelsea's focus in the remainder of the window is on rounding out their attack and sales, not signing a new centre-back - and they are not a suitor for Gianluigi Donnarumma. This week's Transfer DealSheet 👇 www.nytimes.com/athletic/655...

𝗟𝗔𝗧𝗘𝗦𝗧 𝗣𝗢𝗗! 🚨 @mattdaviesadams.bsky.social, @lukebosher.bsky.social & @liamtwomey.bsky.social assemble... 🦅 Spoils shared with Palace 👨‍⚖️ Thank you Law 13 ✨ Acheampong steps up ⚒️ No excuses at West Ham ❔ A puzzling Blues Clues #CFC pod.fo/e/3168e3

A piece on Acheampong's audition in the Colwill role vs Crystal Palace. He didn't find enough forward passes to be a perfect solution for Maresca, but he did more than enough to underline that he's ready to play regularly in the PL for Chelsea. 👇 www.nytimes.com/athletic/655...

Always loved Law 13 😳 Let's get your thoughts on the pretty uninspiring goalless draw with Palace for tomorrow's pod... More reinforcements needed? Or just a frustrating day at the office?! @mattdaviesadams.bsky.social leading the debate - plus looking ahead to Friday @ West Ham ⚒️

Chelsea didn’t move the ball well enough today but Palace are a very good side, and an awkward one to look good against. Can’t even really argue it’s two points dropped based on the run of the game

It's a weird observation (and possibly just the nonsense of my imagination) but the ball has seemed ridiculously bouncy on this Stamford Bridge pitch. Several times it looks like Chelsea have been hindered by it in trying to move the ball quicker

Chelsea not moving the ball quickly or precisely enough to unsettle a very solid Palace side. Fernandez particularly poor in possession. Joao Pedro has barely had a touch, never mind a shot

Maresca says Chelsea need a new centre-back but don't expect them to sign one this summer. Here is a piece explaining why 👇 www.nytimes.com/athletic/655...

Don’t know or particularly care if the data backs it up, but nothing screams ‘Premier League opening weekend’ to me more than a Richarlison golazo