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Romeo Lavia interview ‘I’ll be the first to leave when I lose faith in the Chelsea project’ 🔷 Who leaders are in
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squad 🔜 Thoughts on the new head coach 🗣️ What Pep taught him 🇪🇸 The influence of Sergio Busquets
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Romeo Lavia interview: I'll be the first to leave Chelsea if I lose belief
Midfielder still believes in BlueCo direction as he prepares to face former club Manchester City in first FA Cup final
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Xavi Alonso and Andoni Iraola emerging as Chelsea's leading candidates. Contact being made now. Understand
#CFC
are confident of appointing before mid-June. There are between 5 and 6 serious candidates. Latest:
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Chelsea hold new manager talks as top two candidates and timeline emerge
Race to succeed Liam Rosenior is heating up and fans may not have to wait long for an appointment
https://www.standard.co.uk/sport/football/chelsea-fc-next-manager-alonso-iraola-talks-b1281992.html
3 days ago
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A leader at 23, Chelsea's best centre-back, a wildcard World Cup shout. How Levi Colwill showed
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what they’d been missing at Anfield, and what happens now
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Chelsea handed major FA Cup final boost as new leader emerges
Blues shown exactly what they have been missing all season in Liverpool draw
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4 days ago
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McFarlane's clever tactical tweak, a concerning trend, and the interim head coach's lucky general… Chelsea's Liverpool draw analysed
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Three things we learned from Chelsea draw as tactical tweak unlocks attack
A juggling act on the wing produced a far better team performance against Liverpool
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6 days ago
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Jesse Derry's full debut was far more dramatic than anyone could have anticipated, but before his injury, the teenager's display was a point of encouragement on an afternoon that left Chelsea fans bereft of any other reasons for optimism Piece
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Dazzling Derry gives cause for Chelsea optimism as regulars flop again
Teenager impressed on debut before head injury as Blues suffered sixth consecutive Premier League loss to end top-five hopes
https://www.standard.co.uk/sport/football/chelsea-fc-jesse-derry-debut-injury-b1281101.html
10 days ago
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Robert Sanchez to undergo in-house assessments at Cobham. He'll miss Liverpool game if he fails any of the check stages. His wasn’t a concussion sub but concussion protocol still has to be followed this week.
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Sanchez injury latest as Chelsea book tests amid concussion fears
Spaniard may be unavailable for Liverpool clash as Blues look to revive fading European dream
https://www.standard.co.uk/sport/football/sanchez-injury-latest-chelsea-fc-concussion-b1281039.html
11 days ago
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Calum McFarlane: I disagree with the narrative that Cole Palmer has not been playing well
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McFarlane hits back at Palmer criticism amid Chelsea 'disagreement'
Blues talisman has not been at his best this season
https://www.standard.co.uk/sport/football/chelsea-fc-palmer-mcfarlane-b1280764.html
12 days ago
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Reece James and Levi Colwill have been in first-team training the last two days and could be in the squad on Monday for
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14 days ago
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By recent standards, Pedro Neto's assist in the FA Cup semi-final was a rare sight indeed. I feel Chelsea cannot make a success of the run-in (or cup final) unless a certain trio step up. A
#CFC
piece on the underwhelming three
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The three stars who can save Chelsea season and redefine their futures
Blues need more from key attacking trio to avoid season ending in a whimper
https://www.standard.co.uk/sport/football/chelsea-fc-palmer-neto-garnacho-b1280268.html
16 days ago
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Some Chelsea players including Enzo Fernandez have been at the Madrid Open to watch the tennis. Players were given Monday and today off by Calum McFarlane.
#CFC
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Enzo Fernandez spotted in Madrid after Chelsea transfer hints
Argentine joins team-mates in Spain for mid-season getaway
https://www.standard.co.uk/sport/football/enzo-fernandez-chelsea-fc-real-madrid-b1280255.html
17 days ago
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Chelsea sporting directors in agreement that Marco Silva should be a candidate for head coach role. Some senior figures at
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confident Silva will sign new deal but others less convinced.
#CFC
to reach out to his reps to gauge his circumstances
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New Chelsea manager update as talks begin over top candidates
Marco Silva, Andoni Iraola and Xabi Alonso all feature on Blues’ shortlist to replace Liam Rosenior
https://www.standard.co.uk/sport/football/chelsea-fc-manager-update-silva-iraola-alonso-b1280228.html
17 days ago
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Andoni Iraola an active candidate to become the next Chelsea head coach. Process underway at
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to check the availability of a handful of top contenders. Understand he's one of those
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Chelsea ready to explore Iraola talks as new manager shortlist drawn up
Blues have begun work to identify preferred candidates to succeed Liam Rosenior
https://www.standard.co.uk/sport/football/chelsea-fc-iraola-new-manager-search-b1280153.html
18 days ago
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Controversial? Yes. Uncertain future? Yes. But Enzo Fernandez is Chelsea's best example of a big-game player and showed at Wembley how important he'll be in the run-in for
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. Piece:
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Chelsea must make right call on big-game Fernandez after clutch moment
BlueCo should make an exception to familiar transfer strategy with Argentine star crucial to future ambitions
https://www.standard.co.uk/sport/football/chelsea-fc-enzo-fernandez-transfer-decision-b1280123.html
18 days ago
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EXCLUSIVE interview with Kevin Schade He's convinced he's the fastest player in the Premier League (but admits Micky van de Ven used to be) 🐝 The
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star on Champions League hopes, World Cup dreams, Jordan Henderson and Matthew Benham
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Schade exclusive: ‘Van de Ven used to be, but I’m the league's fastest player now’
Exclusive interview: The Brentford forward discusses Champions League hopes, World Cup dreams, and why the Bees continue to defy the odds
https://www.standard.co.uk/sport/football/kevin-schade-brentford-exclusive-interview-b1280046.html
19 days ago
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Analysed: how Chelsea reached the FA Cup and turned the page 🔹 Improvements in all areas ⚽️ Goal drought finally over ⭐️ The standout player (not Enzo)
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What we learned from Chelsea win as improvements deliver a shot at silverware
A much-improved performance gets Chelsea back on track following a dismal run of form
https://www.standard.co.uk/sport/football/chelsea-fc-fa-cup-silverware-b1280058.html
19 days ago
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Robert Sanchez my man of the match. Chelsea match ratings from Wembley
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Chelsea player ratings: Sanchez superb in FA Cup semi-final win
Chelsea needed their goalkeeper to hold on against Leeds and reach another cup final
https://www.standard.co.uk/sport/football/chelsea-fc-player-ratings-sanchez-fernandez-leeds-fa-cup-b1280052.html
19 days ago
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Inside Calum McFarlane's first few days as Chelsea interim head coach (second time round) and what I took from his first press conference
#CFC
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Chelsea at a crossroads as unlikely hero McFarlane left to save season
Interim head coach must steady a badly listing ship in the stormiest of seas - but is he up to the task?
https://www.standard.co.uk/sport/football/mcfarlane-chelsea-fc-leeds-b1279914.html
19 days ago
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Calum McFarlane has rubbished reports claiming Liam Rosenior chose not to address the Chelsea players in the dressing room after the Brighton defeat
#CFC
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McFarlane rubbishes Rosenior rumour amid Chelsea FA Cup promise
Interim boss adamant Blues will give their all in Leeds clash amid grim spell
https://www.standard.co.uk/sport/football/mcfarlane-rosenior-chelsea-fc-rumour-promise-b1279917.html
20 days ago
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🔹🔷🔹 Where it all went wrong for Liam Rosenior and what Chelsea plan to do next A long-read explaining why it didn't work out and analysing
#CFC's
latest U-turn
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Why Chelsea sacked Rosenior and where the club plan to turn next
Rosenior lasted just over three months at Stamford Bridge
https://www.standard.co.uk/sport/football/why-chelsea-fc-sacked-rosenior-b1279661.html
23 days ago
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🚨 Liam Rosenior has been sacked as Chelsea head coach. Calum McFarlane becomes caretaker again. Club felt they couldn’t go on as they were.
#CFC
Details:
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Chelsea make Rosenior sack decision ahead of FA Cup semi-final
English coach lasts a little over three months into six-year contract
https://www.standard.co.uk/sport/football/chelsea-fc-sack-rosenior-b1279540.html
23 days ago
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Estevao poised to miss the rest of the season and a World Cup doubt. Head coach Liam Rosenior on the brink. Probably the most dramatic day at
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since yesterday
23 days ago
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Liam Rosenior's extraordinary post-match rant on "indefensible"
#CFC
players in full:
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Rosenior rant in full as Chelsea boss rages at 'unacceptable' result
Blues head coach did not mince words as his side slumped to a dismal defeat on the south coast
https://www.standard.co.uk/sport/football/rosenior-rant-in-full-chelsea-fc-b1279536.html
24 days ago
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Analysing what under-pressure Rosenior calls “by far” Chelsea's worst defeat yet: ❌Champions League hopes all but over 💇♂️ Barbergate the latest mole controversy ⏳ Change of formation a total failure
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Three things we learned from Chelsea loss as Rosenior facing crisis
Unneeded controversy hits camp as Blues set to tumble down Premier League table
https://www.standard.co.uk/sport/football/chelsea-fc-analysis-rosenior-tactics-cucurella-b1279534.html
24 days ago
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Chelsea and Tottenham by far the two worst London clubs in the Premier League right now. The former appalling lately
24 days ago
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I've seen plenty of people arguing Chelsea's exhausted players being outrun is not concerning… but that just doesn't wash. Not now we're in late April. Not after 33 straight league games of it. Analysis of why a sobering stat is deeply worrying for
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Concerning Chelsea statistic lays bare Rosenior's biggest issue
Blues are being left behind by every other team in the Premier League
https://www.standard.co.uk/sport/football/chelsea-fc-statistic-rosenior-biggest-issue-b1279453.html
24 days ago
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Liam Rosenior explains why he disagrees with Cole Palmer's claim that “everything changes” depending on whether
#CFC
qualify for the Champions League
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Rosenior responds as Palmer warns of 'change' if Chelsea miss UCL spot
Blues losing touch with top five after dismal spell as players begin to worry
https://www.standard.co.uk/sport/football/chelsea-fc-rosenior-palmer-change-champions-league-b1279372.html
25 days ago
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Oh by the way, Chelsea have still been outrun by every single Premier League team in every single Premier League game this season. That is a staggering 33-game run by
#CFC
. Almost impressive.
25 days ago
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Rosenior updates on injuries to Joao Pedro, Estevao and Enzo Fernandez at
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. Plus details on Levi Colwill's involvement for Chelsea's U21s:
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Rosenior reveals Joao Pedro injury latest in four-man Chelsea update
Liam Rosenior has also delivered updates on Estevao and Enzo Fernandez after being forced off against Manchester United
https://www.standard.co.uk/sport/football/chelsea-fc-joao-pedro-injury-latest-rosenior-b1279349.html
25 days ago
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Arsenal have lost just one of their last nine meetings with Manchester City in April: the last one, losing 4-1 in 2023. It's a run including five Arsenal wins dating back to 1991
26 days ago
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A Morgan Gibbs-White hat-trick in their most important game to get right in this run-in. Tottenham fans must feel battered and bruised by Gibbs-White and Eberechi Eze this season. Truly, what could have been
26 days ago
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Analysis of Chelsea’s latest dismal defeat 📉 Champions League hopes suffer again 🚢 Latest blank brings Titanic into focus 🏴 Forward fails to take his chance
#CFC
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Three things we learned from Chelsea defeat as Blues in danger of collapse
Liam Delap’s performance in the absence of the injured Joao Pedro adds to a disappointing night for Chelsea
https://www.standard.co.uk/sport/football/chelsea-fc-collapse-man-utd-rosenior-b1279232.html
27 days ago
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Chelsea hoping the problem that forced Enzo Fernandez off was just cramp. But Estevao was in tears at half-time over a hamstring injury.
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Rosenior issues Estevao update as Chelsea dealt double injury scare
Enzo Fernandez’s return to the Chelsea team ended prematurely as he signalled to be replaced late on
https://www.standard.co.uk/sport/football/chelsea-fc-injury-update-estevao-fernandez-rosenior-man-utd-b1279233.html
27 days ago
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27 days ago
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There is some doubt at Chelsea over whether Jamie Gittens and Filip Jorgensenwill be fit before the end of the season
#CFC
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Chelsea in fresh injury blow as pair may not play again this season
Jamie Gittens and Filip Jorgensen may not return in time to assist Champions League race
https://www.standard.co.uk/sport/football/chelsea-fc-injury-latest-gittens-jorgensen-b1278985.html
28 days ago
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Exclusive interview with Josh King 🔲Advice from ex-Fulham player ⚽️Inside his obsession with art of goalscoring 🥅Reflections on disallowed
#CFC
goal 8 months on 🇷🇴Sitting A-Levels in Romanian hotel ❤️Dad’s “tough love” ⚫️Leadership,
#FFC
loyalty + more
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King exclusive: ‘I feel a loyalty to Fulham – this is my school, my second home’
Interview: Fulham’s teen star on his rise to prominence, his hopes for Harry Wilson and Marco Silva... and why his Dad doesn’t own him on FPL
https://www.standard.co.uk/sport/football/josh-king-exclusive-interview-fulham-fc-b1278834.html
29 days ago
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Moises Caicedo has agreed terms to a new Chelsea contract that’s very close to being done and dusted. Good news at a bad time for
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29 days ago
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Two attacking teams are throwing up a superbly entertaining and dramatic tie. Arsenal and Sporting are also playing.
about 1 month ago
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Chelsea: top of the wrong table
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Huge Rosenior issue clear as Chelsea top unwanted Premier League table
Blues have obvious problem that must be addressed
https://www.standard.co.uk/sport/football/chelsea-fc-rosenior-huge-issue-premier-league-table-b1278766.html
about 1 month ago
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Chelsea are mentally fragile and need to develop resilience when dealing with setbacks. Champions League qualification demands it. A piece on the biggest thing holding
#CFC
back
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Rosenior running out of time to fix fragile Chelsea
Blues’ season in danger of fizzling out after another capitulation
https://www.standard.co.uk/sport/football/chelsea-fc-rosenior-fix-b1278504.html
about 1 month ago
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Pep Guardiola believes the sunny weather explains why Manchester City often win the title race — but still feels Arsenal are the best team in the country and in Europe. Some classic Pep quotes:
#MCFC
#AFC
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Guardiola reveals secret to fine Man City form amid Arsenal verdict
One factor affects City more than any other...
https://www.standard.co.uk/sport/football/guardiola-man-city-secret-arsenal-fc-b1278438.html
about 1 month ago
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Analysis of Chelsea's chastening defeat, including one silver lining 😬 Brutal second 45 takes game away 🇦🇷
#CFC
unpicked without Fernandez 🤞 Some encouraging signs down the left
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Three things we learned from Chelsea loss as Fernandez absence felt
Blues missed suspended vice-captain’s impetus as they dropped more points
https://www.standard.co.uk/sport/football/chelsea-fc-man-city-analysis-fernandez-b1278435.html
about 1 month ago
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The appointment of Roberto De Zerbi is the riskiest managerial appointment of the Premier League era. Genuinely. Long-read explaining why, analysing how his
#Spurs
will play, and detailing what he's told his
#THFC
players already in his first week.
#coys
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about 1 month ago
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The football PSG play can be utterly scintillating. Tactically, they do nothing that other teams don’t do. They just do it better
about 1 month ago
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West Ham calm about Aaron Wan-Bissaka being kept in DR Congo and missing Leeds game. Was originally anticipated he'd be back in UK Friday evening but
#WHUFC
had already expected he’d be a doubt. He's back in training today. No complaint imminent. Latest:
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West Ham weighing up options after Wan-Bissaka 'detained' in DR Congo
Hammers right-back missed FA Cup defeat to Leeds due to World Cup celebrations
https://www.standard.co.uk/sport/football/west-ham-wan-bissaka-dr-congo-b1277867.html
about 1 month ago
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Analysing Chelsea 7-0 Port Vale 🍌 Potential banana skin avoided as Chelsea do a Chris Hughes and lift the mood a bit 🇧🇷 Estevao the entertainer-in-chief 📈 Assessing Kavuma-McQueen's debut
#CFC
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Three things we learned from Chelsea win as Estevao emulates Saka
Blues’ great entertainer in fine company after hitting new milestone in FA Cup quarter-final rout of Port Vale
https://www.standard.co.uk/sport/football/chelsea-fc-estevao-saka-port-vale-fa-cup-b1277674.html
about 1 month ago
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Enzo Fernandez has just taken a selfie with a Chelsea fan and all smiles as he sits behind the Chelsea subs and begins his two-match ban for inviting Real Madrid to sign him. They haven't signed him yet.
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about 1 month ago
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Quotes from Liam Rosenior as he bans Enzo Fernandez from Chelsea's next two games and holds 30-minute meeting with Marc Cucurella to tell him off, too. Fernandez sanctioned after disrespecting
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with Real Madrid comments:
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Chelsea confirm huge punishment for Fernandez over transfer comments
Blues vice-captain has made little secret of his wish to play for Real Madrid
https://www.standard.co.uk/sport/football/chelsea-fc-enzo-fernandez-punishment-b1277579.html
about 1 month ago
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A big piece assessing who is already on the plane to the World Cup, who is on the cusp, and who might just miss out England's hopefuls, split into three categories 🏴
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England World Cup squad: Who will Thomas Tuchel put on the plane this summer?
Thomas Tuchel has some tough decisions to make after the final auditions to make his 26-man tournament squad
https://www.standard.co.uk/sport/football/england-world-cup-squad-who-will-tuchel-put-on-plane-b1277477.html
about 1 month ago
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Thomas Tuchel has fired a warning to Phil Foden that he is “not guaranteed” a place in the World Cup squad because he “struggles to show” his quality for his country
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Tuchel issues England star warning amid World Cup squad uncertainty
Forward struggled in a new role in latest England defeat
https://www.standard.co.uk/sport/football/england-world-cup-squad-tuchel-foden-man-city-b1277367.html
about 1 month ago
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It is incredibly unlucky for England fans and an almighty statistical anomaly that 197-cap Lionel Messi has been playing for Argentina since 2005 and has faced Mauritania, Estonia and Angola (twice) but never England
about 2 months ago
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