“I may shed a tear if he gets on the pitch. It is not the end goal, but it is another step to where he wants to be. He has worked hard for it.” A piece on #CFC’s exciting academy talent Ryan Kavuma-McQueen, who could make debut in #FACup v Port Vale: www.nytimes.com/athletic/715...

Are Chelsea edging towards a crisis? www.nytimes.com/athletic/713...

On the whistle piece from me covering #CFC’s latest defeat…how the pressure is mounting on Rosenior with no European football a possibility next season, poor defensive record costing them and Lavia’s need for minutes causing issues: www.nytimes.com/athletic/712...

Some pre-match listening perhaps ahead of #CFC’s game at #EFC. I joined a debate with @mjslater.bsky.social and host @aakinwo.bsky.social over the club only getting a PL fine for rule breaches under Abramovich. Was it a fair punishment? pod.fo/e/3b2669

🎙️Does Chelsea’s…erm, “punishment” fit the crime? @sjohnsonsport.bsky.social @aakinwo.bsky.social & I discuss Chelsea’s inexhaustible supply of mitigation, the curious absence of sporting advantage & lots of lovely trophies. pod.fo/e/3b2669

Welcome to Chelsea, Liam Rosenior. Where does this extraordinary week leave the head coach? www.nytimes.com/athletic/712...

A lot has gone wrong at #CFC over the past 7 days. Everyone is under scrutiny and the fans are growing mutinous. Liam Rosenior now knows what being head coach at the club is really like. My column here: www.nytimes.com/athletic/712...

𝗟𝗔𝗧𝗘𝗦𝗧 𝗣𝗢𝗗! 🚨 @mattdaviesadams.bsky.social has got @reallycerys.bsky.social & @liamtwomey.bsky.social for company - the morning after the horror of the night before 😨 🫣 @sjohnsonsport.bsky.social's press box assessment 🏆 Will #CFC get back in the UCL? 🍬 Everton (A) preview pod.fo/e/3afdc8

Chelsea 0 Paris Saint-Germain 3 (Agg: 2-8) – Shambolic start and Kvaratskhelia unplayable in Chelsea’s humbling night www.nytimes.com/athletic/712...

#CFC midfielder Enzo Fernandez has cast doubt on his future on the club. More here: www.nytimes.com/athletic/712...

#CFC v #PSG team sheet:

Asked PSG coach Luis Enrique if he’d ever reached out to #CFC striker Joao Pedro to clear the air over what happened after Club World Cup Final….think the answer maybe a no: “I explained that last summer and I have nothing to add.”

Chelsea captain Reece James has sustained a hamstring injury which could keep him out for several weeks. More from @sjohnsonsport.bsky.social and Mario Cortegana ⬇️ bit.ly/47yF5ww

Liam Rosenior has hinted Chelsea will stop doing a team huddle over the ball in the centre circle before a game kicks off from now on. More from @sjohnsonsport.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/athletic/712...

If you're looking for good news... You've respectfully come to the wrong place 🫡 @mattdaviesadams.bsky.social, @liamtwomey.bsky.social & @sjohnsonsport.bsky.social on: 💰 Sanctions 🤕 Reece's injury news 🫣 Huddle horror 🙄 Newcastle woe 🤨 No chance vs PSG? 🏆 CFCW! Thank you! #CFC pod.fo/e/3ac0cc

Liam Rosenior suggests there will be a change to #CFC pre-match huddle routine from now on after surreal incident before Newcastle game involving referee Paul Tierney. More here: www.nytimes.com/athletic/712...

Exclusive: Reece James has suffered a hamstring injury and will be out for several weeks. #CFC www.nytimes.com/athletic/712...

Even more people are talking about #CFC’s huddles than at the start of the week when I wrote a piece about it. Of course it had to be updated to reflect the most surreal moment yet…the sight of ref Paul Tierney inadvertently joining in: www.nytimes.com/athletic/709...

Pedro Neto now banned for #CFC’s game at home to #NUFC after FA punish him for reaction to red card at #AFC this month. Facing UEFA disciplinary proceedings too for clash with ball boy at PSG. More here: www.nytimes.com/athletic/711...

Liam Rosenior has ‘trust’ in Chelsea goalkeepers despite Robert Sanchez, Filip Jorgensen errors 👇https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7115317/2026/03/13/rosenior-sanchez-jorgensen-chelsea-goalkeepers

My column on exclusive story that Reece James has signed a new deal at #CFC. No player has earned it more after showing everyone at the club how to bounce back from adversity to rejuvenate his career: www.nytimes.com/athletic/711...

Exclusive: Reece James has committed his long-term future to #CFC by signing a new six-year deal to stay at Stamford Bridge. The captain’s previous deal expired in 2028. More here: www.nytimes.com/athletic/711...

UEFA have opened disciplinary proceedings against #CFC winger Pedro Neto over ball boy incident during 5-2 loss at PSG last night: www.nytimes.com/athletic/710...

Pedro Neto has apologised to the ball boy he pushed over during #CFC’s defeat to PSG. Has given him his shirt too. www.nytimes.com/athletic/710...

Jørgensen starts in goal for #CFC. Cucurella returns to starting line-up after injury. James and Gusto in. My punt on how they will line up: Jørgensen; Gusto, Fofana, Chalobah, Cucurella; James, Caicedo; Palmer, Fernandez, Neto; Joao Pedro.

Understandable excitement from #CFC fans over seeing Levi Colwill in training earlier. This is not the first time he’s been with the group but it is still early days in terms of playing again. It is still a good sign & the hope/plan is he will play before the end of the season.

#CFC have come under a lot of scrutiny for their huddles being in the centre circle lately…so here’s a piece explaining what’s going on (with a fun look at some examples). The tactic will be next seen at PSG on Wednesday night: www.nytimes.com/athletic/709...

#CFC will play Port Vale at home in the #FACup Quarter Finals. Ties played weekend April 4.

𝗠𝗢𝗡𝗗𝗔𝗬 𝗣𝗢𝗗! 🚨 From 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 to 🇫🇷 and everything in between for @mattdaviesadams.bsky.social, @liamtwomey.bsky.social & @sjohnsonsport.bsky.social! 🏆 Labouring past Wrexham AET 🤔 CWC rematch pt 1 in Paris 🧮 Who starts where v PSG? ⭕️ Centre-circle huddle hoopla #CFC pod.fo/e/3a283a

With a bit of tongue in cheek, a look at #CFC’s recent tactic of conducting team huddles over the centre circle before each half gets under way…a ritual that seems to be winding people up. www.nytimes.com/athletic/709...

#CFC’s inability to control matches is a major flaw which is threatening their chances of making this season a success. They could not even do it when leading 10-man Wrexham in extra time. My column here: www.nytimes.com/athletic/709...

Wrexham 2-4 Chelsea (after extra time). A thrilling FA Cup tie and a fantastic occasion. Immediate post-match briefing with @sjohnsonsport.bsky.social @liamtwomey.bsky.social @rsooty73.bsky.social @theathleticfc.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/athletic/708...

Wrexham 2 Chelsea 4 – VAR woe for hosts, superb Doyle flick, lucky escape for Blues? www.nytimes.com/athletic/708...

Under-21 wingers Jesse Derry and Ryan Kavuma-McQueen are part of the #CFC travelling party for the FA Cup tie at Wrexham tomorrow. Got a chance of being in the squad. Derry made his debut in the previous round at Hull City.

Liam Rosenior reveals he has spoken to Rob Sanchez after the #CFC keeper was disappointed at being dropped to the bench against #AVFC in midweek: www.nytimes.com/athletic/709...

𝗧𝗛𝗨𝗥𝗦𝗗𝗔𝗬 𝗣𝗢𝗗! 🚨 @mattdaviesadams.bsky.social, @liamtwomey.bsky.social & @lukebosher.bsky.social assemble... 📈 Victory at Villa w/ @sjohnsonsport.bsky.social 😮‍💨 João Pedro is very good 🧤 Rosenior's bold call between the sticks 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Wrexham (A) preview w/ @rsooty73.bsky.social #CFC pod.fo/e/39d6d4

#CFC’s win over #AVFC was big for Liam Rosenior as well as the club. He made some big calls and the players responded. My column here: www.nytimes.com/athletic/708...

Aston Villa 1 Chelsea 4: Unstoppable Joao Pedro, Villa’s flawed setup, big week ahead for Rosenior 👇https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7083529/2026/03/04/aston-villa-1-chelsea-4-joao-pedro-rosenior-emery/?source=emp_shared_article

𝗣𝗢𝗦𝗧 𝗔𝗥𝗦𝗘𝗡𝗔𝗟 𝗣𝗢𝗗! 🚨 @mattdaviesadams.bsky.social, @lukebosher.bsky.social & @sjohnsonsport.bsky.social on duty after a frustrating (!) trip to the Emirates... 🟥 Yet another red card ⚽️ More set-piece shambles 🧤 Sanchez sorrow 😬 A must win at Villa Park? #CFC pod.fo/e/39b32e

Rosenior has warned the players he will pick his #CFC team based on seeing improvement in their discipline from now on and has also started overseeing set piece coaching in light of their defensive record: www.nytimes.com/athletic/708...

Bit of a reality check from me about #CFC performing in big games…they have not beaten #AFC or #MCFC in their last 22 games. Their record against #MUFC & #LFC makes grim reading too. It’s a stat that has to improve this season and beyond. My column here: www.nytimes.com/athletic/707...

Chelsea held squad meeting to support players after Wesley Fofana abuse – Liam Rosenior www.nytimes.com/athletic/707...

#CFC keeper Rob Sanchez before the Champions League group phase draw. Referring to the Club World Cup win over PSG last July, Sanchez said: “Give us PSG man so we can get them out and they will have no excuse this time as well.”

#CFC have been drawn against #PSG in the last 16 of the #ChampionsLeaguedraw. Written in the stars since July 13, 2025.

𝗟𝗔𝗧𝗘𝗦𝗧 𝗦𝗢𝗖! 🚨 @mattdaviesadams.bsky.social, @lukebosher.bsky.social & Sam Parkin look ahead to Arsenal (A)... 🤞 Better vs the big sides? 🔙 Who comes into defence? 🤔 Lessons from the League Cup? 🗣️ @sjohnsonsport.bsky.social speaks to Omari Kellyman 🟨 Yellow cards galore pod.fo/e/397b75

There has been a bit of noise lately that Marc Guiu has handed in a transfer request because he wants to leave #CFC. I am told this is not the case. The striker still loves being at the club and is focused on doing whatever he can to help the team this season.

Caicedo is walking a disciplinary tightrope. If he falls off, Chelsea’s season could go with him: www.nytimes.com/athletic/706...

A read looking at Moises Caicedo’s disciplinary issues at #CFC. For the third straight season he is struggling to avoid a two-game ban for getting 10 yellow cards by the end of the club’s 32nd PL game. More here: www.nytimes.com/athletic/706...

Sat down with Omari Kellyman to talk about how his loan at #CCFC has made him feel like a footballer again after a season of injury at #CFC. Heartfelt insight from a talented young man trying to make his mark after a big transfer from #AVFC in 2024. Piece here: www.nytimes.com/athletic/705...

𝗠𝗢𝗡𝗗𝗔𝗬 𝗣𝗢𝗗! 🚨 Dear me, #CFC 🫣 @mattdaviesadams.bsky.social, @liamtwomey.bsky.social & @sjohnsonsport.bsky.social get together to look back on the Burnley draw... 🙄 More dropped points 😡 Another red card 😩 Set piece fragility strikes again 🇧🇷 Silver lining = João Pedro pod.fo/e/3951b0