Emma Hayes revels in ‘favourite win’ for Chelsea

Emma Hayes savoured her “favourite win” as Chelsea boss after the Blues beat Wolfsburg 3-0 in their Women’s Champions League quarter-final second-leg clash for a 5-1 aggregate victory. Hayes also spoke of a “really proud day for English football” following the result at the Szusza Ferenc Stadion in Budapest. Having scored Chelsea’s second in their […]

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Chelsea spend £35m on agents’ fees as PL figure rises to £272m

Chelsea spent more than £35million on agents’ fees in the 12 months to the start of February, new data published by the Football Association shows. The Blues invested heavily in new recruits last summer, bringing in players like England defender Ben Chilwell from Leicester and Germany international Kai Havertz from Bayer Leverkusen. The FA’s report […]

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Scolari blames two players for sacking at Chelsea

Luiz Felipe Scolari has pointed to fall-outs with Nicolas Anelka and Didier Drogba as key reasons for his sacking at Chelsea. The Brazilian replaced Avram Grant in the summer of 2008 at Stamford Bridge with Scolari only lasting seven months before he was sacked. Problems learning English were cited as a major reason at the […]

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Rio would ‘take’ Lampard over Gerrard and Scholes

Rio Ferdinand says he would choose Frank Lampard over Paul Scholes and Steven Gerrard if he had the chance to select one of the trio as a manager. Ferdinand played with all three at either club or international level, but plumped for Lampard due to his goals and assists record, while paying tribute to both […]

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Man Utd, Chelsea make offers to keep Aguero in the Prem

Man Utd and Chelsea are among the clubs to have made offers for Man City striker Sergio Aguero as approaches the end of his time at the Etihad Stadium, according to reports. Aguero announced the end of his time at City on Monday when he posted a message on social media confirming his departure and […]

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Mount fit for Poland test, says Southgate amid injury fears

England boss Gareth Southgate has confirmed that midfielder Mason Mount will be available for Wednesday’s clash against Poland. The Three Lions face Paulo Sousa’s team in the third match of their World Cup qualifying campaign. Poland will be without talisman Robert Lewandowski after the striker was ruled out for a month with a knee injury. […]

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Relief for Chelsea as international boss confirms key player isn’t injured

Relief for Chelsea as international boss confirms key player isn’t injured – originally posted on Sportslens.com England manager Gareth Southgate has confirmed that Mason Mount should be fit to face Poland on Wednesday. The Chelsea midfielder sat out part of the training session on Tuesday, sparking talk that he could miss the Group I qualifier […]

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Mount a doubt for Poland clash after sitting out England training

Chelsea midfielder Mason Mount is a doubt for England’s World Cup qualifier against Poland on Wednesday. The 22-year-old has started seven straight matches for the Three Lions, including last Thursday’s 5-0 win against San Marino and Sunday’s 2-0 victory in Albania. Mount wrapped up victory in Tirana with a fine finish but the Chelsea man […]

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James, TAA and Chilwell all out of my England squad for Euros…

Get your mails into the editor@football365.com…   My England squad for Euro 2020… After headlining The Mailbox this morning with a prediction on the 23 players Gareth Southgate will take to Euro 2020, I am back with my squad were I to be making the decision. I will be playing (on paper) a combination of […]

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Chelsea Champions League quarter-final legs to be played in Seville

Both legs of Chelsea’s Champions League quarter-final against Portuguese side Porto will be played in Seville. Covid-19 travel restrictions mean the match cannot take place in Portugal, so Porto’s home leg will be next Wednesday with Chelsea’s taking place six days later. UEFA said: “UEFA is able to officially confirm that the UEFA Champions League […]

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