Chelsea have been linked with Ben Chilwell for some time now. There were reports suggesting they would make a move on that front in January but nothing happened just then. However, The Athletic claim things haven t changed, and the Leicester left-back remains a priority for manager Frank Lampard.
Apparently, Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich, whose financial commitment to the club has been heavily questioned since he was denied a UK visa in 2017, is ready to back Lampard in the transfer market through two marquee signings following the early acquisition of Hakim Ziyech from Ajax. Money should not be a problem, given that the Londoners are due to cash in on last year s sale of Eden Hazard to Real Madrid, potentially rising to £150 million, as well as the deal which saw Alvaro Mora…
As Newcastle midfielder Sandro Tonali becomes the latest name involved in gambling problems and facing a lengthy ban from playing, it s becoming clearer by the day that steps need to be taken to fight the issue before it becomes a full-scale crisis.
Some will argue that it s already too late.
It s only growing
Steven Caulker, who has previously struggled with a gambling addiction, says gambling amongst professional footballers is becoming a greater problem in the sport
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Rob Page believes Wales can go toe-to-toe with anybody at the World Cup later this year after they secured qualification on Sunday.
Andriy Yarmolenko s own goal ensured a 1-0 win for Wales in Cardiff as Page s men booked their spot at Qatar 2022 via the European playoff.
It meant Wales qualified for the World Cup for the first time since 1958 and will face England, the United States and Iran in Group B.
Page believes his side can head into the tournament with belief they can do more than just make up the numbers, having advanced from the group stage in both of the last two European Championships.
We go with the confidence we have had going into any game, Page said, speaking to Radio Wales Breakfast.
We have played against the USA. We know they a…
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Looking to make it three Champions League wins on the spin this week, Bayern Munich will make the trip to the Estádio da Luz when they face off against Benfica.
Benfica
Starting with the hosts, while Benfica might not have been at their best on Taça de Portugal duties last weekend, they did manage to extend on their recent purple patch. Eventually claiming a late winner away at Trofense, Jorge Jesus has still seen his side gain plenty of plaudits from across Europe since opening the 2021/22 campaign. Managing to prove that their shock 1-0 defeat against Portimonense when heading into the international break was just a minor blip, the Eagles already find themselves leading the Primeira Liga chase. While the Portuguese giants will kno…
Filippo Inzaghi reiterated that he expects and wants to stay as coach of Milan, although president Silvio Berlusconi opened the door for Carlo Ancelotti to return to the club on Sunday.
Inzaghi s future was again the topic of his post-match media conference, following Milan s 3-0 win over Torino, after Berlusconi told Napoli Tivu: If Real [Madrid] frees him, Ancelotti returns to Milan.
Ancelotti won Serie A once, two UEFA Champions League titles and the Club World Cup when in charge of Milan from 2001 to 2009.
But Inzaghi remained unconvinced his stint as Milan coach, where he has won just 13 of 39 games, is about to end.
No one has said anything to me, he said.
I hope to stay.
After leading Milan to just their second win in eight game…
Julian Nagelsmann says Neymar s absence for Paris Saint-Germain does not change much in terms of Bayern Munich s approach heading into Wednesday s showdown.
Bayern welcome PSG to the Allianz Arena boasting a 1-0 advantage from last month s Champions League last-16 first leg, courtesy of Kingsley Coman s second-half goal.
Neymar failed to have much of an impact in the reverse fixture, whereas Mbappe caused Bayern s defenders plenty of problems in the final 30 minutes after being brought on.
The France international, returning from a thigh injury ahead of schedule, forced Yann Sommer into a good save and had a couple of goals ruled out for offside.
With Mbappe now fit enough to play a full part, Nagelsmann believes PSG will cope just fine without Neymar, wh…
Claudio Ranieri’s Cagliari scored four goals in the last 20 minutes to complete a remarkable turnaround by beating Frosinone 4-3 in Serie A.
The visitors were seemingly cruising to victory following Matias Soule’s brace and a Marco Brescianini strike, but the comeback started in the 72nd minute.
Gaetano Oristanio scored Cagliari’s first and Antoine Makoumbou made it 3-2 shortly afterwards.
90+4’ 90+6’
— Cagliari Calcio (@CagliariCalcio)
Just as it looked like the home side would be thwarted, Leonardo Pavoletti scored in the fourth and sixth minutes of stoppage time to secure the unlikeliest of victories.
Inter Milan returned to the top of the table as Marcus Thuram’s strike 10 minutes from time earned them a 1-0 win over Jo…
UEFA Champions League group-stage debutants Astana face a tough opening test as they head to the Estadio da Luz to meet European stalwarts Benfica.
Stanimir Stoilov s men have already made history by becoming the first Kazakh side to reach the group stage of the competition and they certainly earned their place in the last 32, defeating APOEL, HJK Helsinki and Maribor in the qualifying rounds.
Formed as recently as 2009, Astana have swiftly established themselves as a domestic powerhouse and will journey to Portugal in impressive form having lost only four of the 34 matches they have played in all competitions this year.
Unfortunately for the visitors, however, they will be denied the services of prolific Ghanaian striker Patrick Twumasi, who is serving a suspens…
Frank Lampard is back at Chelsea after being confirmed as caretaker manager until the end of the season.
Lampard returns to Stamford Bridge to take the reins after the sacking of Graham Potter on Sunday, with the club reportedly meeting several other candidates in recent days as they look to their long-term appointment.
Just over two years after being sacked by previous owner Roman Abramovich as permanent Chelsea boss, and just over two months on from his dismissal by Everton, the 44-year-old is back in charge of a Premier League club.
Chelsea confirmed the news on their official website on Thursday, with Lampard s first game back being Saturday s trip to Wolves, followed by a Champions League quarter-final fuirst leg against Real Madrid.
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Paris Saint-Germain have been fined €100,000 over issues with the club s recruitment practices, the Ligue de Football Professionnel (LFP) announced on Tuesday.
Ligue 1 leaders PSG were investigated after the team confirmed last November that forms with illegal content were used by a recruitment section of the club s academy.
A report by Mediapart and television programme Envoye Special , following the release of the Football Leaks documents, claimed scouts were requested to document the ethnicity of potential academy signings.
General manager Jean-Claude Blanc was among those to give evidence to the LFP s disciplinary committee, as well as the club s former sporting director Olivier Letang.
PSG conducted their own investigation into player-recruit…