Vesper

CL melting away

fuckkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk

we should have scored, arffff

so so stressed 😕

and they can fuck off 150 euros for the shirt

fuck Nike bring back adidas

the collar is shit wtf boring overall plus that weird collar

I misread that (I am dyslexic) to say: Lotion with no option to cry

Top 30 (IMHO) 29yo and under CBs left (after Huijsen is now 90 per cent Real Madrid bound) who are remotely available in order of valuation Murillo Jarrad Branthwaite Piero Hincapié Castle Lukeba Bremer Gonçalo Inácio Marc Guéhi Alessandro Buongiorno Ousmane Diomande Ilya Zabarnyi Edmond Tapsoba Giorgio Scalvini Antonio Silva Tomás Araújo David Hancko Cristhian Mosquera Isak Hien Yann Bisseck Jonathan Tah Mohamed Simakan Joel Ordoñez Pietro Comuzzo Wilfried Singo Odilon Kossounou Josip Sutalo Konstantinos Koulierakis Malick Thiaw Ryan Flamingo Martin Vitik Yarek Gasiorowski

West Ham takeover? | American investor with Chelsea connection named https://www.claretandhugh.info/american-investor-with-Chelsea-connection-named/ The latest name of American investors who may approach West Ham is believed to be Guggenheim Partners, a global investment firm with over £260 billion in assets. The firm is well known to existing West Ham shareholder Tripp Smith, who owns 8%. He was previously reported to have met with Guggenheim partners in Doha, Qatar, in January 2020 about potential investment in the Hammers. It is rumoured that Smith is looking again to form a potential American consortium, of which Guggenheim could be part. The Gold family could sell all of their 25.1% holding now that the probate of their father has been settled, potentially giving a Smith US consortium 33.1%, making them the second largest shareholder after David Sullivan with 38.8%. Daniel Kretinsky could probably be persuaded to sell his 27% of West Ham if someone doubles the £168.75m he invested in 2021. A bid of £338m could be enough to seal the deal. That could potentially give the US consortium a controlling 60.1% share of West Ham to outvote the remaining shareholders. Guggenheim Partners CEO Mark Walter co-owns Chelsea in another US consortium, he is claimed to personally own just under 13% of the West London club with Todd Boehly, a former president of Guggenheim Partners. Walter is best known for his extensive investments in professional sports. He is the primary owner and chairman of Major League Baseball’s Los Angeles Dodgers, which have won two World Series under his leadership. He is also the primary owner of auto racing organization Andretti Global, which operates the Cadillac Formula 1 team, and the Women’s National Basketball Association’s Los Angeles Sparks. In addition, he owns 20% of the National Basketball Association’s Los Angeles Lakers and 12.7% of BlueCo, a holding company that controls Premier League club Chelsea and Ligue 1 club RC Strasbourg. Premier League rules restrict ownership of more 9.9% of any one club meaning Water could be forced to sell 2.8% of Chelsea to meet that requirement.

‘The best player in the world’… Cole Palmer names Barcelona star as the world’s finest https://semprebarca.com/the-best-player-in-the-world-cole-palmer-names-barcelona-star-as-the-worlds-finest/ FC Barcelona is now finally back at a level where even global recognition does not feel like something out of the ordinary. It has become more of the norm for the Catalan giants again, exactly how it was all those years ago. Moreover, even individual players at Barcelona such as Pedri and Lamine Yamal are getting the praise they deserve. The latter in particular is attracting a lot of attention and praise from people even outside of the club despite being just 17 years old. As it stands, Yamal has already become the talk of the town as he continues to amaze the footballing world with his immense talent and performances in big games for Barcelona. Previously, the likes of Fabio Capello and even Spain legend David Villa have claimed him as a favorite for the Ballon d’Or. Now, however, another big name in the footballing world right now has claimed that the young Barcelona star is arguably the world’s best player right now. Cole Palmer heaps huge praise on Lamine Yamal Cole Palmer, a key player for Premier League side Chelsea, recently spoke in an interview on Sky Sports and was asked about his opinion on Lamine Yamal following the tie against Inter Milan. For the Chelsea star, the Barcelona youngster is arguably the world’s best player right now: “Mad, he’s probably the best player in the world to be honest.” Moreover, when asked if it was his technical ability that impressed him, Palmer gave even more reasons as to why he has such high praise for the 17-year-old winger: “Just everything. I feel like everything they (Barcelona) do goes through him and just when you watch him, it’s mad.” Even when asked about Yamal’s ability to glide past multiple defenders with ease and how difficult it is to actually do at such a high level, Palmer simply stated that he could not even try to do something like that while laughing: “I don’t know, I’ve never tried it.” Commending the Barcelona star’s mentality Lastly, they spoke about the mentality of the young Spaniard as well. For Palmer, it is something mightily impressive and it makes him a player that the Chelsea star loves to watch as well: “Yeah. He’s actually got his confidence and he’s got no fear. I love watching him.” As each day goes by and the actual Ballon d’Or ceremony gets closer, the praise for Yamal only gets better. His most recent display as well, against Real Madrid in La Liga, was yet again nothing short of being something truly magical.

Enzo Maresca starting to have serious doubts about Nicolas Jackson’s Champions League credentials https://www.thechelseachronicle.com/news/enzo-maresca-has-decided-32m-Chelsea-player-isnt-good-enough-for-champions-league-football/ Enzo Maresca was also disappointed with Jackson following his dismissal at St James Park, and it looks like the Chelsea manager has some concerns about the £32m striker. According to journalist Simon Phillips, Maresca does not think Jackson can lead Chelsea into the Champions League and help elevate them. On Si Phillips Talks Chelsea, he said: “Jackson is appreciated by Chelsea for sure, but we have heard the reality is that the club, as well as Enzo Maresca, just do not see him as being the main striker to lead the club into the Champions League and elevate them, if they get it of course.” Jackson is actually yet to play in the Champions League, and his lack of consistency and reckless sending off may be what ends up costing Chelsea a place in the competition. He finishes the season with just 10 league goals after scoring 14 last term, going on a run of 13 games without finding the back of the net between January and April. With Jackson suspended for Chelsea’s final two fixtures of the Premier League campaign, Maresca may have to use Tyrique George up front. Chelsea could sign Jonathan David to support Nicolas Jackson It has become quite obvious that Jackson needs some help, which is where Lille’s Jonathan David comes in. In January, it was reported that David was eyeing a pre-contract agreement with another club, and the 25-year-old is now going to have to sign one if he wants to play football next season. David has confirmed that he is leaving Lille on a free transfer when the campaign finishes, and Phillips has claimed in his Substack post that Chelsea are considering bringing him in.

Leny Yoro, Matthijs de Ligt, Ayden Heaven and Diogo Dalot could all miss Chelsea game As well as Jackson, Chelsea will also be without Wesley Fofana, but that is only one defender Enzo Maresca will be missing. His United counterpart Ruben Amorim could have to cope without four. As per BBC Sport, Leny Yoro, Matthijs de Ligt and Ayden Heaven have not been in training, while Diogo Dalot was only able to do an individual session on Wednesday.

'Hamas tunnel footage' traced back to Swedish bunker https://www.logicallyfacts.com/en/fact-check/false-hamas-tunnel-footage-traced-back-to-swedish-bunker The claim In a post on X (formerly Twitter) on November 13, Spanish organization Action and Communication on the Middle East (ACOM) shared a 4:48 minute long video from a tunnel with the caption: “This is one of more than 300 tunnels discovered by the Israeli army under the soil of Gaza. They are built by Hamas to infiltrate Israel, hide its weapons arsenals, hide the terrorists themselves. It is estimated that there is an excavated length greater than that of the Madrid Metro." The Israeli researcher and media commentator Edy Cohen, who has been sharing unverified infomation amid the Israel-Gaza conflict, shared the same footage one day later and wrote, “Our soldiers are inside Hamas tunnels.” The X post went viral and has been seen eight million times as of November 20. In fact The New York Times visual investigations reporter Aric Toler was the first to trace the footage to an abandoned Cold War bunker in Sweden. With the help of OSINT community hub Project Owl, Tooler compared the “Hamas tunnel footage” with a YouTube video from an old Swedish transmitter facility posted by urban explorers on October 10, 2022. While these are two different videos, it is clear from the comparison that they were shot at the same location. By conducting a reverse image search on screenshots from the video shared on X, Logically Facts found that the earliest trace of the video is from November 9, when an Arabic-speaking TikTok account with just 1,525 followers published the video with an Arabic text that has been translated as: “The creativity of Gaza's tunnels, hundreds of meters underground.” It has amassed 668.5k likes as of November 20. This video is of significantly higher quality than later posts, which enabled Logically Facts to take more precise screenshots of signs and text that appear in the video, and compare them with the YouTube footage from the Swedish bunker, further proving that the two videos were shot in the same place. Users make unverified claim debunked footage shared by Israeli military sources Since Toler’s X post debunking the footage became viral, several users on X and TikTok have used his investigation to claim that Israel first uploaded the misattributed footage as part of a misinformation campaign. “Israeli military sources published a video claiming that Israeli terrorists have entered Hamas tunnels under Shifa hospital, but in fact, this video is from a tourist attraction on Skipsulman island in Sweden,” one TikTok post claims. “Israel publishes a video that it says is a tour of its forces in one of the tunnels in Gaza,” an X user writes as the caption to a video comparing the YouTube bunker footage with the “Hammas tunnel footage.”Logically Facts has not found any evidence that the footage was uploaded by an Israeli official or Israel’s Defence Force. The verdict Multiple social media accounts have shared footage and claimed it shows Israel’s forces in a Hamas tunnel in Gaza. The footage is from a Cold War bunker in Sweden. We have therefore marked this claim as false.

Cole Palmer predicts Romeo Lavia will become one of the world’s best midfielders https://www.thechelseachronicle.com/news/cole-palmer-predicts-Chelsea-star-will-be-one-of-the-worlds-best-in-his-position-everyone-will-realise/ Chelsea star Cole Palmer, 23, is definitely somebody that supporters debate about being one of the best attacking midfielders around after two stellar seasons in West London. During an interview with Sky Sports Premier League, Palmer predicted that 21-year-old Blues teammate Romeo Lavia will eventually be spoken about as one of the world’s elite midfielders. He said: “I think he’s one of the best midfielders I’ve played with, to be honest. Everyone’s not seen it because he’s been injured, but obviously I knew him at [Manchester] City, and I think everyone will realise soon. I think he will be one of the best midfielders in the world. “He’s been injured, so it’s been difficult for him, but in the games he has played this season, you see what difference he’s made. I think when he has a full season playing and staying fit, hopefully, then I think everyone will realise.”

and we will help fund their rebuild 😞

Manure just got closer to the CL: Tottenham Dejan Kulusevski has suffered an injury to his right patella and he has undergone surgery. The Sweden international will commence his rehabilitation with Tottenham’s medical staff immediately.

Fabrizio Romano: “EXCL: Real Madrid have sent formal contract proposal to Dean Huijsen and his camp today, talks ongoing to sign Spanish CB. Negotiations continue while Chelsea, Arsenal and Liverpool remain ready to enter the race in case of complications. Real remain player’s priority.” Real Madrid have also been in talks with Bournemouth about Huijsen’s £50m release clause structure and instalments. Bournemouth have approved Real Madrid conditions for the Huijsen deal with the defender’s £50m release clause to be paid by the end of 2026. The deal can now be considered done between the clubs. Final green light still needed to proceed and seal the deal with the player’s camp. Romano adds: “Xabi Alonso asked Real Madrid to accelerate on Dean Huijsen deal as ideal quick solution for a top talent… …as Premier League clubs wanted to get the deal done already last week, but Dean decided to wait and give priority to Real Madrid. Key meeting took place on Monday.” Rodrygo Goes: “Thank you for all your messages and concerns. I’ll be back soon. Stop making things up.”

sigh

A more than smallish chance that we drop all three games. I have no confidence left, especially with no CF for the 2 league games, and then a very good Betis side with a great manager in the CnfL final. Manure all seaon and Forest (last month plus) have been shite in thr EPL but they will both, no doubt, raise their games up hard and high v us. Watch Mount score a brace v us.

https://www.footballinsider247.com/Chelsea-make-decision-on-sensational-antonio-rudiger-return/