Vesper

pretty close by CuCu

Nkunku gets in his way with his slow movement Draws defenders in Cole's zone of traffic

Renato Gaucho The 'King of Rio' This is his SIXTH stint as Fluminense's manager

this!

for second, but the replay clearly showed he was onside

wtf Nkunku wide open goal at the post and does a shite header

we need that 2nd goal dammit

Fábio is only 10 games away from beating Peter Shilton's world record for most global topflight appearances 1398

they have been doing that all tournament I like it

dodged a major bullet there

fuckkkkkkkkkkkkk handball

WE MUST BUY A WC GKer!!!!!!

thank fuck for CuCu WHAT THE FUCK was Sanchez thinking!!!!!!!

almost 2 nil

weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee sniper!!!!

white is better in the heat

no chance of that

Damian Čech, the goalkeeper son of Chelsea legend Petr Čech, signs pro contract with rival Premier League club Fulham

Chelsea must sell to register new signings for Champions League Club World Cup semi-finalists need to raise more than £60m in sales to ensure new arrivals can play in Uefa competitions after breaching body’s financial rules https://www.thetimes.com/sport/football/article/Chelsea-uefa-fine-transfers-champions-league-wn2dfwksd Chelsea are on course to hit the jackpot at the Club World Cup: their victory over Palmeiras in the quarter-final was worth £15.6million alone and took their total earnings so far to almost £60million. It is a handy windfall, particularly after Uefa inflicted its largest fine on the west London club last week — £27million unconditionally with the threat of a further £51.8million, part of a settlement agreement for breaching the body’s financial rules. Yet it is not the fines that may have a particularly punitive impact on Chelsea. Rather, it is the sporting sanction to which the club have agreed, as have Aston Villa, who were similarly sanctioned, that poses an interesting dynamic for the rest of the summer transfer window — and likely ups the pressure on selling players. Club World Cup Team Earnings Semi-finalists Chelsea are England's highest earners in the tournament. Team Participation Match Earnings Total Prize Money Real Madrid £26.2m £34.1m £60.3m Paris Saint‑Germain £22.8m £33.4m £56.2m Chelsea £21.1m £33.3m £54.4m Fluminense £11.1m £33.4m £44.5m Bayern Munich £24.5m £18m £42.5m Borussia Dortmund £19.5m £18.7m £38.2m Manchester City £27.9m £9.8m £37.7m Palmeiras £11.1m £17.9m £29m Inter Milan £17.7m £9.1m £26.8m Al Hilal £7m £18m £25m Benfica £12.7m £9.1m £21.8m Flamengo £11.1m £9.1m £20.2m Botafogo £11.1m £8.4m £19.5m Juventus £11m £8.4m £19.4m Porto £16m £1.5m £17.5m Atletico Madrid £14.4m £2.9m £17.3m Inter Miami £7m £8.4m £15.4m Monterrey £7m £8.4m £15.4m River Plate £11.1m £2.2m £13.3m Boca Juniors £11.1m £1.5m £12.5m RB Salzburg £9.3m £2.2m £11.5m Mamelodi Sundowns £7m £2.2m £9.2m Al Ahly £7m £1.5m £8.5m Al Ain £7m £1.5m £8.5m Esperance de Tunis £7m £1.5m £8.5m LAFC £7m £0.7m £7.7m Pachuca £7m £0m £7m Seattle Sounders £7m £0m £7m Ulsan HD £7m £0m £7m Urawa Red Diamonds £7m £0m £7m Wydad AC £7m £0m £7m Auckland City £2.6m £0.7m £3.3m Table: The Times and The Sunday Times Chelsea will not be able to add players to their squad for the Champions League next season unless their “List A transfer balance is positive”. That’s a requirement in place for at least two seasons. In short, it means that any spending to add to their Uefa-registered squad list must be covered by the income of outgoing players. No Club World Cup bonus can help with that. Chelsea have a lot of players still to register, having signed Liam Delap, João Pedro and Jamie Gittens, while Estêvão Willian, Dario Essugo, Andrey Santos, Mamadou Sarr and Mike Penders — should they not go on loan — may also need to be added. On Friday Enzo Maresca, the Chelsea head coach, said it was not something “he had paid attention to”. But that may not be so easy. Chelsea’s “List A” refers to the last squad they registered with Uefa, which was delivered in February for the knockout phase of the Conference League. Crucially, that means Romeo Lavia and Wesley Fofana will need to be registered too, as they were not on that List A. They, along with new signings, will add costs to the incoming column. The cost of registering a new signing takes into account the salary and amortised transfer fee. So Delap’s £30million signing, spread over his five-year contract, amounts to £6million for this year. Uefa does not accept contract lengths of more than five years, which it limited back in 2023. A rough calculation of amortised transfer fees alone, not including salary costs, suggests Chelsea may need to find north of £60million to register all the players mentioned above and achieve Uefa’s “positive balance” requirement. Notwithstanding any new deals for players like Fofana or Lavia, which could bring their amortised transfer fee numbers down, the pressure turns to sales. Fortunately for Chelsea, it appears outgoings do not have to be solely from last season’s List A. Those that were left out of Chelsea’s Club World Cup squad and are due back in training at Cobham from Monday — including João Félix, Raheem Sterling, Ben Chilwell, Renato Veiga and Axel Disasi — can count towards improving their transfer balance. They can be added to List A before the September 2 submission deadline and thus income from their sales will count. It is only if Chelsea’s overall transfer balance is negative after the list is submitted that new players could be prevented from registering. But moving unwanted players for permanent sums can be troublesome, as Chelsea know well. So others may fall into the picture. Christopher Nkunku’s future is already uncertain, and he is expected to court offers this summer. Noni Madueke, meanwhile, who has been one of Maresca’s better performers and an important player en route to Champions League qualification last season, will not see the club stand in his way should he want to leave, amid interest from Arsenal. “Noni has been very important for us during this season,” Maresca said. “But my message to the players and to the club is that I want just players that are happy to be with us. The ones that are not happy, they are free to go. It’s not for Noni, it’s for all the players we have.” Another key performer during the second half of last season is the new England international Trevoh Chalobah, and an exit for him cannot be ruled out either, despite some high praise from Maresca. “All the players that are here with us, I don’t want to lose them,” Maresca said last week. “We made the Champions League and that’s also because of Trevoh. He helped us a lot. We are happy with him. Unfortunately, when the window is open, anything can happen.” Chelsea sources remain confident that they will not be adversely affected by this settlement agreement. They stress they are not forced to sell players like Madueke — unless they want to go — and are not concerned about registering players for the Champions League. Indeed, they have not ruled out further moves in the window either. West Ham United’s Mohamed Kudus is of particular interest and should Madueke go, a move for the Ghanaian is set to become more likely. “He is not our player, so I cannot say anything,” Maresca said. “The only thing is I have known about Kudus since he was in Ajax.” Unsurprisingly, though, it is very clear that sales will need to precede any other business.

selling player after player after player for around a third to 2/5ths of the buy price (and only 1 to 3 years after buying them) would quickly put us in 'banned from UEFA comps for FFP rupture' territory we have a tiny, massively outdated stadium, and will not have increased revenue streams from a new one for likely 8 to 10 years, so there is no magic bullet coming from that area

Nicolas Jackson wants to stay and fight for his place at Chelsea despite intense competition https://sportsview.co.uk/2025/07/nicolas-jackson-wants-to-stay-and-fight-for-his-place-at-Chelsea-despite-intense-competition Chelsea striker Nicolas Jackson is willing to stay and fight for his place despite being linked with a move away from the club. There have been talks of interest in the 24-year-old after Chelsea signed Liam Delap and Joao Pedro to compete for his starting berth. According to journalist Rahman Osman, “Jackson doesn’t want to leave Chelsea this summer. His aim is to put the last few games behind him and get back to his best form. “He’s taken on board all the criticism and competition. He sees it all as a call to improve.” It did not help that the Senegal international had a dreadful end to the campaign. An awful scoring drought tainted a decent start before he picked up two red cards late in the season, making matters worse. Chelsea fans will be hoping that Jackson can rediscover his best form. On his day, he is a dangerous attacker and a key player for Chelsea. Former manager Mauricio Pochettino said he has the potential to be a ‘fantastic striker’. Chelsea could consider giving Jackson some playing time on the left wing. He has the skill set to deliver out wide and could shine there, rather than the club paying to sign another attacker. Despite adding Jamie Bynoe-Gittens to the ranks, there continues to be noise around Chelsea signing another winger, but they need to tighten their belt. Chelsea must focus on trimming their incredibly bloated squad, especially after being sanctioned by UEFA for breaching financial rules. The Blues are reportedly required to sell before registering players for next season. Noni Madueke is a candidate to leave the club, and Arsenal are preparing an offer. The Blues already have Estevao Willian waiting in the wings to replace him.

in a vacuum, sure BUT we dropped an inflation-adjusted £40m on the rotter, so it will be a substantial loss (almost 40 per cent when directly comparing the buy price to the sale price). Amortisation (for only 2 years) aside, that is a bad business model in action.

£10m less is significant as it will effect all the rest of our sales if we start dumping at desperation sales prices especially if you look at in in terms of euros (it is around €12m less) as we are selling some players to mainland euro zone clubs