Vesper

5 nil another teen Senny Mayulu

so PSG can win 8 trophies (and all in a row) in a 15 month span (would be 9 but Ligue 1 ened their 2nd, lesser domestic cup a couple seasons back) 2024 Trophée des Champions 2024-25 Ligue 1 2024-25 Coupe de France 2024-25 Champions League 2025 UEFA Super Cup 2025 FIFA World Club Cup 2025 Trophée des Champions 2025 FIFA Intercontinetal Cup and they can make it ten in a row by winning Ligue 1 again and then the Coupe de France again

almost 5 nil thats the 5th really good chance PSG have missed 3 by KK 2 by Barcola could easily be 7 or 8 nil

4 nil KK

Doue off Barcola on

and the thing is, they have SO SO many of the players I begged to buy over the years far more than any other team

PSG clearly the best team on the planet zero weaknesses and crazy young be afraid be very afraid

3 nil Doue on a hat trick, plus has an assist

I started listing him as a target 2 years ago

2 nil Doue rout may be on Inter looked stunned

assist for Doue

1 nil PSG Hakimi

Enrique has won all 10 one-off finals as a manager with Barca abd PSG

first ever competitive match between PSG and Inter

my prediction PSG wins 3 2

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Liam Delap to Chelsea: How he plays, how he’ll fit in and what he’ll bring to Maresca’s side https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6391033/2025/05/30/liam-delap-transfer-Chelsea-latest-analysis/ The chase for Liam Delap’s signature appears to be over. The Athletic reported on Thursday that Chelsea have reached an agreement over his transfer. A relegation release clause of £30million means that Delap is available at a very affordable price. In a season of struggle at Ipswich Town, the 22-year-old was one of the few players in a blue shirt who stood out in Europe’s strongest league. His attributes have been in demand this summer, with a long line of clubs forming a queue for Delap’s services. Having scored 33 per cent of Ipswich’s league goals — the fourth-highest share of any player — Delap has often been tasked with generating his own chances with limited service from his team-mates. In a counter-attacking Ipswich side, Delap’s powerful, driving runs forward have been a theme of his season as he has shouldered much of the attacking responsibility with a return of 10 non-penalty goals — at an overall rate of over one goal every three games — for his efforts. Whether it is thumping finishes from range or delicate flicks at the near post, Delap always looks like he is in a rush to get on the scoresheet. A desire to get forward is the bare minimum for a striker, but Delap’s profile is particularly interesting. On the one hand, he is something of a throwback — an out-and-out striker who can stand on the opposition back line and spearhead the attack. On the other hand, he is a cultured, modern-day forward who likes to drop into deeper pockets of space and drive his team forward single-handedly. Either way, there is a double threat to Delap’s running. The first is the threat he offers with the ball at his feet. Looking at the graphic below, there have been plenty of examples of Delap collecting possession in his own half before bulldozing forward — daring any opposition player to enter his orbit as he heads for the shortest route to goal. That volume of driving runs is made more stark when comparing Delap’s progressive carries to his centre-forward peers in the Premier League. To go with it, no player has a higher average distance (in metres) per carry than him. Quite simply, Delap is difficult to stop when he collects the ball — he often only has one thing in his mind. The best example of that was Delap’s maiden goal for Ipswich in the Premier League against Fulham in August. Delap collected the ball close to the halfway line before getting his head down and driving through the heart of the pitch. After shrugging off Andreas Pereira and bearing down on goal, a thumping finish saw Delap rifle the ball into the top corner with the goal purely of his own making. Of course, no player is expected to perform such actions every week, but Delap has provided Premier League fans with enough evidence of his skill set. Chelsea head coach Enzo Maresca does not need any further evidence, having worked closely with Delap during his time with Manchester City. “Liam is a fantastic player for his age,” Maresca said in December, as reported by BBC Sport. “I think we spent one year together and he scored (about) 22 or 24 goals. He is a very good striker.” “England have many good players, many good strikers (but) he’s working hard off the ball and on the ball — understands the game and can score goals. I think he can be an important player for England.” That work rate off the ball speaks to the other side of Delap’s dual threat when his side has possession. This is highlighted in Delap’s SkillCorner profile below, denoting his off-ball run types as a share of his total runs made. Runs ahead of the ball (32 per cent) or in-behind opposition defences (26 per cent) take up a healthy amount of Delap’s running real estate, with a large share of cross receiver runs (runs towards goal to receive a possible cross — 21 per cent) outlining a player who thrives at the sharp end of his side’s attack. In truth, this is not dissimilar from what Chelsea already have in the form of Nicolas Jackson. The 23-year-old’s off-ball runs profile very similarly to Delap’s, with his runs in behind in particular having two benefits. The first is that they offer an option to receive the ball closer to goal, but they also pull opposition defensive lines back to make space for the likes of Cole Palmer to get on the ball between opposition lines. While Jackson’s rawness in front of goal has been used as a stick to beat him with at times, Chelsea are notably more potent when the Senegal international is in the side, particularly when considering the piercing through balls that Palmer looks to play when he has runners ahead of him. It is worth noting that Delap is still raw himself, but given his relatively young age, he arguably has a higher ceiling in his attacking threat when compared with Jackson. With Chelsea scoring the fewest goals among the five sides to qualify for the Champions League, it is clear they need to add further firepower as they look to compete in Europe’s top competition next season. Delap’s proposed arrival could be the answer to those problems.

pounds + 10m quid in add-ons

West Ham fined £120,000 after homophobic chanting against Chelsea https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6392858/2025/05/30/west-ham-Chelsea-homophobic-chanting/ West Ham United have been fined £120,000 ($161,830) after supporters engaged in homophobic chanting during February’s Premier League fixture against Chelsea. An independent regulatory commission imposed the fine, an action plan and formal warning on the Premier League club for misconduct after it was alleged they “failed to ensure its spectators did not behave in an improper, offensive, abusive, indecent or insulting way with either an express or implied reference to sexual orientation”. The Football Association (FA) received complaints from anti-discrimination charity Kick It Out following the fixture at Stamford Bridge on February 3 and charged West Ham on March 27 after it was alleged supporters engaged in the “Chelsea rent boy” chant in the 62nd minute of the top-flight match. West Ham admitted to the charge on March 28, a written reasons document for the case states. An investigation into the incident suggested a “very significant number” of supporters in the West Ham section had been involved in the “plainly discriminatory and highly derogatory” chanting, therefore categorising it as “mass chanting”. It continued for around 40 seconds. The commission stated West Ham had not identified any of the perpetrators inside the stadium and added there was no evidence to suggest the club had made efforts during or after the game to do so. A West Ham statement read: “Homophobic chanting, which in this case amounted to the commission of a criminal offence, is not consistent with the values and beliefs of West Ham United and the vast majority of the club’s supporters. The club has a zero-tolerance policy towards discriminatory, abusive and insulting behaviour, and those identified will, in addition to any criminal charges they face, be issued with club bans.” West Ham were accused of having a “very significant lack of adequate specific pre-match planning” for the Chelsea fixture, which the commission stated contributed to the club being unable to identify and impose sanctions on those responsible. Club personnel deployed in the away end were also accused of failing to detect the homophobic chanting. West Ham said staff did not receive complaints regarding the chanting during or after the game. The West Ham statement continued: “The club has already set in motion tangible actions to review and strengthen existing initiatives to continue to be strategic and proactive in the prevention and detection of any potential discriminatory or inappropriate words or behaviour in the future, at both home and away fixtures.” In January 2023, the FA added the “Chelsea rent boy” chant to its list of rule breaches and says it can pursue action against clubs whose supporters use it at matches. In 2022, the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) confirmed that it considered the term a homophobic slur and therefore a hate crime. Luton Town were also fined £120,000 after directing the chant towards former Chelsea midfielder Billy Gilmour during their Premier League fixture against Brighton & Hove Albion in August 2023.

Arsenal's first choice (only 2 CFs on the planet they would take over him are Håland and Isak, plus if you count him as a CF, Mbappe) is Julian Alvarez. Gyökeres rounds out the 5. They also would probably take Lautaro as 6th.

There are 2 more (both very hard pulls) as well: Isak Lautaro Plus maybe Šeško.

Bayern Munich https://thedailybriefing.io/i/164701696/bayern-munich Jonathan Tah yesterday had his medical as a new FC Bayern player as planned. Deal done until June 2029 for the German centre-back as he leaves Bayer Leverkusen on a free transfer.