LONDON: Chelsea said the government sanctions were imposed on the former manager Roman Abramovich part of the club’s £121.3 million ($148.8 million) loss for the 2021/22 season. Russian billionaire Abramovich was fined by the British government in March last year following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The minister described him as part of the inner circle...
PARIS: Norwegian international Guro Reiten’s first-half goal gave Chelsea a 1-0 win over the hosts Lyon in France in the first leg of their Women’s League quarter-final clash on Wednesday. Reiten curled a first-time effort past goalkeeper Christiane Endler just before the half-hour mark for the visitors, a fine finish that came after the break....
LONDON: Chelsea midfielder Melanie Leupolz has nothing but praise for her club after the support they provided during her pregnancy, including the hiring of specialists for training. Players in the English Women’s Super League will receive maternity cover as part of an agreement between the Football Association and the Professional Footballers Association which comes into...
LONDON: Chelsea kept their season alive by beating Borussia Dortmund 2-0 at Stamford Bridge to progress to the quarter-finals of the Champions League 2-1 together on Tuesday. Raheem Sterling and Kai Havertz, who were twice penalized, scored as the Blues eased the pressure on manager Graham Potter. The Englishman’s career was on the line after...
LONDON: Borussia Dortmund manager Edin Terzic said on Monday that his team can stop speculation about Jude Bellingham leaving the club if they face him. Chelsea in the Champions League this week. Bellingham has emerged as one of Europe’s brightest young stars since joining Dortmund from Birmingham in 2020. The 19-year-old impressed for England at...
BERLIN: If Borussia Dortmund’s impressive run continues in 2023 i Chelsea on Tuesday, master midfielder Jude Bellingham, 19, should be front and center. Dortmund travel to London as the best football team in Europe, after ten wins from ten games starting in 2023. They are nine points behind the leaders Bayern Munich at Christmas, Dortmund...
LONDON: Chelsea have one last shot to save their season if Borussia Dortmund visit Stamford Bridge in the last 16 of the Champions League on Tuesday to defend a 1-0 first-leg lead. Despite an all-time record signing of more than £500 million ($603 million) in one season by the Blues’ new team, Chelsea are languishing...
LONDON: Chelsea manager under fire Graham Potter received emails threatening him and his family. Potter revealed on Friday that he was targeted by an unnamed source after Chelsea’s poor season ended at a new low with a 1-0 home defeat to Southampton at the end of the week. Chelsea are languishing in 10th place and...
DORTMUND: A long-field goal from Borussia Dortmund Forward Karim Adeyemi helped his team to a 1-0 win over Chelsea on Wednesday, putting them in the box seat to qualify for the Champions League quarter-finals. Adeyemi’s goal came in a period of momentum for the visitors early in the second half, with the German pouncing on...
BERLIN: Borussia Dortmund’s latest signing Julian Ryerson said on Tuesday that Chelsea’s winter “could be an opportunity” for the German, ahead of Wednesday’s Champions League round of 16 . The Premier League side deployed their financial muscle in the transfer window to bring in half a dozen new arrivals and are expected to surpass clubs...