Chelsea have confirmed their squad numbers for the 2026-27 season, and the headline change is João Pedro taking the Chelsea Number 9 shirt from Liam Delap, whose one season in the number produced just three goals in 47 appearances before he was shifted to No. 12 and linked with a move away from Stamford Bridge. […]
The Premier League 2026-27 Opening Day arrives Friday, August 21, a week later than usual to allow clubs extra recovery time after this summer’s World Cup. Arsenal open their title defense at home against newly promoted Coventry City. Arsenal kicks off a season already reshaped by nine new managerial appointments and more than $2 billion in transfer […]
Chelsea are one of the giants of London soccer, having won all major trophies in domestic and European soccer. The Blues have a pretty big trophy cabinet because of the great Chelsea players and managers, mostly from the modern Premier League era. These are the greatest Chelsea players in history who inspired the Blues to […]
Chelsea’s preseason schedule ended with a 3-1 win over Real Sociedad at Stamford Bridge. The victory capped off Xabi Alonso’s first summer in charge, with Morgan Rogers scoring on debut and João Pedro netting twice. Taken on its own, the win looks like a tidy way to end the summer. It’s only one result, though, […]
Enzo Fernández to Man City would be one of the most uncomfortable transfers Chelsea could sanction this summer. The Argentine midfielder remains on City’s radar as Enzo Maresca, his old Chelsea manager, plans for possible changes in midfield. Chelsea reportedly values Fernandez at around £120 million. Chelsea has one major reason to keep him away […]
Marco Palestra Chelsea: A month into his career, Palestra is already giving Chelsea fans plenty to discuss after making a strong impression during the club’s pre-season campaign. Speaking after Chelsea’s 3-0 pre-season win over AC Milan in Jakarta, manager Xabi Alonso praised Palestra’s impact and highlighted the youngster’s desire to continue improving with every game. […]
VinÃcius Júnior is no longer an option for Arsenal — Real Madrid have reached an agreement with him on a new contract, closing off the route Arsenal had been exploring all summer. It doesn’t mean Arsenal’s search for attacking reinforcement has to end, or that it has to mean chasing another superstar from abroad. Pedro […]
Chelsea’s 3-3 draw with Johor Darul Ta’zim was a wild finish to Xabi Alonso’s final pre-season friendly of the Asian tour, with the heavily rotated Blues surrendering a 2-1 lead before rescuing a point at the Sultan Ibrahim Stadium. Arif Aiman opened the scoring for the Malaysian champions before Liam Delap’s penalty brace put Chelsea […]
Nicolas Jackson’s Chelsea future has become a little less certain after his impressive cameo in Chelsea’s 3-0 pre-season win over AC Milan in Jakarta. One pre-season appearance doesn’t settle anything, and Jackson didn’t score, but his half-hour off the bench reopened a question that looked closer to being answered before the summer began. Jackson spent […]
Chelsea have now lost back-to-back pre-season friendlies — 2-1 to Tottenham in Sydney, then 1-0 to Juventus in Hong Kong. On the surface, that’s a rough month for a club that spent big again this summer. But two Chelsea pre-season defeats tell you very little about a team’s actual level unless you look at how […]
