Real Madrid on Monday announced the signing of Spanish defender Marc Cucurella from Chelsea for a fee of 55 million euros ($63.8 million). “Real Madrid and Chelsea have reached an agreement for the transfer of player Mark Cucurella, who will join our club for the next six seasons until June 30, 2032,” Los Blancos said […]
Belgian attacking midfielder Eden Hazard announced his retirement on Tuesday after failing to find another club following his release by Real Madrid. The 32-year-old struggled with injuries at Real Madrid following his £89 million (103 million euros, $110 million) transfer from Chelsea in 2019, making just 76 appearances in all competitions over four seasons. “You […]
The former Belgium captain turned around a club in crisis during his first season at Turf Moor and returned Burnley to the Premier League with seven games to spare. The Clarets are a very different proposition to a side that punched above its weight to survive six seasons in the top flight between 2016 and […]
Raheem Sterling said Chelsea players are struggling to find answers to their poor run of form this season, but the striker said the English Premier League club could turn their fortunes around under the right manager. Chelsea’s 2-0 defeat to Brentford on Wednesday left them 11th in the standings, stumbling towards possibly their worst campaign […]
Lampard, who was previously Chelsea boss from July 2019 to January 2021, said he was delighted with the owners’ take on themselves, adding that it “shows the passion”. “I’m comfortable with it,” he said. “For me there was probably some criticism of our old boss (Abramovich) not coming to games and not being around and […]
Chelsea have had a disappointing season and are 11th in the English Premier League after sacking manager Graham Potter on April 2 before bringing Lampard back in. “The Premier League is one of the biggest challenges in world football… and those challenges have clearly got us to where we are at Chelsea,” Lampard told a […]
After a 4–0 win at the Camp Nou, in which Madrid reached the final of the Copa del Rey for the first time since 2014, Ancelotti again introduced the boiler. “The boiler has returned to the correct temperature at the most critical moment of the season,” he said. Benzema’s own form has fluctuated this season, […]
The 47-year-old has won only 12 of his 31 matches and was widely booed by Chelsea’s support following defeat at Villa at the weekend. Potter said after that match, “I don’t like to blame anybody, I have to take responsibility.” “We can feel the pain of the fans… I understand when you lose at home, […]
“The first thing he does is commit to practicing every day, trying to improve,” Emery said. “We are trying to help him use his attributes and his skills in our shape. He is too demanding to try to practice every day. We think he can improve.” Watkins broke the deadlock in the 18th minute, capitalizing […]