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Chelsea return from the international break with (yet another) lunchtime kickoff on Saturday. This start time is never not annoying, but especially so when it’s right after an international break, and doubly so when we have to travel a fair distance. Alleviating the situation a bit is the fact that some key players, such as […]
Hmm Machine Excited
We have some good memories of facing Barça at Stamford Bridge. That unfortunately has been limited to the men’s team, since Chelsea Women have never beaten the Blaugranas at home. It seemed heartbreak would start early with Clàudia Pina barely missing the target early in the match. But Ellie Carpenter with a great effort at […]
Even at their worse Barcelona are one of the best teams ever to grace the sport. Chelsea Women meanwhile have been on a very frail unbeaten run where it feels like they can crumble at any moment. It’s a strange feeling to arrive at Stamford Bridge as massive underdogs. But that’s also the kind of […]
Oof Always this club POTY
Playing time has been hard to come by for Filip Jörgensen, with the 25-year-old restricted to just four appearances (three starts) this season so far after playing a fair amount last season (24 appearances across all competitions) while backing up Robert Sánchez. Of course, opportunities have been not nearly as abundant this year with Chelsea […]
The night at London sets the stage, but it’s far from routine when the continent’s elite collide. For Chelsea Women, the encounter at the Bridge against Barcelona carries the heavy echo of European heartbreak. Barça arrive having swept their opening fixtures and carrying the air of favourites. The Blues, meanwhile, must balance ambition with caution: […]
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Another game, another goal for young Estêvão, who started for Brazil in their friendly against Tunisia. Granted, this one was “just” from the penalty spot, but that’s just a technicality — especially as then Lucas Paquetá would miss a penalty later in the game and consign Brazil to just a 1-1 draw. “It was an […]
Drama Hmm Even lower than before?!
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France took on Azerbaijan in World Cup qualifying on Sunday, and with a place at next summer’s main event already assured, Didier Deschamps opted to rotate his squad a bit. Among those getting starts were Malo Gusto (his eighth cap but only his third start) and even Christopher Nkunku, even though the ex-Chelsea man has […]
Once a fairly competent team, the iteration of Liverpool at least in the beginning of the 2025-26 season looks unrecognizable. With a single point earned in eight matches, you have to wonder where the buck stops. No wonder they fought Chelsea tooth and nail. They always do this, but today they looked like a completely […]
Midday at the Merseyside brings a match wrapped in tension: Chelsea Women arrive second in the table after stalling against Arsenal, a result that opened the door for Manchester City to break away. That stumble allowed the leaders to stretch the gap to four points, leaving today’s game in hand as a necessary lifeline rather […]
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Scoring the dramatic last-minute winner against Liverpool at the start of October seems to have unlocked something in young Estêvão, who got his name on the scoresheet once again this weekend, in a friendly for Brazil against Senegal. The 18-year-old now has seven goals in his last eleven appearances for club and country, and has […]
Chelsea Women travel to Merseyside tomorrow to chase a win they simply can’t go without. Manchester City have already knocked them off top spot and sit four points clear, which means every game from here is about keeping the pressure on and refusing to give up any more cheap draws like the one at Arsenal […]
Second Finally? Unstoppable
Chelsea have reportedly agreed the future transfer of young defender Deinner Ordóñez, who currently plays for Independiente del Valle in Ecuador — the same team from where we signed Kendry Páez in a similar manner (and the same team where Moisés Caicedo once caught the eye of European scouts). Strong academy there, evidently. As per […]
It wouldn’t be an international break without someone picking some sort of new injury, and the (un)lucky victim this time around looks to be Jamie Gittens. The young winger reportedly “limped off” after “clearly struggling” around the hour mark of England U21’s win over Republic of Ireland. He would head “straight down the tunnel”. Not […]
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Those Chelsea players not involved with their respective international teams, as well as those who aren’t taking some much needed time off to rest and recuperate a bit (i.e. the likes of Enzo Fernández and Pedro Neto), were back at Cobham yesterday for some mid-international-break training. And, as confirmed on the Chelsea official website, among […]
Thomas Tuchel’s England have made it seven wins from seven in World Cup 2026 qualification, and still without even a single goal conceded (with 20 scored), as they beat Serbia, 2-0 last night. Of course, they have already qualified for the World Cup, so now it’s just about putting the finishing touches on a perfect […]
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