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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 […]
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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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Chelsea Bomb Squad captain Axel Disasi made a surprise appearance for the under-21 team last weekend, but if Sky Sports are to be believed, he could be set for an even bigger shock here momentarily: a return to the first-team! According to Sky’s Kaveh Solkehol, Disasi is “set to return to training with the Chelsea […]
Young Chelsea goalkeeper Ted Curd has joined National League (i.e. fifth tier) side Boreham Wood on loan yesterday, for at least one month but probably for the entire rest of this season. Chelsea’s official announcement says that the loan is “initially” just for one month; Boreham Wood’s announcement says the he’s joining them until the […]
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It’s weird to say Chelsea Women have been quite underwhelming in a start to the season where they remain unbeaten. Years of Emma Hayes at helm followed by Sonia Bompastor’s debut in which we swept all domestic trophies set us very high standards beyond regularly getting three points. We also want performances to follow, which […]
In two matches in the UEFA Women’s Champions League league stage this season, Austrian outfit St. Pölten have given up nine goals and scored zero. They sit dead last in the table, and face one of the biggest challenges of their history today: the English champions. There’s not much for the hosts to lose here. […]
Pedro Neto, like several of his Chelsea teammates, has been pushing the limits of his physical capacities over the past few weeks, badly in need of some proper rest but playing through various problems while still giving it his all on the pitch. Thankfully, he will have that rest now, during the international break, after […]