Chelsea

Chelsea's finances are in a bad state. So now their only way back to success is through coaching

Chelsea face a battle to comply with the Premier League’s profit and sustainability rules (PSR) and could be forced to sell players before June 30 after their financial state was laid bare in a sobering set of accounts. The club’s accounts for the year ending June 30, 2023 saw them post a pre-tax loss of £90.1million ($112m), while wages climbed from £340.2m (2022) to £404m in 2023. Only Manchester City’s annual wage bill (£423m) is higher than Chelsea’s. Last season, City won the Premier League, Champions League and FA Cup. Chelsea men’s team finished 12th in the league,...

Chelsea's lasting agent commitments, the other clubs who spent big, how Spurs kept theirs relatively low

Chelsea manager Emma Hayes recited a line from a Robert Frost poem in response to questions about her Arsenal counterpart Jonas Eidevall after the two clashed after last month’s Conti Cup final. Hayes — who will leave Chelsea at the end of the season to start her job as USWNT boss — and Eidevall disagreed on the touchline during the final at Molineux, before she appeared to push the Swede away from her after the match had concluded. In her post-match press conference immediately following the game — in which Arsenal’s Stina Blackstenius scored the final’s only goal in extra...

Premier League clubs have unanimously approved the use of semi-automated offside technology (SAOT) for the 2024-25 season. The English top fight will use the same cameras and software that UEFA uses in the men’s Champions League. That is slightly different from the technology which FIFA has used, where a match ball with a chip inside provides an array of data. The Premier League confirmed in a statement that it believes the SAOT will be ready to use following one of the autumn international breaks. The league is already in talks with several companies about providing the technology the...

A whopping £303.9m, 31 per cent of the total transfer spend in Boehly-Clearlake's first three windows, has hardly been seen the pitch at all

Chelsea will formally complete their purchase of the Sir Oswald Stoll Mansions site adjacent to Stamford Bridge on Thursday, Stoll veterans charity has announced. The club’s offer was chosen ahead of 12 rival bids for the 1.9-acre site in July 2023, and the sale was green lit by Stoll’s board of trustees in October following a consultation period. Contracts will now be exchanged on a land deal that expands the footprint of Stamford Bridge for any potential stadium redevelopment, though Chelsea’s ownership led by Todd Boehly and Clearlake Capital are yet to finalise and communicate a plan...

New owners brought excitement but, after spending £1bn on players and £75m on agents' fees, there is no sign Chelsea's malaise will end soon

Chelsea's head coach suggested Chelsea may have to buy new players after the dismal draw at Bramall Lane, which seemed a risky tactic

Mauricio Pochettino suggested his Chelsea squad lack the maturity to compete regularly in the Premier League after they were held 2-2 by Sheffield United at Bramall Lane. Chelsea twice led the Premier League’s bottom club thanks to goals in each half from Thiago Silva and Noni Madueke but Oli McBurnie converted from close range in the 93rd minute after Jayden Bogle had earlier beaten Djordje Petrovic at his near post from a tight angle. The result is a deflating blow for Pochettino’s team after a stirring comeback win over Manchester United at Stamford Bridge on Thursday, and after the...

Chelsea were denied a crucial three points right at the end against Sheffield United - Liam Twomey breaks it down…

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Mauricio Pochettino's team are playing for him but they are a wild watch - and concerns about balance and structure are becoming prominent

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