๐ฃ๏ธ๐ฆ๐บ Cole Palmer ahead of Chelseaโs second pre-season match against @Tottenhm Hotspur in the Sydney Super Cup:
๐ค ๐๐ง ๐๐๐๐ข ๐๐ฅ๐จ๐ง๐ฌ๐จ ๐ฆ๐๐ฌ๐ฌ๐๐ ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐๐ฅ๐ฆ๐๐ซ ๐๐๐ญ๐๐ซ ๐ฆ๐ข๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ ๐จ๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ ๐๐ ๐ ๐๐จ๐ซ๐ฅ๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ฉ ๐ฌ๐ช๐ฎ๐๐:
โI canโt remember what he said. I think he said donโt worry about it or whatever, normal stuff. It was nice.
โIโm not really thinking about that now [his desire to win back his England place], to be honest. Iโm just looking forward to the season with Chelsea, and to be honest, Iโm not too bothered about that.โ
๐ฅ ๐๐ง ๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐ฉ๐๐ซ๐ฌ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐ง๐ญ ๐ ๐ซ๐จ๐ข๐ง ๐ข๐ง๐ฃ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ฒ ๐ฅ๐๐ฌ๐ญ ๐ฌ๐๐๐ฌ๐จ๐ง:
โI went to Sweden or Denmark - one of those countries - to see a doctor. We did speak about it [getting surgery], but I didnโt end up getting it.
โI didnโt really know how to deal with it. The first few months, with me being injured, I just wanted to go out and play, which I probably shouldnโt have done.
โObviously I couldnโt play how I wanted to play. It was a bad season personally with injuries and stuff but I feel good now. The seven weeks obviously helped. Iโm ready to go again.โ
๐ค ๐๐ง ๐ฐ๐ก๐๐ญ๐ก๐๐ซ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ซ๐ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐๐ฑ๐ญ๐ซ๐ ๐ก๐ฎ๐ง๐ ๐๐ซ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ข๐ฆ๐ฉ๐ซ๐จ๐ฏ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐ฌ๐๐๐ฌ๐จ๐ง:
โNaturally.
โItโs like anything; if someone told you that youโre essentially not good enough to get in the squad, then youโre going to think, like, alright, whatever then, try to go that extra harder.โ
๐ค ๐๐ง ๐๐จ๐ซ๐ ๐๐ง ๐๐จ๐ ๐๐ซ๐ฌ:
โEveryone knows how good he is.
โObviously heโs one of my best friends so I am very happy about it.โ
๐ฅถ On who did the iconic โcoldโ celebration between Palmer and Rogers:
โThis is just the media, this! Weโve never spoken about it. Itโs one of them. He does it. I do it.
โIโve trademarked it so if he tries to do anything, he will have the bailiffs at his door [laughs]. Nah, weโll do it together, I think.โ
(Via Bobby Vincent - Football London)
#CFC #ChelseaFC #ColePalmer #Palmer #THFC
๐ค ๐๐ง ๐๐๐๐ข ๐๐ฅ๐จ๐ง๐ฌ๐จ ๐ฆ๐๐ฌ๐ฌ๐๐ ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐๐ฅ๐ฆ๐๐ซ ๐๐๐ญ๐๐ซ ๐ฆ๐ข๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ ๐จ๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ ๐๐ ๐ ๐๐จ๐ซ๐ฅ๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ฉ ๐ฌ๐ช๐ฎ๐๐:
โI canโt remember what he said. I think he said donโt worry about it or whatever, normal stuff. It was nice.
โIโm not really thinking about that now [his desire to win back his England place], to be honest. Iโm just looking forward to the season with Chelsea, and to be honest, Iโm not too bothered about that.โ
๐ฅ ๐๐ง ๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐ฉ๐๐ซ๐ฌ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐ง๐ญ ๐ ๐ซ๐จ๐ข๐ง ๐ข๐ง๐ฃ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ฒ ๐ฅ๐๐ฌ๐ญ ๐ฌ๐๐๐ฌ๐จ๐ง:
โI went to Sweden or Denmark - one of those countries - to see a doctor. We did speak about it [getting surgery], but I didnโt end up getting it.
โI didnโt really know how to deal with it. The first few months, with me being injured, I just wanted to go out and play, which I probably shouldnโt have done.
โObviously I couldnโt play how I wanted to play. It was a bad season personally with injuries and stuff but I feel good now. The seven weeks obviously helped. Iโm ready to go again.โ
๐ค ๐๐ง ๐ฐ๐ก๐๐ญ๐ก๐๐ซ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ซ๐ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐๐ฑ๐ญ๐ซ๐ ๐ก๐ฎ๐ง๐ ๐๐ซ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ข๐ฆ๐ฉ๐ซ๐จ๐ฏ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐ฌ๐๐๐ฌ๐จ๐ง:
โNaturally.
โItโs like anything; if someone told you that youโre essentially not good enough to get in the squad, then youโre going to think, like, alright, whatever then, try to go that extra harder.โ
๐ค ๐๐ง ๐๐จ๐ซ๐ ๐๐ง ๐๐จ๐ ๐๐ซ๐ฌ:
โEveryone knows how good he is.
โObviously heโs one of my best friends so I am very happy about it.โ
๐ฅถ On who did the iconic โcoldโ celebration between Palmer and Rogers:
โThis is just the media, this! Weโve never spoken about it. Itโs one of them. He does it. I do it.
โIโve trademarked it so if he tries to do anything, he will have the bailiffs at his door [laughs]. Nah, weโll do it together, I think.โ
(Via Bobby Vincent - Football London)
#CFC #ChelseaFC #ColePalmer #Palmer #THFC
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๐๐๐๐๐: Chelsea have been fined ยฃ10 million by the FA and have also been hit with a suspended two-window transfer ban for breaches during Roman Abramovichโs tenure. โ
๐ฃ๏ธ An official statement from the FA read:
โA financial sanction of ยฃ10m and a suspended two-window registration ban have been imposed on Chelsea FC for breaches of the Football Association Football Agent Regulations, Regulations on Working with Intermediaries and Third Party Investment in Players Regulations. The FA charged Chelsea FC with 74 breaches of FA Rule E1.2 after its current ownership self-reported misconduct upon its purchase of the club. The FA is continuing to investigate individual misconduct arising out of this case.
โChelsea FC admitted to the 74 breaches of FA Rule E1.2 prior to a hearing and an independent Regulatory Commission imposed a six-point deduction, which was to be suspended until June 30, 2027, and a ยฃ10m fine.
โThe club appealed against the suspended points deduction and an independent Appeal Board allowed the appeal and set aside this sanction following a further hearing.
โIn its place, the Appeal Board imposed a registration ban for two complete and consecutive transfer windows which is suspended until 30 June 2027.โ
#CFC #Chelsea #ChelseaFC
๐ฃ๏ธ An official statement from the FA read:
โA financial sanction of ยฃ10m and a suspended two-window registration ban have been imposed on Chelsea FC for breaches of the Football Association Football Agent Regulations, Regulations on Working with Intermediaries and Third Party Investment in Players Regulations. The FA charged Chelsea FC with 74 breaches of FA Rule E1.2 after its current ownership self-reported misconduct upon its purchase of the club. The FA is continuing to investigate individual misconduct arising out of this case.
โChelsea FC admitted to the 74 breaches of FA Rule E1.2 prior to a hearing and an independent Regulatory Commission imposed a six-point deduction, which was to be suspended until June 30, 2027, and a ยฃ10m fine.
โThe club appealed against the suspended points deduction and an independent Appeal Board allowed the appeal and set aside this sanction following a further hearing.
โIn its place, the Appeal Board imposed a registration ban for two complete and consecutive transfer windows which is suspended until 30 June 2027.โ
#CFC #Chelsea #ChelseaFC
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๐๐๐๐๐: Mykhailo Mudrykโs anti-doping suspension has been lifted after the FA confirmed the disciplinary proceedings have been resolved. โ
Mudryk is expected to join up with the Chelsea squad in Hong Kong for their pre-season.
๐ฃ๏ธAn official statement from the FA Spokesperson read:
"The FA can confirm that the anti-doping disciplinary proceedings against Mykhailo Mudryk were resolved with the agreement of the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) on 30 July 2026. In the context of that agreement, Mr Mudryk has accepted his commission of Anti-Doping Rule Violations (ADRVs) and accepted a period of ineligibility.
"On 22 October 2024, Mr Mudryk was subject to an out-of-competition doping control, which revealed the presence of a low concentration of meldonium, a prohibited substance. The FA notified Mr Mudryk of that finding on 4 December 2024 and imposed a provisional suspension. On 23 May 2025, The FA charged Mr Mudryk with ADRVs in breach of Regulations 3 and 4 of its 2024 Anti-Doping Regulations.
"On 7 to 9 January 2026, a hearing took place before an independent Regulatory Commission. The Regulatory Commission found that Mr Mudryk had committed the charged ADRVs and imposed a four-year period of ineligibility. Subsequently, Mr Mudryk filed an appeal with the Court of Arbitration for Sport.
"Since then, changes have been made to WADA Technical Document (TD2027MRL) which, while not retroactive, mean that if Mr Mudryk's sample was collected today, the concentration of meldonium in the sample would not have been reported and no ADRVs would have resulted.
"Further to that development and to other circumstances of the case, The FA and Mr Mudryk have now - with the agreement of WADA - resolved the appeal proceedings in accordance with Article 10.8.2 of the World Anti-Doping Code and Regulation 90 of the 2024 Anti-Doping Regulations. As a part of the agreement, Mr Mudryk accepted that he had committed the ADRVs charged and acceded to a period of ineligibility equal to the time served at the date of the agreement.
"Mr Mudryk is no longer ineligible and may return to competition with immediate effect.โ
#CFC #Chelsea #ChelseaFC #Mudryk
Mudryk is expected to join up with the Chelsea squad in Hong Kong for their pre-season.
๐ฃ๏ธAn official statement from the FA Spokesperson read:
"The FA can confirm that the anti-doping disciplinary proceedings against Mykhailo Mudryk were resolved with the agreement of the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) on 30 July 2026. In the context of that agreement, Mr Mudryk has accepted his commission of Anti-Doping Rule Violations (ADRVs) and accepted a period of ineligibility.
"On 22 October 2024, Mr Mudryk was subject to an out-of-competition doping control, which revealed the presence of a low concentration of meldonium, a prohibited substance. The FA notified Mr Mudryk of that finding on 4 December 2024 and imposed a provisional suspension. On 23 May 2025, The FA charged Mr Mudryk with ADRVs in breach of Regulations 3 and 4 of its 2024 Anti-Doping Regulations.
"On 7 to 9 January 2026, a hearing took place before an independent Regulatory Commission. The Regulatory Commission found that Mr Mudryk had committed the charged ADRVs and imposed a four-year period of ineligibility. Subsequently, Mr Mudryk filed an appeal with the Court of Arbitration for Sport.
"Since then, changes have been made to WADA Technical Document (TD2027MRL) which, while not retroactive, mean that if Mr Mudryk's sample was collected today, the concentration of meldonium in the sample would not have been reported and no ADRVs would have resulted.
"Further to that development and to other circumstances of the case, The FA and Mr Mudryk have now - with the agreement of WADA - resolved the appeal proceedings in accordance with Article 10.8.2 of the World Anti-Doping Code and Regulation 90 of the 2024 Anti-Doping Regulations. As a part of the agreement, Mr Mudryk accepted that he had committed the ADRVs charged and acceded to a period of ineligibility equal to the time served at the date of the agreement.
"Mr Mudryk is no longer ineligible and may return to competition with immediate effect.โ
#CFC #Chelsea #ChelseaFC #Mudryk
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Como have made a new bid for Chelsea defender Trevoh Chalobah.
Itโs understood the Italian side have offered โฌ28 million plus add-ins for the centre-back.
[gianlucadimarzio]
#CFC #ChelseaFC #Como #TrevohChalobah #Chalobah
Itโs understood the Italian side have offered โฌ28 million plus add-ins for the centre-back.
[gianlucadimarzio]
#CFC #ChelseaFC #Como #TrevohChalobah #Chalobah
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Chesea Women have signed 19-year-old midfielder Giulia Dragoni from Barcelona on a four-year contract.
The Italy international is viewed as one of the best midfielders in world football, and Chelsea value her versatility, including the ability to get further forwards.๐ต
๐ฃ๏ธ Dragoni: "I still canโt believe I have signed for Chelsea! When I was a child, not even in my biggest dreams did I think I would sign for Chelsea. Itโs unbelievable. Iโm really excited.
"I spoke with Sonia and she introduced me to the project here and showed me the possibilities. We all know Chelsea is one of the best clubs in the world so it wasnโt hard to convince me to come here."
The Italy international is viewed as one of the best midfielders in world football, and Chelsea value her versatility, including the ability to get further forwards.๐ต
๐ฃ๏ธ Dragoni: "I still canโt believe I have signed for Chelsea! When I was a child, not even in my biggest dreams did I think I would sign for Chelsea. Itโs unbelievable. Iโm really excited.
"I spoke with Sonia and she introduced me to the project here and showed me the possibilities. We all know Chelsea is one of the best clubs in the world so it wasnโt hard to convince me to come here."
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๐จ Chelseaโs 74 charges case is now OVER.
๐ฐ ยฃ20.75m in total fines
โ 9 month academy transfer ban
โ No formal transfer window ban, only if the club break rules in the next two windows.
โ No points deduction.
๐จ UEFA also did charge Chelsea, so total fines - just under ยฃ30m.
๐ฐ ยฃ20.75m in total fines
โ 9 month academy transfer ban
โ No formal transfer window ban, only if the club break rules in the next two windows.
โ No points deduction.
๐จ UEFA also did charge Chelsea, so total fines - just under ยฃ30m.
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Danso is sent off. Tottenham Hotspur are down to 10!
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๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐: Chelsea forward Joao Pedro is in line to be rewarded with a new contract.
The 24-year-old forward joined Chelsea from Brighton & Hove Albion last summer for a deal in excess of ยฃ50 million and signed a seven-year contract that runs until 2032.
The Brazil international is now set to be rewarded with extended terms.
Pedro is understood not to be the only Chelsea player expected to get a fresh agreement in place in the coming weeks.
[The Athletic]
#CFC #Chelsea #ChelseaFC #JoaoPedro
The 24-year-old forward joined Chelsea from Brighton & Hove Albion last summer for a deal in excess of ยฃ50 million and signed a seven-year contract that runs until 2032.
The Brazil international is now set to be rewarded with extended terms.
Pedro is understood not to be the only Chelsea player expected to get a fresh agreement in place in the coming weeks.
[The Athletic]
#CFC #Chelsea #ChelseaFC #JoaoPedro
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๐ฃ๏ธ๐ฆ๐บ Xabi Alonso on Chelseaโs 2-1 pre-season defeat to Tottenham Hotspur in the Sydney Super Cup:
๐ค โIt was an intense competitive game, for sure. We wanted to win and to lose is not something we like, but itโs a pre-season game and we have missed a few chances.
โIn the first half, it was very competitive, really even, and in the second half we were close to scoring that [winning goal]. But it was a good pre-season game, great crowd and atmosphere, and we were unlucky to concede that late goal to lose.
โIn any game you think you can do better, but it is part of the process: to learn the things we can do better, the things we have done well, and the place we are now.
โItโs normal we have these moments. But the result is not the most important thing now; itโs the performance, itโs 75 minutes for many players, which was the plan and we respect that.โ
๐ ๐๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฉ๐ฉ๐จ๐ซ๐ญ ๐ข๐ง ๐๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐๐ฅ๐ข๐:
โItโs been fantastic.
โTo have 80,000 people in this stadium, and to have a proper atmosphere and this electrifying noise, was top today.
โWe are thankful for the welcome and great support we have had during this week. Hopefully, we will come again in the next years and revisit, but we appreciate the support.โ
๐ฅ ๐๐ง ๐ญ๐๐๐ฆ ๐ง๐๐ฐ๐ฌ:
โMike [Penders] is joining us in Hong Kong, and Robert [Sanchez] has a minor [injury], not a big thing, but not for today.
โWe need to go assessing almost day by day, but there was no point of taking risks today.โ
๐ ๐๐ง ๐๐ฒ๐ค๐ก๐๐ข๐ฅ๐จ ๐๐ฎ๐๐ซ๐ฒ๐ค ๐๐๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐ฏ๐๐ข๐ฅ๐๐๐ฅ๐ ๐๐จ๐ซ ๐ฌ๐๐ฅ๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐๐ ๐๐ข๐ง:
โWe are happy for him, especially for him, because probably we are not able to understand what he has been through in this time and how does he feel at the moment with the things that he had to cope with. We want that he feels part of a team, because he has been training on his own for a long time, and that we have the support from everyone, from the club, from the teammates, from the staff, and for sure it will take time. So once he is with us in Hong Kong, we will see how things develop.โ
(Via Chelsea FC & Bobby Vincent - Football London)
#CFC #ChelseaFC
๐ค โIt was an intense competitive game, for sure. We wanted to win and to lose is not something we like, but itโs a pre-season game and we have missed a few chances.
โIn the first half, it was very competitive, really even, and in the second half we were close to scoring that [winning goal]. But it was a good pre-season game, great crowd and atmosphere, and we were unlucky to concede that late goal to lose.
โIn any game you think you can do better, but it is part of the process: to learn the things we can do better, the things we have done well, and the place we are now.
โItโs normal we have these moments. But the result is not the most important thing now; itโs the performance, itโs 75 minutes for many players, which was the plan and we respect that.โ
๐ ๐๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฉ๐ฉ๐จ๐ซ๐ญ ๐ข๐ง ๐๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐๐ฅ๐ข๐:
โItโs been fantastic.
โTo have 80,000 people in this stadium, and to have a proper atmosphere and this electrifying noise, was top today.
โWe are thankful for the welcome and great support we have had during this week. Hopefully, we will come again in the next years and revisit, but we appreciate the support.โ
๐ฅ ๐๐ง ๐ญ๐๐๐ฆ ๐ง๐๐ฐ๐ฌ:
โMike [Penders] is joining us in Hong Kong, and Robert [Sanchez] has a minor [injury], not a big thing, but not for today.
โWe need to go assessing almost day by day, but there was no point of taking risks today.โ
๐ ๐๐ง ๐๐ฒ๐ค๐ก๐๐ข๐ฅ๐จ ๐๐ฎ๐๐ซ๐ฒ๐ค ๐๐๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐ฏ๐๐ข๐ฅ๐๐๐ฅ๐ ๐๐จ๐ซ ๐ฌ๐๐ฅ๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐๐ ๐๐ข๐ง:
โWe are happy for him, especially for him, because probably we are not able to understand what he has been through in this time and how does he feel at the moment with the things that he had to cope with. We want that he feels part of a team, because he has been training on his own for a long time, and that we have the support from everyone, from the club, from the teammates, from the staff, and for sure it will take time. So once he is with us in Hong Kong, we will see how things develop.โ
(Via Chelsea FC & Bobby Vincent - Football London)
#CFC #ChelseaFC
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