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      ‘What criteria did they use?’ – Fans baffled to discover Premier League flops already qualified for Fifa Club World Cup

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      FANS have been left baffled after Chelsea were announced as qualifiers for the expanded 2025 Fifa Club World Cup.The tournament is set to undergo a big shake-up next year with 32 teams involved. Chelsea have qualified for the expanded 2025 Fifa Club World CupCredit: GettyAnd surprisingly, Chelsea will be one of them, joining the likes of Manchester City, Real Madrid, Bayern Munich and PSG. One fan reacted to the news, saying: “Why are Chelsea there.”Another said: “Chelsea finished 10th but still going to the Club World Cup.”One added: “What is the criteria for qualification?”READ MORE IN football Another agreed: “How did Chelsea qualify? What qualification criteria did FIFA use?”Despite mass fan confusion, Fifa confirmed that Champions League winners from 2021-2024 qualify for the tournament. And Chelsea lifted the European cup under the guidance of Thomas Tuchel only three years ago. Winners of “each confederation’s premier club competition” also qualify, explaining Bayern Munich and PSG’s presence. Most read in Football2025 Fifa Club World Cup teams so far

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      CASINO SPECIAL – BEST CASINO WELCOME OFFERSMore info will be announced throughout 2024 — including the trophy, host cities, and the draw.But for now, the first 19 sides have been announced, with a further 13 to be added.Astrid Wett boycotting Chelsea matches after she is ‘spat at’ despite ‘being one of club’s biggest fans’ The new 32-team tournament format will take place every four years with an extended international break merging the current September and October slots to facilitate the changes.City – last season’s Champions League winners – are the current holders. More

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      ‘Gary, what have you done?’ – Pochettino hits out at Neville AGAIN after Chelsea ‘billion-pound bottle jobs’ jibe

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      MAURICO POCHETTINO has hit out at Gary Neville AGAIN as Chelsea delivered a response to his “billion pound bottle jobs” jibe.Conor Gallagher fired the Blues in the FA Cup quarter-final by the skin of their teeth with eight seconds of normal time remaining.Mauricio Pochettino hit out at Gary Neville againCredit: RexChelsea fell behind early on when a defensive error led to Mateo Joseph scoring his first senior goal as Leeds went ahead after only nine minutes.Nicolas Jackson made it 1-1 then Mykhailo Mudryk gave Chelsea a 37th-minute lead before Joseph was on target again to level the scores.Pochettino said: “It’s like Gary, my friend, what have you done? His opinion now is a run and a run and a run. I cannot be upbeat about that.”With all my love to Gary, it is not fair to use this type of word for a team that is so brave and a club that always shows it fights for big things.READ MORE ON CHELSEA”What can we do? Now only with this type of performance, show that we are brave, can win games, and of course, nothing to say, we keep moving.”It is not important for the team, it is not important for us, because we know who we are and how we behave and why we lost the game against Liverpool is nothing to do with this.”It is because of all different things. You need to accept opinions. But that is not for us. “We know we are brave, working hard, and if people want to be run and run and run this comment… look, nothing to say. It is opinion and that’s it. We won.”Most read in FootballCASINO SPECIAL – BEST CASINO WELCOME OFFERSNeville’s blast came after Chelsea’s League Cup loss to Jurgen Klop’s Liverpool. He said: “Klopp’s kids against the blue billion-pound bottlejobs”.Chelsea 3 Leeds 2: Gallagher nets last-gasp winner ease pressure on Pochettino as Blues edge out brave Whites in FA CupExplaining his dig, Neville later clarified: “I feel bad now! No, look, I’m not going to sit here and say it was an instinctive commentary moment… I mean, it was instinctive because I didn’t know what was going to happen in extra-time.”But Peter [Drury] did about 35 seconds after the goal and Carra did about 25 seconds and I was getting angrier. Grab this opportunity, don’t have regrets! “Just from a playing point of view, the idea of a team not seizing the day, seizing the moment, grabbing the opportunity, all those things we say to each other in lives as young people, that we want a team to grab this moment. Chelsea shrunk.”I used the word “shrunk” and maybe “bottle” is a very strong word, but playing with absolute fear, froze, whatever you want to call it, that’s what we saw in extra-time.”Ultimately, I don’t want that tag to stick with them because the reality is that there are a lot of talented young players there who may go on.” Neville blasted Chelsea as ‘billion pound bottle jobs’Credit: Rex More

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      Chelsea player ratings: Mudryk stakes claim for starting spot but Sanchez nervy on return to team in FA Cup win

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      SUB Conor Gallagher was Chelsea’s 90th-minute hero after another night of many questions for boss Mauricio Pochettino.The much-changed Blues sunk Leeds 3-2 to book an FA Cup quarter-final at home to Leicester.Mykhaylo Mudryk scored and shone on a rare start for the BluesCredit: RexConor Gallagher cracked Chelsea’s winner despite pressure from Liam CooperCredit: GettyMateo Joseph fired home twice for the Championship visitors – with Nicolas Jackson and Mykhailo Mudryk flashing fine replies for Chelsea inbetween.Then just seconds away from stoppage time, Gallagher spun well in the box to wriggle through to plant the Blues’ winner.Here’s how Poch’s Blues rated in a ding-dong clash at Stamford Bridge.ROBERT SANCHEZ – 5 You could feel the nerves at times when the ball went back to him. READ MORE IN FOOTBALLIt is understandable why many fans were left scratching their heads over why Maurico Pochettino started him over Djordje Petrovic. AXEL DISASI – 5 Was caught in possession for Leeds’ opener by Mateo Joseph. Seems to have not got anyone convinced despite that blinder of a performance against Manchester City recently. Alfie Gilchrist was handed a surprise start in Chelsea’s defenceCredit: ReutersHOW TO GET FREE BETS ON FOOTBALLTREVOH CHALOBAH – 6 Could have done better to cut out the cross for the second goal but was a steady return to the line up on his first start of the season. Sam Allardyce offers to ‘fly back from Dubai tomorrow’ to replace Mauricio Pochettino as Chelsea managerALFIE GILCHRIST – 5 Allowed Dan James to get in behind him in the build up to the opener. Looked nervy playing at left-back and you could see that when he played a back pass a little short to Sanchez early on. Most read in FA CupMALO GUSTO – 6 Bit scrappy to start with, chipping a pass straight out of play but was involved in the passing sequence which led to the opener. ENZO FERNANDEZ – 6 He went from zero to hero. Archie Gray, just 17, made Fernandez look bang average for most of the match. It was hard to believe they splurged £106million on him before he produced a blistering run to tee up Gallagher for the winner to prove his worth.MOISES CAICEDO – 7 Fed through to Nicolas Jackson for the opener but struggled at times against Ethan Ampadu. NONI MADUEKE – 6 Was involved in the build up for Chelsea’s second goal but was frustrating to watch him stroll about on the pitch while the Blues were out of possession. Big-money buys Enzo Fernandez and Moises Caicedo were again paired in Chelsea’s midfield as they sandwich Leeds forward Joel PiroeCredit: GettyMYKHAILO MUDRYK – 8 His twinkle toes wreaked havoc on Leeds in the opening stages and he produced the slickest of finishes to make it 2-1. Seems to pop up when Poch is under pressure, considering he was on target against Palace, Fulham and Newcastle in the League Cup. He’s staking a claim to start games. NICOLAS JACKSON – 7 The Senegal forward has looked reinvigorated since returning from AFCON, hitting his tenth goal of the season across all competitions to give the Blues a glimmer of hope. Has to be given credit for a crisp finish for the opener.RAHEEM STERLING – 6 Whipped an inch-perfect cross into Mudryk to make it 2-1. READ MORE SUN STORIESWas the oldest Blues’ player on the pitch at age 29 but lacked leadership and impact when the team needed it most before he was substituted. SUBSCHILWELL 5PALMER 6COLWILL 6GALLAGHER 8TAURIAINEN 5Nicolas Jackson hails his early equaliser in a dramatic tieCredit: Getty More

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      Chelsea forced to give Brighton more money after transfer raid as they are ordered to pay millions for two wonderkids

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      CHELSEA have been ordered to shell out up to £7.65m to Brighton for two wonderkids.A tribunal decided the Blues must pay a basic fee of £1m rising to a potential £4.25m for striker Shumaira Mheuka, 16, after he moved to Stamford Bridge in July 2022.Chelsea have been forced to pay an initial £1million for striker Shumaira MheukaCredit: 2023 Plumb ImagesZak Sturge’s move from Brighton will cost Chelsea up to £2.1millionCredit: 2022 Chelsea FCBrighton have also been awarded compensation of up to £3.15m for promising left-back Zak Sturge – plus another £250,000 if the 19-year-old plays for England.Londoner Sturge was poached from the Amex by Chelsea last year and spent the first half of the season on loan at Peterborough.The teenager has so far made 31 appearances for Chelsea’s under-21 side and has been capped by the Three Lions up to under-18 level.Mheuka is also an England youth international, along with scoring seven goals in 13 under-18 appearances for the Blues.READ MORE ON CHELSEASince Todd Boehly took control of Chelsea they have paid Brighton more than £225million for players and staff – more than double what it cost to build the Amex Stadium.Marc Cucurella, Moises Caicedo and Robert Sanchez have all made the move from the Seagulls in the last two seasons.Meanwhile, the Blues swooped for then Brighton boss Graham Potter in September 2022, only to sack him after seven months and just 31 matches.Along with Potter, coaches Billy Reid, Bjorn Hamberg, Bruno Saltor and Ben Roberts have all made the switch.Most read in FootballBEST FREE BET SIGN UP OFFERS FOR UK BOOKMAKERSChelsea have paid Brighton more than £225million for players and staff under Todd BoehlyCredit: PAMeanwhile, Chelsea’s chief analyst Kyle Macauley and sporting director Paul Winstanley both joined the club from Brighton.Sam Jewell, the former head of scouting at the Amex, will become the 11th first-team player or staff member to make the move in November.Frank Lampard reveals brutal Roman Abramovich blast after ex-Chelsea owner threatened to axe first team starsHe is set to join Chelsea in the same role later this year after leaving Brighton last week. More

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      Man Utd, Arsenal and Chelsea ‘in three-way scrap to sign in-demand Ajax goalkeeper, 22, in summer transfer’

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      ARSENAL are among three Premier League clubs reportedly monitoring Ajax goalkeeper Diant Ramaj.The Gunners are at risk of losing England international Aaron Ramsdale this summer.Diant Ramaj is wanted by three Premier League clubsCredit: GettyRamsdale has fallen down the pecking order at Arsenal in recent months.Summer signing David Raya has established himself as Mikel Arteta’s first choice keeper.The Gunners are set to trigger Raya’s £27million option to buy at the end of the season, leaving Ramsdale’s future in doubt.With the 25-year-old rumoured to be leaving the Emirates Stadium this summer, Arsenal have already began scouting alternative options.Read More on Man UtdAccording to football journalist Christian Falk and Sport Bild, they are interested in German shot-stopper Ramaj.Manchester United and Chelsea are also understood to be monitoring the 22-year-old.United goalkeeper Andre Onana has endured a difficult season so far.In 35 games he has conceded 54 goals and kept ten clean sheets.Most read in FootballBEST FREE BET SIGN UP OFFERS FOR UK BOOKMAKERSMeanwhile, Erik ten Hag’s second-choice keeper Altay Bayindir has been limited to just one FA Cup appearance at Newport since joining on the final day of the summer transfer window.As for Chelsea, Kepa Arrizabalaga could leave Stamford Bridge as soon as he returns from his Real Madrid loan.’We have to be in the conversation’, says Mikel Arteta as Arsenal boss has his say on Kylian Mbappe transfer sagaThe Blues signed Robert Sanchez in a £25m transfer from Brighton last August, but he fell out of favour after suffering a knee injury in December with Djordje Petrovic taking over as Mauricio Pochettino’s No1.An exit for one of the three goalkeepers could open the door for Ramaj to join.Ramaj signed for Ajax last summer and has since made 26 appearances for the Eredivisie side. More

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      Sam Allardyce offers to ‘fly back from Dubai tomorrow’ to replace Mauricio Pochettino as Chelsea manager

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      SAM ALLARDYCE has offered to “fly back from Dubai tomorrow” to take over at Chelsea.That’s after a Chelsea fan demanded the former England boss replaced Mauricio Pochettino on a radio phone-in.
      Allardyce has offered to save Chelsea’s seasonCredit: AFP
      Poch is coming under huge pressure from fans after losing the Carabao Cup final 1-0 to Liverpool on Sunday – despite Jurgen Klopp fielding a makeshift side.
      The Blues are currently 11th in the league and cut adrift from the European places.
      Wednesday’s FA Cup fifth round tie against Leeds represents Pochettino’s last chance to salvage Chelsea’s season – with his job security looking shaky should he be knocked out.
      Allardyce hasn’t worked since his brief four game stint with Leeds at the end of last season and has since been living in the Middle East.
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      When asked if he’d take on the Chelsea job should Pochettino be sacked, Allardyce said: “Oh yes, I’d fly back from Dubai tomorrow for that – get me there!,” he joked to talkSPORT Breakfast.
      He said the first thing he’d do as Blues boss would be to “sort the defence out.
      “It’s the worst defending I’ve seen in the Premier League for a long, long time.
      “People see that as a negative punt. There’s a big thing on Monday Night Football about Manchester United and how many shots they’ve conceded and then looking at the top teams like Liverpool, Manchester City and Arsenal.
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      “They have the best defensive records. It’s a simple mathematical equation. You win the league if you have the best defence not the best attack.
      “The best attack gives you the opportunity to get the points in the end but the defensive side of it wins you the league.
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      “The defending has been ignored for many years now and I’ve never seen such bad defending for a long time.”
      The former manager continued to say that the general level of defending in the Premier League isn’t up to standard and said: “Considering the quality of the Premier League and the money that’s spent, the quality of defending in the Premier League is worse or has been bad for the last two or three years, so I actually question the coaching these days.
      “There’s such a big emphasis on the quality of football and playing the right way, that people seem to have shunned one of the most important things and that is when you haven’t got the ball, you have to be good at winning it back.” More

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      Inside Arsenal legend Sol Campbell’s incredible eight-bedroom mansion as ex-England captain slashes £10MILLION off price

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      SOL Campbell’s has slashed £10million off the price of his incredible eight-bedroom mansion.The ex-Arsenal and England star, 49, placed the Grade II-listed townhouse in Chelsea, West London, on the market for £25m in 2021.
      Sol Campbell has slashed the price of his Chelsea townhouseCredit: Getty
      The six-storey mansion boasts eight bedroomsCredit: Strutt & Parker (Estate Agents)
      The house also contains its own cinema and libraryCredit: Strutt & Parker (Estate Agents)
      Sol Campbell and Fiona Barratt at the Sporting Equals awards in October last yearCredit: Getty
      He first reduced the price of the six-storey house in September 2022 after reportedly being cheated out of £1.5m in rent.
      Sol was forced to go to court to obtain an eviction notice after a tenant failed to pay rent.
      He is thought to have owned the property since 2004, with then interior designer wife Fiona Barrett later extensively redesigning the home.
      But with the mansion still up for sale three years after it was place on the market, Sol has now reduced the asking price to £15m.
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      The stunning property contains six bedrooms in the main house along with a separate two-bed mews house accessed via an underground passageway.
      It also boasts an incredible drawing room, cinema, library, kitchen, and lift to go along with its views across the River Thames and Albert Bridge.
      On the market with Knight Frank, the property description adds: “A Grade II listed townhouse, overlooking the river, that has been extensively refurbished and excellently interior designed to create an elegant and substantial London home.
      “With secure gated access from the front, a walled garden and further protection provided by the mews house at the rear, this is a private and secure house that offers discretion and a sense of tranquillity throughout.”
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      The townhouse is located in the exclusive street of Cheyne Walk, previously home to the likes of George Best, Keith Richard and Mick Jagger, The Mirror reports.
      But the footballer, who also played for Tottenham Hotspur and captained Portsmouth to FA Cup glory in 2008, has a mixed history with his former home.
      Sol was left seething following a rent dispute with a tenant two years ago.
      He claimed to have received a deposit and three months’ rent from a businessman who had just sold his insurance company for £1bn, but received no further payments.
      Since his retirement as a player, Sol has embarked on managerial spells at Macclesfield and Southend.
      But he also boasts a stunning property empire worth a whopping £50m, and his own furniture business with wife Fiona.
      Along with the Chelsea townhouse, he is said to own the nine-bedroom Grade II-listed Hallington Hall in Northumberland, as well as a luxury penthouse flat in West London.
      Representatives of the ex-footballer have been approached for comment.
      The townhouse boasts views over the River ThamesCredit: Strutt & Parker (Estate Agents)
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      Chelsea blow as Christopher Nkunku suffers mystery injury with Pochettino admitting ‘he is not the same player’

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      CHELSEA have been struck with a double blow when it comes to Christopher Nkunku.That’s after Mauricio Pochettino confirmed that not only is the forward out for up to a month, but that “he is not the same player” that they signed.
      A frustrated Pochettino has admitted that Nkunku is ‘not the same player’Credit: Rex
      He does not know when or where the forward suffered the injuryCredit: Rex
      Chelsea signed Nkunku for £52million this summer after agreeing the deal with RB Leipzig last January.
      Nkunku was brought in to high expectations having scored 16 goals and assisted six times in 26 Bundesliga appearances last season.
      But, after shining in pre-season for the Blues, the forward suffered a serious knee injury on the eve of the Premier League season.
      That’s seen him make just 10 appearances in all competitions for Chelsea this season.
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      The forward came off the bench in the 67th minute as Chelsea lost the Carabao Cup final to Liverpool on Sunday.
      Pochettino confirmed that the player suffered another injury during the game, despite him not being withdrawn after being subbed on.
      The Chelsea boss said: “We heard yesterday that Chris Nkunku got injured, but we don’t know when he got injured.
      “He’s undergoing medical assessment”.
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      He then admitted to fearing the player is not the same as when he signed “It’s difficult for him. We watched him when he arrived in pre-season.
      “He was flying on the training pitch until he got injured. Now it is nearly eight months and he has been involved again but it is not the same player as before.
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      “We have in our head the amazing Nkunku from pre-season but it is not the same player because of the circumstances. That’s why it is sometimes unfair when we judge.” More