Chelsea Football Club is delighted to announce the appointment of Xabi Alonso as Manager of the Men’s Team.
The Spaniard will begin his role on July 1, 2026, having agreed a four-year contract at Stamford Bridge.
Welcome to Chelsea, Xabi!
Chelsea display a Champions of the World Banner and Chelsea FC "King of Clubs" banner before kick-off.
Behdad Eghbali with Todd Boehly in Chelsea's directors' box.
PSG President Nasser Al-Khelaifi has made it.
Thomas Tuchel is watching on as both his former clubs play.
"The huddle doesn't reflect well on anyone at Chelsea" 😤
"These quirks of Liam Rosenior might be a weakness" 😳
The Sunday Supplement panel look at the bizarre moment of Chelsea's team huddle being crashed by Paul Tierney and describe it as 'immature' 💬
🚨 Huge week for Chelsea coming up :
Monday - FA Cup QF Draw (Potential opponents include Arsenal, City, Liverpool etc)
Tuesday - Rosenior PSG press conference.
Wednesday - PSG vs Chelsea, 1st leg.
Saturday - Chelsea vs Newcastle, Premier League.
🚨🇫🇷 The race to sign Jeremy Jacquet ahead of summer transfer window, still ongoing.
Chelsea, Liverpool and FC Bayern are all in active talks as revealed…
…trying get the deal done now for next season 2026/27. Negotiations ongoing.
🎥 https://t.co/0nsmxfBWwQ
Journalist Julien Laurens on Rosenior :
“He works at Strasbourg, a similar structure, you are a YES man, you do your job, you work with what your given, there’s not much input from you on who or what position you’d like strengthened. Chelsea is so “unique”, who in the world has 5 sporting directors?”
(@5liveSport)
🚨 Maresca on Reece James :
“As a midfielder we’re helping him in terms of keeping him fit because we want to avoid him doing big sprints and long sprints that could probably cause him some problems”
(@kierangill_DM) #CFC
🚨 Cucurella: “Man City wanted me before I joined Chelsea. They were on fire, one of the best teams in the world”.
“I wanted to go. When they come like they did, when Guardiola asks, you’ll go on your knees if necessary. But the clubs couldn’t reach an agreement”, told Informe.
Exclusive 💣
We understand TV companies 📺 are actually complaining about Premier League ⚽️ teams relying too much on set pieces and long throw-ins to win games.
They’re saying it’s ruining the excitement of the game and turning fans off.
They want teams to change their style immediately as it can affect revenues in the long term.
They want to see that beautiful game, the total football that gets everyone on the edge of their seats.
They believe it should be all about creativity, flair, and those jaw-dropping moments that make you jump out of your seat.
🚨 Moises Caicedo: "I’m far from N’Golo Kante or Makelele in what they did here, they achieved a lot. but I'm gonna keep working because I want to become a legend here." (@LloydCanfield) #CFC
🚨🔵 Pedro Neto to Chelsea, here we go! Wolves accept bid worth €60m fixed fee plus €3m add-ons as almost matches initial price tag.
Neto’s agent Mendes has agreed on personal terms with Chelsea.
Medical tests booked for Pedro at #CFC with Wolves keen on Ajax’s Carlos Forbes.
Sold the money grabber for £60m. Spent it on Cole Palmer who outdid his whole Chelsea stats in a single season. Now he’s been placed on the transfer list a year later.
“Home, Mase. Home.”
We won.