🚨🎙️🇫🇷 Didier Deschamps on Lionel Messi after equalling Miroslav Klose's World Cup goals record with a hat-trick against Algeria:
🗣️ “What Lionel Messi is doing now is no longer something you analyze like regular football... it's something you just watch and accept as greatness unfolding in real time.
As a coach, you spend days preparing structure, control and balance... then a player like him steps onto the pitch and bends all of that completely in ways you can't fully plan for.
To equal Miroslav Klose's World Cup tally with a hat-trick, at this stage of his career, is no longer just a performance — it's football history being rewritten before our eyes.
There are great players, there are legends... then there's Messi doing things that seem nearly impossible to replicate.”
Glad to have met President William Ruto of Kenya.
India and Kenya share a longstanding partnership anchored in the aspirations of the Global South. We remain committed to working together for the well-being of our people.
@WilliamsRuto@G7
A teenage Trevoh Chalobah always believed 🥹
The @ChelseaFC defender will be joining Thomas Tuchel’s World Cup squad in place of the injured Tino Livramento
When Marcelo Bielsa became Leeds United manager in 2018, he asked a simple question: how long does the average supporter have to work to afford a match ticket?
After learning the answer was around three hours, Bielsa gathered his players and assigned them an unusual task.
Instead of training, they spent the next three hours picking up litter around the club’s training ground.
The exercise wasn’t meant as punishment. Bielsa wanted his squad to understand the effort, sacrifice, and hard work that ordinary fans put in to support their team.
By spending the same amount of time doing manual work, the players were reminded that every ticket purchased represents hours of labor by loyal supporters.
The story became one of the most famous examples of Bielsa’s unique leadership style and his deep respect for football fans.
Japan manager Hajime Moriyasu was in tears listening to their national anthem at the World Cup. One of our favourite photos from the tournament so far ❤️
🚨 Eden Hazard Gets Emotional Speaking About Chelsea and the Fans Who Never Left His Side:
🗣️ "Chelsea will always be home to me. Some clubs give you a contract, some clubs give you trophies, but very few give you a family. Chelsea gave me all of that.
When I arrived in London, I was a young player with dreams. The fans embraced me from day one, and together we created memories that will stay with me forever. We won trophies, celebrated incredible nights at Stamford Bridge, and shared moments that every footballer dreams of experiencing.
Even when I left for Real Madrid, the love never disappeared. My time there did not go the way I wanted. Injuries took away many of the things I wanted to show on the pitch, and there were difficult moments that tested me. But through it all, Chelsea fans never stopped supporting me. They never stopped believing in me. They never forgot what we shared.
That is something I will always carry with me. Not every player is lucky enough to leave a club and still feel that level of affection years later. Chelsea supporters continued to encourage me when I was struggling, and that meant more than they will ever know.
When I come back to Stamford Bridge, it doesn't feel like I'm visiting. It feels like I'm coming home. I see the stands, I see the badge, I remember the songs, and I remember the happiness we gave each other.
Chelsea is not just a chapter of my career. It is a part of my life, a part of who I am, and it always will be.
Thank you for everything, Blues. Once Blue, always Blue." 💙
Joe Cole on Enzo Fernandez and Cucurella:
🗣 "If I'm Xabi Alonso, I want to keep both of them. I'd rather sell four or five other players to get that money in. But that's if you're using a model where you're trying to win trophies."