Alejandro Garnacho undergoes intense ‘mini pre-season’ to kickstart #avfc career. Chelsea loanee understood to have made clear progress over the international break
🦁 one-on-one meetings with Emery
🦁 individual tactical sessions
🦁 fitness regime
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Chelsea co-sporting director Laurence Stewart is leaving the club. No plans for a replacement, with streamlined football leadership structure seen as a ‘natural evolution’ #cfc
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🚨Exclusive: Chelsea begin talks with the council over improvements to the training ground. It remains at an exploratory stage but it is the first time discussions have gone external. The club plots widespread investment in infrastructure.
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🇧🇪🗣️ | Romeo Lavia :
« Physiquement, c'est une renaissance pour moi. Cela faisait longtemps que je ne m'étais pas senti aussi bien physiquement et mentalement. Il y a beaucoup de travail derrière tout ça et je suis content de voir que ça porte ses fruits. » ❤️
(@walfoot)
🚨 Antonio Conte on his future: “There are many clubs that have somewhat lost sight of their history…”.
“I’d like to go to one of these clubs to dust off that history and make it shine once more”, told @TheAthleticFC.
🚨🇫🇷 Malo Gusto’s defensive game is reportedly a concern for Zinedine Zidane and his France coaching staff.
They believe Gusto needs to improve that side of his game to meet their expectations.
(@lequipe via @ActuFoot_) #CFC
📅 ON THIS DAY: In 2022, Bayer Leverkusen appointed Xabi Alonso as their new manager.
They won as many top-flight trophies in his first full season as manager (2) as they had managed in their previous 119-year existence combined. 🏆🏆
They won the Bundesliga for the first time ever, finishing the league season without a single defeat and setting the longest unbeaten run in top-flight European football since the introduction of UEFA club competitions across all competitions (51 games).
They scored countless stoppage time goals to put their name in the history books as the first German side to win the Bundesliga title with an invincible season and never lost an away league game during his final two seasons in charge. 🤯
One, if not the best managerial hire in recent history. 🙌
🚨 Chelsea are “On it” for Alex Scott. They see Scott as ideal player in midfield. #CFC are in contact with people close to the player and are working on it. The whole summer at Chelsea was about Alex Scott but it wasn’t possible, I would not be surprised if they are back with bids in the future. (@FabrizioRomano)
Valentín Barco came on with just 34 minutes left and still created two big chances. This man always grabs his opportunities with ease whenever he gets them.
#CFC#BWClub
Back in 2014, there was a man who was already aware of the irregularities involving Manchester City. That man now runs FIFA. The infamous Gianni Infantino, then UEFA General Secretary, abused his authority, shared confidential documents and, in short, outmanoeuvred the Investigatory Chamber, doing everything in his power to ensure that both Manchester City and PSG would merely receive a fine, avoiding a deeper investigation that could have led to a Champions League ban. All of these details were also revealed through Football Leaks.
Given his actions as UEFA General Secretary and, more recently, as FIFA President, I can only say, in my humble opinion, that Gianni Infantino has become a cancer on football and should have no place in the future of the game.
🚨💣 BREAKING: Cristiano Ronaldo announces he has LEFT PORTUGAL NATIONAL TEAM CAMP. 🇵🇹
“After the National Team coach’s press conference, and following a conversation with the President of the Portuguese Football Federation, I have decided to leave the National Team training camp”.
“In due time, I will tell all Portuguese people the truth about the reasons that led to my departure from the national team, to which I have always dedicated myself”.
“Now is the time to wish good luck to Portugal and to all my teammates”.
Maresca snaked the club just to find himself in the middle of the biggest corruption scandal the sport has EVER seen. Couldn’t have happened to a better bloke.