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!
This is one of the most difficult statements I have ever had to write - and it is one which I hoped I would not need to do for many years. I am devastated that my time at Chelsea has come to an end.
You could make the most insane and painfully comical self implosion highlights package of Chelsea goals conceded over the last 3 seasons. Is it quality? Is it experience? Mentality? So many questions you could ask, but the volume of goals conceded from our own doing is mental.
Happy belated New Year! I just hit send on Ripple’s quarterly shareholder email. To say that 2025 (and Q4) were successful for Ripple feels like saying @TomBrady was just a great quarterback!! (#theGOAT)
Our two major acquisitions - Ripple Prime and GTreasury - greatly accelerate and expand our ability to deliver on our vision, enabling the Internet of Value. XRP has been (and will continue to be) the heartbeat of that vision.
With truly the most comprehensive licensing portfolio (and now today UK’s EMI license added) we are poised to make 2026 even more consequential.
Building and using crypto infrastructure, updating our global financial plumbing, and rethinking legacy systems – none of this happens overnight. At Ripple, we’re going to continue taking the long view of what crypto-based assets – like XRP and RLUSD – can do, rather than chasing cycles and hype.
Bring on 2026. We are firing on all cylinders. It’s happening!
So many issues with Chelsea I don’t know where to start with them.
Maresca - looks like he’s given up, probably has another job promised in the summer. Tactically making loads of weird mistakes, and weird in game management.
Clearlake - treating the club like a player trading farm, micromanaging the coach, goal of top four after over £1BN spent. Likely to be on their 5th manager in 5 seasons yet preach stability and building together.
Sporting directors - absurdly low hit rate on signings comparative to money spent. If Maresca gets sacked / walks, that’ll be two managers they’ve handpicked gone.
External board - ticket prices absurd, fans footing the bill on many areas for incompetence of no FOS sponsor. Stylvig, Jurasek, Gannon and now Kline all haven’t been able to get a stable, long term FOS?.