Chelsea head coach Thomas Tuchel has said he is hopeful the takeover of the club will go through as quickly as possible .
The Blues agreed to terms for the sale of the club to an ownership group led by Todd Boehly, Clearlake Capital, Mark Walter and Hansjorg Wyss for £4.25billion earlier in May.
The takeover, which promises investment of £1.75billion into the club, was expected to be completed later this month, but recent reports have suggested Roman Abramovich could scupper the deal by refusing to the sale structure.
Speaking at a media conference ahead of Chelsea s game with Leicester City, Tuchel simply said he wanted things to happen sooner rather than later.
I m aware [of the reports] but I ve no new information, he said. I ve not been in…
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Hoping to try and widen their buffer in the Final Series spots on Saturday night, Seattle will welcome Sporting KC to Lumen Field when this weekend s MLS fixtures get underway.
Starting with the hosts, while Seattle might have been disappointed to have only collected a single point on home soil last weekend, the Greens should still find the mood in their camp at a high. Despite throwing away the lead late on and having to settle for a 1-1 draw against LAFC, the Sounders are sat in pole position to clinch a Final Series spot this season. Marking their return from June s international break with a thumping display as they stormed their way to a 4-0 romp against Vancouver, Head Coach Brian Schmetzer has seen his side lose j…
Barcelona will find it impossible to replace Lionel Messi, according to club president Josep Maria Bartomeu, who added Pep Guardiola would always be welcome back at Camp Nou.
Messi followed up winning a record sixth Ballon d Or by recording his 35th LaLiga hat-trick in Barca s 5-2 win over Real Mallorca on Saturday.
Despite spending big on Antoine Griezmann and Frenkie de Jong in the most recent transfer window, Barca are still heavily reliant on the 32-year-old, who has scored 14 goals from 15 appearances in all competitions this term.
Bartomeu has acknowledged Barca will find it extremely difficult to replace Messi whenever the forward calls time on his stay at the club, but outlined their intention to continue developing young talent from the famed La Masi…
Mikel Arteta overcame his former boss Pep Guardiola as a Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang double saw Arsenal reach the FA Cup final with a 2-0 win over Manchester City.
Arteta left his role as assistant at City last December to take charge at Emirates Stadium, and while it has been far from straightforward for the Spaniard since, he could be on course to finish a topsy-turvy campaign with silverware.
Aubameyang was the hero as he struck twice at an eerily empty Wembley, sending his side through to face Chelsea or Manchester United on August 1.
City huffed and puffed throughout but were unable to blow Arsenal s well-constructed house down, suffering their first defeat at the national stadium since going out to the Gunners at the same stage of the competi…
Pep Guardiola has no immediate plans to swap Manchester City for a return to his former club Bayern Munich.
Bayern are on the search for a new coach after sacking Niko Kovac earlier in November.
Hans-Dieter Flick is currently interim coach, while Mauricio Pochettino who was sacked by Tottenham on Tuesday has been linked with a switch to the Allianz Arena.
The Bundesliga champions are also rumoured to be interested in moving for City boss Guardiola, who spent three seasons at Bayern between 2013 and 2016 before taking over at City.
However, Guardiola has insisted Bayern are aware he is a person who respects his contracts, adding he wishes to stay at City as long as the club want him to remain.
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Portugal boss Fernando Santos says his players cannot face any more pressure than they already weather, ahead of their Nations League crunch clash with Spain.
The Euro 2016 winners will play their neighbours in their last game in Group A2, with a two-point cushion ahead of Luis Enrique s side at the summit.
It means the winner will progress through to next year s finals, though a draw in Braga would be enough for the hosts to edge La Roja.
Ahead of the Qatar 2022 World Cup later this year, it presents a suitable high-pressure test for Santos and his side – but the 67-year-old says there can be no further weight upon what his squad already have to deal with.
Three days ago, Portugal had to win the next two games because Spain would win their first, he s…
Europe s top five leagues have monopolised the Champions League knockout stage for the first time in the competition s history.
With Atalanta s 3-0 defeat of Shakhtar Donetsk, the Serie A side ensured only nations from Italy, England, France, Germany and Spain would complete the last-16 line up prior to the final group fixtures on Wednesday.
Atalanta s win left only one place in the last 16 to be decided, with Atletico Madrid s 2-0 triumph over Lokomotiv Moscow – combined with a 2-0 loss for Bayer Leverkusen at home to Juventus – enough to send Diego Simeone s men through.
It is the first time only teams from the top-tier nations in European football have been included in the draw for the knockout stage, which will take place on Monday.
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Villarreal midfielder Alex Baena has filed a complaint with police after he was allegedly assaulted by Real Madrid s Federico Valverde following Saturday s LaLiga match.
Spain Under-21 international Baena was reportedly involved in a heated confrontation with Valverde shortly after the game.
According to sports newspaper AS, Baena was punched while looking at his phone when making his way to the Villarreal team bus.
Baena played a full part in the LaLiga contest at the Santiago Bernabeu and assisted Samuel Chukwueze s late goal as Villarreal beat Madrid 3-2.
In a statement issued late on Sunday, in which Valverde was not referenced by name, Villarreal confirmed the police involvement and said Baena have the club s support.
The club said: Villarrea…
Erling Haaland is the name on everyone s lips as Europe s elite try to get their hands on the Borussia Dortmund and Norway sensation.
Haaland is already on the cusp of half a century of Bundesliga goals, having scored 49 in 49 league appearances since swapping Salzburg for Dortmund in January 2020.
It is a remarkable return – the 21-year-old has 70 goals in 69 games for the German club overall, only Bayern Munich s Robert Lewandowski (89 goals in 74 games) has a better return among players from Europe s top-five leagues.
Haaland has always been a goalscorer.
Born in Leeds in 2000, where his father Alf-Inge played for Leeds United in the Premier League at the time, Erling relocated to Bryne by the age of three – the hometown of his parents in Norway.
Barcelona are working hard to bring Lionel Messi back from Paris Saint-Germain this summer, according to .
Having previously spent his entire career at Camp Nou, Messi finally left Barcelona and joined PSG as a free agent in 2021 and signed a two-year contract with the Ligue 1 giants. PSG had hoped the iconic Argentinian would help them finally win the Champions League, but it hasn t happened for them yet.
And with Messi s contract set to expire at the end of the season, PSG are believed to be very keen for the World Cup winner to remain in the French capital, but there has been no significant progress in the talks over a new deal. That, apparently, is what Barcelona regard as a boost for their hopes of bringing their iconic forward back.
Meanwhile, the Catalans…