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29 minutes ago
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Pedro was 'training harder' for Chelsea call
Chelsea striker Joao Pedro says he was on holiday in Brazil when the chance came to make a "dream" move Stamford 23-year-old sealed a £60m switch from Brighton last week and is now in a position to start for his new club at the Club World Cup as they prepare to face Fluminense - the club he played youth football for - in the about his condition, he told BBC Sport: "I was on holidays, but I was always training and if I'm going to start or not, it's not my decision but I will try to improve, be ready for Enzo and if he needs me so we will see tomorrow."I was in Brazil, with my friends. In Rio but I have a personal trainer and I trained as well so I was ready. Imagine if I didn't train and Chelsea called me to come then it would be more difficult for me. I was on holiday with friends and family but I made sure I was ready."I knew Chelsea had an interest in me so that's why I was training harder and when they called me to come here I was ready, not 100% but ready enough to come here and train."On what inspired him to join he said: "I think Chelsea is a big club and my dream was always to play for a big club and to win trophies. Chelsea have a great team, a young team and I think that's why I came here."When I left Watford I was in the Championship, then I went to Brighton. If you watch the group stage of the Europa League I was top scorer and I'm ready for a new challenge."That's why I joined Chelsea."


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39 minutes ago
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Morecambe owner 'committed to selling club' despite delay
Morecambe's owner has said he is committed to selling the club despite the deal not going through as deal between Jason Whittingham's Bond Group Investments and Panjab Warriors was set to be formally completed on in a statement issued on Monday, Whittingham said he expected to need more time on Tuesday in order to complete the deal."We made significant progress over the past few days, getting legal agreements drawn up and agreed in principle, subject to signing, with various stakeholders involved in the sale," the statement said., external"Despite the expectation to complete today, unfortunately there are some final items to get signed off and it's likely we will need tomorrow to complete the sale."The statement also contained a pledge to ensure staff are paid "as soon as possible" and that the club would avoid delay follows a turbulent week which saw the board threaten to place the National League club into administration if Whittingham did not complete the sale last subsequently sought to remove the board the following day but "former directors" were invited back to "oversee the final stages of the sale process" later in the Shrimps were relegated from League Two last season after 18 years in the English Football League.


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44 minutes ago
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Grimsby boss Artell signs new deal
Grimsby Town boss David Artell has signed a new deal to keep him at the club until the end of the 2027-28 44-year-old former Crewe Alexandra manager took over at Blundell Park in November 2023 after Paul Hurst was led them to ninth in League Two last season, two points off a play-off place."We've made great progress, and I hope we can continue this positive trajectory into the new season and beyond," he told the club website., external