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Yahoo
4 hours ago
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- Yahoo
How Enzo Maresca played key role in helping Chelsea land one of their main transfer targets
One of Chelsea's highest priorities going into the current transfer window was to sign a centre-back and a left-back. Therefore, it comes as no surprise that one of the Blues' top priorities in this transfer window was the signing of Ajax wonderkid, Jorrel Hato. The young Dutchman has made a name for himself as one of the most promising defenders in world football, and he is equally comfortable playing as a centre-back or as a left-back. With just over a month left of the transfer window, Chelsea are on the verge of signing Hato, and it has been revealed that manager Enzo Maresca played a key role in convincing the player to sign for the club. Maresca has reportedly earned the trust and confidence of the Chelsea management after a successful first season in charge of the club, where they secured Champions League football and also clinched the Conference League and the Club World Cup. Maresca then went a step further and convinced the player that Stamford Bridge was the right destination for him. 📲 Follow The Sporting News on WhatsApp Enzo Maresca's role in convincing Hato to sign for Chelsea getty images According to transfer expert Greame Bailey, Maresca played an integral role in helping Chelsea land their target in Hato. He said: 'Chelsea are really confident now and I am told Hato is done, he has been won over by Enzo Maresca and whole project, even if Arsenal or Liverpool came for him – he is Chelsea bound.' 'I think this is great business, this could be one of the very best deals Chelsea have done in many years – I rate Hato that highly.' Chelsea news and related links How Pedro Neto could alter Chelsea's transfer plans this summer Premier League rivals join race to sign Chelsea star Chelsea's 'desperate' transfer demand shocks suitors as one big name heads for the exit
The Irish Sun
17 hours ago
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- The Irish Sun
Ripped Chelsea star Nicolas Jackson plays beach football and rides jet ski amid Man Utd and Newcastle transfer rumours
NICOLAS JACKSON has been enjoying some time off following the Club World Cup. 7 Nicolas Jackson enjoyed some beach time during the off season Credit: Instagram 7 The Chelsea star had a kickabout on the beach Credit: Instagram 7 Jackson, 24, also had a go on a jet ski during his day out Credit: Instagram Since the Blues' Club World Cup win, The in-shape forward was snapped taking a dip in the ocean, while he also rode a jet ski. When he wasn't in the sea, Jackson took part in a relaxed beach kickabout. The Senegalese star shared his holiday snaps on Instagram, with his post swiftly receiving more than 100,000 likes. READ MORE IN FOOTBALL Team-mate Pedro Neto commented: "The legendary Nicolas Jacksoooonnn." While Moises Caicedo added: "El freaky." Jackson has scored 30 goals in 81 appearances for Chelsea since moving from But some within Stamford Bridge are willing to move on from Jackson this summer. Most read in Football BEST ONLINE CASINOS - TOP SITES IN THE UK 7 Jackson played beach football with others on the beach Credit: Instagram 7 Chelsea stars are not yet back for pre-season due to the Club World Cup Credit: Instagram 7 Speculation has surrounded Jackson's Chelsea future Credit: Instagram But Do Man United fans want Nicolas Jackson? Jackson will be suspended for the opening Premier League game of the season. The Chelsea ace was 7 Jackson has scored 30 goals in two seasons at Chelsea Credit: Getty
The Advertiser
22-07-2025
- Sport
- The Advertiser
Retiring champion Docherty's words for Carlton star
Beloved Carlton champion Sam Docherty has used his retirement announcement to apologise to Patrick Cripps for the pair not having the chance to lift a premiership cup together. The inspirational 31-year-old will play his 184th and final game when the Blues face Hawthorn at the MCG this Thursday night. Docherty has defied major adversity in his life to be an integral part of Carlton for the last decade, also becoming one of the most popular and respected players in the AFL. He has twice beaten testicular cancer, leading him to become a member of the Peter Mac Cancer Foundation board. Docherty's remarkable return for round one of the 2022 season, just nine months after starting chemotherapy, will go down as the defining moment of his career and one of the most inspiring in the AFL this century. Growing up supporting Carlton, Docherty was desperate to play in the Blues' first AFL premiership since 1995. After being drafted by Brisbane in 2011 and playing 13 games for the Lions, Docherty moved to Carlton for the 2014 season. Tragically, Docherty's father Eddie suffered a fatal heart attack while the recently turned 20-year-old was away was on his first pre-season camp with Carlton in Arizona. The versatile Docherty started at Princes Park the same year Cripps did. The pair captained the club together from 2019-21, before Cripps became the sole skipper amid Docherty's health battles. "We've had a solid dream together for the last 10 to 12 years about where we wanted to take this footy club," Docherty told Cripps. "I'm sorry I don't get that moment that we've dreamed of. "It's something that I've chased with you and wanted to have with you for the whole time I've been at the club, and that's all our goal has ever been. "Hopefully you get the success you deserve across your career." For all of the challenges Docherty had to overcome, he was a superb player when given the chance. A John Nicholls medallist as Carlton's best-and-fairest in 2016, he was named All-Australian in 2017. But at the peak of his powers, Docherty suffered back-to-back knee reconstructions that ruled him out for the entire 2018 and 2019 seasons. Coming off a brilliant run to the preliminary final in 2023 - Carlton's best result in 23 years - Docherty ruptured his ACL for a third time in the opening game of 2024. But he remarkably returned for the Blues' elimination final defeat against the Brisbane Lions just six months later. "I remember having a conversation with Vossy (Carlton coach Michael Voss) last year before I attempted the six-month ACL," Docherty recalled. "It was around like, 'If this goes you're done'. "I kind of accepted that, but I thought that if that happened, that kind of epitomised my career in a way. "I feel like I left it all out there and put my heart and soul into the footy club." Docherty opened his retirement press conference by speaking for almost 10 minutes before taking any questions. It was standing room only as Docherty's family - wife Natalie and their two children, Ruby and Myles - the entire Carlton playing list, football department, current and incoming chief executives Brian Cook and Graham Wright attended. Voss sat in the front row, having been his first coach at the Lions in 2012, then his last at Carlton. In between, Docherty was coached by Mick Malthouse, Brendon Bolton, and David Teague. "For every challenge Sam has faced, he has turned it into a triumph," Voss said. "I still remember clear as day the first face-to-face conversation I had with Sam at the back end of 2021: we went for a walk and he told me he was going to play in round one in a few months' time. "To see him defy the odds and do that, to kick that goal against the Tigers - that typifies what a remarkable mindset he has. "What he has done and will keep doing in the community continues to be an inspiration." Beloved Carlton champion Sam Docherty has used his retirement announcement to apologise to Patrick Cripps for the pair not having the chance to lift a premiership cup together. The inspirational 31-year-old will play his 184th and final game when the Blues face Hawthorn at the MCG this Thursday night. Docherty has defied major adversity in his life to be an integral part of Carlton for the last decade, also becoming one of the most popular and respected players in the AFL. He has twice beaten testicular cancer, leading him to become a member of the Peter Mac Cancer Foundation board. Docherty's remarkable return for round one of the 2022 season, just nine months after starting chemotherapy, will go down as the defining moment of his career and one of the most inspiring in the AFL this century. Growing up supporting Carlton, Docherty was desperate to play in the Blues' first AFL premiership since 1995. After being drafted by Brisbane in 2011 and playing 13 games for the Lions, Docherty moved to Carlton for the 2014 season. Tragically, Docherty's father Eddie suffered a fatal heart attack while the recently turned 20-year-old was away was on his first pre-season camp with Carlton in Arizona. The versatile Docherty started at Princes Park the same year Cripps did. The pair captained the club together from 2019-21, before Cripps became the sole skipper amid Docherty's health battles. "We've had a solid dream together for the last 10 to 12 years about where we wanted to take this footy club," Docherty told Cripps. "I'm sorry I don't get that moment that we've dreamed of. "It's something that I've chased with you and wanted to have with you for the whole time I've been at the club, and that's all our goal has ever been. "Hopefully you get the success you deserve across your career." For all of the challenges Docherty had to overcome, he was a superb player when given the chance. A John Nicholls medallist as Carlton's best-and-fairest in 2016, he was named All-Australian in 2017. But at the peak of his powers, Docherty suffered back-to-back knee reconstructions that ruled him out for the entire 2018 and 2019 seasons. Coming off a brilliant run to the preliminary final in 2023 - Carlton's best result in 23 years - Docherty ruptured his ACL for a third time in the opening game of 2024. But he remarkably returned for the Blues' elimination final defeat against the Brisbane Lions just six months later. "I remember having a conversation with Vossy (Carlton coach Michael Voss) last year before I attempted the six-month ACL," Docherty recalled. "It was around like, 'If this goes you're done'. "I kind of accepted that, but I thought that if that happened, that kind of epitomised my career in a way. "I feel like I left it all out there and put my heart and soul into the footy club." Docherty opened his retirement press conference by speaking for almost 10 minutes before taking any questions. It was standing room only as Docherty's family - wife Natalie and their two children, Ruby and Myles - the entire Carlton playing list, football department, current and incoming chief executives Brian Cook and Graham Wright attended. Voss sat in the front row, having been his first coach at the Lions in 2012, then his last at Carlton. In between, Docherty was coached by Mick Malthouse, Brendon Bolton, and David Teague. "For every challenge Sam has faced, he has turned it into a triumph," Voss said. "I still remember clear as day the first face-to-face conversation I had with Sam at the back end of 2021: we went for a walk and he told me he was going to play in round one in a few months' time. "To see him defy the odds and do that, to kick that goal against the Tigers - that typifies what a remarkable mindset he has. "What he has done and will keep doing in the community continues to be an inspiration." Beloved Carlton champion Sam Docherty has used his retirement announcement to apologise to Patrick Cripps for the pair not having the chance to lift a premiership cup together. The inspirational 31-year-old will play his 184th and final game when the Blues face Hawthorn at the MCG this Thursday night. Docherty has defied major adversity in his life to be an integral part of Carlton for the last decade, also becoming one of the most popular and respected players in the AFL. He has twice beaten testicular cancer, leading him to become a member of the Peter Mac Cancer Foundation board. Docherty's remarkable return for round one of the 2022 season, just nine months after starting chemotherapy, will go down as the defining moment of his career and one of the most inspiring in the AFL this century. Growing up supporting Carlton, Docherty was desperate to play in the Blues' first AFL premiership since 1995. After being drafted by Brisbane in 2011 and playing 13 games for the Lions, Docherty moved to Carlton for the 2014 season. Tragically, Docherty's father Eddie suffered a fatal heart attack while the recently turned 20-year-old was away was on his first pre-season camp with Carlton in Arizona. The versatile Docherty started at Princes Park the same year Cripps did. The pair captained the club together from 2019-21, before Cripps became the sole skipper amid Docherty's health battles. "We've had a solid dream together for the last 10 to 12 years about where we wanted to take this footy club," Docherty told Cripps. "I'm sorry I don't get that moment that we've dreamed of. "It's something that I've chased with you and wanted to have with you for the whole time I've been at the club, and that's all our goal has ever been. "Hopefully you get the success you deserve across your career." For all of the challenges Docherty had to overcome, he was a superb player when given the chance. A John Nicholls medallist as Carlton's best-and-fairest in 2016, he was named All-Australian in 2017. But at the peak of his powers, Docherty suffered back-to-back knee reconstructions that ruled him out for the entire 2018 and 2019 seasons. Coming off a brilliant run to the preliminary final in 2023 - Carlton's best result in 23 years - Docherty ruptured his ACL for a third time in the opening game of 2024. But he remarkably returned for the Blues' elimination final defeat against the Brisbane Lions just six months later. "I remember having a conversation with Vossy (Carlton coach Michael Voss) last year before I attempted the six-month ACL," Docherty recalled. "It was around like, 'If this goes you're done'. "I kind of accepted that, but I thought that if that happened, that kind of epitomised my career in a way. "I feel like I left it all out there and put my heart and soul into the footy club." Docherty opened his retirement press conference by speaking for almost 10 minutes before taking any questions. It was standing room only as Docherty's family - wife Natalie and their two children, Ruby and Myles - the entire Carlton playing list, football department, current and incoming chief executives Brian Cook and Graham Wright attended. Voss sat in the front row, having been his first coach at the Lions in 2012, then his last at Carlton. In between, Docherty was coached by Mick Malthouse, Brendon Bolton, and David Teague. "For every challenge Sam has faced, he has turned it into a triumph," Voss said. "I still remember clear as day the first face-to-face conversation I had with Sam at the back end of 2021: we went for a walk and he told me he was going to play in round one in a few months' time. "To see him defy the odds and do that, to kick that goal against the Tigers - that typifies what a remarkable mindset he has. "What he has done and will keep doing in the community continues to be an inspiration."
Mint
19-07-2025
- Sport
- Mint
FIFA redefines ‘Club World Champions' status after Chelsea's triumph; tags past winners as ‘Intercontinental Champions'
In a surprising move, FIFA has renamed all it's past Club World Cup winners as 'Intercontinental Champions' and officially named Chelsea as the first-ever champions following the Blues' triumph over Paris Saint-Germain in New Jersey July 14. Having won the title in 2021, Chelsea scored three goals past French club PSG with forward Cole Palmer netting twice and assisting another. In his new format, where 32 teams participated in the FIFA Club World Cup 2025, Chelsea went home with the all-new trophy and a hefty cash prize. The new FIFA development also means that Chelsea will be listed as Intercontinental Champions once and Club World Cup champions. Real Madrid are the most successful side in the FIFA Club World Cup with five titles (2014, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2022). The other teams to have won the Club World Cup baring Chelsea are Barcelona, Corinthians, Bayern Munich, Liverpool, Sao Paulo, Internacional, AC Milan, Manchester United, Inter Milan and Manchester City - all to be known as Intercontinental Champions. The development first came to light, according to Daily Mail report, when FIFA posted a photo of winning Chelsea team with a caption 'The first ever FIFA CWC Champions." However, the FIFA edited the caption to make it 'CHELSEA ARE WORLD CHAMPIONS.'
The Irish Sun
16-07-2025
- Sport
- The Irish Sun
Chelsea signing Morgan Rogers could fire them to title with English core to rival days of John Terry and Frank Lampard
IF world champions Chelsea sign Morgan Rogers, they will fancy their chances of becoming the kings of England too. And perhaps one of the most English squads to lift the title in the cosmopolitan Premier League era. 6 Chelsea could become Premier League champions if they sign Aston Villa star Morgan Rogers 6 Cole Palmer has a long history with Rogers from their time together at Manchester City When England boss Thomas Tuchel took his squad to the Spanish Grand Prix before their World Cup qualifier against Andorra in Barcelona, Blues' quintet There is a clear drive to bring in English stars as they try to bring back the days when John Terry, Frank Lampard and the Coles - Ashley and Joe - were central to turning the club into domestic and European heavyweights. Read More on Chelsea The Blues have already signed England Under-21 internationals Liam Delap and Jamie Gittens this summer. And while it is true that Madueke is set to leave, and Chalobah may follow, along with another Englishman in Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall, plenty of homegrown influence will remain. Tosin Adarabioyo is a former England youth international, while teenage Academy products Tyrique George, Josh Acheampong and Omari Kellyman have all represented England at junior level. After Most read in Football CASINO SPECIAL - BEST CASINO BONUSES FROM £10 DEPOSITS 6 Colwill was bullish about the team's chances of adding further big trophies to the first silverware under the new owners. And signing Cole Palmer and Chelsea celebrate in style as they arrive back at their hotel after Club World Cup victory There are plenty of hurdles to overcome before that. Not least Villa's desire to avoid, if at all possible, having to cash in on their best player. But once these things are out in the open, and when the potential buyers know the potential sellers need to raise money, a deal can start to gain momentum. Rogers, too, may feel that the time is right to make his next move, even after less than 18 months at Villa Park. The failure to secure a return to the Champions League was a big blow for the club. But Rogers' performances in the competition last season will have given him a taste for it and the belief that he could force his way into Chelsea's already star-studded frontline. 6 Rogers could help Chelsea recreate a strong English core, similar to the days of John Terry 6 Terry and Frank Lampard led Chelsea's English core back in the glory days Palmer is the Blues' main man and he and Rogers are close after growing up together in Manchester City's Academy. Palmer has admitted nicking his trademark 'cold' celebration from Rogers. But he would no doubt give his former team-mate a warm welcome to London. They would not be the only former City youngsters to pitch up at Stamford Bridge. Tosin was there between the ages of six and 23, Gittens had two years in the academy in his mid-teens before joining Borussia Dortmund and Delap played under Maresca when the current Chelsesa boss was in charge of City's B team. If Chelsea were to become regular contenders for football's biggest prizes, questions would be asked about City's readiness to sell homegrown English stars. Chelsea emulating Man City One of the few things that Pep Guardiola and former Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho have ever agreed on is the importance of native players to creating champions. During City's dominance of English football, it is surely no coincidence that their players have also been prominent in the revival of the national team. Kyle Walker, John Stones, Raheem Sterling and Fabian Delph were part of the England squad that reached the 2018 World Cup semi-finalS. Phil Foden replaced Delph as the City contingent stayed at four for the delayed Euro 2020 tournament. Eighteen months later at the Qatar World Cup, there were five: Stones, Walker, Foden, Jack Grealish and Kalvin Phillips. Foden, Stones and Walker were all at Euro 2024, too. Now Chelsea's young English contingent are set to be the core of international squads for years to come. Former Blues boss Tuchel's first task is to try to make the Three Lions into world champions next year. If Chelsea can add Rogers to their ranks, he and his new club-mates could go to the World Cup as Premier League winners. 6
