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Daily Mail
10 hours ago
- Business
- Daily Mail
EXCLUSIVE Chelsea make major medal decision following their Conference League triumph - as Enzo Maresca looks to reward his squad for their success
Every Chelsea academy graduate who appeared in their victorious Conference League campaign will receive a winners' medal for helping the Blues make history in becoming the first club to win it all in Europe. Though many of the starlets such as 16-year-old Reggie Walsh and Shim Mheuka, 17, were not in Wroclaw, Poland to see the 4-1 win over Real Betis which completed their collection of European trophies, they are set to get their reward upon returning to Cobham. Chelsea received 50 medals in total from UEFA and other youngsters who contributed to the Conference League run included Samuel Rak-Sakyi, Genesis Antwi, Ato Ampah, Harrison Murray-Campbell and Kiano Dyer – all of whom were handed their debuts by Enzo Maresca – while Tyrique George and Josh Acheampong were heavily involved in the first-team action. Chelsea used 36 players in total in the Conference League and Mail Sport has been told all of the senior stars who were eligible to appear in the group and knockout stages are receiving a medal. That is expected to include Joao Felix, Axel Disasi, Renato Veiga and Carney Chukwuemeka, despite them all departing the club on loan in the winter window. That includes academy stars such as Shim Mheuka(left) and Reggie Walsh(right) who did not travel to Wednesday's final It is not yet clear what will happen with those who appeared but then departed permanently, such as Harvey Vale, who signed for QPR, and Cesare Casadei, now at Torino. Mykhailo Mudryk was handed his medal in Wroclaw as he travelled to Poland to watch the final and joined the team at their afterparty. He is still suspended from football for failing a doping test. After the playing squad get the majority of the 50 medals on offer, the others go to Maresca and his coaching staff, such as assistant Willy Caballero.
Yahoo
a day ago
- Business
- Yahoo
PSG and Inter prepare to serve up a continental treat in Bigger Cup final
PARIS, MILAN, MUNICH With the 2024-25 season in Uefa-land drawing to its glamorous close, is there a better time to assess how the whole thing went down with everything considered in the round? Yes! But Football Daily doesn't publish on Sunday morning, so let's make the best of a bad lot. And it's been a good year for English football all right. Tottenham Hotspur and Manchester United went to the artistic and creative mecca of Bilbao and staged what can only be described as a dirty protest, a Chelsea squad worth £1,400,000,000 struggled against (though eventually steamrollered) a team collectively priced at 0.96% of a Mykhailo Mudryk, and it's fair to say the rest of the continent will be extremely glad to see the back of us. Advertisement It was a close-run thing that there's no English representation in Saturday's Bigger Cup final, mind you. Paris Saint-Germain may have reached tomorrow's mega-game by beating all four Premier League contenders, but it wouldn't have taken too much for matters to pan out in a very different way altogether. Perhaps if Manchester City hadn't, for a couple of John Bondian months, reverted to their 1977-2009 norm? Perhaps if Willian Pacho hadn't been able to clear Ian Maatsen's fine volley off the line during the last knockings at Villa Park? What if Liverpool's analytics department had told Jürgen Klopp to cool his boots over Darwin Núñez? And how about a world in which Mikel Arteta didn't spend his life obsessing over WWE-style corner routines and turned the attackers loose instead? Give the old open play a quick go? See what happens? Eh? The slim margins. And so it's fair to say the rest of the continent will be extremely glad to see the back of us. And yet, having said all that, Internazionale aren't necessarily guaranteed to bring big smiles to the big event either. Anyone who speaks fondly of their 1964 and 1965 champions, Helenio Herrera, catenaccio, liberos and all, are trying way too hard, lying both to you and themselves. There's a reason even some Rangers fans were cock-a-hoop when Celtic's Lisbon Lions did their thing. Inter's 2010 winners, meanwhile, are solely remembered these days for driving Barcelona up the wall and round the bend, the final that year almost an afterthought for José Mourinho, his main goal of breaking Po' Pep's noggin already achieved. Although to be scrupulously fair, Romelu Lukaku provided some primetime Saturday-night light entertainment two years ago when keeping goal for Manchester City. So it's swings and roundabouts. This year Inter could finally feature in a showpiece to remember, as anyone who watched their latest iteration's gloriously batty defenestration of Barcelona in the semi-finals can attest. Admittedly their 7-6 aggregate win denied everyone the dream final showdown of Lamine Yamal and Khvicha Kvaratskhelia, but it'd be churlish to deny Inter their destiny after their role in that instant classic, two matches that scraped the sky before finally breaking into heaven when Francesco Acerbi, 83½, celebrated his campaign-saving stunner with a joyous Fred-Astaire-style mid-air heel-click. Anything similarly thrilling and life-affirming tomorrow – e.g. Davide Frattesi pulling off exactly the same celebration but backwards and in high heels – and it'll be an occasion to remember. We're not there for a start, so have fun, Europe! LIVE ON BIG WEBSITE Follow England 4-2 Portugal in the Women's Nations League with Xaymaca Awoyungbo tonight (7.45pm BST). And don't forget to join us for Bigger Cup buildup on Saturday, before PSG 1-2 Inter (aet) live with Scott Murray (8pm BST). QUOTE OF THE DAY 'It doesn't take a genius to work out that every attacking stat for Arsenal is down from what it was last year when they finished second. Then they finished second again. Whether it was the manager, or whether it was the top brass whose decision was it to go into the season without having a striker, it's cost them dearly because they never really put up a serious fight to Liverpool' – Alan Shearer gets his chat on with Alexander Abnos, and appears to fancy a gig with AFTV. FOOTBALL DAILY LETTERS 'How do Chelsea fans feel about a £1bn+ investment yielding the Conference League trophy? To paraphrase Tina Turner, Wroclaw Got To Do With It?' – Peter Oh. Advertisement 'Re: Thursday's Football Daily main story – 'I would rather defecate in [my] own hands and clap' will be my new method of refusal to various people for sundry suggestions from now on' – Simon McMenamin. 'Can we say Chelsea have Delap in their hands now?' – Krishna Moorthy. Send letters to Today's prizeless letter o' the day winner is … Rollover. Terms and conditions for our competitions can be viewed here. TRENT v BRUNO? Trent Alexander-Arnold and Bruno Fernandes have had plenty of battles down the years. For the record it's W6 D5 L3 for the Liverpool right-back against Manchester United, while Fernandes has won just a single game in nine Premier League appearances when facing their fierce rivals. But who knows? Their next head-to-head could be an unexpected showdown in next month's Club World Cup. After reports of being only prepared to pay Liverpool in cured meats and Panini stickers to get TAA in time for the big bash in the USA USA USA, Real are now willing to line Liverpool's pockets with a boo-calming £10m when the transfer window opens on Sunday. Fernandes, meanwhile, is pondering whether taking a monstrous wage offer from Al-Hilal is a better option than losing friendlies to pub teams in Malaysia. Real Madrid face the Saudi side in the Club World Cup, so if Fernandes does do one, it's on: Trent v Bruno on 18 June in Miami. NEWS, BITS AND BOBS A former Royal Marine has appeared in court accused of driving into and injuring fans at Liverpool's Premier League victory parade on Monday. Paul Doyle, 53, appeared at Liverpool magistrates court on Friday charged with offences including wounding and causing grievous bodily harm to six people. Advertisement West Ham have been fined £120,000 for homophobic chanting by fans during their 2-1 Premier League loss at Chelsea in February. The club accepted the FA charge of misconduct and have vowed to ban those involved from future matches. Milan have reappointed Massimiliano Allegri as head coach, one day after sacking Sergio Conceição. Allegri won the scudetto in 2010-11 during his previous spell in charge at San Siro, and takes over a side with no European football next season. Elsewhere in Italy, Raffaele Palladino has left his role as Fiorentina manager by mutual consent, just three weeks after signing a contract extension until 2027. Kelly Simmons, the former FA director of professional women's football, has said Big Sir Jim Ratcliffe's remarks about Manchester United's WSL side 'send a signal … about what he thinks about women, not just the women's game.' Advertisement Chelsea are poised to add Liam Delap to their attacking ranks after triggering the Ipswich hot-shot's £30m release clause. Having successfully kept Mohamed Salah on board amid Saudi interest, Liverpool have turned around to find Al-Nassr and Al-Hilal sidling up to Luis Díaz and Darwin Núñez respectively. Manchester United have spoiled our fun by ending their post-season Asia tour with a win. Chido Obi scored twice in a 3-1 friendly win over a Hong Kong XI. And fancy another trophy, Spurs fans? Tottenham will face either PSG or Inter in the Uefa Super Cup final on 13 August at Udinese's Stadio Friuli. STILL WANT MORE? Not so long ago, Michelle Agyemang was a ballgirl for Sarina Wiegman's first England game at Wembley. Now the Arsenal star is chasing a place in the Euro 2025 squad, as she tells Tom Garry. Advertisement Tom also got his chat on with Esme Morgan, the England and Washington Spirit defender who's hobnobbed with diplomats and adopted a kitten. Xaymaca Awoyungbo takes in the Unity Cup, a tournament at Brentford's Gtech Stadium for London's diaspora communities to celebrate. PSG have enjoyed a youthful, crowd-pleasing regeneration this season, but a Bigger Cup win for them is still an even bigger win for Qatar, writes Barney Ronay. Philipp Lahm is looking forward to a France v Italy final on Saturday after years of Spanish and English teams making the big game. In Switzerland, third-tier Biel-Bienne are taking on the mighty Basel/Basle/Barrrrl in the Cup final. Michael Yokhin charts their journey from bankruptcy to the big game. MEMORY LANE On this day in 1979: a big Cup final in Munich, won by Nottingham Forest after Brian Clough's side beat Malmö 1-0, Trevor Francis scoring the only goal. John Robertson (pictured left) got the winner when Forest defeated Hamburg to retain the title 12 months later in Madrid. WELCOME, EAST KILBRIDE
Telegraph
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- Telegraph
Mykhailo Mudryk gets winner's medal as he joins Chelsea celebrations through the night
Mykhailo Mudryk was denied the opportunity to join Chelsea's on-pitch Conference League celebrations but joined the team for their late-night party in Poland. An inspired second-half from Cole Palmer saw Chelsea come from behind to secure a 4-1 win over Real Betis to claim their first trophy since Todd Boehly and Clearlake Capital bought the club from Roman Abramovich three years ago. After hardly being seen in public since December, when he was provisionally suspended by the Football Association for testing positive for a banned substance, Mudryk was spotted mixing with Chelsea fans in Wroclaw after travelling separately from the squad without head coach Enzo Maresca knowing. The Ukrainian international, who last played for Chelsea in a 2-0 Conference League victory over Heidenheim in November and denies any wrongdoing. But as Chelsea players partied into the night at a bar in the Polish city, Mudryk linked up with his teammates as he posed with Enzo Fernandez with a medal around his neck. Enzo & Misha 🥹💙💙 — CFC Pics (@Mohxmmad) May 29, 2025 Despite the Conference League being Uefa's third-tier European competition, Chelsea were not holding back in their celebrations. Although Cole Palmer, with his man of the match trophy down his shorts. gave a strange 'no comment' response on TV when asked by CBS about his plans. The dressing room party saw Marc Cucurella bizarrely wearing sunglasses indoors as he attempted to rap a song by Chelsea supporting rapper Central Cee while striker Nicolas Jackson disturbed interviews in the media mixed zone by playing afrobeats music loud on a speaker as he danced his way through draped in a Senegal flag. Players were then spotted in a bar until the early hours, still in their kit, as midfielder Moises Caicedo entertained his teammates with some karaoke while winger Pedro Neto and goalkeeper Filip Jorgensen sang Bruno Mars' hit single Uptown Funk. Marc Cucurella vibing to Central Cee's Band4Band 🤣🕶️ — CFC-Blues (@CFCBlues_com) May 28, 2025 Nicolas Jackson got the moves 🤣🕺 — African Folder (@africanfolder) May 29, 2025 🐇🇪🇨🎶 Moisés Caicedo en modo Bad Bunny. — StudioFútbol ⚽ (@StudioFutbol) May 29, 2025 Chelsea fans toasted the triumph with varying views on the trophy's prestige, but all were united on at least one front, that the future looks bright for the London club. Chelsea are now the first English side to win all four major European trophies, having twice claimed both the Champions League and the Europa League as well as the now defunct Cup Winners' Cup. They have also won two Super Cups. 'A trophy always feels good,' said lifelong Chelsea fan Martin as he was celebrating in the old town of the Polish city. 'Of course it is a real trophy. We haven't had the best season, but we completed the set, we won everything in Europe there is to win,' said another supporter, James. Still, there were murmurs among the fans about the tournament's lack of prestige and competitiveness. 'During the whole tournament, I did not feel like it was a competition. It was obvious Chelsea was going to win,' Chelsea fan Marip said. 'Hopefully next year we will get some stronger teams to play against.' 'Not really a big thing. We usually win a major trophy,' said a 10-year-old Chelsea supporter from London. Though there were differing views, all agreed that the club is on an upward trajectory.
Scottish Sun
3 days ago
- Sport
- Scottish Sun
Mykhailo Mudryk left out of Chelsea trophy celebrations despite travelling to Poland in his club kit to collect a medal
Video went viral of Mudryk in steakhouse - but manager did not know TAKES THE MYK Mykhailo Mudryk left out of Chelsea trophy celebrations despite travelling to Poland in his club kit to collect a medal MYKHAILO MUDRYK was left out of Chelsea's trophy celebrations - despite travelling to Poland for the Conference League final. The Blues came from behind to beat Real Betis 4-1 in Wroclaw. Advertisement 4 Chelsea lifted the Conference League after beating Real Betis Credit: Getty 4 Mykhailo Mudryk did not get a medal despite being in Poland Cole Palmer inspired the comeback with two superb assists - for Enzo Fernandez and Nicolas Jackson - before Jadon Sancho and Moises Caicedo rounded off the victory. It meant Chelsea got their hands on the Conference League trophy and completed the set of European silverware after their Champions League and Europa League triumphs. But Mudryk did not pick up a medal or get to join in the celebrations with the rest of his team-mates. Mudryk, 24, is currently suspended from playing after testing positive for the banned substance meldonium while on international duty in November. Advertisement READ MORE CHELSEA NEWS STREET BATTLE Chelsea & Real Betis fans CLASH in Poland launching bottles & smoke grenades It has not been made official whether Mudryk's B-sample was also contaminated but he has not played for them in 2025. However, he turned up unannounced in Wroclaw on the eve of the final. The Ukrainian winger was spotted wearing a club gilet in a steakhouse. His shock appearance even took manager Enzo Maresca by surprise. Advertisement CASINO SPECIAL - BEST CASINO BONUSES FROM £10 DEPOSITS Maresca said: 'To be honest, I just... Is he here or is he coming? He's here. I'm happy for Misha to be here. "I don't know, I just said that. I'm happy for Misha to be here.' Banned Mykhailo Mudryk turns up in Chelsea kit unannounced on eve of Conference League final to shock of club But SunSport understands Mudryk made the journey to Poland in order to pick up a medal. Advertisement He played in six Conference League matches during the league phase before his shock suspension, scoring three goals. However, he was nowehere to be seen after the full-time whistle as Chelsea's players collected their winner's medals from Aleksander Ceferin. 4 Mudryk has not played since November 28 after testing positive for a banned substance Credit: AP 4 He was all smiles in a steakhouse in Wroclaw wearing a Chelsea gilet
The Irish Sun
3 days ago
- Sport
- The Irish Sun
Mykhailo Mudryk left out of Chelsea trophy celebrations despite travelling to Poland in his club kit to collect a medal
MYKHAILO MUDRYK was left out of Chelsea's trophy celebrations - despite travelling to Poland for the Conference League final. The Blues came from behind to Advertisement 4 Chelsea lifted the Conference League after beating Real Betis Credit: Getty 4 Mykhailo Mudryk did not get a medal despite being in Poland It meant But Mudryk did not pick up a medal or get to join in the celebrations with the rest of his team-mates. Mudryk, 24, is currently suspended from playing after testing positive for the banned substance meldonium while on international duty in November. Advertisement READ MORE CHELSEA NEWS I t has not been made official whether 's B-sample was also contaminated but he has not played for them in 2025 . However, he The Ukrainian winger was spotted wearing a club gilet in a steakhouse. His shock appearance even took manager Advertisement Most read in Football CASINO SPECIAL - BEST CASINO BONUSES FROM £10 DEPOSITS Maresca said: 'To be honest, I just... Is he here or is he coming? He's here. I'm happy for Misha to be here. "I don't know, I just said that. I'm happy for Misha to be here.' Banned Mykhailo Mudryk turns up in Chelsea kit unannounced on eve of Conference League final to shock of club But SunSport understands Mudryk made the journey to Poland in Advertisement He played in six Conference League matches during the league phase before his shock suspension, scoring three goals. However, he was nowehere to be seen after the full-time whistle as Chelsea's players collected their winner's medals from Aleksander Ceferin. 4 Mudryk has not played since November 28 after testing positive for a banned substance Credit: AP 4 He was all smiles in a steakhouse in Wroclaw wearing a Chelsea gilet Advertisement
