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[ad_1] Graham Potter’s ‘long-term project’ at Chelsea didn’t even last seven months after the club opted to part ways with the former Brighton boss on Sunday evening. The Blues’ defeat at home to Aston Villa proved to be the final straw as the west London outfit slipped into the bottom half of the Premier League table with nine games remaining. Their only potential saving grace from a wretched 2022/23 campaign is the Champions League, but an imposing two-legged affair against holders Real Madrid awaits the two-time winners. Reports suggest Chelsea will not rush in hiring Potter’s successor, although links to Julian Nagelsmann are already rife,Read More →

[ad_1] 90min rounds up the latest transfer news, rumours and gossip circulating around the world… Real Madrid are prepared to consider offers for midfielder Aurelien Tchouameni this summer, having been disappointed by his struggle to hold down a regular starting spot. Bids of over €70m would be considered and Arsenal, Chelsea, Liverpool, Manchester United and PSG are all interested. (El Nacional) Dani Ceballos does not want to leave Real Madrid and has already rejected an advance from cross-town rivals Atletico Madrid. (The Athletic) Another player with an uncertain future in Madrid, Marco Asensio is a serious target for both Arsenal and AC Milan this summer. (Tuttomercatoweb) LiverpoolRead More →

[ad_1] Hopes were high for Graham Potter when he first took charge of Chelsea back in September 2022. The ex-Brighton boss earned himself a long-term deal at the club, and looked set to lead the Blues into a bright future under Todd Boehly’s new ownership. And then it all went wrong. After a string of poor results, Potter has now been sacked by Chelsea after just over six months in charge. Here’s the worst moments of his time at Stamford Bridge. The defeat that led to Graham Potter losing his job. Chelsea looked devoid of any attacking prowess at Stamford Bridge and were deservedly, andRead More →

[ad_1] Chelsea owner Todd Boehly decided to relieve manager Graham Potter of his duties following an unsuccessful meeting on Sunday morning, 90min understands. Potter had taken over from Thomas Tuchel in September, signing a five-year deal at the club, but failed to turn around the Blues’ fortunes this season with the club sitting embarassingly in 11th place in the Premier League after 28 games. Following the most recent defeat to Aston Villa, 90min understands that Boehly organised a crunch meeting with Potter on Sunday morning. Going into the meeting sources have explained that the Chelsea controlling owner was keen to give the manager more timeRead More →

[ad_1] April may be upon us but Manchester United still have a sizeable chunk of their marathon season left to tackle. By defeating Fulham in the FA Cup quarter-final, United are guaranteed to play more than 60 competitive games in the same season for just the fifth time in the club’s history. Erik ten Hag’s side already have this year’s Carabao Cup in their trophy cabinet and remain in three other competitions. The Red Devils will grace all three tournaments in the next six matches as they wearily steel themselves for an exhausting conclusion. Cristiano Ronaldo was still at the club when Manchester United lostRead More →

[ad_1] Chelsea co-owner Todd Boehly is standing firm in his decision to stand by under-fire head coach Graham Potter, sources have told 90min. The Blues chief picked Potter as a replacement to fan favourite Thomas Tuchel back in September, but they have endured a rather miserable 2022/23 season. After losing 2-0 to Aston Villa at Stamford Bridge on Saturday – during which home fans taunted Potter with chants of ‘you don’t know what you’re doing’ and ‘you’re getting sacked in the morning’ – Chelsea now sit in the bottom half of the Premier League table in 11th. 90min understands that some within the club’s hierarchyRead More →

[ad_1] After four years, two seasons of European football and the club’s first-ever FA Cup trophy, Brendan Rodgers’ tenure at Leicester City has come to a bleak conclusion. Ever since the Foxes let a two-goal lead slip against Brentford on the opening weekend of the season, Leicester have been fighting an uphill battle. The club were in the relegation zone for much of the pre-World Cup portion of the season and slipped back beneath the dotted line after what proved to be Rodgers’ final match at the helm as another lead was lost against Crystal Palace. With huge six-pointers against fellow strugglers fast approaching, here’sRead More →

[ad_1] Liverpool returned to the WSL in 2022 after a two-year absence from the top flight, with the Reds back where they belong having previously been crowned top flight champions twice almost a decade earlier. Notoriously, only one promotion place is available in the Women’s Championship and the Reds had fallen short in their pursuit of it in 2020/21. But there was to be no such repeat in 2021/22 as Matt Beard’s side finished 11 points clear of the rest to secure a place in the WSL. Most wins, most goals scored, fewest conceded and best goal difference tells you plenty about the dominant natureRead More →

[ad_1] Tottenham confirmed on Friday that managing director of football Fabio Paratici will step back from his role following FIFA’s decision to uphold a worldwide ban from the sport. It’s always a great sign when a senior member of a club’s setup is even in earshot of such trouble, let alone the centre of attention, right? This was a scenario which both should never have happened and yet was completely conceivable. Paratici arrived in 2021 as the man to take away football power from chairman Daniel Levy, but amid a haze of confusion at how his long-term spell with Juventus petered out and the TurinRead More →

[ad_1] Manchester United’s all-time record scorer Wayne Rooney has compared current forward Marcus Rashford with summer transfer target Harry Kane. Rashford is enjoying his best season in a United shirt to date, already racking up 27 goals in 44 games across all competitions and leading them to Carabao Cup glory. He has, however, had to shoulder the majority of the Red Devils’ scoring load – Bruno Fernandes (10) is the only other player in the squad to have reached double figures for goals this term. 90min understands that a new centre forward is on United’s wishlist for the summer transfer window, with Kane – nowRead More →