And they still say money can't buy happiness - OTT 53 [R]

FIFA deducted six points from Canada in the Paris Olympics women’s soccer tournament and banned three coaches for one year each on Saturday in a drone spying scandal.

The stunning swath of punishments include a 200,000 Swiss francs ($226,000) fine for the Canadian soccer federation in a case that has spiralled at the Summer Games. Two assistant coaches were caught using drones to spy on opponent New Zealand’s practices before their opening game last Wednesday.

 

damn shame the PL can't act against MC so quickly.

 

more stomach-churning transfer shit from Cheatsea .... laughing at the PL's PSR "rules" week after week ...

https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/articles/ck7g474lndmo
Chelsea have agreed deals in principle to sign Villarreal goalkeeper Filip Jorgensen and Boca Juniors defender Aaron Anselmino.

Jorgensen, 22, is set for a medical after a £20.7m fee was agreed and expected to sign a seven-year contract until 2031.

Centre-back Anselmino will cost 15.6m but will go back on loan to Boca Juniors until at least January. The 19-year-old is regarded as an option for the future in the same vein as their other young signings from South America, like Ecuadorian teenager Kendry Paez and Brazilian Estevao Willian.

Anselmino will also sign a seven-year contract until 2031, but Chelsea can only spread the transfer fee for both players over five years in their accounts, as per Premier League rules.

 

haven't paid much attention but he look he weighs about 100lbs soaking wet. he'll get bullied game after game.

 

Chelsea's new manager has got their fans scratching their heads seeing their preseason dire performances, now he's gonna have his bosses pissed off at him. trying to be clever talking about selling young players, spouting pure nonsense and kinda admitting they cause their own problems ....

https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/articles/c75nn4ze5y3o
Chelsea boss Enzo Maresca has called on the Premier League to change their financial rules so clubs do not feel "compelled" to sell academy players.

When clubs sell academy graduates the entire transfer fee goes down as 'pure profit' in their accounts and can help them navigate the top flight's strict profit and sustainability rules.

Chelsea midfielder Conor Gallagher, 24, who has been at the club since he was eight, has agreed to join Atletico Madrid in a £33m deal. Mason Mount (£55m), Lewis Hall (£28m), Ruben Loftus-Cheek (£15m), Ian Maatsen (£35m), Callum Hudson-Odoi (£5m) and Billy Gilmour (£7.5m) are among the other academy players to be sold by the club in the last 12 months, with Armando Broja and Trevoh Chalobah widely expected to join them.

The sales have helped Chelsea spend a world-record sum of well over £1bn in the past four transfer windows to revamp the squad with young players.

When asked whether the Blues risk upsetting supporters by selling popular academy players, Maresca said: "But this is not Chelsea's problem, these are the rules. All the clubs at this moment are compelled to sell players from the academy because of the rules. It's all of the Premier League clubs' problems.
It's not only us, it's all the Premier League clubs. It's a shame because in Italy, we have [Francesco] Totti with Roma, 20 years with the same club - one club man. We love that in football, the fans want to see that. But with the rules now it is different than the past.

When pressed whether Chelsea's spending has put them in this position, he replied: "Yeah, but it is not only Chelsea spending money on players. It's all the big clubs to try and buy players."