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Chelsea latest: ‘Some fans may be thinking Blues have got off lightly’
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Liverpool have 32 players out in America, though a handful have only travelled as it was felt best for them to carry on their individual rehabilitation with the squad than at an empty training ground back home.
With the World Cup this summer, it’s understandable that some key names are still missing though Florian Wirtz, Alexander Isak and Ryan Gravenberch will link up with the squad for the second week
Physical season tickets are a thing of the past in the Premier League.
Clubs now use digital systems where fans download tickets to their phones. The change has been accompanied at many clubs by stricter rules on how, and how often, ticket holders can transfer their tickets to other people.
At Manchester United, for example, fans can have their season ticket revoked if they do not attend or forward
Aston Villa’s midfield rebuild continues apace with the acquisition of Joao Gomes from Wolves. And while the Brazil international was caught up in the malaise at Molineux, there is every reason to believe that he can become a popular figure at Villa Park.
It is a fantastic opportunity to play Champions League football for a player who deserved better than Premier League relegation. He was Wolves’ players’ player of the
Tony Mowbray has been appointed as Blackburn Rovers head coach for the upcoming Championship season.
The 62-year-old returns to Ewood Park for a second spell in charge after more than five years at the club between 2017 and 2022.
Previous interim boss Michael O’Neill decided against taking the role on a permanent basis after replacing the sacked Valerien Ismael in February.
Blackburn fans, are you happy with Mowbray’s appointment?
If
“Promotion as League One champions, staying up – kind of against the odds – two seasons running, particularly this last season when your main contributor in terms of creation, Josh Murphy, missed 22 Championship games and Colby Bishop had an off year.
“There were injuries as well, many of them, and yet Pompey still stayed up pretty comfortably.”
“It would be crazy if anyone wanted to get rid of John
Southampton will now miss out on a game dubbed the richest in world football, with the winners of the play-off final guaranteed a minimum £110m in Premier League broadcast revenue.
What rules did Southampton break?
The EFL charged Saints with breaking two regulations.
Speaking to fans with respect, engaging them, revealing just enough of the plan to feel like they’ve got an idea of the direction of travel. It doesn’t happen anywhere near enough in football, with the previous regime at Hillsborough a classic example of this.
Fans were often treated to five-hour fans forums where they were shouted at, talked down to, described as mere customers and baited to ‘sell their
From a fitness perspective, I get some of the concerns.
Grant started just 17 games last season – fewer than the released Wallace (although he is also four years younger than the skipper).
The 14 games for which Grant was unavailable due to injury this season is more than he’s missed through injury in the previous five years of his Albion career.
At just 28, it’s easy to believe this
And from current players, to former players, everyone was there to enjoy the celebrations, including Liam Kelly, who played for the club between 2017 and 2024.
He said: “I’m just so proud of the players, I’ve played with so many on that team, which was brilliant. To see them, the club and this city – it deserves it.”
Another former player, Graham Walker, who watched on from street-level, played for
