17 h. ago Thomas Frank enjoys big week behind the scenes but Tottenham job still not safe

A new signing and a new assistant, but Spurs pressure remains ahead of two must-win games

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18 h. ago Claudette Colvin’s life should teach us this: resistance is collective, and it never stops | Gary Younge

Colvin, who died this week, made a stand on an Alabama bus nine months before Rosa Parks. When we met, her message about the struggle was clear “In life, there’s the beginning and the end,” John Carlos, the African American sprinter who raised his fist in a black power salute from the podium of the 1968 Olympics, once told me. “The beginning don’t matter. The end don’t matter. All that matters is what you do in between – whether you’re prepared to do what it takes to make change. There has to be physical and material sacrifice. When all the dust settles and we’re getting ready to play down for the ninth inning, the greatest reward is to know that you did your job when you were here on the planet.”Claudette Colvin, who died earlier this week in a hospice in Texas, did her job while she was here on the planet, although it was several decades before her physical and material sacrifice was acknowledged. On 2 March 1955 in Montgomery, Alabama, aged just 15, Colvin took a stand and refuse...

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32 h. ago Football Daily | Stand up, if you love Afcon! Caf decision baffling after vintage edition

Sign up now! Sign up now! Sign up now? Sign up now!The 2025 Africa Cup of Nations reaches its big finale in 2026 on Sunday, having rolled on through the annual festive time warp, outlasting Enzo Maresca, Ruben Amorim and Ryan Mason Xabi Alonso. Some Premier League teams will have played games in four different competitions by the time they welcome their players home. Wedged into the domestic calendar’s most crowded months, Afcon can get overlooked and more’s the pity, because the 2025-26 tournament has been a vintage edition. The group stage may have lacked big surprises but was still packed with late twists, ridiculous goals and dramatic storylines. Two different coaches named Cameroon squads amid a pre-tournament power struggle; their first opponents, Gabon, were disbanded by their government after going out early (a decision quietly reversed this week). Sudan and Mozambique earned historic victories, bringing light to fans suffering through conflict. We were introduced to Kuka Mb...

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36 h. ago Enzo Maresca rivalling Jurgen Klopp rivalling for new job just 15 days on from Chelsea exit

Liverpool icon Jurgen Klopp and former Chelsea head coach Enzo Maresca are both on Real Madrid's radar as the club looks to secure a permanent replacement for Xabi Alonso

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40 h. ago Enzo Maresca rivals Jurgen Klopp for surprise new job weeks after Chelsea exit

Enzo Maresca left Chelsea on New Year's Day despite guiding the Blues to the Club World Cup last summer, and has already been linked with a number of European powerhouses

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55 h. ago Chelsea sanction Facundo Buonanotte exit in Leeds transfer twist

Blues content for little-used Brighton loanee to swap Stamford Bridge for Elland Road

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59 h. ago Chelsea sanction Facundo Buonanotte exit in Leeds transfer twist as medical booked

Blues content for little-used Brighton loanee to swap Stamford Bridge for Elland Road

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62 h. ago PSG 'target £107m Chelsea star unsettled by Enzo Maresca's exit'

Enzo Maresca was sacked by the west London club on New Year's Day after an explosive fallout with Chelsea's hierarchy, leading to the appointment of new head coach Liam Rosenior last week.

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65 h. ago Transfer news LIVE! Arsenal want Arda Guler; Paqueta to Chelsea; Man Utd fear Fernandes exit, Liverpool latest

January window nearing halfway stage

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3 d. ago Liam Rosenior green lights £22m Chelsea transfer that collapsed under Enzo Maresca

Tyrique George nearly joined Chelsea’s West London rivals Fulham late in the summer transfer window and it appears that an exit is once again on the cards for the forward

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4 d. ago Chelsea: Liam Rosenior sets January plan for Raheem Sterling and Axel Disasi

‘Bomb squad’ exiles were frozen out under Enzo Maresca

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4 d. ago ‘World class’ Cole Palmer has ‘so much more’ to offer Chelsea – Liam Rosenior

Amid injury setbacks, the 23-year-old has struggled to make a consistent impact this season.

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4 d. ago Inside Chelsea rift that led to Enzo Maresca exit as axed boss sent stern letter

Chelsea sensationally sacked Italian coach Enzo Maresca earlier this month following a stunning outburst but it appears that the writing was on the wall for the former Leicester boss before then

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4 d. ago Liam Rosenior offered chilling Chelsea warning as boss issued ultimatum

Chelsea appointed Liam Rosenior as Enzo Maresca’s replacement earlier this month and he has been sent a warning ahead of his first Premier League game in charge of the Blues

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7 d. ago Liam Rosenior hails ‘real positives’ after securing first win as Chelsea boss

Rosenior made eight changes after watching Wednesday’s 2-1 defeat to Fulham as the Blues eased to a 5-1 FA Cup third-round victory at Charlton.

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7 d. ago Charlton 1 Chelsea 5: Liam Rosenior gets off to perfect start with FA Cup battering of Championship side

CHELSEA’S forgotten men came in from the cold on a freezing night to kickstart Liam Rosenior’s reign. Defenders Jorrel Hato and Tosin Adarabioyo had limited game time in the dying days of Enzo Maresca’s spell in charge of Chelsea. But it was Hato and Tosin who produced emphatic finishes either side of half time to...

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8 d. ago ‘I’ll make the decisions’: Liam Rosenior confident he will be in control at Chelsea

Manager takes charge of first game on Saturday in FA Cup‘It’s not possible to be in this job and not be your own man’Liam Rosenior is confident he will make the decisions at Chelsea, insisting he would not have agreed to take over as head coach if he doubted his ability to work within the club’s structure.Rosenior, who takes charge of his first game when Chelsea visit Charlton in the FA Cup third round on Saturday night, was appointed after Enzo Maresca left in acrimonious circumstances. Maresca’s position became untenable after a power battle with the Chelsea hierarchy went beyond the point of no return. Continue reading...

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8 d. ago Chelsea: Liam Rosenior ready to transcend 'head coach' title despite Enzo Maresca problem

Previous Blues boss frustrated by lack of off-pitch influence

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8 d. ago Liam Rosenior press conference LIVE: New Chelsea boss on replacing Enzo Maresca and transfer plan

Liam Rosenior press conference LIVE: New Chelsea boss on replacing Enzo Maresca and transfer plan  Football London

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8 d. ago Raheem Sterling finds new Chelsea escape route as Man Utd danger emerges

Raheem Sterling finds himself firmly in the cold at Chelsea despite the exit of Enzo Maresca but it appears that he could potentially find himself a route out of Stamford Bridge in the January transfer window

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