65 m. ago Next Chelsea manager: Liam Rosenior offers zero guarantees after emerging as contender to replace Enzo Maresca

Blues are searching for a new head coach after parting ways with Enzo Maresca

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96 m. ago Liam Rosenior breaks silence on replacing Enzo Maresca – and he's already set Chelsea condition

Liam Rosenior has emerged as a top candidate to replace Enzo Maresca as Chelsea head coach after impressing in France with BlueCo's Strasbourg, and he's now spoken out too

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1 hour ago Arne Slot not looking at title race and calls Liverpool’s season a ‘constant battle’

‘Every single game we play it’s hard work,’ says SlotLiverpool fourth before trip to Fulham on Sunday Arne Slot has described Liverpool’s first half of the season as a “constant battle” and admitted the title race appeared to be a straight fight between Arsenal and Manchester City.The Premier League champions are 12 points adrift of Mikel Arteta’s leaders after a goalless draw with Leeds on New Year’s Day. Liverpool are unbeaten in eight matches and back in the Champions League places after recovering from the club’s worst run in 71 years, yet remain unconvincing. Slot conceded his team are not “flying” or in contention to retain their title at present. Continue reading...

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1 hour ago Man City boss Pep Guardiola swipes at 'dangerous' Chelsea after Enzo Maresca call

Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola spoke about his own future again and the departure from Chelsea of Enzo Maresca.

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2 h. ago ‘Let’s break it’: Mikel Arteta urges leaders Arsenal to banish unwanted statistic

Gunners have led on 1 January five times but not won titleDeclan Rice may miss Bournemouth trip with knee injuryMikel Arteta believes Arsenal are ready to banish the unwanted statistic of not winning the Premier League title on the five previous occasions they have begun the new year top of the table.Manchester City’s draw with Sunderland on Thursday means Arsenal have a four-point lead over their closest chasers with half the season completed. Arteta’s side have an opportunity to build on their lead when they travel to Bournemouth on Saturday evening, with City facing Chelsea 24 hours later, but look likely to be without Declan Rice again owing to a knee injury. Continue reading...

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2 h. ago Chelsea's squad split on Enzo Maresca axeing: Eight stars send emotional goodbyes but Cole Palmer leads FIFTEEN staying silent as they return to work without their manager

Chelsea players reported to their Cobham training base on Friday, with the squad having to put Maresca's exit behind them quickly to prepare to face Man City this weekend.

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2 h. ago Chelsea next manager latest as Strasbourg identify Liam Rosenior replacement plan

Liam Rosenior is one of the favourites to replace Enzo Maresca at Chelsea following Enzo Maresca's dramatic exit on New Year's Day just days after the draw against Bournemouth

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4 h. ago 'Terrific job': Mikel Arteta delivers verdict on Enzo Maresca after shock Chelsea exit

Arsenal’s Carabao Cup semi-final has been impacted by a massive managerial change

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4 h. ago Mikel Arteta shows true colours with Enzo Maresca Chelsea exit verdict

Enzo Maresca parted ways with Chelsea earlier this week, as the Blues scramble to appoint a successor - and Mikel Arteta has now shared his feelings on the Italian head coach

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4 h. ago Liam Rosenior: Strasbourg boss' Chelsea links, working with Wayne Rooney and shock Hull sack

Strasbourg manager Liam Rosenior has emerged as the leading contender to replace Enzo Maresca as Chelsea manager after the Italian's exit was confirmed by the Blues

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5 h. ago Who is Liam Rosenior and why he could be the next Chelsea manager?

As Liam Rosenior looks to be frontrunner to take over Chelsea, Mirror Football explains everything you need to know about the Strasbourg boss off the back of Enzo Maresca's exit at Stamford Bridge

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5 h. ago LIVE updates amid Manchester train chaos as 'multiple incidents' affect city centre

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5 h. ago Chelsea make next manager decision as three reasons for Enzo Maresca split come to light

Enzo Maresca's time as manager of Chelsea has come to an abrupt end, but it appears there was tension brewing behind the scenes at Stamford Bridge

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5 h. ago Chelsea manager latest, transfer updates and more: football news – live

⚽ Read Jacob Steinberg on Maresca’s Chelsea departure⚽ Fixtures | Tables | Follow us on Bluesky | Email TahaSo Enzo Maresca has left the building. It was a very decent stint on paper, one with two trophies, including a Club World Cup victory which may grow in significance if the tournament becomes a properly serious thing in the future. But it was pretty turbulent, too; Jacob Steinberg has the inside story on what went wrong.Hello, hello, hello and welcome to the first Friday blog of 2026. We’ve already had some drama at Stamford Bridge with the departure of Enzo Maresca, and there’s plenty of Premier League action to review/preview. But let’s just ease up before going full throttle and take in this excellent interview with Jess Carter, the Guardian Footballer of the Year.A lot of people don’t like the way I play football and that’s absolutely fine, but then attacking someone because of what they look like? I can’t do anything about that one, and I wouldn’t want to. I could never ...

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7 h. ago Arsenal get multiple boosts to title hopes after damaging night for Man City

Mikel Arteta's Arsenal have been handed a major boost after Manchester City's goalless draw with Sunderland, as they look to clinch their first Premier League title in more than two decades

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7 h. ago Unexpected Man United consequence Enzo Maresca's Chelsea exit could have on Ruben Amorim

Enzo Maresca and Chelsea parted ways on New Year's Day but the decision could have wider ramifications on Manchester United

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7 h. ago Transfer news live: Liverpool eye Belgian defender, Maresca in shock Chelsea exit, Man City close on Semenyo

Manchester City are closing in on a big-money move for Bournemouth winger Antoine Semenyo, while Club Brugge's Joel Ordonez has been linked with the champions

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10 h. ago Man City handed triple boost ahead of Chelsea amid injury concerns

Manchester City drew 0-0 with Sunderland in the Premier League on New Year's Day and suffered a double injury blow but there was some good news for Pep Guardiola

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11 h. ago Man City's next Premier League fixtures compared to Arsenal after Sunderland draw

Manchester City were held to a goalless draw with Sunderland in the Premier League clash at the Stadium of Light

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15 h. ago Pep Guardiola urges Manchester City players to get ‘heads up’ for visit of Chelsea

Manager calm after ‘really good game’ at SunderlandChelsea visit Etihad on Sunday after sacking MarescaAn outwardly sanguine Pep Guardiola suggested he was reasonably content with a hard-fought point at Sunderland after watching his Manchester City side lose ground on Arsenal at the top of the Premier League.The 0-0 draw at the Stadium of Light leaves City second, four points behind Mikel Arteta’s leaders but Guardiola was not too downhearted. “I’ll take the point against this team at this stadium,” said a good-humoured Guardiola who seemed unaffected by reports that Enzo Maresca, once his assistant at the Etihad Stadium, had discussed the possibility of relocating to Manchester later this year with figures associated to City. “It was a really good game.” Continue reading...

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