27 h. ago The Rochdale cricket club that wants to build indoor padel courts

The club has submitted plans to build new padel courts on their site

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5 d. ago How Arsenal plan to get Emirates rocking for Liverpool showdown after Mikel Arteta plea

Club in move to build special atmosphere on huge night in title race

Politics

1 week ago Another year, another manager – but it is unfair to paint Chelsea’s project as a flop | Jacob Steinberg

Enzo Maresca got the sack because of his actions. That does not mean the club’s structure needs a complete overhaulSome clubs build around their manager. Eddie Howe is hugely influential at Newcastle and Aston Villa are pretty much Unai Emery FC these days. Chelsea, though, have adopted an alternative model. They have a team of five sporting directors, led by Paul Winstanley and Laurence Stewart, and do not want one person to hold all the power.Yet the question many are asking in the wake of Enzo Maresca’s demise is whether the template will yield success at the very highest level. It is never quiet at Chelsea. They are often busy in the transfer market, meaning there is an element of players coming and going, and they are now looking for their fifth permanent head coach since a consortium led by Todd Boehly and Clearlake Capital, a private equity firm run by Behdad Eghbali and José E Feliciano, bought the club from Roman Abramovich in 2022. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Chelsea told to ‘put up or shut up’ over potential Earls Court move

Club yet to make a decision on how to build bigger ground£10bn housing and retail bid granted planning permissionChelsea have been urged to “put up or shut up” and decide whether they want to move to Earl’s Court after alternative plans for the site were approved by Kensington and Chelsea council.The club are yet to make a decision on how to build a bigger ground and another stumbling block is in their path after the Earls Court Development Company’s proposals for a £10bn housing and retail development were granted planning permission at a council meeting on Tuesday. The ECDC, whose master plan does not include room for a football stadium, secured unanimous approval from Hammersmith and Fulham council last month. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Manchester City fans can build their own Etihad Stadium at home for just 88p this Christmas

The detailed build lets fans recreate the iconic home of the club piece by piece

Sport

3 w. ago Enzo Maresca remains coy over whether he feels supported by club after Chelsea win

Maresca caused a stir over the weekend when he said he had endured ‘the worst 48 hours since I joined the club’ in the build-up to the visit of Everton

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