Derby County owner Mel Morris is holding out hope that Frank Lampard will remain in charge of the club next season, but said it is inevitable his manager will be appointed by Chelsea at some point.
Chelsea were given permission by Derby on Tuesday to begin talks with Lampard over succeeding Juventus-bound Maurizio Sarri as their new head coach.
The 41-year-old made his step into coaching with the Championship side in 2018-19 and came within one win of guiding the club to Premier League promotion.
Lampard is widely expected to take over at Stamford Bridge in the coming days, and Morris does not begrudge the Chelsea great for wanting to return to his former club.
Derby County can confirm that they have granted permission for Chelsea to speak to Frank Lampar…
Sebastiano Esposito spoke of his gratitude to team-mate Romelu Lukaku after his Inter strike partner allowed him to take a penalty he then converted in an historic appearance against Genoa.
With Lautaro Martinez suspended amid a host of other absences, 17-year-old Esposito made his first Serie A start for Inter on Saturday in an emphatic 4-0 home win that put Antonio Conte s men top of Serie A.
He was the youngest player to begin a Serie A game for the club in the 21st century and then became their second-youngest league scorer when he netted a 64th-minute penalty.
With Inter two goals ahead, designated spot-kick taker Lukaku – who inspired the win with two goals along with an assist for Roberto Gagliardini accepted Esposito s request to hand the ball over, a…
Known as a man who’s easy on the trigger, Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich looks set to make the Italian tactician his new managerial victim at the end of the season.
Ever since taking over from Ken Bates in June 2003, the Russian billionaire was never too shy to exercise his executive dominance. Fifteen years into his Chelsea reign, Roman Abramovich seems to be getting ready for his 14th sacking overall with two men – Guus Hiddink and Jose Mourinho – experiencing the Russian’s wrath twice during that time. Antonio Conte is the Russian’s eighth permanent manager at Chelsea.
A notable presence at nearly every Chelsea game, Roman Abramovich did enough to impose himself as a caring person who likes to get involved in day to day operations but his track record of ma…
A claims Tottenham Hotspur are ready to part ways with Toby Alderweireld, Danny Rose, Mousa Dembele, Fernando Llorente and Moussa Sissoko.
Spurs will start the clear-out by listening to offers for the mutinous duo of Alderweireld and Rose. Rose, who spent most of 2017/18 on the side-lines due to injury, openly criticized the club’s transfer policy and wage structure last summer, while the club refuse to give in to Alderweireld’s contract demands and are willing to let him go as he enters the final year of his current deal. Manchester United, Chelsea and Paris Saint-Germain and all interested in signing the Belgian centre-back.
Manchester United are also monitoring the situation around Rose.
Like his compatriot, midfielder Mousa Dembele has a year remaining …
Jurgen Klinsmann believes the United States will need to raise their game if the CONCACAF Gold Cup hosts are to make a strong start to the defence of the title against Honduras.
Klinsmann s men won the Gold Cup in 2013 courtesy of a 1-0 victory over Panama in the final and are second-favourites behind Mexico to lift the trophy again.
They have been drawn alongside Panama in Group A along with Haiti and Honduras, and begin their campaign versus the latter in Frisco on Tuesday.
The USA finalised their preparations for the tournament with a 4-0 win over Guatemala last Saturday.
Yet Klinsmann remains far from satisfied with the level his side are playing at.
We have to talk to the players in a team context and also talk to them on an individual bas…
that Barcelona are ready to join the race to sign Manchester United full-back Matteo Darmian.
The Italy international has been linked with a return to his home country in recent weeks with Inter Milan closely monitoring his situation and now La Liga giants Barca have thrown their hat in the ring.
Darmian played thirty-nine times under Louis van Gaal last season, having signed from Torino in the summer of 2015 and he scored his only United goal so far in a 2-0 win over Crystal Palace back in April.
However his only appearances under Jose Mourinho have come in the Europa League while he has only made the match-day squad in the league on two occasions.
The Red Devils were hammered 4-0 by Chelsea on Sunday afternoon leaving them six points behind first p…
Federico Chiesa is likely to be staying at Fiorentina next season despite interest from Napoli and Roma because he is very happy , according to his father Enrico.
The 20-year-old winger enjoyed something of a breakout season in 2017-18, playing 36 league games and scoring six goals.
Although he burst onto the scene in the previous campaign with 27 Serie A appearances, it was in this term that he found consistency and started to become a regular option for the senior Italy side, featuring three times for his country.
Other clubs have started to show interest in the Fiorentina youth product, with Roma and Napoli reported to be most keen, while Juventus, Inter and AC Milan are also said to be keeping an eye on him.
But Chiesa s father, who also played fo…
Chelsea’s Sam Kerr has sustained an anterior cruciate ligament injury during the club’s warm weather training in Morocco.
The Blues and Australia striker will begin rehabilitation with the club’s medical team and is likely to be out for an extended period.
Kerr’s injury is a big loss to Emma Hayes’ side who are looking to win their fourth successive Women’s Super League title.
Chelsea Football Club can confirm striker Sam Kerr has sustained an anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury during our warm weather training camp in Morocco.
— Chelsea FC Women (@ChelseaFCW)
The Matildas captain has scored four goals in eight games for the Blues in the WSL this season and she has dominated in the Champions League, scoring five goals in four.
Vanarama National League South side Maidstone have been handed a trip to Sky Bet Championship promotion chasers Ipswich in the FA Cup fourth round.
Maidstone are the lowest-ranked side left in the competition, having beaten Stevenage 1-0 in the third round on Saturday.
Ipswich, who sit second in the Championship table, were 3-1 winners at AFC Wimbledon.
We re off to in the Fourth round.
— Maidstone United (@maidstoneunited)
National League Eastleigh were also in the draw after earning a replay against League Two Newport.
The winners of that tie will go on to host Wigan or Manchester United, who are playing on Monday night.
League Two Wrexham will be away at Championship side Blackburn, while holders Manchester City will travel…
Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers has confirmed the club are set to sign the likes of Mamadou Sakho, Tiago Ilori and Victor Moses before the transfer window closes on Monday, understands.
Ilori, Moses and Sakho were at Anfield to watch Liverpool defeat Manchester United on Sunday, with the trio expected to join the Reds in the coming hours.
Rodgers is absolutely delighted with the prospect of adding Ilori, Moses and Sakho to his squad, and rightfully so.
The trio will provide the Reds with depth, defensive reinforcements and most importantly, quality.
We hope they can be completed, said Rodgers. I don t think there will be any confirmation until tomorrow.
We need that depth and we need more numbers.
The players that we wan…