Paul Brierley

Everton v Chelsea, Saturday: The Premier League Punishment Derby. In the home corner: 8 points deducted, law suits faced, prize money lost, the primary cause of it all: building an incredible new stadium, which hosts the game. In the away corner: Corrupt payments to agents for players who led the team to sporting accomplishments. All punished with a slap and tickle. Hotels sold to themselves to comply with PSR. Chelsea Football Club: They Respect The Ball, But Not The Rules.

Gerard Deulofeu has been out of action since January 2023 after suffering a serious knee injury 💔🩼 The 31-year-old hasn’t played since, enduring almost 1,000 days of recovery, setbacks and relentless work. What began as an ACL tear turned into one of football’s toughest battles after surgery in Rome caused a severe infection that destroyed part of his cartilage, leaving bone rubbing against bone in his knee, and even putting his long-term mobility at risk 😭 Every morning, Deulofeu trains alone at Udinese’s facility, rebuilding strength and belief 💪 🗣 "I know I’m trying something special. Maybe it’s the most difficult recovery in history. But if there’s one guy to do it, it’s me" Udinese have stood by him, and Deulofeu still dreams of one more game in black and white ⚽🖤 'When I step back on that pitch, this stadium will be full. It’ll be a party" ♥

Today marks two years since the tragic passing of Michael Jones. He'll forever be remembered. 💙

There's a much easier way UEFA could sort this Palace farce they've created. Just put them in a qualifier and draw them against the strongest team. And if its still tight after one leg, fuck the ref off and bring another one out of retirement for one night only. Its worked before

The Premier League PSR rules are about as fit for purpose as a chocolate teapot. Chelsea FC Holdings made a profit of £128m in 23/24 after selling the women’s team to itself. The parent company BlueCo 22 (which owns the men’s team, the women’s team and…Strasbourg) made a loss of £430m in the same period as cannot include intra group transactions in the group accounts. Richard Masters keeps a straight face and says Chelsea have not broken any rules…because the rules on these types of deals are full of loopholes. If I was Everton or Forest would be livid.