🗣️ Calum McFarlane ahead of @Manchester_City [N] in the Emirates FA Cup final 🏆:

🏥 𝐎𝐧 𝐭𝐞𝐚𝐦 𝐧𝐞𝐰𝐬:

“Alejandro Garnacho and Pedro Neto have trained well this week, so both looking really good. We’re really hopeful with them as well. So, positive signs.

“Really positive [on Robert Sanchez].

“He has trained well this week and we’re hopeful going into Saturday.”

😤 𝐎𝐧 𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐰𝐢𝐧𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐅𝐀 𝐂𝐮𝐩 𝐢𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐨𝐧𝐥𝐲 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐜𝐮𝐞 𝐬𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐨𝐧:

“Yeah, I think our recent form in the league has been way below the standard we’d expect and that we’d shown previously. It’s an FA Cup final, so we want to win it. It’s a massive competition.

“We’re focused on how we prepare, we’re playing against an excellent side and an excellent coach so we need to be at our best, irrelevant if they’ve had a triple game week or not, so that’s what we’re focused on.

“I think when you’re at a club of this magnitude and like you’ve mentioned, the history that this club’s got in this
competition and winning silverware, there’s always pressure. There’s pressure to win every game and you have to accept that and embrace that.”

👏 𝐎𝐧 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐂𝐡𝐞𝐥𝐬𝐞𝐚 𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐢𝐧 𝐚𝐧 𝐅𝐀 𝐂𝐮𝐩 𝐟𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐚𝐭 𝐖𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐥𝐞𝐲:

“I can’t tell you exactly how I’m going to feel on the day. I’m trying to make it as normal as possible.

“I’ve taken a few games now at this level. Not a game of this magnitude of course, an FA Cup final, but I’ll try and stay as level as possible. The players, the process, the way we work will be the same so I’m sure I feel a lot of emotions on that day.”

(Via Chelsea FC & Bobby Vincent - Football London)

#CFC #ManchesterCity #FACup

🚨🇪🇸 Chelsea talks with Xabi Alonso are progressing well and he appears to be the standout candidate, given his pedigree both as a player and his early work as a coach.

🚨Persuading Xabi Alonso to join Chelsea was seen as Chelsea’s biggest task but initial contacts with the Spaniard and his representatives were received positively. ✅️

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BREAKING: Sam Kerr will leave Chelsea when her contract expires this summer.

Kerr departs as Chelsea's fourth-highest appearance maker and with 115 goals for the club.

🗣️ Kerr: "When I reflect on my Chelsea career and doing it for the last time [against @ManchesterUnited this Saturday], I just feel happy. Happy that it happened, and I feel so grateful to have played for this club for six years and won as many trophies as we could."

Kerr will leave having won five WSL titles, three FA Cups, three League Cups and the Community Shield.🇦🇺

[Chelsea]

🗣️ Sam Kerr: “You can go out and play for any football club, but I’ve been playing here for people who help you every day, and I’ve had a lot of help. I can’t take credit for anything I’ve done alone because people have always helped me.

I think for me, that’s the hardest part. I’m going to miss the people. I’m going to miss the conversations. I’m going to miss winding people up. I’m going to miss having fun with all the great people who are at this football club.”

— Chelsea FC

🚨 OFFICIAL: Malo Gusto has been selected for France's 2026 World Cup squad 🇫🇷 #CFC

Happy birthday, Gaga Slonina! 🇺🇸

Levi Colwill was included in Thomas Tuchel’s 55-man provisional England squad which he had to submit to FIFA this week ahead of the World Cup.

[via kierangill_DM]