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Chelsea's accounts are always essential reading - 2023-24s are no different: ■ £200m sale of women's team ■ Premier League assessing whether that deal is fair market value ■ Enabled them to post pre-tax profit of £128.4m ■ Without selling assets to themselves — including two

Southampton will sack Ivan Juric as their head coach following their relegation from the Premier League. #SaintsFC More from Dan Sheldon ⬇️

A leading football agent has been arrested on suspicion of rape and causing grievous bodily harm. The man was arrested on March 29 at London’s Heathrow Airport. In his career, he has represented several high-profile players. Full story The Athletic | Football: nytimes.com/athletic/62613…

Fairly big story here: Bournemouth would have breached Premier League PSR had they not been allowed to include a £71m loan write-off from outgoing chairman in their PSR calc An explainer on what happened - and why the PL allowed it - with Dan Sheldon nytimes.com/athletic/62691…

🚨 Bournemouth managed to avoid breaching the Premier League’s profitability and sustainability rules (PSR) after having a £71.4million shareholder loan write-off approved by the league. #afcb Full story w / Chris The Athletic | Football: nytimes.com/athletic/62691…

Bournemouth managed to avoid breaching PSR rules after having a £71.4m shareholder loan write-off approved by the Premier League. 🔺 Why was it allowed? 🔺 What would have happened without it? 🔺 Could it have a wider impact? Dan Sheldon & Chris explain

Chelsea’s holding company has borrowed more than £1bn through a revolving credit facility and a redeemable preferred equity agreement. Dan Sheldon & Chris explain: ▪️ Debt structure ▪️ When they have to pay it ▪️ Is this a problem? nytimes.com/athletic/62665…

A heavy police presence at Chelsea tonight as Legia Warsaw return to England for the first time since violence marred a trip to Aston Villa 18 months. Trouble follows Poland’s biggest club when playing in Europe. nytimes.com/athletic/62822…

Legia Warsaw’s supporters have set off flares in the away end at Stamford Bridge. Another UEFA fine coming their way. #CFC The Athletic | Football

On the whistle briefing piece after a bad night for #CFC. Plenty to focus on here including how the decision to play Palmer and Jackson backfired and Maresca’s task of winning the fans over suffers another setback. With Dan Sheldon: nytimes.com/athletic/62839…

The mood at #CFC reached a low point last night. Maresca faces a challenge to turn the negative momentum around and even he concedes their rivals fighting for a CL place are a happier place to be at the moment. My column here: nytimes.com/athletic/62889…

The sale of Chelsea's women for £200million has raised eyebrows within football and business circles. Dan Sheldon & Matt Slater ask how the WSL champions are worth that figure.

Good morning and good news - our BookKeeper series is BACK, with a new slew of clubs drifting under the magnifying glass 🔍 We start off nice and easy with, erm, oh heck, it's Chelsea - how much have they spent? What on? And how can they KEEP spending?! nytimes.com/athletic/61310…

🚨 Arsenal want Thomas Partey to stay + in talks over new contract. 31yo midfielder happy at #AFC & family enjoying London life. Ghana int’l open to improved 2yr deal or 1+1yr - will consider alternative options if agreement cannot be struck The Athletic | Football nytimes.com/athletic/63022…

🚨 EXCL: Strasbourg reach agreement with Liam Rosenior to extend contract until June 2028. English coach building strong reputation with #RCSA on course for historic season. 40yo rejected multiple approaches from PL clubs to commit long-term The Athletic | Football nytimes.com/athletic/63100…

⚡️ NEW: Carlo Ancelotti set to leave Real Madrid and take the Brazil head coach role He will join Brazil for their matches in June and his contract with the national team is not expected to be long-term More details at The Athletic | Football nytimes.com/athletic/59434…

Plans for #LUFC’s Elland Road redevelopment reveal work to begin in September and conclude at the end of 2030. 🔺53,000 capacity 🔺West Stand to be expanded from 8,000 to 17,750 🔺North Stand plans not finalised, but could increase to 15,300 seats ➕more nytimes.com/athletic/63287…

Dispatches from the Championship relegation bunfight. I watched Luton play pathetically & go down for the second successive season, Richard Amofa, Dan Sheldon & Philip Buckingham saw the teams that cling on. nytimes.com/athletic/63312…

The Championship relegation battle was a collection of clubs that believe they’re capable of much more. But one of them had to join Cardiff and Plymouth in League One. A day on the brink with Nick Miller Dan Sheldon and Richard Amofa nytimes.com/athletic/63312…