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Mauricio Pochettino has left his position as Chelsea head coach by mutual consent after less than 11 months in charge. AdvertisementIn a Chelsea statement, Winstanley and Stewart said of the decision: “On behalf of everyone at Chelsea, we would like to express our gratitude to Mauricio for his service this season. Pochettino’s coaching staff members Jesus Perez, Miguel d’Agostino, Toni Jimenez and Sebastiano Pochettino have also left the club. Chelsea spent over £400million ($507m) ahead of Pochettino’s debut season in charge in a summer of squad overhaul. Chelsea finished the 2023-24 Premier League season with 63 points; with their 19-point increase from last season more than any other club in the division.
Persons: Mauricio Pochettino, Paul Winstanley, Laurence Stewart, Winstanley, Stewart, Mauricio, ” Pochettino, Jesus Perez, Miguel d’Agostino, Toni Jimenez, Sebastiano Pochettino, Pochettino, Thomas Tuchel, Graham Potter, Frank Lampard, Tuchel, Germain, Darren Walsh, Liam Twomey, Todd Boehly, Behdad Eghbali, Jose Feliciano, Stewart –, Feliciano –, Ryan Pierse Organizations: Chelsea, Stamford, Sporting, Premier League and Europe, Bournemouth, Premier League, Stamford Bridge, Liverpool, Manchester City, Espanyol, Southampton, Tottenham Hotspur, Champions League, Spurs, Tottenham, Paris Saint, Ligue, de France, Trophee des Champions, PSG, Chelsea FC, Getty Locations: Argentine, Chelsea, Pochettino’s, London, Paris, Pochettino
Sept 26 (Reuters) - Co-owners Behdad Eghbali and Todd Boehly are welcome in Chelsea's dressing room after matches, manager Mauricio Pochettino said on Tuesday ahead of their League Cup clash with Brighton & Hove Albion. Following their 1-0 home defeat by Aston Villa on Sunday, British media reported that co-controlling owner Eghbali had entered the club's dressing room. Last season, co-owner Boehly also attracted criticism for entering the dressing room after a Chelsea loss. "I like when the owner comes (into the dressing room). I think it is good that the owner comes into the dressing room.
Persons: Behdad Eghbali, Todd Boehly, Mauricio Pochettino, Eghbali, Boehly, Pochettino, Bruno Saltor, Graham Potter, Frank Lampard, Bruno, Aadi Nair, Christian Radnedge Organizations: League, Brighton & Hove Albion, Premier League, Aston Villa, Sunday, Chelsea, Stamford, Thomson Locations: Chelsea, Argentine, Bengaluru
Mauricio Pochettino named as next Chelsea head coach
  + stars: | 2023-05-29 | by ( George Ramsay | ) edition.cnn.com   time to read: +2 min
CNN —Former Tottenham Hotspur and Paris Saint-Germain boss Mauricio Pochettino is set to join Chelsea ahead of next season, the club announced on Monday. Pochettino, who left PSG last year, has signed an initial two-year contract at Chelsea and begins the new role on July 1. Pochettino gives instructions to PSG forward Kylian Mbappé during last season's Champions League game against Real Madrid. David Ramos/Getty ImagesThe Argentine joins a Chelsea team short on form but with plenty of star power in its ranks after the club spent liberally on signings over the past year. “We are delighted that Mauricio will be joining Chelsea.
CNN —“We’re all in – 100%,” US billionaire businessman Todd Boehly told Chelsea fans upon his arrival at the club in May 2022. Chelsea crashed out of the Champions League after losing to Real Madrid 4-0 on aggregate. Following the loss against Real Madrid, Chelsea captain Thiago Silva spoke candidly to reporters on the issues that come with this kind of spending. Besides Kai Havertz and Marc Cucurella, no Chelsea outfield player has started more than 20 games in the Premier League this season. The Blues are on course to have their lowest scoring season in Premier League history with their current total of 30 goals.
Chelsea sack Potter with club 11th in Premier League
  + stars: | 2023-04-02 | by ( ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +2 min
April 2 (Reuters) - Chelsea have sacked manager Graham Potter, the London club said on Sunday after a string of poor results left the team 11th in the Premier League. "Graham has agreed to collaborate with the club to facilitate a smooth transition," Chelsea said in a statement. "In his time with the club, Graham has taken us to the quarter final of the Champions League, where we will face Real Madrid. "We have 10 Premier League games remaining and a Champions League quarter final ahead. Potter is the 12th manager to be sacked in the Premier League this season and the announcement came hours after relegation-threatened Leicester City parted ways with Brendan Rodgers by mutual agreement.
The returns show losses from Thoma Bravo and Clearlake, though the funds are new and PE is a long game. Thoma Bravo and Clearlake Capital Group, two private-equity firms that have emerged as notably active investors in recent years, have posted early losses across some of their funds, according to investment returns from a major US endowment. UTIMCO invested $51.7 million in Clearlake's seventh flagship private equity fund, known as Clearlake Capital Partners VII, which closed with some $14 billion of commitments last May. Thoma Bravo declined to comment. Meanwhile, the data show high returns from CapRock Partners, Renovus Capital Partners, Serve Capital Partners, and LFM Capital, PE firms that target middle-market companies.
Chelsea had been in talks to sign the World Cup winner throughout January, but Benfica had refused to do business unless the Blues paid his €120m release clause. Nurphoto | Nurphoto | Getty ImagesChelsea have signed midfielder Enzo Fernandez from Benfica for a British-record £106.8m. The deal for the Argentine surpasses the £100m Manchester City paid for Jack Grealish from Aston Villa 18 months ago. But Chelsea agreed a deal of €121m at 9.15pm on Deadline Day after 12 hours of talks led by Chelsea's co-owner Behdad Eghbali from London. Fernandez will help to replace Jorginho, who joined Chelsea's London rivals Arsenal on Deadline Day in a £12m deal.
Italian soccer great Gianluca Vialli dies at 58
  + stars: | 2023-01-06 | by ( Associated Press | ) www.nbcnews.com   time to read: +3 min
Gianluca Vialli, the former Italian soccer forward who helped Sampdoria and Juventus win Serie A and European trophies before becoming player-coach at Chelsea, has died. Vialli and Mancini also helped Sampdoria reach the 1992 European Cup final, which it lost to Barcelona at Wembley Stadium. Mihajlović also played with Mancini at Sampdoria after Vialli left the club for Juventus. Vialli won another Serie A title at Juventus and also raised the Champions League and UEFA Cup trophies with the Bianconeri. He ended his playing career while also managing Chelsea, leading the London club to FA Cup, League Cup and Cup Winners’ Cup titles.
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