{"id":386596,"date":"2026-01-02T10:00:13","date_gmt":"2026-01-02T10:00:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/386596\/"},"modified":"2026-01-02T10:00:13","modified_gmt":"2026-01-02T10:00:13","slug":"chelsea-manager-latest-transfer-updates-and-more-football-news-live-soccer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/386596\/","title":{"rendered":"Chelsea manager latest, transfer updates and more: football news \u2013 live | Soccer"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Thanks Taha, morning everyone. And as it\u2019s that time of the year again, I\u2019ve sifted through some transfer tittle-tattle for you.<\/p>\n

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Time for a switch: Tom Davies will take over from here.<\/p>\n

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Right then, why not share what you\u2019re most looking forward to this year (in a footballing sense, of course). Or any predictions: your World Cup, Champions League winners, top-scorers, summer transfers etc.<\/p>\n

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So Enzo Maresca has left the building. It was a very decent stint on paper, one with two trophies, including a Club World Cup victory which may grow in significance if the tournament becomes a properly serious thing in the future. But it was pretty turbulent, too; Jacob Steinberg has the inside story on what went wrong.<\/p>\n

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Hello, hello, hello and welcome to the first Friday blog of 2026. We\u2019ve already had some drama at Stamford Bridge with the departure of Enzo Maresca, and there\u2019s plenty of Premier League action to review\/preview. But let\u2019s just ease up before going full throttle and take in this excellent interview with Jess Carter, the Guardian Footballer of the Year.<\/p>\n

A lot of people don\u2019t like the way I play football and that\u2019s absolutely fine, but then attacking someone because of what they look like? I can\u2019t do anything about that one, and I wouldn\u2019t want to. I could never imagine going on to my social media to tell you how I think you\u2019re doing at your job.<\/p>\n

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