Marcus Bettinelli has finally made his Chelsea debut seven years after first turning them down… yet, despite having Mendy and Kepa for competition and an England career on hold, he’s going nowhere for now

When Marcus Bettinelli made his Chelsea debut earlier this month, it was an appearance that was seven years in the making. The Blues first showed interest in the goalkeeper in 2015, as they sought competition for Thibaut Courtois; but the custodian decided against it at the time feeling that he hadn’t played enough first-team matches…

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Marcus Bettinelli has finally made his Chelsea debut seven years after first turning them down… yet, despite having Mendy and Kepa for competition and an England career on hold, he’s going nowhere for now

When Marcus Bettinelli made his Chelsea debut earlier this month, it was an appearance that was seven years in the making. The Blues first showed interest in the goalkeeper in 2015, as they sought competition for Thibaut Courtois; but the custodian decided against it at the time feeling that he hadn’t played enough first-team matches…

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Lee Bowyer is under increasing pressure in his role as Birmingham manager with the club 18th in the Championship and enduring a run of one win in their last 10 matches

Click:x 134 d x Lee Bowyer is under growing pressure to turn things around at Birmingham with doubts emerging about his position. Birmingham slumped to a 6-2 defeat at Championship leaders Fulham on Tuesday and are languishing in 18th after winning just one of their last 10 league games. They were also knocked out of…

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Lee Bowyer is under increasing pressure in his role as Birmingham manager with the club 18th in the Championship and enduring a run of one win in their last 10 matches

Lee Bowyer is under growing pressure to turn things around at Birmingham with doubts emerging about his position. Birmingham slumped to a 6-2 defeat at Championship leaders Fulham on Tuesday and are languishing in 18th after winning just one of their last 10 league games. They were also knocked out of the FA Cup at…

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Derby have shown plenty of fight but Wayne Rooney, the players and staff are still in a terrible position… the club only has enough funds for one more week and the end is nigh

Deadline Day is just a week away. We’re not talking the countdown to the end of the transfer window, though; this is all about Derby’s fight for their existence. A football club with 138 years of history. A club which has twice been champions of England and lifted the FA Cup in 1946. A club…

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Derby have shown plenty of fight but Wayne Rooney, the players and staff are still in a terrible position… the club only has enough funds for one more week and the end is nigh

Deadline Day is just a week away. We’re not talking the countdown to the end of the transfer window, though; this is all about Derby’s fight for their existence. A football club with 138 years of history. A club which has twice been champions of England and lifted the FA Cup in 1946. A club…

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Chelsea complete the signing of 18-year-old left-back Dylan Williams from Championship crisis club Derby County as youngster expresses his delight at signing for ‘one of the biggest clubs in the world’

Chelsea have completed the signing of 18-year-old left-back Dylan Williams from Derby County for an undisclosed fee. Williams made a total of nine first-team appearances for the Rams having played for the first time in their FA Cup defeat to Chorley last season. He is Chelsea’s first signing of the January transfer window with Derby…

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Chelsea complete the signing of 18-year-old left-back Dylan Williams from Championship crisis club Derby County as youngster expresses his delight at signing for ‘one of the biggest clubs in the world’

Chelsea have completed the signing of 18-year-old left-back Dylan Williams from Derby County for an undisclosed fee. Williams made a total of nine first-team appearances for the Rams having played for the first time in their FA Cup defeat to Chorley last season. He is Chelsea’s first signing of the January transfer window with Derby…

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Vitor Pereira lifted two league titles at Porto and developed stars like Falcao and Hulk… but has since had stints in Saudi Arabia and China. So is Andre Villas-Boas’ former assistant the left-field choice to galvanise Everton’s miserable season?

The hashtag #27years is forming a part of social media protests by Everton fans against the club’s deeply unpopular ownership. That’s how long it is since the Toffees won a piece of silverware, beating Manchester United to win the FA Cup at Wembley in 1995. You imagine it could be a few more years yet…

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Vitor Pereira lifted two league titles at Porto and developed stars like Falcao and Hulk… but has since had stints in Saudi Arabia and China. So is Andre Villas-Boas’ former assistant the left-field choice to galvanise Everton’s miserable season?

The hashtag #27years is forming a part of social media protests by Everton fans against the club’s deeply unpopular ownership. That’s how long it is since the Toffees won a piece of silverware, beating Manchester United to win the FA Cup at Wembley in 1995. You imagine it could be a few more years yet…

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