How cracks have appeared between Maresca and Chelsea

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Chelsea’s excitement over the Club World Cup is fading, and Enzo Maresca, the manager, seems to have had a change of heart.

After a red card in a second successive match, which allowed Brighton to come from behind to win 3-1 at Stamford Bridge, the Italian saw his team leave the field to a smattering of boos on Saturday.

After winning the Conference League, qualifying for the Champions League, and lifting the Club World Cup, Maresca was at his best.

However, he has started to show signs of cracks and made comments in recent weeks that will not have impressed his bosses.

After Brighton beat, five of them, including co-owner Behdad Eghbali, co-sporting directors Paul Winstanley and Laurence Stewart, recruitments managers Sam Jewell and Joe Shields, and co-owners Paul Winstanley and Laurence Stewart, entered the dressing room.

Maresca, however, quickly reaffirmed that was acceptable.

He claimed that they have always used the restroom.

“We have a meeting room in the changing room where we can discuss the game after every game.” Nothing about it altered.

The Blues lost the game after substitutes Danny Welbeck and Maxim de Cuyper scored in stoppage time to pay for Trevoh Chalobah’s 53rd-minute red card.

According to what information, Chelsea has set Maresca as the 2015 Champions League qualifying goal with the intention of reviewing it at the end of the campaign.

Maresca will be aware that pressure is increasing naturally given that she has only eight points from six games and two Premier League defeats in a row.

Alan Shearer, a pundit for BBC Match of the Day, said: “I think once you accept that position, you know you are under pressure if you lose games, and they have lost two.

That’s the management’s rule, I suppose, but it’s more important at Chelsea. You can’t lose games, and they have now lost two, so I think you are aware of the situation.

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The club “did not mention anything,” the club claimed.

Maresca appears to have recently addressed the Chelsea hierarchy in front of the media in public.

His initial appearance was in mid-August, and it concerned his defensive choices.

Maresca sought to replace injured defender Levi Colwill, who had been sidelined for the majority of the season due to a knee injury.

He was instructed to work with other players like Chalobah, Wesley Fofana, Benoit Badiashile, Josh Acheampong, and Jorrel Hato, who were also Chelsea signings.

The club is completely aware of my opinion, Maresca told the media.

He continued, stating that no one else besides Tosin Adarabioyo, who is currently injured, could match Colwill’s ability to perform the job.

He responded, “You like to talk about central defenders? ” when asked again by BBC Sport about signing a defender. I’ve already spoken. Thank you very much.

Instead, Chelsea paid $40 million for Manchester United winger Alejandro Garnacho, who has featured in just one league game as a substitute.

Since being called out of his loan at Sunderland after Liam Delap injured a hamstring, Marc Guiu hasn’t played any football while academy product Acheampong, who is highly regarded at the club, has hardly ever been called upon.

Maresca said of Liverpool in his press conference following their recent win at Lincoln: “If they continue in this way, I think it is impossible to catch them, not just for us, but for all the clubs.”

The players they have chosen to buy show the club’s desire to return for the Premier League and Champions League, which is quite obvious. “They have been doing a fantastic job since last year.

That contrasts sharply with his comments following Brighton’s defeat, in which he claimed the squad’s lack of experience was making costly errors.

He also suggested that he should not make any decisions regarding recalling defender Axel Disasi, who was previously a member of the so-called “bomb squad,” adding: “The club didn’t mention nothing, so there is no news.

Delap has joined Maresca on the sidelines with his four key central defenders and veteran attacker Cole Palmer, who both have injury issues.

What the fans said, “Chelsea have themselves to blame”

These contributions were made on Saturday’s Premier League live feed:

Saqib: Chelsea is terrible, and our lack of experience has cost us once more.

Harry: Chelsea lacks a lot of skilled, senior professionals. They need to switch to some proven, collected, and calm defenders and midfielders and stop operating as a business for a while. Buy a new keeper for the love of everything. They lack such a sense of discipline.

Alex: Chelsea will need to employ a proven, vocal, and knowledgeable centre-back, or two, if they want to make any of their recent lucrative business profitable. This young person needs it most.

Cian: Chelsea is only to blame themselves once more. We are unable to stop the game while we are in control.

Louie, you’d think Maresca would have taken lessons from Maresca’s red card from the previous game. Who wasn’t a striker in the first place and does all the hard work once more with his subs, leaving Joao Pedro to do it alone? In my opinion, this is the beginning of Maresca’s era.

Mike: Maresca and his tactics were not liked by many Chelsea fans last year, but his success did some people’s business. This season has been terrible! Lucky to win the opening game against Palace. He must leave now.

Maresca must leave, John. Given the amount of money spent, terrible.

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ITV bracing for sweep of lawsuits from I’m A Celebrity stars after Janice Dickinson sues

One star is getting ready to sue ITV after suffering an injury on I’m A Celebrity, and others have been contacting a celebrity law firm to assist them with their own cases.

ITV are bracing themselves for a flood of lawsuits after I’m a Celebrity… star Janice Dickinson told how she was suing them over an injury she got on the show.

According to a source, stars have contacted the legal team for the veteran supermodel to get advice on how to handle their own TV struggles.

Celebrity law firm Taylor Hampton has been flooded with calls from big names – wanting to discuss injuries, alleged misconduct behind the scenes and what they see as a lack of “duty of care” across shows such as Big Brother and Love Island.

The source added: “It’s been non-stop since Janice went public. As she’s an international celebrity, the news has gone around the world and she’s shown that even ITV can be challenged. That’s made other stars feel they can finally speak up.”

Janice, 70, is suing ITV for £700,000 after suffering severe head and facial injuries while appearing on the show in 2023, according to a report from this week.

Janice tripped in the night while using the restroom in an all-stars version of I’m a Celeb in 2007.

According to insiders, the camp’s nightlight hadn’t been activated. ITV needs to take some responsibility, Janice told a interviewer. My face was completely shaved. The scariest night of my life occurred on that night.

She claimed that she was left for ten minutes bleeding in the dark. ITV had a duty to watch me, Janice continued, and it degraded me greatly.

Janice, who claims to be the world’s first supermodel and has dated Warren Beatty, Mick Jagger, and Sylvester Stallone, has filed a lawsuit with the High Court in London.

Bosses are now attracted to a number of lawsuits from popular shows like The Voice and Love Island to Big Brother. Not just one famous has filed a lawsuit against an injury on an ITV show.

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After suffering severe injuries on the Splash! television host, Rav Wilding received a five-figure compensation from production company Twofour. in 2013.

At least 31 dead, over 50 injured at Indian actor-politician Vijay’s rally

At least 36 people were killed and more than 50 were hurt on Saturday at a rally where Tamil actor Vijay is running for office, according to state officials.

Eight children and 16 women were among the 36 people who died in Tamil Nadu’s district of Karur, according to Tamil Nadu’s chief minister MK Stalin, at a political rally organized by Vijay’s party, Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam.

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As part of Vijay’s ongoing state campaign against his political party Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam, large crowds gathered for the meeting.

Vijay, a well-known actor by the name of “the one person,” founded a political party last year and began campaigning this month in advance of state elections scheduled for the beginning of the year.

Senthil Balaji, a state representative, reported to reporters that 58 people had been taken to the hospital as a result of what he claimed had been a stampede. MK Stalin, the chief minister of Tamil Nadu, will visit the area on Sunday, he added.

In a post on X, Prime Minister Narendra Modi wrote, “The unfortunate incident occurred during a political rally in Karur, Tamil Nadu, is deeply saddening.”

Since founding his political party, Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam in 2024, which has targeted both the state-governing party DMK and Bharatiya Janata Party under Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Vijay, one of Tamil cinema’s most financially successful actors for three decades, has attracted large crowds to his public meetings. In early 2026, he is running for state office.

Local media footage shows thousands of people circling a sizable campaign vehicle, which Vijay can be seen standing and saying.

Vijay reportedly threw water bottles from the top of the car to fainting supporters during the rally and demanded police intervention when the crowd became too large.

On X, Vijay wrote, “My heart is broken, I am in intolerable, indescribable pain and sorrow.”

According to reports in the media, at least 44 doctors from Tiruchirappalli and Salem, both of which are close by, were stationed in Karur.

An inquiry panel has been established in Stalin’s administration, which will give the families of the victims who died in the incident 1 million Indian rupees ($11, 280).

Safety concerns have been raised at Vijay’s rallies before. Following his political party’s first meeting, which was held in October of last year, at least six deaths were reported by the media.

England can ‘dominate for long time’ after winning World Cup – Mitchell

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After winning their third World Cup title, Red Roses head coach John Mitchell said that England “can dominate the world for a long time.”

Three years after losing to New Zealand in the final of the previous World Cup, England defeated Canada 33-13 in front of 81,885 fans at Allianz Stadium, which is a record for a women’s rugby game.

New Zealander Mitchell, who began coaching England after the World Cup in 2023, said, “I am so pleased that these girls have realized their potential.”

“This team has long been regarded as very good, but I believe they deserve to be referred to as a great side today. They’re a fantastic group.

England’s only loss came in the 2023 World Cup final, where they have won every 63 of their previous 64 Test matches.

“We had no doubt that we would win the World Cup,” he said.

According to captain Zoe Aldcroft, England never thought about winning the Women’s World Cup in a historic final at Twickenham.

She said, “We had no doubt that we weren’t going to come out today and do this job.”

We hope to inspire young girls everywhere to pick up a ball, any kind of ball, any kind of sport, and pursue any career they choose because if you dream big enough, you can get it.

The Women’s World Cup final was held at Twickenham Stoop, the home ground of the Harlequins, fifteen years ago.

In front of a crowd of 13,253 people, the largest ever attendance for a women’s rugby match in England in almost a decade, New Zealand defeated England in that final.

Coming off the bus and just seeing people standing in the stands was Aldcroft said, “The emotional part was coming out of the bus.”

I was like, “Oh my goodness, this is it. This is it. “

“We could hear them supporting us the entire way through the game,” said the crowd who came out to 82, 000.

We’re just so happy and humbled that we have the opportunity to perform in front of everyone today.

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Head coach Mitchell, who lost in the 2019 final to his native New Zealand in the semi-finals of the 2003 World Cup and was a member of England’s men’s backroom staff, was concerned about the consequences of a potential loss of another title.

“I tried to stay present, but the future jumped into my head as well,” I said. He said, “I tried to stay present by giving myself a few uppercuts.”

It does cause unusual feelings, especially when we are given the chance to do the job.

“I’ve now played a key role in the world cup’s final moments,” I said.

The 61-year-old claimed victory demonstrated both the strength of England’s spirit and teamwork as well as their physical prowess.

He said, “Our culture always won,” despite our best efforts to play rugby.

“All 32 players, all the staff,” were brought in by what we value, and those values are what are guiding us today.

This week, I got out of the girls’ way. They simply needed to finish what we started, and they succeeded in doing just that.

Natasha Hunt, England scrum-half, called the occasion and the magnitude of the win “unimaginable.”

Hunt, 36, was controversially left out of England’s squad for the 2022 competition because of his experience with the country’s most recent World Cup victory in 2014.

She said, “I don’t think any of us could have imagined this would have happened.”

The victory, according to Abbie Ward, was the current team’s fifth and final try, not a replacement for New Zealand’s upset of Eden Park in the previous competition’s final.

She said, “That was the last final loss, that was then.”

This team is “new,” they say. Women’s rugby has just begun with this one. It wasn’t about correcting mistakes. Our brief moment is this.

“This team has been exceptional. What we accomplished was extraordinary. It’s been magical because of the crowd, the friends, and the family who were present.

England’s resilience was praised by centre Meg Jones, who was unable to win the world player of the year award to Canada’s Sophie de Goede.

“This game is unconcerned with suffering.” She continued, “It just cares about the efforts you put in.”

“It’s crazy. You can only observe how far we have developed under the Six Nations. How far we have come is amazing. Women’s sport is at its peak. Keep it there, please.

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‘We had no doubt we would win World Cup’

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According to captain Zoe Aldcroft, England never thought about winning the Women’s World Cup in a historic final at Twickenham.

Three years after losing to New Zealand in the final of the previous World Cup, the Red Roses defeated Canada 33-13 in front of 81,885 fans at Allianz Stadium, which is a record for a women’s rugby game.

She said, “We had no doubt that we weren’t going to come out today and do this job.”

We hope to inspire young girls everywhere to pick up a ball, any kind of ball, any kind of sport, and pursue any career they choose because if you dream big enough, you can get it.

The Women’s World Cup final was held at Twickenham Stoop, the home ground of the Harlequins, fifteen years ago.

In front of a crowd of 13,253 people, the largest ever attendance for a women’s rugby match in England in almost a decade, New Zealand defeated England in that final.

Coming off the bus and just seeing people standing in the stands was Aldcroft said, “The emotional part was coming out of the bus.”

I was like, “Oh my goodness, this is it. This is it. “

“We could hear them supporting us the entire way through the game,” said the crowd who came out to 82, 000.

We’re just so happy and humbled that we have the opportunity to perform in front of everyone today.

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Head coach John Mitchell, who lost in the 2019 final to his native New Zealand at the men’s World Cup in 2003 and was a member of England’s men’s backroom staff when they lost, said the thought of another title slipping away haunted him in the run-up to the match.

“I tried to stay present, but the future jumped into my head as well,” I said. He said, “I tried to stay present by giving myself a few uppercuts.”

It does cause unusual feelings, especially when we are given the chance to do the job.

“I’ve now played a key role in the world cup’s final moments,” I said.

The 61-year-old claimed victory demonstrated both the strength of England’s spirit and teamwork as well as their physical prowess.

He said, “Our culture always won,” despite our best efforts to play rugby.

“All 32 players, all the staff,” were brought in by what we value, and those values are what are guiding us today.

This week, I got out of the girls’ way. They simply needed to finish what we started, and they succeeded in doing just that.

Natasha Hunt, England scrum-half, called the occasion and the magnitude of the win “unimaginable.”

Hunt, 36, was controversially left out of England’s squad for the 2022 competition because of his experience with the country’s most recent World Cup victory in 2014.

She said, “I don’t think any of us could have imagined this would have happened.”

The victory, according to Abbie Ward, was the current team’s fifth and final try, not a replacement for New Zealand’s upset of Eden Park in the previous competition’s final.

She said, “That was the last final loss, that was then.”

This team is “new,” they say. Women’s rugby has just begun with this one. It wasn’t about correcting mistakes. Our brief moment is this.

“This team has been exceptional. What we accomplished was extraordinary. It’s been magical because of the crowd, the friends, and the family who were present.

England’s resilience was praised by centre Meg Jones, who was unable to win the world player of the year award to Canada’s Sophie de Goede.

“This game is unconcerned with suffering.” She continued, “It just cares about the efforts you put in.”

“It’s crazy. You can only observe how far we have developed under the Six Nations. How far we have come is amazing. Women’s sport is at its peak. Keep it there, please.

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