Arsenal's Premier League title prospects were enhanced without even kicking a ball on Wednesday as its closest challengers Manchester City and Aston Villa both dropped points. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2026/01/08/soccer/arsenal-title-boost/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #soccer #kaorumitoma #brightonandhovealbion #manchestercity #astonvilla #bournemouth #tottenhamhotspur #manchesterunited #chelsea #pepguardiola #premierleague

Liam Rosenior was confirmed on Tuesday as Chelsea's new head coach on a six-and-a-half-year deal, saying the opportunity to succeed Enzo Maresca at Stamford Bridge was too good to turn down. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2026/01/07/soccer/chelsea-hires-rosenior/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #soccer #liamrosenior #chelsea #premierleague

Chelsea handed London rival Arsenal a welcome boost in the Premier League title race as Enzo Fernandez struck a stoppage-time equalizer that prevented Manchester City closing the gap at the top to four points on Sunday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2026/01/05/soccer/premier-league-title-race/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #soccer #premierleague #manchestercity #arsenal #liverpool #chelsea #manchesterunited

This is wild! Maresca won the UECL last season (he wasn’t the coach who finished so low the season before) plus brought in huge unexpected cash by winning the (yes stupid) Club World Cup and has #Chelsea fourth in the PL and doing well in the Champions League too.

Okay Slot won the #PremierLeague last season but had a much worse patch and was given time to get #LFC out of it. Can’t imagine that FSG would’nt have been more supportive in Maresca’s situation. https://twitter.com/FabrizioRomano/status/2006696654720860343

Aston Villa faces a tough challenge at Chelsea on Saturday after muscling its way into the Premier League title race alongside Arsenal and Manchester City. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/12/26/soccer/villa-chelsea-premier-league/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #soccer #astonvilla #chelsea #manchesterunited #arsenal #liverpool #premierleague #brunofernandes #diogodalot

Enzo Maresca slammed lackluster Chelsea after the club's Premier League title challenge suffered a huge setback in a shock 3-1 defeat at lowly Leeds United on Wednesday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/12/04/soccer/chelsea-setback-leeds/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #soccer #chelsea #leedsunited #aotanaka #premierleague

Mikel Arteta insisted Arsenal deserved respect after the Premier League leader battled to a bruising 1-1 draw with title rival Chelsea at the end of a grueling week. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/12/01/soccer/arsenal-chelsea-draw-arteta/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #soccer #arsenal #chelsea #premierleague #mikelarteta

It's a card party at #ARSvsCHE today. Including a red card for #Chelsea for a player who stomped someone else's ankle and then fell over as if he was hurt himself.

#Arsenal #PremierLeague

Arne Slot admitted Liverpool is still a work in progress after the spluttering Premier League champion suffered its third successive loss in a 2-1 defeat against Chelsea on Saturday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/10/05/soccer/liverpool-slump-seeking-answers/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #soccer #liverpool #chelsea #arneslot #premierleague

Jose Mourinho made a low-key return to Chelsea as head coach of Benfica, losing 1-0 in the Champions League. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/10/01/soccer/mourinho-chelsea-return-benfica/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #soccer #josemourinho #chelsea #benfica #enzomaresca #championsleague

Former Chelsea coach Jose Mourinho is preparing to return to Stamford Bridge with Benfica. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/09/29/soccer/jose-mourinho-chelsea-return/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #soccer #chelsea #josemourinho #benfica

Premier League champion Liverpool dropped points for the first time this season when it lost 2-1 at Crystal Palace in the eighth minute of added time. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/09/28/soccer/liverpool-chelsea-lose/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #soccer #premierleague #chelsea #manchesterunited #liverpool

Chelsea missed a chance to go to the top of the Premier League as Fabio Carvalho's 93rd minute equalizer salvaged a 2-2 draw for Brentford in Saturday's west London derby. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/09/14/soccer/chelsea-brentford-match/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #soccer #englishpremierleague #chelsea#brentford

Chelsea was hit with 74 charges by the Football Association after the club was accused of breaching regulations covering soccer agents, intermediaries and third-party investment in players. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/09/12/soccer/chelsea-fa-74-charges/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #soccer #chelsea#footballassociation #romanabramovich

Alexander Isak's British record £125 million move from Newcastle United to Liverpool on Monday completed an eye-watering summer of English Premier League spending. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/09/02/soccer/premier-league-record-spending/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #soccer #premierleague #alexanderisak #yoanewissa #liverpool #chelsea #newcastleunited

Arsenal's quest for Premier League glory got off to a winning start as Riccardo Calafiori's goal beat Manchester United 1-0 on Sunday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/08/18/soccer/arsenal-man-united-opener/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #soccer #arsenal #manchesterunited#mikelarteta #premierleague #chelsea

While Chelsea has pocketed a stunning $115 million in prize money from the Club World Cup, its offseason has been drastically reduced. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/07/15/soccer/chelsea-victory-cost/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #soccer #chelsea#fifaclubworldcup

Cole Palmer scored two goals and made another as Chelsea stunned Paris Saint-Germain in the final of the Club World Cup on Sunday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/07/14/soccer/palmer-chelsea-psg-club-world-cup/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #soccer #chelsea #parissaintgermain #colepalmer#fifaclubworldcup

Not against half time shows, except on football.

If they do this shit again on the #WorldCup im going to flip it.

#Football#Soccer #FIFACWC #FIFAClubWorldCup #ClubWorldCup#CHEPSG#Chelsea#PSG#ParisSaintGermain#USA

In Sunday's final of the Club World Cup, Chelsea must somehow try to stop an irresistible Paris Saint-Germain side from adding another trophy to its growing collection. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/07/12/soccer/chelsea-psg-preview/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #soccer #chelsea #psg#fifaclubworldcup