After four years at the club, Thiago Silva has announced that he will leave Chelsea at the end of the 2023/24 season.

“[It’s been a] dream, definitely a dream. Not even in my wildest dreams did I imagine that I could achieve such great things and win one of the best professional titles, the Champions League, at one of the biggest clubs in the world. Goodbyes are for those that leave and don’t come back. I intend on coming back one day.”

Premier League clubs have in principle agreed to a spending cap that would result in the top teams being restricted to spending on transfers, wages, and agents a proportion of the amount that the bottom club receives in TV money.

✅ 16 yes votes
❌ 3 no votes (Manchester United, Manchester City, Aston Villa)
🚫 1 abstention (Chelsea)

➡️ The vote will now go to the Premier League Annual General Meeting before it is potentially passed

[via Mail Sport]

The Liverpool documentary featuring Jürgen Klopp’s final season as manager has still not been signed by a streaming service, with discussions still ongoing as to who shows the eight-part series, which is set to air in August 2024 to coincide with the start of the 2024/25 Premier League season.

➡️ The documentary was expected to generate an eight-figure sum for the club, with Disney+ considered the early favorites, but nothing concrete has materialized

[via The Athletic]

Leicester City have have won the 2023/24 Championship after a 3-0 win over Preston North End.

Tuchel has never lost a semi final and Ancelotti has never lost to Bayern. The excitement is KILLING me.

Erling Haaland will become a playable video game character in Clash of Clans on Wednesday, the first time that a real person has been added to the game.

➡️ Erling Haaland will become the Barbarian King character during a month-long football-themed seasonal event

Speaking to Le Media Carré, Antonio Rüdiger has revealed that he has no fears about the prospect of facing Kylian Mbappé in the 2023/24 UEFA Champions League final. 

“If I play against Mbappé in the final, we will beat him. If Mbappé passes me, I will smash him (laughs).”

Chelsea’s sale of two hotels to a sister company for £76.5M should have taken the Premier League ten days to approve, but ten months after the deal was executed it has still not been signed off as being of fair market value.

➡️ The lengthy delay leaves uncertainty hanging over whether Chelsea have complied with the Premier League’s Profitability and Sustainability Rules for the 2022/23 season

[via Times Sport]

Vinicius Junior has now scored in three consecutive UEFA Champions League semi-final ties.

⚽️ vs. Manchester City (2021/22 semi-final first leg)
⚽️ vs. Manchester City (2022/23 semi-final first leg)
⚽️ vs. Bayern (2023/24 semi-final first leg)

Vini Jr knows. 👏

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Bellingham is winless vs Bayern in his career.

Kane is winless in his last 7 games vs Rüdiger.

Real are unbeaten in their last 11 UCL games.

Bayern are unbeaten in their last 16 home UCL games.

Stalemate.