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Jacob Steinberg
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Guardian football writer
Email: Jacob.steinberg@theguardian.com
Profile: https://www.theguardian.com/profile/jacob-steinberg
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West Ham are losing faith in Nuno Espírito Santo’s ability to save them from relegation and unhappy with their manager embracing Forest players on the pitch after losing to them.

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West Ham losing faith in Nuno and unhappy he embraced Forest players on pitch
West Ham are losing faith in Nuno Espírito Santo’s ability to save them from relegation and unhappy with his on-pitch demeanour after Monday’s defeat
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January 9, 2026 at 11:45 AM
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Enzo Maresca and the Chelsea dagger.

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Enzo Maresca forgot Chelsea’s golden rule: the manager does not call the shots | Jacob Steinberg
Enzo Maresca stopped toeing the line at Stamford Bridge with one eye on the Manchester City job, frustrating his Chelsea employers
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January 2, 2026 at 8:15 AM
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Enzo Maresca on brink of leaving Chelsea after breakdown in relations with the club. Movement expected today with Maresca increasingly unlikely to be in charge against Man City. Happy new year!

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Enzo Maresca on brink of Chelsea sack after breakdown of relations
Chelsea are set to open the new year by holding emergency talks over Enzo Maresca’s position, with it likely he is sacked or perhaps walks away
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January 1, 2026 at 12:08 AM
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Enzo Maresca on brink of leaving Chelsea after breakdown in relations with the club. Movement expected today with Maresca increasingly unlikely to be in charge against Man City. Happy new year!

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Enzo Maresca on brink of Chelsea sack after breakdown of relations
Chelsea are set to open the new year by holding emergency talks over Enzo Maresca’s position, with it likely he is sacked or perhaps walks away
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January 1, 2026 at 12:08 AM
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Enzo Maresca missed the chance to kill speculation about his relationship with Chelsea’s hierarchy. If he stays on this path he won’t be their manager next season

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By not explaining 'worst 48 hours' Enzo Maresca has put himself at even greater risk | Jacob Steinberg
Enzo Maresca’s ‘worst 48 hours’ remark on Saturday has left Chelsea baffled and the manager in danger
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December 16, 2025 at 8:18 AM
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💪 Arsenal comfortably beat Brentford.

😱 Aston Villa move into third after a chaotic comeback win at Brighton.

👏 Leeds showed grit and determination in their win over Chelsea.

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December 4, 2025 at 2:09 PM
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If you’re building a long-term project it makes no sense to get too low when you lose and too high when you win. Piece on why Chelsea are being realistic about a title challenge #cfc

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Cool Blues: Chelsea determined to stay grounded despite Barcelona demolition
Enzo Maresca’s young side face league leaders Arsenal on Sunday on a high but have moved on from the emotional swings of old
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November 29, 2025 at 11:17 AM
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Chelsea hopeful Palmer will be fit to face Arsenal www.theguardian.com/football/202...
Cole Palmer close to fitness and could give Chelsea boost for Arsenal clash
Cole Palmer, who has been out since September with a groin injury, has been training with the first-team squad despite a recent toe fracture
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November 26, 2025 at 6:00 PM
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Estevao v Yamal

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Estêvão ready to rival Lamine Yamal in battle of the teenage prodigies
When Chelsea host Barcelona, fans can assess two 18-year-olds who are equally tipped as future Ballon d’Or winners
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November 25, 2025 at 9:55 AM
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Chelsea’s youth drive will continue with the signing of Ecuadorean defender Deinner Ordonez from Independente del Valle, Moises Caicedo’s old club. 16yo defender agrees long term deal and joins in 2028 #cfc
November 14, 2025 at 7:40 PM
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⚽ Football Weekly ⚽

🇮🇪 Troy Parrott keeps Ireland's World Cup hopes alive.

🫡 England end Serbia's World Cup dream.

👀 Can Scotland qualify for the World Cup for the first time since 1998?

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November 14, 2025 at 1:49 PM
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The market for homegrown academy players in the Premier League has gone wild. Huge fees, clubs struggling to keep players. Why? Brexit and PSR are major factors

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Premier League’s search for young talent has left the market overheated and failing
Brexit and PSR are contributing to a spike in the fees and wages offered by big clubs for teenagers, but is this stockpiling really raising standards?
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October 18, 2025 at 12:22 PM
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Next Generation: back for 2025 with 20 of the best Premier League talents
Next Generation 2025: 20 of the best talents at Premier League clubs
We pick the best youngsters at each club born between 1 September 2008 and 31 August 2009, an age band known as first-year scholars
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October 13, 2025 at 9:23 AM
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West Ham are exploring a loan deal for Braga defender Bright Arrey-Mbi. Possibility of an option to buy for Germany Under-21 international #whufc
September 1, 2025 at 9:29 AM
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Nicolas Jackson is a possibility for Newcastle as a replacement for Isak. Striker’s move to Bayern is off but a permanent exit from Chelsea still not out of the question before the deadline #cfc #nufc
September 1, 2025 at 7:14 AM
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Chelsea were right to loan Jadon Sancho and right to send him back to United. A solid but unspectacular season - decent enough value for £5m, but Chelsea need someone more suited to the intensity of the Premier League.

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Chelsea’s Jadon Sancho loan was not disastrous but they need an upgrade | Jacob Steinberg
Winger flickered during his time at Stamford Bridge but failed to provide the consistency and Maresca is thinking bigger
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June 4, 2025 at 7:28 AM
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Liam Delap’s £30m move to Chelsea has been finalised and should be announced soon. Top signing.
June 3, 2025 at 9:22 AM
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Chelsea activate Liam Delap’s £30m release clause. Also interest in Nico Williams, uncertainty over whether Jadon Sancho joins on permanent deal. Chelsea keen to keep building under Enzo Maresca

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Chelsea set to sign Liam Delap after activating striker’s £30m release clause
The Ipswich striker Liam Delap favours a move to Chelsea, who are plotting further additions to Enzo Maresca’s young squad
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May 29, 2025 at 5:20 PM
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Maresca, Pellegrini and chess

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Pellegrini and Betis familiar pawns in Maresca’s search for winning move
Chelsea can become the first English team to win all four European trophies – and much of their manager’s strategy is rooted in chess
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May 28, 2025 at 8:55 AM
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Chelsea considering pre-agreement for Strasbourg striker Emanuel Emegha to join in 2026

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Chelsea eye pre-agreement deal for Emegha with partner club Strasbourg
Chelsea are watching Emanuel Emegha’s development at Strasbourg and have held talks with their partner club over a pre-agreement for the striker
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May 27, 2025 at 4:16 PM
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Levi Colwill, LEGO obsessive

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Lego fan Levi Colwill becomes key building block for Maresca’s Chelsea project
Passion for Lego helps improving defender take his mind off elite football before Wednesday’s Conference League final
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May 27, 2025 at 7:41 AM
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Piece from yesterday on Chelsea’s win: grit, togetherness, a sense that this thing might actually work

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Maresca leads Chelsea’s new band of brothers to Champions League return | Jacob Steinberg
Head coach puts pragmatism over his principles in win at Nottingham Forest that will delight once-warring owners
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May 26, 2025 at 1:42 PM
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Have Chelsea learnt their lesson from the Newcastle game? Will they keep their cool at Forest today?

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Chelsea’s growing pains face Forest fire test in crunch finale
A Champions League spot and the cash injection that comes with it are on the line and Enzo Maresca’s side must win to silence immaturity accusations
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May 25, 2025 at 7:42 AM
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Taiwo Awoniyi’s horrific injury is definitive proof that the current offside protocol is flawed and unsafe. Officialdom afraid to make mistakes but there isn’t a bigger one than a player getting needlessly hurt

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Awoniyi’s injury should lead to a rethink over flawed offside protocol | Jacob Steinberg
Assistant referees need more scope to use their common sense as opposed to simply relying on VAR
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May 14, 2025 at 6:18 PM
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Former footballers hit out at “financial grooming” that is claimed to have left many with huge tax liabilities. Ex pros including Danny Murphy, Brian Deane and Andy Cole present at launch of APPG Investment Fraud Committee this week

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Former footballers claim ‘financial grooming’ took them to ‘hell and back’
Politicians and former footballers have protested at the ‘financial grooming’ of Premier League stars who claim they were misled over investment schemes
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May 14, 2025 at 6:20 AM