Kaveh Solhekol
@SkyKaveh
Chief Correspondent @SkySports @SkySportsNews. Ex The Times. Author King of Kings. Co-author Deadline Day.
Looks like Crystal Palace’s way of dealing with potential ownership conflicts of interest is more effective than UEFA’s solution. Palace - shareholder sells up and leaves. UEFA - legal loopholes to allow clubs with same owners to play in same competitions.
Crystal Palace believe today’s confirmation that John Textor has sold his shares to Woody Johnson will help them in their upcoming CAS appeal. Textor has nothing to do with the club any more so Palace feel there’s no reason why they shouldn’t play in the Europa League - there can…
Chelsea have complete faith in the strikers they have in their squad. Alexander Isak is a great player but he is not a Chelsea target. Chelsea’s current owners have a zero tolerance policy to the club’s name being linked to players they are not pursuing.
𝗕𝗥𝗘𝗔𝗞𝗜𝗡𝗚: ESPN is reportedly nearing a deal to acquire the iconic show “NFL RedZone” and the NFL Network. The deal is rumored to be worth over $2 BILLION. (via @nytimes)
Chelsea value Ajax defender Jorrel Hato at around €40m (£35m). Benchmark is the £34m plus £4.5m Arsenal paid Ajax for Jurien Timber. Hato has told Ajax he wants to leave. Chelsea have lots of centre back options so can maintain discipline on valuation in potential Hato deal.
Crystal Palace have now received the full written reasons from UEFA about why they have been demoted from the Europa League. Palace preparing for CAS appeal with their lawyers.
Football will always be the 90 minutes — it will rise above the noise Donald Trump giving Club World Cup trophy to Chelsea is another bone of contention but don’t let him, Gianni Infantino or anything else stop you enjoying the sport Martin Samuel⬇️ thetimes.com/sport/football…
Letter from Crystal Palace supporter to UEFA president Aleksander Ceferin: Dear Aleksander, I am writing to respectfully request that UEFA reconsider any plans to demote Crystal Palace from the UEFA Europa League to the UEFA Europa Conference League. My Dad and Grandad took me to…
New. Are you a club owner looking for how to bend the rules of multi-club ownership? Just ask Uefa, and they will tell you how to circumvent their own rules. By Philippe Auclair josimarfootball.com/2025/07/15/ben…
Levi Colwill has had the time of his life at the Club World Cup in the US and he believes it will be bigger than the Champions League in the future. FIFA's new tournament has been controversial and there have been concerns about the number of games players at top European clubs…
Robert Sanchez is in the form of his life and he will fight it out for the No. 1 shirt with Filip Jorgensen next season. Chelsea asked AC Milan about the availability of Mike Maignan last month but no deal materialised and they are unlikely to sign a goalkeeper this summer.…
Chelsea have already been active in the transfer market this summer, signing Liam Delap, Joao Pedro and Jamie Gittens but any more incomings are likely to depend on exits. Noni Madueke and Djordje Petrovic have been sold and there remain question marks over the future of Nicolas…
Nobody running Chelsea is getting too carried away by winning the Club World Cup. The message to the players is: Well done on a fantastic achievement, now enjoy your holidays and stay humble. While the players start their three weeks of holidays, Chelsea will continue to work to…
Total attendance of 227,000 for two Club World Cup semi-finals and final. Some fans unhappy they’d paid big money (thousands of dollars in some cases) for tickets and prices had dropped when Real Madrid didn’t make the final. FIFA using dynamic pricing at 2026 World Cup too.
They think it’s all over, it is now. The longest season in Chelsea’s history has finally ended and Hollywood couldn't have scripted a more incredible ending. Like it or not - and a lot of people don’t - Chelsea can call themselves FIFA Club World Champions for the next four…
Shining blue from 10-11PM tonight in honor of @ChelseaFC’s @FIFACWC Victory
Interview coming up on @SkySportsNews with PSG president Nasser Al-Khelaifi: “We are humble in victory and we are humble in defeat. This has been the greatest season in the history of PSG and one match doesn’t change that. I’m so proud of our coach, our players and staff -…
Make Chelsea Great Again. Chelsea getting the Club World Cup trophy from President Trump