The Blues Brief

Article by e-Chelsea's Robert Wake

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e-Chelsea Weekly News Round Up

29 June – Everton Ladies 1-2 Chelsea Ladies – Chelsea Ladies produced a dominant performance to beat bottom side Everton as the Women’s Super League resumed. Eniola Aluko and new signing Ana Borges scored the goals for Chelsea.

30 June – Wallace loaned to Vitesse Arnhem – Chelsea’s young Brazilian full-back Wallace will spend next season on loan with Vitesse Arnhem in the Eredivisie.

01 July – Diego Costa agreement reached – Chelsea have reached an agreement with Atletico Madrid for the transfer of Diego Costa, with Chelsea meeting the buy-out clause for the Spanish international.

01 July – Four depart Chelsea – Ashley Cole, Samuel Eto’o, Hilario and Sam Hutchinson have all left the club at the end of their contracts.

01 July – New contract for Mark Schwarzer – Mark Schwarzer has signed a new deal with the club for the coming season.

05 July – Season loan for Thorgan Hazard – German Bundesliga club Borussia Monchengladbach have taken Thorgan Hazard on loan for the forthcoming season.

07 July – Arsenal Ladies 3-0 Chelsea Ladies – Chelsea Ladies suffered a heavy defeat against their Arsenal counterparts in the FA WSL Continental Cup Group One match.

07 July – Bertrand Traore continues at Vitesse – Chelsea’s Burkina Faso midfielder Bertrand Traore will spend next season at Vitesse Arnhem having scored 3 goals in 13 appearances for them in the second half of last season.

09 July – Mario Pasalic signs – Chelsea have signed 19 year-old Croatian midfielder Mario Pasalic from Hadjuk Split. Pasalic was named in Croatia’s provisional 30-man squad for the World Cup, but didn’t make the final 23.

10 July – Home friendly with Real Sociedad – Chelsea have announced a pre-season friendly with Real Sociedad to be played at Stamford Bridge on Tuesday 12 August. A full list of Pre-season friendlies can be seen below.

13 July – Chelsea Ladies 13-0 London Bees – No it’s not a typo! Chelsea Ladies confirmed their place in the last four of the FA WSL Continental Cup with a resounding victory over London Bees. Rachel Williams scored a hatrick with the other goals coming from Ji So-Yun (2), Jackie Groenen (2), Drew Spence (2), Ana Borges, Emma Wilhelmsson, Laura Coombs and Atlanta Primus.

14 July – Live TV fixtures announced – After what seems an eternity, the first batch of live televised games have been announced by Sky and BT Sport. Chelsea will feature seven times before the end of November.

Monday 18 August, 20:00hrs Burnley v Chelsea (Sky).
Saturday 30 August, 17:30hrs, Everton v Chelsea (Sky).
Sunday 21 September, 16:00hrs, Manchester City v Chelsea (Sky).
Sunday 05 October, 14:05hrs, Chelsea v Arsenal (Sky)
Sunday 26 October, 16:00hrs, Manchester United v Chelsea (Sky)
Saturday 08 November, 12:45hrs, Liverpool v Chelsea (BT Sport)
Saturday 29 November, 17:30hrs, Sunderland v Chelsea (Sky)

Chelsea has announced eight friendly matches to be played as we prepare for the new season. All the below matches will be screened live on Chelsea TV. All times are BST.

Wednesday 16 July, 19:45hrs – Wycombe Wanderers (Away)
Saturday 19 July, 15:00hrs – AFC Wimbledon (Away)
Wednesday 23 July, 18:30hrs – RZ Pellets (Away)
Sunday 27 July, 16:15hrs – NK Olimpia Ljubljana (Away)
Wednesday 30 July, 18:30hrs – Vitesse Arnhem (Away)
Sunday 03 August, 16:00hrs – Werder Bremen (Away)
Sunday 10 August, 19:45hrs – Ferencvaros (Away)
Tuesday 12 August, 19:45hrs – Real Sociedad (Home)

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