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FRANK LAMPARD made a shock return to Stamford Bridge on Tuesday night. And the Chelsea legend could even end up staying there as caretaker boss. 2Frank Lampard was in the stands at Stamford Bridge to watch Chelsea on TuesdayCredit: Alamy 2Lampard was sacked by Chelsea in January 2021 after 17 months in chargeCredit: PA Ex-Blues chief Lampard was in the stands to watch the goalless draw with Liverpool, just 48 hours after Graham Potter was sacked. Now owner Todd Boehly could turn to Lampard to take the reins until the end of the season. Lampard, who was Chelsea boss for 17 months as well as being the club’s…

The famous gold-rush steamer SS Pacific which sank as it traveled from British Columbia to San Francisco in 1875 with nearly $5 million worth of gold on board, killing 325 people, has been found at the bottom of the ocean. SS Pacific, which was carrying $180,000 of gold – around $4.8m in today’s money – had collided with the sailing ship Orpheus south of Cape Flattery in Washington. It was the deadliest maritime disaster in the history of the western US. Two experts from the Northwest Shipwreck Alliance, Matthew McCauley and Jeff Hummel, now believe they have found the lost…

Soccer superstars Kylian Mbappe and Achraf Hakimi continued their New York break away from Paris Saint-Germain as they enjoyed the delights that the American Dream has to offer. The pair had jetted off to New York earlier this week after being given time off from the Ligue 1 club following their lengthy World Cup stints. Having earlier been spotted courtside at the Brooklyn Nets ‘ win over the San Antonio Spurs Monday, the duo headed to a different type of local attraction Thursday. DailyMail.com can exclusively reveal that Mbappe and Hakimi entertained themselves at the American Dream Mall, a retail and entertainment complex located in New Jersey, just a heartbeat…

Saudi Arabian side Al Hilal want to bring superstar forward Lionel Messi to the club in the summer in a deal that could see the Argentinian earn £350million-per-year. Al Hilal have supposedly submitted their proposal to Messi and his team of representatives as they attempt to lure him to Saudi Arabia in the summer. The mind-blowing contract would see Messi eclipse the current yearly salary of £177m that Cristiano Ronaldo is paid by fellow Saudi outfit Al-Nassr, according to Fabrizio Romano. Should Messi decide to accept the outrageous offer then it would be the first time since 2018 that the pair have featured in…

Cristiano Ronaldo scored twice as Al-Nassr won on the return of the Saudi Pro League. The Portuguese scored his 10th and 11th goals of the season as Al-Nassr won convincingly away from home. His first came from the penalty spot, which gave Al-Nassr the lead on the stroke of half-time. While his second appeared to see him cast the years back. Picking the ball up on the left-hand side, just outside the box, he knocked the ball past his opposite man before sending the ball arrowing across the goalkeeper and into the far corner, sparking wild scenes. Talisca, the club’s Brazilian winger, also…

Chelsea versus Liverpool is the most played English football fixture in the 21st century. These two sides have met 71 times in the last 23 years – a rivalry filled with European Cup battles, domestic cup finals and historic clashes. But this in reality felt like a game between eighth and 11th, as it was. It was a game filled with mistakes and thus, it was the class of N’Golo Kante, on his first start since August, that truly stood out on what was otherwise a forgettable game of football. This was a night of change at Stamford Bridge. Six in total for…

Thomas Partey spared little time in poking fun at one of Arsenal’s main rivals after their 2-0 defeat to Newcastle on Sunday. The Ghanaian midfielder sent a jibe that will surely endear him even further with the Gunners faithful, with Arsenal having reestablished their eight-point lead in the table the day before. And while Arsenal are on a seven-game winning run in the league, United’s third successive league game without victory has seen the Magpies leap-frog Erik ten Hag’s side to take third place. Partey was asked to send a message to Arsenal fans in a video posted by Ghanaian TV personality Nana Aba Anamoah during a meal together…

In September last year, 106 days after he had bought Chelsea, Todd Boehly sat on a chair on a stage in New York at something called the SALT Conference, a talking shop designed for successful people to congratulate themselves on how clever they are, and did his very best impression of being the smartest man in the room. It felt like he might have had practice. SALT is ‘a global thought leadership and networking forum encompassing finance, technology and public policy’. Presidents and ex-presidents speak to them but now they were hearing the thoughts of Boehly about the new toy he…

Lionel Messi gifted Argentina teaм-мates and staff gold iPhones following their World Cup success and splurged £175,000 on 35 indiʋidual deʋices. Messi мasterмinded the nation to World Cup glory in DeceмƄer as his sensational goalscoring forм in Qatar guided Argentina through seʋeral tricky ties Ƅefore Ƅeating France on penalties in the final. The Argentina captain wanted to giʋe his colleagues a personal мeмento to reмeмƄer their success with and decided personalised 24-carat gold sмartphones was the way to go. The PSG star had the мoƄiles deliʋered to his Parisian departмent oʋer the weekend  and will set aƄout handing theм oʋer to the lucky indiʋiduals…

Paris Saint-Gerмain are planning an astonishing £175м for Manchester City‘s Erling Haaland, it has Ƅeen reported. The French giants saw their caмpaign left in tatters during the week as they were knocked out of the Chaмpions League Ƅy Bayern Munich. Arousing fresh questions and douƄts oʋer the entire project, PSG’s eliмination has sparked fresh questions aƄout whether the Qatari takeoʋer can, so far, Ƅe considered a success. With the Holy Grail of the Chaмpions League trophy reмaining eʋer elusiʋe, it seeмs Europe’s мost prolific goalscorer has Ƅeen earмarked as the answer to their proƄleмs. According to French reporter Daniel Riolo, the Parisian cluƄ are exploring…

Graham Potter is set to receive around £13million in compensation after being sacked by Chelsea taking the amount of money the club have spent on managerial costs to over £50m in the space of nine months. Chelsea paid a Premier League record £22m to Brighton to extract Potter and his contract staff from the Amex Stadium in September after giving Thomas Tuchel a pay-off of £10m. In addition Potter has earned around £7m in salary during his brief spell in charge. Chelsea’s extraordinary managerial spending will increase the need for a mass sale of players this summer in order to comply with the Premier League’s spending rules after the…

Arsenal’s first game after the international break went according to plan with Gabriel Jesus marking his return to the Premier League starting line-up by netting a brace in the 4-1 win over Leeds United. Perhaps more importantly, despite Mikel Arteta’s rather worrying admission about Benjamin White’s fitness, no fresh injury concerns were reported after the game as the right-back – also on the scoresheet – came through unscathed along with Thomas Partey and Martin Odegaard. But there’s no letting up for the Gunners as the business end of the season continues on Sunday as they travel to Merseyside to face Liverpool…

It is seven years ago on Saturday since Marcus Rashford exploded on to the scene as a teenager at Old Trafford with a two-goal debut against the Danes of FC Midtjylland. So much has happened in Rashford’s life since the night of February 25, 2016. Plenty of highs in his football career. Some painful lows too. The charity work fighting child food poverty. The MBE. Now 25, the softly spoken Mancunian sits with a hood pulled up over his head and reflects on the most tumultuous period of all. Assuming he shakes off a knock to his left ankle, the Marcus Rashford…

The Mausoleum of Qin Shi Huangdi photo sourceThe tomb of Qin Shi Huangdi, the first emperor of China is loaded with historical significances. This mausoleum, which is seen as the epitome of Emperor Qin Shi Huangdi’s boundless power and prestige is located 30 km to the outside of X’ian in the Shensi province of China. Qin Shi Huangdi was the only ruler who single-handedly unified the seven warring clans of the China of 221 BCE and commanded massive construction of several public infrastructures as well as the legendary Great Wall of China. Qin Shi Huang Generalphoto sourceThe emperor left a written record of his military and diplomatic feats in a series…

Two previously unknown shipwrecks have been found near a famous Spanish galleon laden with an estimated $17 billion in gold that was sunk by the British in 1708. The San José was a 62-gun, three-masted galleon that was sunk by the British with 600 people on board in 1708 in the War of Spanish Succession (1701-1714) before being found in 2015 laden with gold and valuables now thought to be worth $17 billion. Now, two other vessels have been found nearby thanks to new, hi-tech equipment that have also allowed Colombian naval officials to take a closer look at the…

Even though influencing is a job that almost anyone can do, black celebrities remain the most influential with footballers leading the pack. Kylian Mbappé, Paul Pogba and Mohamed Salah | Pictures: Instagram / @k.mbappe, @paulpogba, @mosalah When it comes to black influencers and celebrities, footballers seem to be leading the pack in terms of who is most influential. Soccer stars like Kylian Mbappé, Mohamed Salah and Paul Pogba are leading the pack and have been listed alongside the likes of Zendaya and Rihanna in new research looking into social media’s most influential black celebrities. Black lifestyle brand That Sister conducted…

The draмatic 2022 World Cup final Ƅetween Argentina and France has brought fans around the world мoмents of suƄliмation with footƄall. Eʋerything seeмed to Ƅurst after the penalty shootout when Messi and his teaммates officially touched the chaмpionship trophy after 36 years of waiting. Messi has officially conquered the WC 2022 gold cup. (Photo: FIFA) After the мatch, the whole world seeмed to focus on Messi as well as his faмily. In particular, the photo recording the мoмent when one of Messi’s three sons “failed” when he saw his father kick the opponent’s net, bringing glory to the Argentina teaм, Ƅecaмe extreмely…

THIS is the luxury £21,000 a week villa Harry Maguire is believed to have stayed in before his arrest in Mykonos. The Man Utd captain, 27, is understood to have forked out for his family and friends to party at the eight-bed apartment. 18This is the luxury £22,000 a week villa Harry Maguire is believed to have stayed in before his arrest 18The footie star is understood to have forked out for his family and friends to party at the eight-bed apartment. 18A photo of Maguire at the villa was posted on social mediaCredit: Insatgram 18His sister Daisy shared pics…

OLEKSANDR ZINCHENKO has revealed he proposed to his wife Vlada Zinchenko in his boxers at 4am. The Arsenal fullback described the proposal as shameful and labelled it as the worst way to propose. Vlada Zinchenko has interviewed Oleksandr Zinchenko post-game as part of her job The 26-year-old spoke to FootballersLives about the proposal, admitting he was ashamed of the way he did it. He said: “The way I proposed is the worse proposal ever, ever – it’s impossible, it’s so shameful.” He and Vlada are now married after she said yes, despite the embarrassing circumstances. She works as a broadcast journalist and has interviewed the likes…

Glum Chelsea stars reported to training on Monday for the first time since Graham Potter was sacked as manager. Potter was dismissed on Sunday evening after less than seven months in charge, with the Blues languishing in a lowly 11th in the Premier League. The final straw for the club was their dismal 2-0 defeat to Aston Villa on Saturday, with the former Brighton boss winning just 12 of his 31 games in charge.  And on Monday afternoon, fewer than 24 hours since the decision – which reportedly ‘stunned’ players’ – several members of the first team squad were pictured arriving for training which will be led…

The UK’s Daily Mail reports that former Arsenal Striker Thierry Henry plans to demolish his North London house, originally designed by architect Sir Richard MacCormac, and renovate it to include a 5 story, 5,500 gallon fishtank. The proposed aquarium will house 300 fish and cost £250,000 (approx $400,000 USD) to build. Stretching 40ft from the bottom of his house to the very top, the aquarium will measure the 15ft long by 3ft wide tank will set Henry back £12,000 ($19,047 USD) a year to run, including weekly inspections at about £50 ($80 USD) an hour. The annual bill for fish food alone…

Lionel Messi is widely regarded as one of the best players of all time and has achieved quite a lot in his career so far both on and off the pitch. The Argentine forward has produced many memorable moments over the years for Barcelona, Argentina and now Paris Saint-Germain. Back in December, the forward helped his country win their first World Cup since 1986. The win in Qatar is arguably Messi’s finest achievement yet. Throughout his career so far, Messi has won seven Ballon d’Or titles, four Champions League trophies with Barcelona and much more in what has been an incredible career for one…

Arsenal star Granit Xhaka has warned his side about the threat of upcoming opponents Liverpool ahead of their Premier League clash this weekend. The Gunners will be looking to continue their winning streak when they travel to Anfield, with the title potentially on the line. The north London side sit eight points clear with an extra game played, but know that any slip up would mean that rivals Manchester City can win the league if they earn victory in every game until the end of the season. For Mikel Arteta though, full focus is on the things his squad can control. “What we can control…

Leicester City are reportedly eyeing-up a ‘homecoming’ loan move for Harry Maguire next season. Maguire – who moved to the King Power Stadium from Hull City for £17m in 2017 – was a huge hit for the Foxes, as he racked up 76 appearances over two seasons and developed into a talisman at the heart of their defence. He was sold to Manchester United for £80m in 2019 which made him the world’s most expensive defender. However, despite initially impressing at United and being appointed as club captain, Maguire has struggled for game time under Erik ten Hag, making just five Premier League starts this season.…