Premiership

Italian referee announced for Servette vs Chelsea UECL 2nd Leg Playoff Clash

UEFA have officially announced Marco di Bello as the referee for the Servette v Chelsea Conference League Playoff (2nd Leg) clash on Thursday. The 43-year-old Di Bello will have fellow Italians Alessandro Giallatini and Giovanni Baccini as his assistant refs, with Luca Zufferli as the fourth referee and Gianluca Aureliano on VAR duty. Chelsea lead 2-0 from the first leg.

While Di Bello has never previously refereed a Chelsea or Servette game as the main ref, he was on VAR duty when Servette drew 0-0 with Ludogorets in the UECL last season (February 2024)

The last UEFA game Di Bello refereed before this Chelsea clash with a 4-3 away win for Malmo at PAOK in the qualifying rounds of the Champions League earlier this month.

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EPL Table After Week 2 (24-25 season)- Chelsea jump from 17th to 8th

Click here for PL log after Week 3 next round as of September 1 2024

Here is a look at the Premier League Table for the current 2024/25 season after Week 2, and comparing it to the standings as of Week 1.

Chelsea, as you can see, are the biggest movers up the table- they were 17th in the standings at the end of GW1 and are now in 8th spot after GW2 courtesy of their 6-2 win away at Wolves.

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French Newspaper L’Equipe Headline for Mason Greenwood & Marseille- “Unconditional Love” & “OM, Sweet Home”

French newspaper L’Equipe had an interesting headline today (August 27, 2024) covering Mason Greenwood and his start at Olympique Marseille. The former Manchester United youngster joined OM earlier this summer for a 30 million euro fee and has already scored 3 goals for his new club, prompting L’Equipe to run an article on him.

The French paper’s cover page had the headline “OM- Greenwood, L’Amour Sans Condition” (Marseille & Greenwood, Unconditional Love”). The article inside had the subheadline “OM, Sweet Home” (a play on Home, Sweet Home using OM)

Greenwood L'Equipe 2024

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