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Chelsea manager Thomas Tuchel has split from his wife Sissi after 13 years of marriage. Sissi is said to have filed divorce papers in March.

Papers were lodged last week to get the divorce under way." Sissi worked as a journalist in Germany but is said to have given up her job to raise her and her husband's two daughters. Tuchel and wife Sissi married in 2009 when he was living and working in his native Germany.

Between 50 and 100 Chelsea supporters gathered ahead of Saturdays Premier League clash at home to Brentford to demonstrate against the Ricketts familys bid ...

Sources said on Saturday evening that Rock Entertainment Group had agreed to invest a significant - though undisclosed - sum in the bid. The 80-year-old later apologised. Over the weekend, the owners of the NBA team Cleveland Cavaliers joined forces with the Ricketts bid. In a statement released on Sunday the family said: "Over the past fortnight, the Ricketts Family has met with several Chelsea supporter groups and carefully listened to all their feedback. Now the Ricketts family has reiterated its intention to bring "diversity and inclusion" to Chelsea - along with other promises including a stadium upgrade on their Stamford Bridge ground. The Ricketts family has made a list of promises to Chelsea fans should their takeover bid be successful, including a vow never to sign the Blues up to a European Super League.

Chelsea manager Thomas Tuchel has revealed what he told his side at half-time during their 4-1 thrashing by Brentford on Saturday afternoon.

And it did. "We started very well. Speaking at his side's post-match press conference after the game, Tuchel revealed what he told his side at half-time to try and whip them into shape.

The Chelsea boss and his wife are hoping for an amicable split, with Thomas Tuchel also having to cope with the high-profile takeover of the club as the ...

After the loss Tuchel said : "After so many wins and so many good results, I will now refuse to make a drama out of it. After the third goal, we had a disallowed goal, a pressing situation against the goalkeeper, and another big chance from Kai Havertz. We missed all three of them and there was a feeling that it wasn't our day. The news comes as Chelsea suffered their worst defeat of the season, a 4-1 defeat to Brentford at Stamford Bridge on Saturday afternoon.

Thomas Tuchel has requested Chelsea fans create a good atmosphere at Stamford Bridge on Wednesday night for their Champions League tie against Real Madrid.

After the third goal, we had a disallowed goal, a pressing situation against the goalkeeper, and another big chance from Kai Havertz. We missed all three of them and there was a feeling that it wasn't our day. "After so many wins and so many good results, I will now refuse to make a drama out of it. "It was also warm, it was difficult to create chances which is normal so you have to wait for this one moment.

The owners of the Chicago Cubs have laid out their vision for Chelsea should they succeed in their bid to buy the English club.

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The Ricketts family raised the stakes in their controversial bid to buy Chelsea from Russian oligarch Roman Abramovich on Sunday when they produced a list ...

We will match the current commitment to Chelsea FC Women and increase the number of women’s matches played at Stamford Bridge. We will create an advisory committee with diverse representation to ensure our decisions are informed by: a former men’s and women’s first team player, members of the Chelsea Supporters’ Trust and Chelsea Pitch Owners, and influential community leaders. Now they have laid out their vision for Chelsea’s future should they win the race to buy the west London club after discussions with several supporters groups in the last fortnight.

The Ricketts family have outlined a list of promises should they buy Chelsea, including rejecting participation in a European Super League.

The Ricketts family said the CST would have a seat on an advisory committee. Steve Nicol singles out Chelsea's inability to convert chances as their biggest problem against Brentford. (1:27) Steve Nicol singles out Chelsea's inability to convert chances as their biggest problem against Brentford. (1:27)

Chelsea fans protested against the Ricketts bid before Brentford game; in 2019, leaked emails showed family patriarch Joe Ricketts used Islamophobic ...

"Yesterday we conducted a snap survey of our membership. We asked our membership whether, based on information in the public domain as of April 1, they had confidence that the Ricketts family would run an inclusive and successful club, and we asked whether they supported the Ricketts family's bid. "This is reflective of wider concerns articulated by large, vocal sections of Chelsea's supporter base. "We also committed to surveying our members as to their confidence and support in the Ricketts family's bid for Chelsea FC. "The CST Board is guided by our membership, and thus we do not currently believe it is in the best interests of our members for the Ricketts family's bid to succeed. The 80-year-old later apologised.

The Chelsea Supporters' Trust says its membership neither supports nor has confidence in the Ricketts family's bid to buy the Blues.

Tom Ricketts confirmed meetings with Chelsea Supporters’ Trust, and pledged to sit down with more fans in an attempt to prove his family’s suitability to take over at the club. We look forward to more meetings – including with the Chelsea Supporters’ Trust – over the coming days and to making a public reiteration of our values and commitments.” “We also committed to surveying our members as to their confidence and support in the Ricketts family’s bid for Chelsea FC. Similarly, 77% of members who responded do not support the Ricketts family’s bid for Chelsea FC and three per cent of respondents are in support. “Last week, the Chelsea Supporters’ Trust stated that the Ricketts family must urgently and publicly address supporter concerns – especially with regard to inclusivity, given both past and recent statements by members of the family,” read the CST statement. Chelsea fans also organised a protest against the Ricketts’ candidacy before Saturday’s Premier League match against Brentford at Stamford Bridge. Joe Ricketts, the family patriarch, who has no role at the Cubs or in the bid to buy Chelsea, described Muslims as “my enemy” in leaked emails from 2019.

The Chelsea Supporters' Trust (CST) said on Saturday that 77% of its members do not support the Ricketts family's bid for the Premier League club.

It made similar comments in a statement on March 23. "It is essential that the new owners of Chelsea FC have the confidence of the supporter base and demonstrate an understanding of the values that we stand for," CST said in a statement. The Chelsea Supporters' Trust (CST) said on Saturday that 77% of its members do not support the Ricketts family's bid for the Premier League club, in the wake of a fan backlash over previous racist remarks by members of the family.

Chelsea capitulated at home to Brentford as goals from Janelt, Eriksen and Wissa saw the Bees thrash the European champions.

Moments later, he found himself through on goal and while his first touch got past Raya, it ended on the wrong side of the post. Hakim Ziyech had come closest, forcing David Raya into a fingertip save and at the other end, Ivan Toney heading over after winning an aerial battle with Rudiger. Brentford netted four times in a remarkable second half after falling behind to a 35-yard strike from Antonio Rudiger, whose speculative efforts have become a running joke among Chelsea fans.

Christian Eriksen scores his first Brentford goal as they come from behind to beat Chelsea 4-1 at Stamford Bridge.

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Chelsea’s fans started the day promising a protest against prospective new owners, the Ricketts family, with the club owned by Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich up for sale. Arsenal could trim the deficit to Chelsea to two points with a win at Crystal Palace on Monday. Brentford is 11 points clear of the relegation zone after its best win since promotion.

Tom Ricketts has issued a statement reassuring Chelsea supporters over his family's takeover bid for the club amid fan backlash.

"We believe these are far-reaching and certainly include an absolute commitment on the part of the Ricketts Family and the bid team to put diversity and inclusion at the heart of the club. He said: "Over the past fortnight, our bid team has met with several supporter groups to explain our vision for Chelsea Football Club. In those meetings, and by letter to all groups, we have shared a set of specific commitment we will make to fans, if our bid is successful. The Ricketts family, along with hedge fund billionaire Ken Griffin, are heading up a bid for Chelsea and made the Club and Raine's shortlist of four of preferred bidders.

Chelsea suffered a shock 4-1 home defeat against Brentford on the day that supporters protested against the Ricketts family's attempt to buy the club from ...

He did have the ball in the net in the second period as Chelsea attempted to mount a comeback, having conceded three times in quick succession, but the goal was ruled out for handball. Ziyech had a little bit more joy in the second half and after he was moved onto the left, but he will have wanted to offer a bigger creative threat. The Brazilian was more composed in the middle of a three, but the visitors were ahead at that stage of the contest. 5 There were a couple of nice lay-offs from the Belgium international, but he didn't have a clear sight of goal, having been sent on to help rescue the game. He was also unable to stop the ball across the penalty area for Brentford's second, although he was left in a two-on-one situation. football.london Live BlogChelsea vs Brentford highlights: Eriksen, Wissa and Janelt goals cancel out Rudiger strikeThe Blues welcome the Bees to Stamford Bridge having already played twice this season. And that continued against Brentford. Used as an eight, the Frenchman had a licence to get forward but very rarely made an impact in the final third. The movement of the Brentford front two, Toney and Bryan Mbeumo, was problematic for the Brazilian, and the Bees were able to drag him out of position when part of a centre-back duo. 6 Deployed at right-back, the Chelsea captain was a little more reserved in his attacking runs, although when he did offer an overlap, he rarely got the ball from Hakim Ziyech. Azpilicueta dropped in on the right of a back three after Chelsea had fallen behind and looked more comfortable. He was also at fault for the Bees' fourth late on as he sliced a clearance into the path of Yoane Wissa. 5 He started the game with two poor passes and didn't truly improve from there. After the break, he had to pick the ball out of his net three times in quick succession as Brentford opened up a surprise lead. There was little the Chelsea goalkeeper could do about the three goals as he was left unusually exposed by the Chelsea defenders in front of him.

Chelsea manager Thomas Tuchel has offered his honest verdict on his side's 4-1 battering by west London rivals Brentford at Stamford Bridge on Saturday ...

"They made the most of it in those 10 minutes. It was very untypical of us. "Nobody saw it coming, especially after going 1-0 ahead.

Chelsea Supporters' Trust have reinforced their opposition to the Ricketts family's potential takeover of the club. In a poll, just 3% of fans were in ...

The Ricketts family have outlined a list of commitments if they win the bid to buy Chelsea, saying they would never allow the Premier League club to ...

The Ricketts family said they would have a seat on an advisory committee. They added the advisory committee would have a former men's and women's first team player, members of the CST and Chelsea Pitch Owners, and "influential community leaders". "As we enter the next phase of the process, we are sharing a list of specific commitments that give fans a pivotal role in protecting Chelsea's heritage and building for future success," they said in a statement on Sunday.

"I don't know why," said manager Thomas Tuchel of Chelsea's first loss to Brentford since 1939, a 4-1 rout on Saturday.

They went through their full repertoire of songs, and the third brought the first rendition of "We're just a bus stop in Hounslow" -- a self-deprecating song referring to previous bating from Queens Park Rangers fans. After the third goal we had a disallowed goal and then we had a big, big chance from Kai Havertz and we missed them. "We timed it perfectly to score the four goals in front of our fans," Frank said. He will hope this result was a mere blip rather than the start of the season falling apart. He said prematch the team "were not affected" by the protests, but still it was a little eerie outside the stadium with the giant merchandise shop shut, and souvenir vans lying empty. Lesser teams would have buckled having gone behind, but Brentford used it as the fillip to go up another gear and Janelt struck the equaliser just two minutes later. In their first season in the Premier League, this was Brentford's biggest win of the campaign, and one of the most impressive in the club's history. Normally the goal is exactly what we wanted to open up new spaces but the opposite happened, and I don't know why." In a CST survey, they said 77% of its members did not back the Ricketts' bid. What followed was a brutal exposure of the hosts' fragile state as Christian Eriksen, Mads Roerslev and Bryan Mbuemo orchestrated a historic 4-1 win for Brentford. With the club up for sale, four bids remain ahead of the April 11 deadline. "Christian is a top player," Frank said Saturday. "He's an ongoing fairytale and I'm very pleased for that.

A goal for Christian Eriksen, two from Vitaly Janelt and a late addition from Yoane Wissa earned Brentford a shock 4-1 comeback victory over west London ...

Brentford had already sent out warning signs with Toney having three chances in the first 20 minutes, firing over the bar and testing Edouard Mendy with a shot that needed tipping round the post. Hakim Ziyech had the best chance of the first half for Chelsea, letting rip a powerful shot from the right that David Raya tipped over the bar in the 38th minute. It was Brentford's first Premier League visit to Stamford Bridge and it looked to be going the European Champions' way when centre back Antonio Rudiger brought the game to life after a dull first half with his screamer of a shot from about 35 metres flying in off the post.

The Chelsea manager, Thomas Tuchel, insisted there was no need to overreact after side's 4-1 loss to Brentford and claimed his players weren't distracted by ...

“Why should we be distracted and think about Real Madrid when we are one goal ahead? “Every team has 11 players but sometimes you need key players to lift the rest by both playing well and their personality. “After so many wins and so many good results, I will now refuse to make a drama out of it,” he said. A reminder to keep on going and it would come with more fluidity. There are some reasons which we can put on us and we will digest it. Brentford made a lot of the 10 minutes we gave them.

The Chelsea Supporters' Trust (CST) said on Saturday that 77% of its members do not support the Ricketts family's bid for the Premier League club, ...

"We believe these are far-reaching and certainly include an absolute commitment on the part of the Ricketts Family and the bid team to put diversity and inclusion at the heart of the club," it said. Soccer Football - Premier League - Chelsea v Brentford - Stamford Bridge, London, Britain - April 2, 2022 General view of the corner flag inside the stadium before the match REUTERS/Chris Radburn Soccer Football - Premier League - Chelsea v Brentford - Stamford Bridge, London, Britain - April 2, 2022 General view of the corner flag inside the stadium before the match REUTERS/Chris Radburn

The Chelsea Supporters' Trust believe the Ricketts family's bid is not "in the best interests" of the Stamford Bridge club.A snap survey of members...

“The CST Board is guided by our membership, and thus we do not currently believe it is in the best interests of our members for the Ricketts family’s bid to succeed. “Yesterday we conducted a snap survey of our membership. “Similarly, 77 per cent of members who responded do not support the Ricketts family’s bid for Chelsea FC and three per cent of respondents are in support.

Thomas Tuchel has delivered his reasoning for his Chelsea team selection to face Brentford in the Premier League on Saturday afternoon.

It’s to focus on our routine, focus on what makes us a strong team and to do this in the best way possible because that helps everybody. There are a lot of competitions where we are in the race. "On the other hand Ruben played the last game and was here the whole week.

Rock Entertainment Group, which is headed by Dan Gilbert, one of Americas richest people, is joining the Ricketts family-led bid to buy Chelsea Football ...

It said: "Over the past fortnight, our bid team has met with several supporter groups to explain our vision for Chelsea Football Club. In those meetings, and by letter to all groups, we have shared a set of specific commitments we will make to fans, if our bid is successful. The Ricketts family pledged to put "diversity and inclusion" at the heart of Chelsea as fans protested their bid to buy the club outside Stamford Bridge on Saturday. A rapid sale is seen as essential if Chelsea is to avert the uncertainty that would trigger the break-up of one of the top flight's most valuable playing squads. Prior to being sanctioned, Mr Abramovich had said he intended to write off a £1.5 billion loan to the club and hand the net proceeds from the sale to a new charity that he would set up to benefit the victims of the war in Ukraine Raine Group, the adviser handling the sale, is aiming to present a preferred bid to the government the following week, paving the way for a sale to take place before the end of the month. The Ricketts-led bid for Chelsea has faced challenges in the last fortnight because of a backlash over historical comments made by a family member who is not involved in the offer.

The Ricketts family and Ken Griffin have been joined by the Rock Entertainment Group, which is headed by Dan Gilbert, in their bid to buy Chelsea, ...

However, Matt Law has clarified that it remains a Ricketts-led bid even if they do not have the controlling stake. He said in a statement: "Over the past fortnight, our bid team has met with several supporter groups to explain our vision for Chelsea Football Club. In those meetings, and by letter to all groups, we have shared a set of specific commitment we will make to fans, if our bid is successful. The Ricketts family have come under heavy scrutiny following comments made by family members in the past, as well as their sporting issues with the Chicago Cubs.

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“I was actually not in doubt… Brentford supporters had felt hard done by when Chelsea beat them 1-0 at the Brentford Community Stadium in October despite a second-half bombardment of the visitors’ goal by the Bees. The feeling was shared by the visiting Brentford fans who celebrated one of the greatest results in the history of their club against their more illustrious west London neighbours.

Thomas Tuchel has admitted his expectations of his Chelsea side were 'not too high' after they returned to club action following the international break.

I felt that we deserved the first goal, got a beautiful first goal and I don't know why the next 10 minutes cost us the game." I agree if we conceded the first goal and second one and could never catch up, but we were in the lead and in charge. "I am aware of it and I am aware that my expectations were not too high about this match from the start.

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Chelsea head coach Thomas Tuchel “does not know why” his side “stopped defending” during their shock 4-1 home defeat by Brentford on Saturday...

“It is about us. “It is not about Real Madrid,” he said. “It was very untypical of us and I don't know why.

Chelsea put in a disappointing display against Brentford and will hope to bounce back quickly against Real Madrid where Tom Ricketts will hope there is less ...

The prospect of not finishing in the top four is not a worry yet, given the distance to the teams below the Gunners, but the connect between Brentford's fans, players and coaching staff at the final whistle offered a moment of pause. Throughout a tumultuous time for the club, the Blues have managed to show some outstanding form with Thomas Tuchel leading Chelsea to 12 wins in 13 matches ahead of the clash with the Bees. Home-made signs were present as the players walked out at Stamford Bridge, but the fervour of protest was quiet as the match got under way. We believe these are far-reaching and certainly include an absolute commitment on part of the Ricketts Family and the bid team to put diversity and inclusion at the heart of the club. He said: "Over the past fortnight, our bid team has met with several supporter groups to explain our vision for Chelsea Football Club. In those meetings, and by letter to all groups, we have shared a set of specific commitments we will make to fans, if our bid is successful. Their message: "The CST does not currently believe it is in the best interests of our members for the Ricketts bid to succeed". Then at 12pm at Stamford Gate a protest was underway. Supporters' displeasure is not always a sign that a takeover will not progress, the Glazers are testament to that at Manchester United, but given the competition for the Blues, the Ricketts may be feeling a tad uneasy.

Rock Entertainment Group, headed by Dan Gilbert, is joining the Ricketts family-led bid to buy Chelsea Football Club.

"Our members have given a clear message in this regard: 72 per cent of those who responded do not currently have confidence that the Ricketts family would run an inclusive and successful club, with five per cent of respondents believing they would. At present, it is clear that our membership neither supports nor has confidence in the Ricketts family’s bid for the club." The Chelsea Supporters' Trust (CST) released a statement in the week, saying: "Last week, the Chelsea Supporters’ Trust stated that the Ricketts family must urgently and publicly address supporter concerns — especially with regard to inclusivity, given both past and recent statements by members of the family.