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Aerial photos of Stamford Bridge show stadium damage caused by Gent fans during Conference League clash
CHELSEA’S first Conference League match of the season was marred by violent scenes from Gent fans at Stamford Bridge.
The Blues hosted the Belgian outfit in the League Phase and won 4-2 with a convincing display by Enzo Maresca’s men.
However, travelling fans caused chaos both inside and outside of the stadium before the game even began.
The visitors filled the plush streets of west London with flares and loud chants as they made their way into the ground.
Fans waved scarves over their heads and blocked the middle of the road as cyclists tried to weave between the crowd while buses were completely halted.
And when inside, the carnage continued when some fans tore up chairs in the stands and threw them away.
The Chelsea fans were left further horrified when the Bobby Tambling banner from the upper tier was torn down.
And shocking aerial footage showed the full extent of the damage done.
Almost entire rows of seats have been ripped off in what poses as a shameful site.
Chelsea, though, had a smooth evening on the pitch as they cruised to their first ever Conference League victory.
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The hosts opened the scoring after just 12 minutes with Renato Veiga’s first ever goal for the club and doubled their lead one minute into the second half with Pedro Neto.
Gent hit back with Tsuyoshi Watanabe just four minutes later but Christopher Nkunku put the game away on 63 minutes.
Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall also scored his first ever Chelsea goal only seven minutes later.
And Wouter Vrancken’s side grabbed another consolation goal with Omri Gandelman in the 90th-minute mark.
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The ‘trailblazing’ black coaches leading Orlando Pride to success
Thomas was appointed to Hines’ staff last year and has vast experience of coaching across all age groups in America, as well as analysis work with US Soccer.
She is vice-chair for US Soccer’s ‘Black Coaches Community’ and leads on an initiative called ‘Moms Who Coach.’
Thomas says if you work long enough in women’s sport “you either become an activist for women or you quit” but seeing inequality in football has encouraged her passion to drive change.
Her inspiration stemmed from a run-in with former England manager Hope Powell – the first black female coach Thomas had seen while playing football.
“I was playing in the youth teams for Sweden and we played against England. Hope Powell was the coach. That was the first time I saw anyone who looked like me,” Thomas told BBC Sport.
“I had dreadlocks at the time and so did she. I thought ‘wow, she looks like me and she is doing this. I am going to do that.’
“That was the seed planted in me. I didn’t say anything to her but the ability to see someone that looked like me, in that position, inspired me.”
Thomas has never met and spoken to Powell but she remains a key influence on her life.
“I think about it often. I am very aware each time I walk into a stadium, that there are no other black women coaching. It’s not lost on me,” she added.
“I hope my visibility will create an opportunity and a sense of ‘I can do that’ too. I chose a long time ago to not view it as a burden but a privilege.
“If I fail, unfortunately it could impact those after me. That is unfortunate but it’s my reality. I just decide to take on that attitude and think ‘it’s not just for me, but for those who come after me.’”
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I left WWE and suddenly Vince McMahon is kissing and groping beautiful women.. they couldn’t say no or they’d be fired
VINCE RUSSO has claimed that women “could not say no” to controversial WWE co-founder Vince McMahon.
The WWE writer admitted that the females would say “yes” to McMahon when it came to highly sexualised storylines in the ring.
McMahon, 79, was recently the subject of a Netflix documentary and has been accused of sexual assault, trafficking and physical abuse in a lawsuit.
He has refuted the claims as a “vindictive distortion of the truth” and “lies”.
Speaking on Piers Morgan Uncensored, Russo said: “When I was writing, what the Attitude Era was all about, Piers, was blue collar versus white collar.
“That’s what it was all about. Stone Cold Steve Austin, Vince McMahon. Austin was telling McMahon every single thing a blue collar would want to tell his boss.
“Well, when I left, all of a sudden there was a shift and that shift was all of a sudden Vince is on camera with all these beautiful women, making out with them, kissing them, groping them. They are groping him.
“Now, Piers, you gotta understand something, and everybody here will understand this, as a writer I could have never written any of our female characters in that position because they couldn’t have said ‘no’.
“They would have had to say ‘yes’ because it was with Vince McMahon and they would have thought if they didn’t do this, they were going to be fired.
“So when I saw this type of behaviour, after I left, it never sat well with me. Now, I don’t know if that came from Vince or the writers.
“But like I said, he put all those females in a situation where they could not say no because they felt like their job was on the line.”
Ex-WWE announcer Charley Arnolt has insisted that she was never mistreated in the business.
However, she did admit that in WWE, people need a “thick skin”.
She added that some people “probably put their own self-respect on the backburn” as people also wanted to get good feedback from the “boss of all bosses”.
During the episode of Uncensored the likes of wrestlers Maven Haffman and Jonathan ‘Coach’ Coachman hit out a New York Post reporter.
The pair slammed journalist Phil Mushnik for his investigations into the WWE world.
They also challenged his long-running scathing momentary of McMahon.
Mushnik defended his record and also revealed that he warned Donald Trump about aligning himself with the WWE co-founder.
He said: “On two occasions, I called Donald, who I’ve known for years.
“I called him and I said ‘Donald, I have four boxes, I will deliver them to you, I’ll get a truck and I’ll deliver them to you, with all the Fedex records of the steroids and the opioids delivered to McMahon, the wrestlers. You don’t want to be involved in this?’
“He is the smartest man on earth! He said, ‘don’t you worry about it, I’m going to give the money to charity’.”
But Mushnik said he never saw him giving the million dollars promised to charity.
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Audi to be granted increased budget cap on entering F1 from 2026 season
The basis for the calculations are figures from the Organisation for Economic Co-Operation and Development (OECD) on average salaries in countries around the world, as well as the salary figures of teams in F1.
The top three teams in F1 have an average salary level of £90,000, while the same number for Sauber, who are last in the world championship this season, is £125,000.
Salaries make up approximately 35-40% of a team’s budget, which means Sauber/Audi are in effect working to a lower budget cap than any other team.
Mattia Binotto, who was last month appointed as chief operating and chief technical officer of Audi, told BBC Sport that it would not be possible for Audi to be competitive in F1 without this adjustment.
He said that Audi had accepted that, as a consequence of changes in exchange rates being reflected in the 2026 recalculation, they would be at a $20m disadvantage.
The other nine teams are opposed to the budget-cap offset being introduced in 2026.
But they are powerless to be able to prevent it happening because none have signed up to their F1 contracts for 2026 and so there is no governance structure in place for them to affect the decision.
However, there will be further discussions on the issue in the next two months, after the teams have studied the figures supplied to them by the FIA, before a final decision is made at the next world council meeting in December.
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Inverness Caley Thistle fail to reach deal with businessman
Inverness Caledonian Thistle plans to enter administration next week after the club failed to reach a deal with an interested buyer.
Talks had been ongoing between interim chairman Scott Young and businessman David Anderson.
However, the club – who earlier this month said it was facing administration – said talks had ended without a deal being reached.
Administration would hit the club with a 15 point penalty and likely lead to the side being relegated from League One, where it currently sits second bottom.
In a short statement given to the BBC on Friday evening the directors said they have signed a notice of intention to appoint administrators which will be filed in court.
The statement said: “We envisage that the proposed administrations will be appointed on Monday or Tuesday.
“A plan is in place to allow the club to continue to trade whilst efforts to secure a long-term future are explored.”
A deadline for interested buyers had initially passed on Thursday but fans had remained hopeful finance and IT entrepreneur Anderson could strike a deal.
The club had earlier stated: “Whilst a deal was not reached, negotiations on a purchase ended amicably and DA Capital are welcome back to the table once the club’s financial situation is under control.”
Mr Anderson is the director of Cullen-based DA Capital Ltd.
Financial difficulty
It added that the board would make a further statement in due course.
ICT are currently seeking £200,000 to avoid administration in October, with a crowdfunding website set up to meet that target currently sitting at just over £86,000.
Losses ran to £1.2m last season and a similar loss is forecast for this term.
However the club have warned that figure would not include money spent on restructuring following relegation from the Championship last season.
Manager Duncan Ferguson is working for free to help the club save money, and earlier this week said that his squad have had discussions with the players’ union PFA Scotland amid the uncertainty.
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Sunderland boss Regis Le Bris provides Jordan Henderson transfer update 13 years after £20m departure to Liverpool
REGIS LE BRIS refused to rule out Jordan Henderson making a romantic return to Sunderland in January – but says no transfer talks are underway.
The Wearsider, 34, came through the ranks at his boyhood club before signing for Liverpool in a £20m deal in 2011.
He went on to enjoy great success at Anfield, captaining them to the Champions League, Premier League, FA Cup, Carabao Cup, European Super Cup and the Club World Cup.
The England midfielder’s 12-year stay with the Reds came to a controversial end in the summer of 2023 as he headed to Saudi Arabia side Al Ettifaq for mega wages.
The move turned into a disaster as he played just 19 games for the team managed by Steven Gerrard due to his family being unable to settle in the Middle East.
Henderson headed back to Europe in January with Ajax but he has started just twice in the Dutch top-flight this term.
That has led to his representatives allegedly trying to engineer a move back to the Stadium of Light to help Le Bris’ young squad in their promotion charge.
Ahead of Sunday’s trip to Hull City, the Black Cats boss bluntly replied “no” when asked directly whether Henderson’s name had been discussed as a potential target.
However, when asked if he was the type of player that he would like to bring in, he did not rule out a potential swoop.
The Frenchman said: “He’s obviously a strong and famous player.
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“At the minute the transfer window is not open, so we can speak about many players but we don’t have the choice at the moment.”
Sunderland legend Julio Arca certainly believes that it would be a no-brainer to snap him up if the opportunity arises.
The 43-year-old Argentinean, who spent six years at Sunderland and helped them to the 2005 Championship title, told SunSport: “I haven’t seen Jordan play a lot recently or what standard he is at but he is someone local that has gone on to do really well.
“He did great for the club while he was here and he can bring a lot of experience to Sunderland’s young players.
“It’s good to have experienced players like that as, even if they don’t play all the time, they can help in the changing-room and in certain games.
“Some people will think that Jordan cannot play in every game, but he can bring a lot more than just the football playing side.”
Sunderland have history when it comes to reunions with ex-stars and they have produced mixed results.
Strikers Jermain Defoe and Danny Graham both endured miserable second stints with the Black Cats while the likes of Grant Leadbitter and Paul Bracewell both enjoyed further success.
And another ex-Sunderland fan favourite Martin Gray, who came through the ranks at Roker Park to help the club win promotion in the 1990s, issued a warning to Henderson.
The 53-year-old said: “You look at his achievements since leaving Sunderland and you just think, ‘Wow, where has that come from?’
“Not many thought that he would go on to become the person he has and achieve the success he has with Liverpool and England.
“You need experience but you need energy as well.
“He could come and take some of the pressure off of the younger lads but if it doesn’t go well for you then it can leave a bit of a sour taste due to what you have achieved since you left.
“I think it’s a big decision to make and if your legs are starting to go or you start picking up little niggles then the punters can turn on you very quickly.”
Meanwhile, Ajax manager Francesco Farioli, who took over in the summer, sung the praises of Henderson when asked about the Sunderland links but refused to confirm the veteran was staying in Amsterdam.
He said: “He is an exceptional player who possesses great quality and leadership.
“Having captained his team to a Champions League victory, I believe he can effectively communicate the essence of a winning mentality and a strong work ethic.
“There are many valuable ways in which he can make a significant contribution to a young team like ours.”
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