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Manchester City and Stevenage were the standout performers in the FA Cup, while the Buffalo Bills honoured stricken team-mate Damar Hamlin.

With some word counts longer than novels, including the silliest laws around, some committees need to up their game.

This is where our brave team of lawmakers established whether a fielder can catch the ball inside the boundary, throw it back into the air, catch it again beyond the boundary, throw it back into the air again, repeat the process as many times as they fancy, and the batter still be out. Then on Friday in Karachi, Pakistan stood 15 runs from victory, one wicket from defeat and one way or another no more than 20 minutes away from concluding a compelling Test against New Zealand with a result, one both teams had spent five full days striving to achieve, when – and despite the presence of floodlights that allowed everyone involved to see just fine – the umpires called it a draw because, somewhere else, it was getting a bit dark (Law 12.9.2). This is the part of cricket’s laws that specifically deals with the possibility of one fielder standing on the shoulders of another, or perhaps being tossed into the air like a gymnast from a human pyramid, while both are outside the field of play, collecting the ball, and being carried back inside the rope before returning to earth and claiming to have taken a fair catch. And while the chances of the first ever being needed seem remote, last weekend, in Australia’s Big Bash League, Brisbane Heat’s Here we learn that “a fielder who is not in contact with the ground is considered to be grounded beyond the boundary if his/her final contact with the ground, before his/her first contact with the ball after it has been delivered by the bowler, was not entirely within the boundary”. The latest iteration of the laws of association football is 26,868 words long.

The midfield has a bright, new signee in defensive midfielder Nemanja Radoja. I'm calling it now, our club isn't starting the season 2-7-3 with a -13 goal ...

Sporting does a number of things well on the training pitch, off the field, and on the field. The accepted stat in the soccer world seems to be that 30% of goals come from set pieces. [Takes on SKC’s loss in Colorado from “In the Box” - The Blue Testament](https://www.thebluetestament.com/2022/3/15/22978352/takes-on-sporting-kansas-city-loss-at-colorado-rapids-from-in-the-box-mls) and @Playfor90, [Breaking Down the Key Plays by Sporting KC vs. There are statistics that track those passes, that track “key passes”, that track passes that move the ball forward, but there are no stats that track “risk-reward” passes. Will last year’s experiences for the youthful backs; whatever is happening at center back after the jettison of Nicolas Isismat-Mirin; and the addition of Nemanja Radoja, the soon to be 30-year-old Serbian veteran of the La Liga, at defensive midfield raise the ceiling? [Three Thoughts From Sporting KC vs the Houston Dynamo - The Blue Testament](https://www.thebluetestament.com/2022/3/6/22964661/three-thoughts-from-sporting-kansas-city-kc-vs-the-houston-dynamo-mls-salloi-tzionis-duke-hernandez) and @Playfor90, [Breaking Down the Key Plays by Sporting KC vs. The thing is, not a whole lot changed in the other 33 matches as Sporting, according to There were numerous times in the first half (and in previous games I’ve watched), where it feels like SKC is scrambling to defend instead of organizing and establishing their lines.” from Some of these resolutions could apply to every soccer team in the world. (Got to finish when the opportunities are there!) Put ruthlessness on the resolutions list, Sporting. Passing a ball under the pressures of space and time is difficult, just go play indoor soccer for a bit to verify. The topics and outcomes are not life and death, yet they are important to us.

Boehly became interim director after former recruitment staff Marina Granovskaia and Petr Cech left the club in the summer of 2022. The American businessman has ...

However, only Chukwuemeka has been able to break into the senior team. They next face Fulham at Craven Cottage on Thursday (January 12) in the league. The £78 million signing of Wesley Fofana has been littered with injury woes. Potter's side are in a fix, and their signings have been disappointing. Chelsea became the highest Premier League spending side in a single transfer window last summer. Boehly has now relinquished his role as interim sporting director and is now only

Todd Boehly has reportedly relinquished his title as Chelsea's interim sporting director. He gave himself the position after the exits of Marina Granovskaia ...

Joe Shields, the club's co-director of recruitment and talent, and Laurence Stewart, who holds the title of 'technical director to focus on football globally', will work with Vivell and Winstanley on Chelsea's transfer strategy. Boehly and his co-owner Behdad Eghbali will still take part in Chelsea's spending, but Paul Winstanley, who was appointed as the club's director of global talent and transfers, and new technical director Christopher Vivell will now be tasked with leading the Blues' recruitment strategy. After hiring a new recruitment team to oversee negotiations, Boehly has stepped down from the position and will just continue as chairman at Stamford Bridge, according to Chelsea co-owner Todd Boehly has relinquished his title as the club's interim sporting director - Co-owner Todd Boehly has stepped down as Chelsea's interim sporting director BREAKING NEWS: Chelsea co-owner Todd Boehly QUITS role as their interim sporting director and hands over to Christopher Vivell and Paul Winstanley to buy three new players...

Exclusive: The bulk of Chelsea's transfer business will now be handled by recent appointments Christopher Vivell and Paul Winstanley.

There is confidence that results and performances will improve as players start to return from injury. But finding a deputy to James is considered one of the most important and difficult tasks. [Chelsea’s owners remain supportive of Potter](https://www.telegraph.co.uk/football/2023/01/06/chelsea-keep-faith-graham-potter-plan-youngsters-contention/) and that has not changed following [the latest defeat to City](https://www.telegraph.co.uk/football/2023/01/08/graham-potter-admits-chelsea-not-good-enough-painful-defeat/). Kyle Macaulay moved to Chelsea from Brighton with Potter as a recruitment analyst. [some of the best young talent](https://www.telegraph.co.uk/football/2023/01/06/chelsea-keep-faith-graham-potter-plan-youngsters-contention/) in the world along with attempting to strengthen Potter’s squad. [a new recruitment team](https://www.telegraph.co.uk/football/2022/10/25/chelsea-raid-brighton-head-recruitment-paul-winstanley/), some of whom have started work in this month’s transfer window, Boehly has dropped the sporting director title and is now just Chelsea’s chairman.

Todd Boehly has left his post as interim sporting director at Chelsea, 90min can confirm, with his new recruitment team starting to take shape.

Available on [all audio platforms.](https://podfollow.com/1618416642/view) [Scott Saunders](https://twitter.com/_scottsaunders) hosts [Graeme Bailey](https://twitter.com/GraemeBailey) and [Toby Cudworth](https://twitter.com/Toby_Cudworth) in the latest episode of Talking Transfers. Christopher Vivell has been appointed as technical director and will now lead the team's transfer business alongside Paul Winstanley, who joined from Brighton as director of global talent and transfers.

TODD BOEHLY has stepped down as Chelsea's interim sporting director, reports suggest.American businessman Boehly acquired Chelsea after Roman Abramovi.

[Enzo Fernandez](https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/20987927/chelsea-in-enzo-fernandez-transfer-blow-benfica/) and Mykhailo Mudryk [could see Chelsea eclipse the half-a-million spent mark](https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/20936230/chelsea-transfers-enzo-fernandez-mykhailo-mudryk-january/) in just seven months of Boehly's ownership. [Winstanley became the club's new head of global talent and transfers](https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/20433683/chelsea-paul-winstanley-director-transfers-brighton/) after being pinched from Brighton in November. [agreed to pay the £10m fee Atletico Madrid demanded for Joao Felix](https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/20988321/chelsea-joao-felix-atletico-madrid/). [Marina Granovskaia](https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/18954530/chelsea-marina-granovskaia-bonus-todd-boehly-takeover/) and [Petr Cech](https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/football/19010224/chelsea-petr-cech-steps-down-exodus-takeover/), leaving the club very short on upstairs personnel. [brought in as the Blues new technical director](https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/20825074/chelsea-news-christopher-vivell-technical-director/) last month from RB Leipzig. [Boehly](https://www.thesun.co.uk/who/todd-boehly/) acquired [Chelsea](https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/football/team/1196660/chelsea/) after Roman Abramovich had his assets frozen owing to his links with Russian president Vladimir Putin, who the UK government were sanctioning due to the invasion of Ukraine.

Chelsea chairman Todd Boehly has stepped back from his role as the club's interim sporting director, it has been reported.The Blues' co-owner, who too.

Free Bets are paid as Bet Credits and are available for use upon settlement of qualifying bets. Bet £10 & Get £50 in Free Bets for new customers at bet365. Min odds, bet and payment method exclusions apply. [Romeo Lavia](https://talksport.com/football/1297726/chelsea-transfer-southampton-romeo-lavia-man-city-enzo-fernandez-benfica/), who only signed from Manchester City in the summer for £12million. [Christopher Vivell](https://talksport.com/football/1283551/chelsea-technical-director-christopher-vivell/) joined the west London side as their new technical director in December having previously been at RB Leipzig. [Daily Telegraph](https://www.telegraph.co.uk/football/2023/01/09/todd-boehly-stands-chelseas-interim-sporting-director/) reports.

Chelsea owner Todd Boehly has stepped back from his interim role as the club's sporting director, which he took on in June 2022.

Winstanley was announced as the club's director of global talent and transfers back in November, and it is thought that the pair will lead the Blues' business in the rest of this January's window and beyond. Including recent January acquisitions, the American has overseen the spending of almost £350m ($426.5m) on players, but Boehly appointed himself in the position after key figures Marina Ganovskaia and Petr Cech left the club shortly after his arrival.

Chelsea owner Todd Boehly has stepped back from his interim role as the club's sporting director, which he took on in June 2022.

Winstanley was announced as the club's director of global talent and transfers back in November, and it is thought that the pair will lead the Blues' business in the rest of this January's window and beyond. Including recent January acquisitions, the American has overseen the spending of almost £350m ($426.5m) on players, but Boehly appointed himself in the position after key figures Marina Ganovskaia and Petr Cech left the club shortly after his arrival.

Chelsea co-owner Todd Boehly has stepped down as the Blues interim Sporting Director. The club's owners have now handed the position to Christopher Vivell.

The Telegraph reports that Boehly is now only Chelsea’s chairman as Vivell and Winstanley will lead the Blues’ transfer strategy now. The Blues’ owners have started bringing in a new management team and have named Vivell as technical director and Winstanley as director of global talent and transfers. The club’s owners have now handed the position to Christopher Vivell and Paul Winstanley.

Todd Boehly has stood down from his position as Chelsea's interim sporting director, according to reports.

[check our sport page](https://metro.co.uk/sport/). [Petr Cech](https://metro.co.uk/tag/petr-cech/?ico=auto_link_sport_P3_LNK1). [Tottenham join Chelsea and Newcastle in race to sign wantaway Brighton star Leandro Trossard](https://metro.co.uk/2023/01/09/tottenham-to-rival-chelsea-for-wantaway-brighton-star-leandro-trossard-18065612/?ico=more_text_links) [Chelsea have beaten Arsenal and Manchester United to the signing of Joao Felix](https://metro.co.uk/2023/01/09/chelsea-agree-deal-to-sign-atletico-madrid-star-joao-felix-ahead-of-arsenal-and-manchester-united-18066730/). [Privacy Policy](https://metro.co.uk/privacypolicy/) [Chelsea](https://metro.co.uk/tag/chelsea/?ico=auto_link_sport_P1_LNK1)’s interim sporting director, according to reports.