Barry Glendennig (Football Weekly (The Guardian)): "Chelsea announced yesterday they've made the biggest pre-tax loss in Premier League history, £262..."

Football Weekly (The Guardian) · April 2, 2026 · 45 min

FA Cup quarter-finals and trouble brewing at Chelsea – Football Weekly Extra

Chelsea financial losses

Chelsea announced yesterday they've made the biggest pre-tax loss in Premier League history, £262 million deficit for 24-25, eclipses the 197.5 million lost by Man City in 2011.

Nigel Farage at Ipswich Town

I know for a fact that the Nigel Farage visit cut through to the players straight away. They were discussing it in the dressing room at Playford Road the next day. It's quite a mixed nationalities bunch there.

Arne Slot's future at Liverpool

I think the more important thing for Arne Slot in terms of keeping his job would be finishing in that top five because I think it would optically look horrific if they went from champions to not even qualifying to the Champions League.

FA Cup Quarter-finals

I've got no doubt that both managers will go through it in this one. It was the big ticket ding-dong clash in the Premier League just a couple of years ago and the optics of getting knocked out are pretty bad for whoever it is.

International break player withdrawals

I think Thomas Tuchel doesn't want to get those managers on side, he's extended his stay with England to the Euros, I think he wants to keep the club managers on side and I'll do you a favor, you do me a favor.

Refereeing and player conduct

I think this season alone between the men's and women's games there's been at least five incidents across the two top leagues of players having their hair pulled. It's definitely increasing and I don't buy this 'it's a reflex' argument.

Manchester City's standards

What we're seeing with United, Spurs, even Arsenal in years gone by and Liverpool arguably this season is when a big team has a bad season, fifth, sixth, seventh, eighth or even lower. But Manchester City's floor is one, maybe two domestic trophies and a title race that goes to the last week of the season.

Kosovo international football

To see them going from that ragtag bunch training beneath a polluting power station to this was really heartwarming. If Kosovo had made it, it would have been the most stunning story in international football in many years.

Leeds United's form

I don't think they can afford to show up with a second-string team and get turned over here. I think that's a slippery slope.