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Chelsea 2023/24 season preview: Key players, summer transfers, squad numbers & predictions

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Chelsea will look to right the wrongs of last season when the 2023/24 campaign gets underway. High hopes from last summer quickly evaporated as Chelsea went through four managers en route to recording their worst-ever Premier League finish, and now it really is make-or-break for the new owners as they look to rebuild confidence among fans. To try and put things right, Chelsea have hired Mauricio Pochettino, continued their heavy spending and even bought an entirely new club, adding Ligue 1's Strasbourg to the new BlueCo network. It all sounds good, but it all sounded good last year as well. Here's 90min's preview of Chelsea's 2023/24 season. Chelsea's performance last five seasons Season Premier League FA Cup EFL Cup Europe 2022/23 12th R3 R3 Champions League QF 2021/22 3rd Final Final Champions League QF 2020/21 4th Final R4 Champions League winners 2019/20 4th Final R4 Champions League R16 2018/19 3rd R5 Final Europa League winners Summer transfers Ins: Christophe...

Liverpool confirm Luis Diaz to take iconic shirt number

Liverpool have confirmed that Luis Diaz will no longer wear the number 23 shirt worn since he joined the club from FC Porto in January 2022. The 26-year-old saw his first full campaign at Anfield disrupted by injury, playing just 21 Game s in all com Pet itions. Diaz still registered five goals for the Reds in that time to take his tally for the club up to 11 strikes from 47 appearances in England. In a summer of change at Liverpool, the club have already confirmed that new signing Alexis Mac Allister will take the number ten shirt at Anfield, most recently worn by Sadio Mane and Philippe Coutinho, but Diaz will also be taking on a new number during 2023/24. James Milner's departure from the club has opened up the opportunity for Diaz to take the iconic number seven shirt, which is full of prestige and history. Kenny Dalglish, Luis Suarez and Peter Beardsley are three of the most revered players to have worn the number, while Steve McManaman, John Aldridge and Ian Callaghan are ...

LeBron James scoring record: 25 numbers that illustrate Lakers star's greatness as he approaches Kareem

LeBron James is within 36 points of passing Kareem Abdul-Jabbar to become the NBA 's all-time leading scorer. The Lakers host the Oklahoma City Thunder on Tuesday night. Will the record fall ? In anticipation of the event, we have compiled a list of number s that illustrate just how dominant a scorer LeBron has been throughout his career. Entering play on Tuesday night, here they are.  1 Number of scoring titles James has won (30 PPG in 2007-08) 2 James has recorded two game-winning buzzer-beaters during his regular-season career (he has five more in the playoffs) 3 LeBron is the only player in history to hold the highest per-game scoring average (minimum 50 games) for three different franchises (Cavaliers, Heat, Lakers) 5 Number of players who have fallen off the top-10 career scoring list since LeBron entered the league in 2003: Elvin Hayes (11), Hakeem O...