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BLUECO'S HEADACHE: CAN CHELSEA AVOID STRASBOURG CONFLICT BEFORE THE MARCH 1 CUTOFF
Chelsea and sister club Strasbourg, both owned by BlueCo, must comply with strict UEFA multi-club ownership rules by March 1 to avoid one being banned from Europe.
Sources at Football Insider say Chelsea could break UEFA's multi-club rules if they and Strasbourg, also owned by BlueCo, end up in the same European competition this season.
BlueCo, the group led by Todd Boehly and Clearlake Capital that bought Chelsea in May 2022, has also owned a majority stake in Strasbourg since the summer of 2023.
UEFA warned clubs on December 8 that they need to follow multi-club ownership rules by March 1. Earlier this year, Crystal Palace was removed from the Europa League for not meeting these rules.
According to sources, this is a big issue for teams like Chelsea and Strasbourg. They need to act fast to avoid breaking the rules.
Why was Crystal Palace removed from the Europa League
Palace made it to the Europa League after winning against Manchester City in the FA Cup final last May.
But there was a problem with former co-owner John Textor's shares in Lyon, which also qualified for the Europa League. UEFA doesn't allow clubs with the same owners or directors to compete in the same European competition.
Textor sold his Palace shares to Woody Johnson so Oliver Glasner’s team wouldn't lose their spot in the competition.
But UEFA decided that the American billionaire hadn't met the multi-club ownership rules by the March 1 deadline, and the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) turned down Palace's appeal.
The Eagles were then moved to the Conference League, and Nottingham Forest took their place in the Europa League.
Irish team Drogheda United and Slovak club FC DAC 1904 also lost their Conference League spots for not following the multi-club rules.
Which clubs besides Chelsea could break UEFA’s rules
BlueCo avoided breaking the rules this season because Chelsea qualified for the Champions League and Strasbourg made it to the Conference League.
Right now, there won't be an issue for 2026-27 because of where both clubs are in their leagues, but that could change.
Chelsea is currently fifth in the Premier League, which could get them a Champions League spot depending on how English clubs do in Europe this season. Strasbourg is eighth in Ligue 1.
Other Premier League teams could also break UEFA’s rules, as several owners have multi-club models.
Everton is now in the running for a European place, which could cause a problem for The Friedkin Group (TFG), which also owns Italian team Roma.
Also, if Forest makes serious progress in the Europa League, Evangelos Marinakis could have a conflict of interest because he owns Greek champions Olympiakos.
Marinakis gave up control of Forest when it looked like both clubs would qualify for the same European competition last season. However, the documents were submitted past the March 1 deadline in April.
In the end, there was no problem because Olympiakos qualified for the Champions League, and Forest was promoted to the Europa League after Palace's demotion.
DID LIAM ROSENIOR’S PAST AS A PUNDIT INFLUENCE HIS DEFENSIVE STRATEGY AT ARSENAL?
Chelsea boss Liam Rosenior hits back at critics after a defensive approach saw the Blues exit the Carabao Cup semi-final.
Liam Rosenior stood by his cautious approach after Chelsea couldn’t overturn their first-leg deficit against Arsenal in the Carabao Cup semi-final.
Down 3-2 from the first match, Chelsea never really put Arsenal under pressure at the Emirates. In the end, Kai Havertz—of all people—put the game to bed in stoppage time, scoring against his old club.
Rosenior switched things up, going with a back three and playing it safe. He wanted to keep the game close and try to push hard late on. He brought on Cole Palmer and Estevao around the 60th minute, hoping for a spark, but Chelsea still couldn’t carve out real chances. Arsenal just wouldn’t budge.
Pundits didn’t love Rosenior’s tactics and let him know it. He brushed it off. “I’ve been a pundit. It’s easy. It’s easy in hindsight,” he said. “If I go all-out and press high, we could give away two early goals, and then everyone asks what I’m thinking. That’s just how it is. Lose, and you’re hammered. Win, and you’re a genius. Usually, it’s somewhere in the middle.”
Chelsea were up against the league leaders, and with both Reece James and Pedro Neto missing due to minor injuries, Rosenior planned to hang in there and try to frustrate Arsenal—and maybe turn the mood in the stadium.
“That was the idea. You saw it,” he said. “I thought the psychological side of the tie mattered, and you could feel it in the stadium too. At 60 minutes, I brought on Cole and Estevao, and suddenly we had some moments around the box. I think people sensed this game could flip.”
It didn’t happen, though. Rosenior said he couldn’t fault his players for their effort, and in the end, Arsenal’s clinching goal came while Chelsea were throwing everything forward, desperate to turn things around.
IS JOãO PEDRO ACTUALLY BETTER THAN LIVERPOOL’S £79M HUGO EKITIKé? THE STATS REVEAL ALL
Liam Rosenior makes history as Chelsea win three in a row! Discover why João Pedro is the Premier League's best summer signing.
Since Todd Boehly and Clearlake Capital took over Chelsea in 2022, they've been anything but quiet in the transfer market. In just three and a half years, they've signed 54 new senior players and spent well over £1 billion.
Some of these signings haven’t even made it onto the pitch for the first team—guys like Gaga Słonina, Ângelo Gabriel, Omari Kellyman, and Caleb Wiley, just to name a few. But others have really made their mark. Think Marc Cucurella, Moisés Caicedo, Enzo Fernández and, of course, Cole Palmer. Now, the question is, has one of Chelsea’s latest summer signings done enough to join that group? Is he about to become one of the Premier League’s signings of the season?
Let’s talk about Chelsea’s summer addition and what he’s bringing to the table. It’s been a great week for Liam Rosenior’s squad. On Saturday night, they were 2-0 down at halftime to West Ham at Stamford Bridge. Somehow, they turned it around and won 3-2, with Enzo Fernández scoring in stoppage time to seal it.
That win made it three league victories in a row for Rosenior. He’s now only the fourth English manager to start his Premier League career with three straight wins—joining Bobby Gould, Sam Allardyce, and Craig Shakespeare. Not bad company at all.
Just three days earlier, Chelsea booked their spot in the Champions League round of 16 after a wild 3-2 win away at Napoli. Down 2-1, João Pedro scored twice in the second half to turn the game around. The Brazilian’s goal at the weekend kicked off Chelsea’s comeback, bringing his total to 15 goals for the club—including three at the Club World Cup. So, how does he stack up against other strikers who switched clubs last summer?
Looking at the numbers, here’s how the new strikers have done since moving in the summer of 2025:
Hugo Ekitiké (Liverpool, £79m): 15 goals (10 PL, 2 UCL)
João Pedro (Chelsea, £60m): 12 goals (9 PL, 3 UCL)
Viktor Gyökeres (Arsenal, £54.8m): 11 goals (6 PL, 4 UCL)
Nick Woltemade (Man United, £69m): 9 goals (7 PL, 1 UCL)
Benjamin Šeško (Man City, £66.3m): 6 goals (5 PL)
Alexander Isak (Newcastle, £125m): 3 goals (2 PL)
Liam Delap (Spurs, £30m): 2 goals (1 PL, 1 UCL)
Only Ekitiké has scored more than João Pedro across all competitions, but Liverpool paid about £20m more for him than Chelsea paid for Pedro. In the whole Premier League, only Erling Haaland, Igor Thiago, Antoine Semenyo, and Ekitiké have more league goals than Pedro’s nine.
But stats aside, Chelsea just look more dangerous with Pedro leading the attack. Their last league defeat? He started that one on the bench at Craven Cottage. Since Rosenior took over, Pedro has started and scored in every match.
Chelsea have brought in plenty of players from Brighton during the BlueCo era, but with the way things are going, João Pedro might end up being the best of the bunch.
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