Chelsea’s BlueCo owners, led by Todd Boehly and Clearlake Capital, face a wave of fan anger after a 3-1 defeat by Nottingham Forest, ending the club’s chances of Champions League qualification. The result has fuelled chants of “We don’t care about Clearlake” and prompted protests from the Not A Project CFC movement, which plans demonstrations before the FA Cup final and the last home game against Tottenham. With a record pre‑tax loss of £262 m and ongoing UEFA scrutiny, the club’s disconnect with supporters deepens amid managerial instability and ticketing concerns.

SEATTLE — A two-run home run from shortstop J.P. Crawford and a seven-inning quality start from starting pitcher George Kirby wasn't enough for the Seattle Mariners, who fell 3-2 to the Atlanta Braves on Tuesday at T-Mobile Park.

Kirby and Braves starter Bryce Elder both put up "zeroes" through the first two innings. After Kirby retired the side in order in the top of the third, Elder blinked first. goldparty.lat

Elder gave up a lead-off walk to catcher Mitch Garver in a seven-pitch plate appearance. After Elder got third baseman Leo Rivas out on a fly ball, Crawford stepped to the plate and hit his second two-run homer in as many games.

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Crawford's blast gave the Mariners a 2-0 lead.

Back-to-back nights for J.P.! #TridentsUppic.twitter.com/yAo8MAn861

— Seattle Mariners (@Mariners) May 6, 2026

Despite finishing with a quality start — his fifth in eight starts this season — Kirby wasn't able to finish without any blemishes.

In the top of the fourth, Kirby allowed one-out singles to Atlanta second baseman Ozzie Albies and first baseman Matt Olson.

Albies advanced to third on Olson's hit and the latter moved to second on the attempted put-out at third thrown by M's right fielder Luke Raley.

Two batters later, Braves center fielder Mauricio Dubon hit a two-RBI double that tied the game 2-2.

The hit was a dribbler that stayed just fair of the first base line.

"I don't think they made any good swings in that inning," Kirby said after the game. "I thought I executed really well, they just kind of found a hole. I'm gonna keep doing my thing, keep inducing weak contact and those will eventually go my way. ... I don't know. I threw that ball (to Dubon) four balls off the plate. I don't even want to talk about that one, that one's just ridiculous."

Kirby bounced back after the pair of runs in the fourth inning and finished his outing with five strikeouts, one walk and two earned runs allowed on five hits in seven innings pitched.

George Kirby, Nasty 87mph Breaking Ball. 😨 pic.twitter.com/GdZYkz0gjE

— Rob Friedman (@PitchingNinja) May 6, 2026

Neither team was able to break the tie until the ninth inning. With two-time All-Star closer Andres Munoz on the mound, Olson hit a go-ahead, and eventual game-winning, solo home run to left-center field to give Atlanta a 3-2 lead.

It was Olson's second home run of the series and fourth in five games.

"(Olson's) done it twice on us," M's manager Dan Wilson said after the game. "He's a tough hitter, there's no question. You know that going in. He's one of the best in the league and you got to make pitches against him. Even sometimes when you make good pitches against him, he's able to handle them."

Matt Olson is having a monster year. Leads all of MLB in WAR, RBIs and runs, is atop the National League with 13 home runs and just hit a go-ahead homer to dead center off Andrés Muñoz. Atlanta has the best record in MLB in large part because of Olson. pic.twitter.com/Wb3dj6D4PC

— Jeff Passan (@JeffPassan) May 6, 2026

Seattle (17-20) was unable to move first baseman Josh Naylor, who represented the game-tying run, home from second base in the bottom of the ninth. Naylor reached via a one-out single and stole second. Left fielder Randy Arozarena struck out swinging and right fielder Dominic Canzone grounded out to end the game.

In between Atlanta's game-tying frame in the top of the fourth and the end of the game, the Mariners had four runners reach and had two in scoring position. They were retired in order in the fifth, sixth, seventh and eighth innings, respectively.

The Mariners finished the game 0-for-5 with runners in scoring position and left four on base.

The M's will try and win the overall series against the Braves in the rubber match at 1:10 p.m. PT on Wednesday at T-Mobile Park.

Bryan Woo will start for Seattle and Martin Perez will start for Atlanta.

The Braves are 5-0 in rubber matches this season.

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Former England striker Wayne Rooney has delivered some harsh home truths on the owners of Chelsea right now.

To be honest, it’s not just Rooney out there saying this, literally every single Chelsea fan is saying the same thing and every person involved in football is as well. It’s literally the most obvious thing in football right now that we can all see – if only the Chelsea owners see it too. Because they need to do more than ‘tweak the model’ right now, they need to gut it out and change it completely.

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Rooney has been speaking this week after watching Chelsea lose 3-1 at home to Nottingham Forest, and the former Premier League star cannot believe how this club is operating right now.

Rooney on Chelsea

Wayne Rooney doing punditry. (Photo by Carl Recine/Getty Images)

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In words quoted on X yesterday, Rooney said:

“The money they [Chelsea] spend and how they try and operate is absolutely crazy.

“For a player, you don’t want to be tying yourself in for that long at that club. It’s madness.”

In other news today..

Chelsea’s transfer of Joao Pedro worked out, and the club will surely try to repeat the trick this summer in the market. He’s been a rare example of buying proven quality for the here and now.

Chelsea have ruled out an attempt to bring Xavi Hernandez in as their new manager according to Ben Jacobs’ reporting today. What’s odd is that it was Jacobs who reported Chelsea made contact with Xavi just moments before he said this!?

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Miguel Herrera will return to the sidelines in Liga MX, and he will do so with the return of a historic club in Mexican soccer: Atlante.

"El Piojo" is beginning to shape his team, and during TUDN’s broadcast of the Clásico Capitalino he dropped a bombshell about his interest in an América player.

"Let them loan him to me," said the coach as Ramón Juárez was entering the field, pointing out how much he likes his style of play, and given the few opportunities he gets with the Coapa side, he explained that he would be a starter on his team.

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Liverpool are heading for big changes.

It’s been a tough season for Arne Slot and his Premier League champions. The Reds won the title at a canter last year but have been unable to recapture their form this time around.

Following on from a £450m spending spree it was predicted that the Anfield club would improve further and go some way towards reclaiming their top-flight crown.

But it hasn’t worked out like that with big-money signings like Alexander Isak and Florian Wirtz flattering to deceive. A major overhaul is necessary in the off-season - with Arne Slot set to stay put as head coach.

Key to getting an improvement in Liverpool’s fortunes will be the upcoming shakeup of the playing squad.

Top talents like Yan Diomande and Sam Beukema are reportedly being targetted with the departures of Mohamed Salah and Andy Robertson already confirmed.

Paul Joyce says future of four is uncertain

And to the outbound group could be added as many as FOUR more key players as Slot and Richard Hughes ring in the changes.

That’s according to to trusted reporter Paul Joyce in the Times who suggests that a few current stars are hanging by a shaky nail.

“The futures of a number of players — Alisson, Curtis Jones, Alexis Mac Allister and Ibrahima Konaté to name a few — remain uncertain before the need to strengthen a squad that has been found wanting is taken into consideration,” the report reads.

Alisson Becker, 33, is wanted by Juventus and has been reported to be intrigued about the prospect of a move back to Italy one year before his contract ends.

Jones, meanwhile, is also out of contract in 2027 and if no new deal is agreed then the sporting director could opt to cash in this summer.