Tag: Mendy

  • Sadio Mane slams Ballon D’Or for Chelsea goalkeeper snub

    Sadio Mane slams Ballon D’Or for Chelsea goalkeeper snub

    Liverpool star Sadio Mane says it is “unacceptable” that Chelsea goalkeeper Edouard Mendy was not nominated for the Ballon D’Or. Chelsea stars Jorginho, N’Golo Kante, Mason Mount, Romelu Lukaku and Cesar Azpilicueta all made the 30-man shortlist. But there was no room for Mendy despite being instrumental in Chelsea winning the Champions League. Mane plays…

  • Man City star charged with four counts of rape

    Man City star charged with four counts of rape

    Manchester City defender Benjamin Mendy has been charged with four counts of rape and one count of sexual assault, Cheshire police have said. Mendy, 27, is due to appear in court on Friday and has been suspended by City pending an investigation. The force said the charges relate to three complainants, over the age of…

  • Mendy headlines Champions League Squad of the Season

    Mendy headlines Champions League Squad of the Season

    Edouard Mendy is among the players named in the 2020-21 Champions League Squad of the Season, with Manchester City’s Riyad Mahrez excluded from the 23-man team. Seven of Chelsea’s players made the cut following a campaign that saw the Londoners win the tournament for the second time in their history. Introducing the #UCL Squad of…

  • Chelsea goalkeeper Mendy makes Champions League history

    Chelsea goalkeeper Mendy makes Champions League history

    Chelsea’s Edouard Mendy becomes the first African goalkeeper to play in the UEFA Champions League final since Bruce Grobbelaar in 1985. The former Zimbabwe international was also in goal for Liverpool a year earlier when the Reds defeated AS Roma at Stadio Olimpico, Rome to claim the European Cup final in 1984. With the scores…

  • Mendy, Kante return to Chelsea squad ahead of Man City clash

    Mendy, Kante return to Chelsea squad ahead of Man City clash

    Edouard Mendy and N’Golo Kante returned to Chelsea training ahead of Champions League final against Manchester City. Mendy was replaced at half-time of the loss to Aston Villa last weekend after he injured his ribs. Kante missed the clash altogether with a hamstring problem. But in a boost to Thomas Tuchel’s side, both players will…

  • Tuchel confirms goalkeeper to start Chelsea FA Cup final

    Tuchel confirms goalkeeper to start Chelsea FA Cup final

    Thomas Tuchel has confirmed that Kepa will start in goal for Chelsea in the FA Cup final against Leicester this weekend. The Spanish stopper has started in every round of the competition so far and his run looks set to continue at Wembley when Tuchel targets his first piece of silverware since taking over at…

  • Job advisor told me to quit football – Mendy

    Job advisor told me to quit football – Mendy

    Chelsea goalkeeper Edouard Mendy admits he was almost talked out of quitting football by a job advisor. Mendy famously found himself struggling in the lower divisions early in his career. He told France Football: “This is real life. No more club, no job, what are you doing now? My mother said to me: ‘You have…

  • I don’t count clean sheets – Chelsea goalkeeper

    I don’t count clean sheets – Chelsea goalkeeper

    Chelsea goalkeeper Edouard Mendy has admitted that he doesn’t count clean sheets while talking up the importance of a strong team dynamic with regards to the art of defending. The 29-year-old has recorded 22 shut-outs in his first 38 outings across all competitions for the Blues, but is refusing to take sole credit for their…

  • UCL: Mendy scores late in Madrid win over Atalanta

    UCL: Mendy scores late in Madrid win over Atalanta

    Ferland Mendy scored a stunning late winner as Real Madrid clinched a hard-working last-16 first-leg victory against 10-man Atalanta. Real looked like being left frustrated by a well-organised home side until Mendy curled in with four minutes left. Atalanta’s Remo Freuler was sent off after just 17 minutes for denying Mendy a clear goalscoring opportunity.…

  • Doctor said I had to give up football at 13 – Mendy

    Doctor said I had to give up football at 13 – Mendy

    Real Madrid fullback Ferland Mendy has lifted the lid on his struggles at PSG. Mendy made his name at Olympique Lyon before landing a dream move to Real Madrid last year. He recalled: “I did seven years at PSG, I started in second year Poussins with Presnel (Kimpembe), Kingsley (Coman), James Léa Siliki, then I…