Conte’s return to England has taken the internet by storm. The Italian manager has joined Tottenham Hotspur after a few months away from football and will try to resurrect the club’s season after a horrible start. However, Antonio Conte has a tough job on his hands. The North London club sacked their manager Nuno Espirito Santo after a 3-0 loss to Manchester United. While Ole remains at the wheel for United, his position still looks in danger. Notably, when Manchester City’s manager, Pep Guardiola, was asked about Conte’s arrival [https://www.theguardian.com/football/2021/nov/02/tottenham-confirm-antonio-conte-as-new-manager], the Spaniard was all praise for the Italian manager. “First of all, welcome back to England and the Premier League. His career speaks perfectly for itself. He’s had success everywhere, and (is) an absolutely outstanding manager,” Pep said in an interview before Manchester City’s UEFA Champions League match against Belgian side Club Brugge. ANTONIO CONTE AND HIS SUCCESSFUL TIME IN ENGLAND Antonio Conte is a fantastic manager, and he had an outstanding first stint in England with Spurs’ arch-rivals, Chelsea. He won the Premier League with Chelsea along with the FA Cup as well. He even broke the record for most Premier League manager of the month wins in a row with three successive trophies. In that amazing 2016/17 season, Conte also set a record for the most wins in a single season in the English top-flight after winning 30 of Chelsea’s 38 league games. Often, he is regarded for helping French midfielder Ngolo Kante become the best defensive midfielder in the world at Chelsea. THE RISK INVOLVED IN SIGNING CONTE However, the end was not so good for Conte. Despite a strong start, he finished fifth in the league and failed to qualify for the UCL. This resulted in him being sacked, eventually. The Italian manager has struggled to stay at a single club for more than three years and has a history of eventually falling out with its owners. Nevertheless, one can expect a showdown in London with the return of the Italian don in the Premier League. 8-Figure Pay Deal [https://www.essentiallysports.com/soccer-news-football-news-david-beckham-to-become-face-of-qatar-world-cup-2022-in-mammoth-8-figure-pay-deal/] 

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The Chelsea football team is an English professional team that competes in the Premier League. It was first founded in 1905 and is based in Fulham City. It's one of the most successful clubs in English football history.

"The Blues", as they're commonly regarded by their fans, were first founded by Gus Mears. And they won their first major trophy back in 1955. However, their most successful period has taken place under the ownership of Roman Abramovich.

He took over Chelsea FC in 2003 and has since brought a plethora of trophies to the Stamford Bridge, their home stadium. In their history, Chelsea have won over thirty championships, including six league titles and five European trophies. Though five of the six league championships and three of the five European titles were won in the Abramovich Era.

Their most successful manager has been Jose Mourinho, who has won eight titles in his two stints at Stamford Bridge. Their current manager, Frank Lampard is regarded as their most legendary figure along with the likes of John Terry, Didier Drogba, David Webb, John Hollins, and Pat Nevin.

In 2016, Chelsea was ranked as the seventh most valuable football club in the world £1.15 billion, by Forbes magazine. As of 2016, Chelsea are ranked eighth in the Deloitte Football Money League with annual commercial revenue of £322.59 million.

Most recently, they won the UEFA Champions League under the leadership of manager Thomas Tuchel. They beat the Premier League champions Manchester City 1-0 in the final as Kai Havertz took the Blues to the promised land.

<strong>Titles</strong>
<table width="451">
<tbody>
<tr>
<td width="150"><strong><u>Title</u></strong></td>
<td width="150"><strong><u>Number of titles</u></strong></td>
<td width="150"><strong><u>Year</u></strong></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="150">First Division/Premier League</td>
<td width="150">6</td>
<td width="150">1954–55, 2004–05, 2005–06, 2009–10, 2014–15, 2016–17</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="150">Second Division</td>
<td width="150">2</td>
<td width="150">1983–84, 1988–89</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="150">FA Cup</td>
<td width="150">8</td>
<td width="150">1969–70, 1996–97, 1999–2000, 2006–07, 2008–09, 2009–10, 2011–12, 2017–18</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="150">League Cup</td>
<td width="150">5</td>
<td width="150">1964–65, 1997–98, 2004–05, 2006–07, 2014–15</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="150">FA Community Shield</td>
<td width="150">4</td>
<td width="150">1955, 2000, 2005, 2009</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="150">Full Members' Cup</td>
<td width="150">2</td>
<td width="150">1985–86, 1989–90</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="150">UEFA Champions League</td>
<td width="150">1</td>
<td width="150">2011–12, 2020-21</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="150">UEFA Europa League</td>
<td width="150">2</td>
<td width="150">2012–13, 2018–19</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="150">UEFA Cup Winners' Cup</td>
<td width="150">2</td>
<td width="150">1970–71, 1997–98</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="150">UEFA Super Cup</td>
<td width="150">1</td>
<td width="150">1998</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
<strong>Club Personnel</strong>

<strong>Chelsea Ltd.</strong>

<strong>Owner</strong>: Roman Abramovich

<strong>Chairman</strong>: Bruce Buck

<strong>Directors</strong>:
<ul>
 	<li>Eugene Tenenbaum</li>
 	<li>Guy Laurence</li>
 	<li>Marina Granovskaia</li>
</ul>
<strong>Executive Board</strong>
<ul>
 	<li><strong>Chief Executive</strong>: Guy Laurence</li>
 	<li><strong>Club Secretary</strong>: David Barnard</li>
 	<li><strong>Chairman</strong>: Bruce Buck</li>
 	<li><strong>Directors</strong>:
<ul>
 	<li>Eugene Tenenbaum</li>
 	<li>Marina Granovskaia</li>
</ul>
</li>
 	<li><strong>Football Club Board</strong>:
<ul>
 	<li>David Barnard</li>
 	<li>Bruce Buck</li>
 	<li>Marina Granovskaia</li>
 	<li>Guy Laurence</li>
 	<li>Eugene Tenenbaum</li>
</ul>
</li>
 	<li><strong>Life President</strong>
<ul>
 	<li>Lord Attenborough (1923–2014)</li>
</ul>
</li>
</ul>
<strong>Vice-Presidents</strong>
<ul>
 	<li>Peter Digby</li>
 	<li>Sir Peter Harrison</li>
 	<li>Joe Hemani</li>
 	<li>Anthony Reeves</li>
 	<li>Alan Spence</li>
</ul>
<strong>Club Ambassadors</strong>
<ul>
 	<li>Carlo Cudicini</li>
 	<li>Tore André Flo</li>
 	<li>Paulo Ferreira</li>
 	<li>Eddie Newton</li>
</ul>
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<tbody>
<tr>
<td width="150">Squad number</td>
<td width="150">Position</td>
<td width="150">Player Name</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="150">1</td>
<td width="150">Goalkeeper</td>
<td width="150">Kepa Arrizabalaga</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="150">2</td>
<td width="150">Defender</td>
<td width="150">Antonio Rüdiger</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="150">3</td>
<td width="150">Defender</td>
<td width="150">Marcos Alonso</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="150">4</td>
<td width="150">Defender</td>
<td width="150">Andreas Christensen</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="150">5</td>
<td width="150">Midfielder</td>
<td width="150">Jorginho</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="150">7</td>
<td width="150">Midfielder</td>
<td width="150">N'Golo Kanté</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="150">8</td>
<td width="150">Defender</td>
<td width="150">Trevoh Chalobah</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="150">9</td>
<td width="150">Goalkeeper</td>
<td width="150">Marcus Bettinelli</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="150">10</td>
<td width="150">Goalkeeper</td>
<td width="150">Eduard Mendy</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="150">11</td>
<td width="150">Defender</td>
<td width="150">Malang Sarr</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="150">12</td>
<td width="150">Midfielder</td>
<td width="150">Ruben Loftus-Cheek</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="150">13</td>
<td width="150">Defender</td>
<td width="150">Ben Chilwell</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="150">15</td>
<td width="150">Defender</td>
<td width="150">Kurt Zouma</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="150">17</td>
<td width="150">Midfielder</td>
<td width="150">Mateo Kovačić</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="150">18</td>
<td width="150">Defender</td>
<td width="150">Thiago Silva</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="150">19</td>
<td width="150">Midfielder</td>
<td width="150">Mason Mount</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="150">20</td>
<td width="150">Forward</td>
<td width="150">Callum Hudson-Odoi</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="150">22</td>
<td width="150">Midfielder</td>
<td width="150">Christian Pulisic</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="150">23</td>
<td width="150">Forward</td>
<td width="150">Hakim Ziyech</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="150">24</td>
<td width="150">Defender</td>
<td width="150">Reece James</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="150">28</td>
<td width="150">Defender</td>
<td width="150">César Azpilicueta</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="150">29</td>
<td width="150">Forward</td>
<td width="150">Timo Werner</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="150">31</td>
<td width="150">Forward</td>
<td width="150">Kai Havertz</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="150">33</td>
<td width="150">Defender</td>
<td width="150">Emerson Palmieri</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="150">34</td>
<td width="150">Forward</td>
<td width="150">Romelu Lukaku</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>

Chelsea

The Chelsea football team is an English professional team that competes in the Premier League. It was first founded in 1905 and is based in Fulham City. It&#8217;s one of the most successful clubs in English football history. &#8220;The Blues&#8221;, as they&#8217;re commonly regarded by their fans, were first founded by Gus Mears. And they won their first major trophy back in 1955. However, their most successful period has taken place under the ownership of Roman Abramovich. He took over Chelsea FC in 2003 and has since brought a plethora of trophies to the Stamford Bridge, their home stadium. In their history, Chelsea have won over thirty championships, including six league titles and five European trophies. Though five of the six league championships and three of the five European titles were won in the Abramovich Era. Their most successful manager has been Jose Mourinho, who has won eight titles in his two stints at Stamford Bridge. Their current manager, Frank Lampard is regarded as their most legendary figure along with the likes of John Terry, Didier Drogba, David Webb, John Hollins, and Pat Nevin. In 2016, Chelsea was ranked as the seventh most valuable football club in the world £1.15 billion, by Forbes magazine. As of 2016, Chelsea are ranked eighth in the Deloitte Football Money League with annual commercial revenue of £322.59 million. Most recently, they won the UEFA Champions League under the leadership of manager Thomas Tuchel. They beat the Premier League champions Manchester City 1-0 in the final as Kai Havertz took the Blues to the promised land. Titles  Title Number of titles Year  First Division/Premier League 6 1954–55, 2004–05, 2005–06, 2009–10, 2014–15, 2016–17  Second Division 2 1983–84, 1988–89  FA Cup 8 1969–70, 1996–97, 1999–2000, 2006–07, 2008–09, 2009–10, 2011–12, 2017–18  League Cup 5 1964–65, 1997–98, 2004–05, 2006–07, 2014–15  FA Community Shield 4 1955, 2000, 2005, 2009  Full Members&#8217; Cup 2 1985–86, 1989–90  UEFA Champions League 1 2011–12, 2020-21  UEFA Europa League 2 2012–13, 2018–19  UEFA Cup Winners&#8217; Cup 2 1970–71, 1997–98  UEFA Super Cup 1 1998  Club Personnel Chelsea Ltd. Owner: Roman Abramovich Chairman: Bruce Buck Directors: Eugene Tenenbaum Guy Laurence Marina Granovskaia Executive Board Chief Executive: Guy Laurence Club Secretary: David Barnard Chairman: Bruce Buck Directors: Eugene Tenenbaum Marina Granovskaia  Football Club Board: David Barnard Bruce Buck Marina Granovskaia Guy Laurence Eugene Tenenbaum  Life President Lord Attenborough (1923–2014)  Vice-Presidents Peter Digby Sir Peter Harrison Joe Hemani Anthony Reeves Alan Spence Club Ambassadors Carlo Cudicini Tore André Flo Paulo Ferreira Eddie Newton   Squad number Position Player Name  1 Goalkeeper Kepa Arrizabalaga  2 Defender Antonio Rüdiger  3 Defender Marcos Alonso  4 Defender Andreas Christensen  5 Midfielder Jorginho  7 Midfielder N&#8217;Golo Kanté  8 Defender Trevoh Chalobah  9 Goalkeeper Marcus Bettinelli  10 Goalkeeper Eduard Mendy  11 Defender Malang Sarr  12 Midfielder Ruben Loftus-Cheek  13 Defender Ben Chilwell  15 Defender Kurt Zouma  17 Midfielder Mateo Kovačić  18 Defender Thiago Silva  19 Midfielder Mason Mount  20 Forward Callum Hudson-Odoi  22 Midfielder Christian Pulisic  23 Forward Hakim Ziyech  24 Defender Reece James  28 Defender César Azpilicueta  29 Forward Timo Werner  31 Forward Kai Havertz  33 Defender Emerson Palmieri  34 Forward Romelu Lukaku

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<strong>Josep 'Pep' Guardiola</strong> is a Spanish football manager and former professional player, who is the current coach of the English club Manchester City FC.
<h3><strong>Career and Achievements</strong></h3>
After kicking it off with FC Barcelona's academy at the age of 13, Guardiola made his senior debut in 1990. As a defensive midfielder, he had notable stints at Barcelona, Brescia, and AS Roma in Italy, Al Ahli SC in Qatar, and Dorados in Mexico. In his international career, Guardiola played for the Spanish national team and a few friendlies for Catalonia. Although his playing career was nothing short of remarkable, Guardiola as a manager towers over it.

[caption id="attachment_2647506" align="aligncenter" width="5093"]<img class="wp-image-2647506 size-full" src="https://image-cdn.essentiallysports.com/wp-content/uploads/2024-02-13T215934Z_1440101374_UP1EK2D1P38FV_RTRMADP_3_SOCCER-CHAMPIONS-COP-MCI-REPORT.jpg" alt="Pep Guardiola Manchester City" width="5093" height="3606" /> Soccer Football - Champions League - Round of 16 - First Leg - FC Copenhagen v Manchester City - Parken, Copenhagen, Denmark - February 13, 2024 Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola celebrates after the match Action Images via Reuters/Matthew Childs[/caption]

When he took on a managerial role, his first assignment was the Barcelona B team in 2007. A year later, he was promoted to manager of the senior team. In Barcelona's most glorious days, to lead them to records and titles including sextuple, Guardiola was at the helm. More importantly, under Guardiola, Barcelona became highly disciplined with more focus on ball possession. He also employed a disciplined and aggressive pressing style which clearly worked out well.

He often played a high defensive line with the fullbacks pushing high up their respective sides. During the 2011-12 season, Guardiola employed the 3-4-3 line-up, especially when facing two attackers. Following the same season, he took a year-long sabbatical.

In 2013, Guardiola returned to manage Bundesliga giants Bayern Munich. He remained with the team until the 2015-16 season. With the Bavarians, he won 3 Bundesliga, DFB-Pokals, UEFA Super Cup and FIFA Club World Cup.

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After leaving Bayern in 2016, he signed with Manchester City in the Premier League and their sagacious tale still goes on, having won many trophies including 5 EPL titles, and a UCL so far.
<h3>Pep Guardiola's Net Worth in 2024</h3>
Pep Guardiola's current net worth is slated to be approximately <strong>$25 Million</strong>. The 53-year-old's fortunes come mainly from his salaries and bonuses from Manchester City as well as the brand endorsements and other sponsorship deals.
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<td><strong>Age</strong></td>
<td>53</td>
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<td>Married</td>
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<tr>
<td><strong>Spouse</strong></td>
<td>Cristina Serra</td>
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<td><strong>Residence</strong></td>
<td>Manchester</td>
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<td><strong>Nationality</strong></td>
<td>Spain</td>
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<td>Barcelona, Bayern Munich, Manchester City</td>
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Josep &#8216;Pep&#8217; Guardiola is a Spanish football manager and former professional player, who is the current coach of the English club Manchester City FC. Career and Achievements After kicking it off with FC Barcelona&#8217;s academy at the age of 13, Guardiola made his senior debut in 1990. As a defensive midfielder, he had notable stints at Barcelona, Brescia, and AS Roma in Italy, Al Ahli SC in Qatar, and Dorados in Mexico. In his international career, Guardiola played for the Spanish national team and a few friendlies for Catalonia. Although his playing career was nothing short of remarkable, Guardiola as a manager towers over it. Soccer Football &#8211; Champions League &#8211; Round of 16 &#8211; First Leg &#8211; FC Copenhagen v Manchester City &#8211; Parken, Copenhagen, Denmark &#8211; February 13, 2024 Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola celebrates after the match Action Images via Reuters/Matthew Childs When he took on a managerial role, his first assignment was the Barcelona B team in 2007. A year later, he was promoted to manager of the senior team. In Barcelona&#8217;s most glorious days, to lead them to records and titles including sextuple, Guardiola was at the helm. More importantly, under Guardiola, Barcelona became highly disciplined with more focus on ball possession. He also employed a disciplined and aggressive pressing style which clearly worked out well. He often played a high defensive line with the fullbacks pushing high up their respective sides. During the 2011-12 season, Guardiola employed the 3-4-3 line-up, especially when facing two attackers. Following the same season, he took a year-long sabbatical. In 2013, Guardiola returned to manage Bundesliga giants Bayern Munich. He remained with the team until the 2015-16 season. With the Bavarians, he won 3 Bundesliga, DFB-Pokals, UEFA Super Cup and FIFA Club World Cup. After leaving Bayern in 2016, he signed with Manchester City in the Premier League and their sagacious tale still goes on, having won many trophies including 5 EPL titles, and a UCL so far. Pep Guardiola&#8217;s Net Worth in 2024 Pep Guardiola&#8217;s current net worth is slated to be approximately $25 Million. The 53-year-old&#8217;s fortunes come mainly from his salaries and bonuses from Manchester City as well as the brand endorsements and other sponsorship deals.    Age 53  Marital Status Married  Spouse Cristina Serra  Residence Manchester  Nationality Spain  Clubs Managed Barcelona, Bayern Munich, Manchester City

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