News about Malo Gusto

KIERAN GILL: The 24-year-old built his way up to full training by taking part in individual fitness-building sessions at Cobham, his return slightly delayed by a minor setback suffered last month. Speaking ahead of the trip to Liverpool, Maresca said: 'He worked all through the international break. It is good news, especially for him because being injured is not a good feeling. It is complicated when you get injury, injury, injury again. It is not easy. You are always looking for a solution. Probably the solution with Reece is the same we are using with Romeo (Lavia) and Wesley (Fofana) in terms of using them just once a week, one game.

Liverpool have a shot at taking a four-point advantage over their Premier League title rivals this weekend as they get us going in the 12:30pm Saturday kick-off against Crystal Palace. Gameweek 7 also offers peril if you're connected with Manchester United , particularly if your name is Erik ten Hag . The Red Devils face a trip to Aston Villa and a negative result could spell time on the Dutchman's Old Trafford reign. Erling Haaland didn't score last weekend against Newcastle, believe it or not, but still costs you the prettiest penny out of all with a price of £15.3million.

Chelsea boss Enzo Maresca is still none the wiser as to when Reece James will make his long-awaited return from injury. Reports this week claimed that his return had suffered a setback and that his hamstring has 'failed to heal as well as expected'.  James has been plagued with injuries over the past two campaigns, making just 16 Premier League appearances in the 2022-23 season, and playing just 413 minutes last term. 

Enzo Fernandez has been disqualified from driving and handed a £3,020 fine after the Chelsea vice-captain twice failed to identify the driver of a car. The Argentinian's sentence was revealed in his absence at Llanelli Magistrates' Court, Carmarthenshire, this afternoon. Fernandez first failed to identify who was driving a speeding Porsche Cayenne on Carmarthen Road, Swansea , on December 27, 2023. The 23-year-old then committed a further offence after failing to identify the driver of a vehicle running a red light on Church Street, Llanelli, on 24 January.

Chelsea defender Wesley Fofana has dismissed suggestions that he faked a phone call to avoid the club's fans. In a video posted online, Fofana was seen answering his phone and getting on the team coach after Chelsea's 6-2 win away to Wolves despite fans waiting for the Blues players to emerge. Malo Gusto was seen interacting with supporters, but Fofana was criticised by some supporters online for his actions.

Chelsea could face a tricky Conference League play-off tie against SC Braga, if the Portuguese side come unstuck against the European minnows Servette. Enzo Maresca 's side will play in Europe's third-tier competition this season after finishing sixth in the Premier League, while Manchester United - who came eighth - won the FA Cup. The Blues have not enjoyed the most serene pre-season under their new boss and a clash against Braga, who finished fourth behind Portugal's big three last term, could prove uncomfortable.

KIERAN GILL IN COLUMBUS: Chelsea are set to discover who they will face in the Conference League play-offs with Malo Gusto saying they have to embrace Europe in any form and lift a trophy this season. The draw for the two-legged play-off will be made on Monday, and Gusto is not scoffing at the club being in UEFA's third-rate competition, insisting it is an opportunity in disguise. 'It is better than nothing but we have to take it step by step,' he said. 'We are young. The Conference League can be nice for us to know how the European cup is. We have a good group with a lot of players and more matches this season. It is going to be nice to build something and put Chelsea where we have to be.

Enzo Fernandez has been pictured for the first time back with his Chelsea team-mates after apologising for sparking a racism storm. Fernandez filmed himself singing a controversial song aimed at France's black players after Argentina's Copa America triumph earlier this month, leading to several members of Chelsea's squad unfollowing him on Instagram. He subsequently apologised on social media and has since addressed his team-mates personally while also pledging to make a charity donation, after joining up with the squad on their pre-season tour of the US.

KIERAN GILL IN ATLANTA: Enzo Fernandez is now back with the Chelsea squad in the United States, two weeks after the £106.8million midfielder sparked a racism storm with the video uploaded to his Instagram during Argentina's Copa America celebrations. Fernandez arrived in Atlanta on Monday and immediately apologised to his team-mates in person. He had been in constant contact with players since publicly and privately saying sorry for filming himself and fellow members of the Argentinian national team singing an offensive song about their French counterparts. Fernandez voluntarily offered to make a contribution to an anti-discrimination charity in recognition of his misjudgement, which impressed his Blues bosses. The club have also privately pledged to match that donation via their charitable arm, the Chelsea Foundation.

KIERAN GILL IN NOTRE DAME: Chelsea were crushed by Brendan Rodgers ' Celtic in their friendly in Notre Dame, leaving Enzo Maresca still searching for his first win as Blues boss. The Scottish champions won 4-1 as the scale of the challenge facing Maresca was underlined. Even if this was only pre-season, it is embarrassing for Chelsea to ship four goals in any setting. Here, Mail Sport runs you through who impressed - and who didn't - from the United States.

The viral clip sees the Argentina team singing about how French players are 'from Angola'. Now a former Chelsea centre-back, who made 225 appearances for the side, has said he felt the video 'very personally'. The former Chelsea man also slammed Rodrigo de Paul for defending teammate Fernandez and suggesting that French international Wesley Fofana contact the Argentina midfielder instead of his expressing his anger online.

Argentina and Morocco's players returned to the pitch to finish their opening match of the men's Olympic football tournament over an hour after the match was delayed, as the North Africans eventually earned a 2-1 win in remarkable circumstances. Both sets of teams were forced to leave the field after Moroccan fans invaded the pitch after Argentina had scored a equalising goal in the 106th minute of the match. Argentina had fought back from 2-0 down to appear to have snatched a point in the match.

Ugly scenes marred Argentina's match against Morocco in their opening fixture of the men's Olympic football tournament with riot police required to protect players after fans stormed onto the pitch. The match had been highly anticipated amid Argentina players signing a racist chant following their victory at the Copa America earlier this month, targeted at French players. Argentina's national anthem was booed pre-match, with the South Americans then going 2-0 down against a well-backed Moroccan team in Saint-Etienne.

KIERAN GILL IN SANTA CLARA: Enzo Fernandez is due to fly in to join the Chelsea squad this Monday with Enzo Maresca using his first press conference to play down talk of the club being in the midst of a racism crisis. Fernandez remains the subject of disciplinary proceedings after uploading a video to his Instagram showing himself and other Argentina players singing a song described as 'racist and discriminatory' by the French football federation.  Chelsea have six black Frenchmen on their tour of the United States in Wesley Fofana, Malo Gusto, Christopher Nkunku, Lesley Ugochukwu, Axel Disasi and Benoit Badiashile, and the furore has only escalated as:

Argentina's national anthem was booed ahead of the men's football team's first game at the Paris Olympics on Wednesday afternoon amid a racism storm involving Chelsea midfielder Enzo Fernandez. The South American nation kickstarted their campaign against Morocco, and the players lined up for the customary anthems before kick-off. As the Argentina anthem played around the venue in Saint Etienne, it was met with widespread boos from the crowd. 

The Argentina midfielder has received heavy backlash for celebrations on a bus after his side beat Colombia 1-0 in the final of the competition to win their third major international trophy in a row on Sunday night. Fernandez released a statement on social media on Tuesday stating he 'stands against discrimination in all forms' and that he apologises for ' getting caught up in the euphoria of our Copa America celebrations ' after a video of members of the Argentina team on a bus went viral.

Fernandez released a statement on social media on Tuesday stating he 'stands against discrimination in all forms' and that he apologises for 'getting caught up in the euphoria of our Copa America celebrations' after a video of members of the Argentina team on a bus went viral. The statement came after a video appeared to show the Argentina players singing about how French players are 'from Angola' or have a 'Nigerian' mother and a 'Cameroonian' father.

Enzo Fernandez could face a ban of up to 12 matches for taking part in a racist and transphobic chant while on duty for Argentina, according to a top sports lawyer. The Chelsea midfielder came under fire for sharing an Instagram Live which showed him and other Albiceleste team-mates singing that France's players are 'all from Angola' and mocking their multi-ethnic heritage in the wake of the team's Copa America victory.

Multiple stars who unfollowed Fernandez including Christopher Nkunku, Malo Gusto, Benoit Badiashile , and Armando Broja were snapped at the club's Cobham training centre on Wednesday. Tensions are high after Fernandez filmed a video of the Argentina squad singing a 'racist' chant about the French football team after their Copa America final win. Blues stars Wesley Fofana and David Datro Fofana condemned the video, while Nicolas Jackson has showed solidarity for Fernandez by posting a video of him with a black mascot.

KIERAN GILL: History tells us Chelsea are no strangers to internal strife but even for a club so accustomed to chaos and controversy, the extraordinary scenes of the last 36 hours will take some beating. Enzo Fernandez, their £106.8million midfielder, lit the spark that soon turned into a raging wildfire.  Footage showed the 23-year-old, alongside fellow members of the Argentinian national team, celebrating their Copa America triumph over Colombia in the early hours of Monday by enthusiastically singing a song which the French football federation have described as 'racist and discriminatory' while promising to file a legal complaint to FIFA, football's world governing body.

Darren Bent believes Enzo Fernandez has irreparably damaged his relationship with his Chelsea team-mates. The Blues midfielder filmed himself and many of his Argentina team-mates singing a 'racist' chant during celebrations of their Copa America win. He appeared to sing a controversial song seemingly claiming French players are 'from Angola' or have a 'Nigerian' mother and a 'Cameroonian' father. He was accused of 'uninhibited racism' by his French international team-mate Wesley Fofana, while Malo Gusto and Axel Disasi also unfollowed him on social media.

Enzo Fernandez has reportedly apologised to his Chelsea team-mates after he filmed himself and many of his Argentina team-mates singing a 'racist' chant during celebrations of their Copa America win. Mail Sport reported that several in the Blues' dressing room were outraged by their colleague singing along to the controversial song seemingly about how French players are 'from Angola' or have a 'Nigerian' mother and a 'Cameroonian' father. Swiftly after the video was posted, Fernandez was accused of 'uninhibited racism' by his French international team-mate Wesley Fofana , with a number of other Blues players then unfollowing Fernandez on social media.

Chelsea have published a statement in response to the controversial video posted by their midfielder Enzo Fernandez, denouncing 'all forms' of discriminatory behaviour and confirming they have begun an internal investigation.  The Chelsea player has been accused of 'uninhibited racism' by his French international team-mate Wesley Fofana, who reposted the video.  The Argentina international and a number of his team-mates appeared to sing a controversial song seemingly claiming French players are 'from Angola' or have a 'Nigerian' mother and a 'Cameroonian' father. 

CONTENT WARNING - RACISM: Fernandez released a statement on social media on Tuesday stating he 'stands against discrimination in all forms' and that he apologises for 'getting caught up in the euphoria of our Copa America celebrations' after a video of members of the Argentina team on a bus went viral. The statement came after a video appeared to show the Argentina players singing about how French players are 'from Angola' or have a 'Nigerian' mother and a 'Cameroonian' father.