{"id":5245,"date":"2026-05-07T07:49:15","date_gmt":"2026-05-07T07:49:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/?p=5245"},"modified":"2026-05-07T07:49:15","modified_gmt":"2026-05-07T07:49:15","slug":"filipe-luis-working-fast-to-get-license-to-work-in-england","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/?p=5245","title":{"rendered":"Filipe Luis working fast to get license to work in England"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"article-body\">\n<!-- Article Start --><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Chelsea linked manager target Filipe Luis is apparently working quickly to obtain his license to be able to coach in England.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>Luis is a name that has been loosely linked with the vacant manager role by a few outlets, even though he does not seem to be a leading candidate right now. It is clear that Chelsea do like him and have been keeping a close eye on his progress. But the Chelsea job might just come a little bit too early for him right now as they seem to want a more experienced option in the hot seat.<\/p>\n<h3>EXCLUSIVE! Manager candidates being put off by state of affairs, many players up for sale, First choice summer targets not keen on joining, Plan C targets being approached!<\/h3>\n<p><em>If you enjoy Chelsea News coverage and want to see more of it, add us as a<span> <\/span>preferred source on Google<span> <\/span>to make us a favourite and see more of our<span> <\/span>content.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Even still, Luis is getting prepared just in case. Maybe he is getting ready in the hope that he might get that call from the club he used to play for this summer.<\/p>\n<h2>Luis getting pro license<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><picture><source type=\"image\/webp\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/icdn.chelsea.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Working-copy-of-CNFeaturedHero-Image-Templates-19-1-414x233.jpg.webp 414w,https:\/\/icdn.chelsea.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Working-copy-of-CNFeaturedHero-Image-Templates-19-1-630x354.jpg.webp 630w,https:\/\/icdn.chelsea.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Working-copy-of-CNFeaturedHero-Image-Templates-19-1-768x432.jpg.webp 768w,https:\/\/icdn.chelsea.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Working-copy-of-CNFeaturedHero-Image-Templates-19-1-770x433.jpg.webp 770w,https:\/\/icdn.chelsea.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Working-copy-of-CNFeaturedHero-Image-Templates-19-1-900x506.jpg.webp 900w,https:\/\/icdn.chelsea.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Working-copy-of-CNFeaturedHero-Image-Templates-19-1.jpg.webp 1200w\" data-sizes=\"(min-width:1230px) 770px, (min-width:1020px) 62vw, (min-width:920px) 880px, (min-width:680px) 100vw, (min-width:394px) 394px, 100vw\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/icdn.chelsea.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Working-copy-of-CNFeaturedHero-Image-Templates-19-1.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-136841 has-webp\" alt=\"Filipe Luis on the touchline.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/icdn.chelsea.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Working-copy-of-CNFeaturedHero-Image-Templates-19-1-414x233.jpg 414w,https:\/\/icdn.chelsea.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Working-copy-of-CNFeaturedHero-Image-Templates-19-1-630x354.jpg 630w,https:\/\/icdn.chelsea.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Working-copy-of-CNFeaturedHero-Image-Templates-19-1-768x432.jpg 768w,https:\/\/icdn.chelsea.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Working-copy-of-CNFeaturedHero-Image-Templates-19-1-770x433.jpg 770w,https:\/\/icdn.chelsea.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Working-copy-of-CNFeaturedHero-Image-Templates-19-1-900x506.jpg 900w,https:\/\/icdn.chelsea.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Working-copy-of-CNFeaturedHero-Image-Templates-19-1.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(min-width:1230px) 770px, (min-width:1020px) 62vw, (min-width:920px) 880px, (min-width:680px) 100vw, (min-width:394px) 394px, 100vw\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1200\/675;max-width:1200px\"\/><\/source><\/picture><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Filipe Luis on the touchline. (Photo by Wagner Meier\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>In information relayed by Sport Witness this week citing Critica as the source, Filipe Lu\u00eds is working urgently to obtain his UEFA Pro Licence as quickly as possible in order to coach in England.<\/p>\n<p>They go on to ay that Chelsea closely monitored his work at Flamengo and seriously considered appointing him. However, legal and regulatory issues linked to his coaching licence prevented the move from progressing further.<\/p>\n<h2>In other news today\u2026<\/h2>\n<p>Chelsea are in a pickle with their strikers \u2013 they have a few on the books, but only one looks any good. Ben Jacobs put out his latest information on the striker situation this week.<\/p>\n<p>Sky Sports reporter Kaveh Solhekol has become the latest journalist to predict that things could get better very quickly at Chelsea. Pretty clear he speaks to Chelsea and pumps out their PR on the regular!<\/p>\n<p><strong>DOWNLOAD THE OFFICIAL CHELSEA NEWS APP FOR ALL THE LATEST UPDATES \u2013 STRAIGHT TO YOUR PHONE! ON<span> <\/span>THE APP STORE<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>Check out the latest edition of Simon Phillips\u2019 SPTC podcast here:<\/em><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"SPTC Podcast: Chelsea Reporter Lloyd Canfield joins the show!\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/7UP6ox8d4pk?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<section class=\"more-stories std-mgn-b\">&#13;<\/p>\n<div class=\"row\">\n<header class=\"col-s-12 std-mgn-t\">More Stories about <span class=\"topic\">Filipe Luis<\/span><\/header>\n<div class=\"post-container col-s-4\">\n<p>\t\t\t&#13;<\/p>\n<div class=\"img-cntr\"><picture><source type=\"image\/webp\" 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