Last month, Chelsea were fined £10m and handed a suspended two-window ban on registering new players after violating regulations governing payments to agents between 2009 and 2022. The club also faced a six-point penalty, suspended until 30 June 2027, but that sanction was overturned on appeal. Chelsea acknowledged that £47m had been paid secretly to […]
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Kevin Lamour, the chief operating officer of FIFA, has been dismissed after publicly opposing Gianni Infantino’s unsuccessful proposal to sell stakes in World Cup-related assets to private investors. The departure marks a major development within football’s troubled global governing organisation. Lamour leaves less than two years after arriving from UEFA. He strongly objected to Infantino’s […]
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Jimmy Rimmer, the former Aston Villa and Manchester United goalkeeper who lifted the European Cup, has passed away aged 78. Born in Southport, Rimmer was among the substitutes when Manchester United defeated Benfica to claim the European Cup in 1968. He was in Aston Villa’s starting line-up for their 1-0 victory against Bayern Munich in […]
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Wednesday’s meeting between Villa and PSG will be a rematch of their 2024-25 Champions League quarter-final. Villa lost the opening leg 3-1 at the Parc des Princes and later found themselves 5-1 down overall in Birmingham, but they came remarkably close to producing a major upset. After falling two goals behind on the night, they […]
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Five-time champions Chelsea will play League One club Luton at home in the second round of the Carabao Cup. New head coach Xabi Alonso will launch Chelsea’s bid to claim the trophy for the first time since 2015 later this month. Tottenham, another Premier League team, were also awarded a home fixture and will face […]
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Somali referee Omar Artan has addressed the public for the first time after being denied entry to the United States, which prevented him from officiating at the World Cup. He also expressed his pride ahead of Wednesday’s Super Cup clash between Paris Saint-Germain and Aston Villa. Uefa appointed the 34-year-old to the fixture only days […]
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Algeria, Morocco, Cameroon and Malawi have secured qualification for the 2027 Women’s World Cup in Brazil. This year’s Women’s Africa Cup of Nations in Morocco also serves as a qualifier for next summer’s competition, with every nation reaching the semi-finals earning a World Cup berth. Algeria advanced to the semi-finals and qualified for the Women’s […]
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Delano Burgzorg converted the decisive shootout penalty after Jusef Erabi’s stoppage-time equaliser helped 10-man Preston eliminate Huddersfield from the Carabao Cup. The match was staged at Goodison Park, Everton’s former home, because the playing surface at Deepdale was not yet ready. Daniel Iversen made two saves in the shootout following a dramatic conclusion to normal […]
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Wearing a black bomber jacket despite the unusual heat and accompanied by a substantial security detail, David Sullivan settled into his seat. Ignoring advice from the stadium operators, serious accusations against him and widespread public criticism, West Ham’s leading shareholder and former co-chair remained highly visible with his arms folded. West Ham secured an encouraging […]
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Fifa has abandoned its proposal to sell a stake in the World Cup following intense resistance, including warnings of future boycotts and demands for president Gianni Infantino to step down. But what attracted a group of technology investors to the World Cup, and could comparable plans emerge again in the years ahead? As artificial intelligence […]
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