Chelsea manager Enzo Maresca has confirmed Liam Delap is set to be sidelined for up to 12 weeks with a hamstring injury. The £30 million ($41m) summer signing from Ipswich Town sustained the problem during the Chelsea’s 2-0 win over Fulham prior to the international break, triggering a late scramble in the transfer market which ended with the return of Marc Guiu whose loan move to Sunderland was cancelled. Chelsea…
Cristiano Ronaldo was distinguished with the “Best of All Time” award by the Portuguese Football League on Wednesday. The Portugal captain, who is the highest scorer in men’s international football with 141 goals in 223 appearances for Portugal, has added another individual accolade to his impressive career. “An idol to millions, he defined an era and will leave an indelible mark on world football,” Liga Portugal wrote. “CR7 was honoured…
Chelsea have been charged with 74 breaches of Football Association (FA) rules relating to agents, intermediaries and third-party investment in players. A consortium led by Todd Boehly and private equity firm Clearlake Capital completed their takeover of the club in May 2022 and subsequently flagged what they identified as accounting discrepancies inherited from Roman Abramovich’s ownership of the team. The charges relate to the period 2009 to 2022 but primarily…
Brazil’s Football Federation president Samir Xaud spoke of the adversities his national team encountered in their 1-0 defeat against Bolivia in Tuesday’s World Cup qualifier, stating “we played against the referees, the police and the ball boys.” The five-time World Cup winners, who had already secured a spot in next year’s tournament, lost their first game under coach Carlo Ancelotti at El Alto. Miguel Terceros converted a penalty in the…
Manchester City forward Omar Marmoush suffered a knee ligament injury during Egypt’s World Cup qualifier against Burkina Faso. With City set to host Manchester United in the Premier League on Sunday, the 26-year-old was forced off in the ninth minute of his country’s goalless draw in Ouagadougou. Marmoush sustained the injury in a robust fourth-minute challenge and initially played on after receiving treatment on the field before being replaced. A…
Real Madrid are linked with midfielder Angelo Stiller of VfB Stuttgart, while Bradley Barcola is wanted by Liverpool and Bayern Munich, and Paris Saint-Germain plan to offer the winger a new deal to end the speculation. Join us for the latest transfer news, rumors and gossip from around the globe. Transfers homepage | Done deals | Men’s grades | Women’s grades – Konaté on Madrid talk: Mbappé calls every 2…
Kobbie Mainoo isn’t one for big outbursts of emotion, so much so that when he waved his arms to pump up the crowd while being substituted during Euro 2024, he got a bit of light teasing from his England teammates in the dressing room afterwards. The general gist of the jokes was: “What’s got into you?” For many of the coaches who have worked with Mainoo over the course of…
Fenerbahce president Alic Koç has described the club’s sacking of José Mourinho “painful” but necessary in order for his team to play “better football.” Mourinho, 62, was dismissed by Fenerbahce on Aug. 29 in the aftermath of the team’s 1-0 aggregate loss to Benfica in the Champions League qualification playoffs. “Why did we fire Mourinho? I’ll say it for the first time, it was a painful dismissal,” Koc told Turkish…
It says everything about Manchester United’s success rate with goalkeepers that André Onana might not claim the distinction of being the club’s worst No. 1 during the Premier League era. But it is undeniable that the team’s dismal record over the past two years has coincided with the 29-year-old’s period in goal. There are many key ingredients for a successful team. Two of the most important are the ability to…
The Football Association of Serbia has appealed to fans “to send out an image to the world that will make us all proud” in Tuesday’s World Cup qualifier against England. The crunch Group K qualifier will be held in Belgrade at the Rajko Mitic Stadium, where the capacity will be reduced by 15 per cent — approximately 8,100 seats — due to fan behaviour against Andorra in June. The Football…