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Chelsea and United States women’s national team forward Catarina Macario said she feels Serena Williams’ new affiliation with her club perfectly encapsulates the upward trajectory of women’s football. In May, 23-time Grand Slam singles winner Williams’ husband, Reddit founder Alexis Ohanian, announced he had purchased a reported 8-10% stake, worth around £20 million ($26.87m), in the six-time reigning Women’s Super League (WSL) champions. The couple flew over for the FA…

The Chicago Stars will play the 2026 NWSL season at Northwestern University’s Martin Stadium, ending a decade of playing at SeatGeek Stadium in front of bleak crowds. The Stars announced the move for next season ahead of Sunday’s game against the Orlando Pride, which will be played at the 12,000-seat lakefront stadium in Evanston, Ill. A move to Martin Stadium is at least a temporary solution for a struggling franchise,…

Football fans from more than 400 club supporter groups in Europe urged FIFA and UEFA on Wednesday to block requests from the Spanish and Italian leagues to play games abroad. The Spanish football federation has approved plans for Barcelona to play Villarreal in Miami in December, and Serie A wants AC Milan to host Como in February in Perth, Australia. Ahead of UEFA’s executive committee meeting next week in Albania,…

Craig Bellamy has said he is “captivated” by Wrexham’s story and believes the influence of Hollywood owners Ryan Reynolds and Rob Mac will benefit the Wales national side. Wrexham signed Wales internationals Kieffer Moore, Danny Ward and Nathan Broadhead in the summer transfer window after going up to the Sky Bet Championship following three successive promotions. Ward and Broadhead are expected to miss their nation’s World Cup qualifier in Kazakhstan…

The message from the Liverpool fans was clear. As the dust settled on their team’s pulsating 3-2 victory over Newcastle United at St James’s Park last week, the away supporters clamored for their opponents to “hand him over.” The “him” in question, of course, was Newcastle’s wantaway striker, Alexander Isak. A week on from that dramatic win on Tyneside, the Liverpool faithful got their wish as he finally sealed a…

It’s been a wild few days in football — not in terms of rumbling transfer sagas, VAR-related controversies or eyebrow-raising results, but in terms of a surprising amount of new music being released by active players. Monterrey defender Sergio Ramos has released a solo song entitled “Cibeles,” which appears to be a reference to the Plaza de Cibeles in Madrid where Real famously celebrate all of their major trophies and…

Manchester City have agreed to deals to sign Gianluigi Donnarumma from Paris Saint-Germain and to allow Éderson to move to Fenerbahce, sources told ESPN. City are set to pay PSG £26 million ($35 million) for Donnarumma, who will sign a five-year deal at the Etihad Stadium. Ederson will join Fenerbahce for £12.1 million ($16 million). The deal is done, but won’t be announced until Tuesday. Donnarumma will fight for the…

Video Assistant Referee causes controversy every week in the Premier League, but how are decisions made, and are they correct? After each weekend, we take a look at the major incidents, to examine and explain the process both in terms of VAR protocol and the Laws of the Game. In this week’s VAR Review: Fulham were furious when Josh King’s goal was ruled out at Chelsea, while Manchester United’s late…

Chelsea could make a fresh offer for Barcelona star Fermín López, while Kobbie Mainoo is trying to find an escape route to leave Manchester United before the transfer window closes. Join us for the latest transfer news, rumors and gossip from around the globe as the window closes on Monday. Transfers homepage | Done deals | Men’s grades | Women’s grades – Sources: Chelsea cancel Jackson loan after Delap injury…

Burnley manager Scott Parker and his counterpart at Fulham, Marco Silva, both expressed their dismay with video assistant referees after their teams suffered Premier League defeats thanks to VAR interventions on Saturday. Parker’s Burnley looked set to claim a valuable point at Manchester United after his side twice fought back to level. Then, with the clock just into added-on time, United winger Amad Diallo had his jersey pulled by Jaidon…