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Sources: UEL final key to Delap to Utd or Chelsea

Liam Delap’s future will become clear after the Europa League final, sources have told ESPN, with Chelsea’s hopes of signing the Ipswich forward set to be dictated by the outcome of Manchester United’s clash with Tottenham Hotspur in Bilbao on Wednesday. Delap, 22, is expected to leave Ipswich after just one season at Portman Road due to the team’s relegation from the Premier League enabling him to leave if a…

Chelsea committed to Kerr despite FA Cup absence

Australia captain Sam Kerr has been assured of her continued future at Chelsea even as she continues her lengthy rehabilitation from a serious knee injury by working with Football Australia’s medical staff. Kerr hasn’t played for club or country for 16 months, since tearing her anterior cruciate ligament at a training camp with Chelsea in January 2024. She was a shock sighting at Sunday’s A-League Women grand final at AAMI…

Transfer rumors, news: Brazil clubs eye Ronaldo for Club World Cup

Manchester United are closing in on the signing of Wolverhampton Wanderers forward Matheus Cunha, while Real Madrid are closing on the signing of Benfica left-back Álvaro Carreras. Join us for the latest transfer news, rumors and gossip from around the globe. Transfers homepage | Done deals | Men’s January grades | Women’s January grades – Arteta challenges Arsenal board to back him with signings – Chelsea committed to Kerr despite…

Nwodim revels in cousin Eze’s FA Cup win on SNL season finale

Prior to Saturday’s FA Cup final, Crystal Palace had gone the entirety of their 120-year existence without winning a major trophy. Ending that century-plus drought, and doing so by beating one of football’s modern dynasties in Manchester City, was cause for a long-overdue celebration in south London. That party extended across the Atlantic. During the goodbyes of the season finale of “Saturday Night Live,” Ego Nwodim was front and center,…

European soccer review: Premier League’s UCL race sets up final-day fireworks

In Germany, it’s all over. A dramatic final day culminating with Borussia Dortmund sealing a UEFA Champions League place after a disastrous campaign that saw them lying 11th in the table just two months ago. In England and Spain, though, there’s still another week to go. And the penultimate round of games have set up can’t-miss season finales as the Premier League and LaLiga races for the final spots in…

Ancelotti happy with Madrid transfer backing

Carlo Ancelotti said on Saturday that he couldn’t have asked for more from Real Madrid on signings, with the club now in the middle of a major defensive rebuild after failing to land a major trophy this season. Madrid’s rivals Barcelona were confirmed as LaLiga champions on Thursday after Ancelotti’s team had already missed out on winning the Champions League and the Copa del Rey, in a campaign defined by…

Crystal Palace bests Man City to claim FA Cup

Crystal Palace won their first ever major trophy with a surprise 1-0 win over Manchester City in the FA Cup final on Saturday, thanks to Eberechi Eze’s first-half goal and Dean Henderson’s penalty save.

Villa ease past Spurs for huge boost to UCL hopes

High-flying Aston Villa dispatched Tottenham Hotspur 2-0 in the Premier League on Friday to improve their chances of more Champions League football and leave their visitors firmly focused on next week’s Europa League final.

Casemiro: Brazil needed ‘big name’ like Ancelotti

Manchester United midfielder Casemiro has praised the hiring of Real Madrid’s Carlo Ancelotti for the Brazilian national team, saying that his country “needed” a prominent manager like the five-team Champions League winner. Casemiro won two Champions League titles and a LaLiga crown during his three seasons playing under Ancelotti in Madrid. “After Tite left, I think it had to be him,” the 33-year-old told ESPN Brasil. “Brazil needed professionals like…

CBF prez ousted days after Ancelotti appointment

A Rio de Janeiro court ordered the board of Brazil’s Football Confederation (CBF) to be removed from their positions, including president Ednaldo Rodrigues on Thursday. Fernando Sarney, one of the CBF’s vice-presidents who requested Rodrigues’ removal, was appointed interim president and was tasked with holding elections “as soon as possible”. Rodrigues, who was successfully re-elected in March, is facing his second removal just three days after the announcement of Italian…