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Estevao Willian was in tears on the Philadelphia pitch. But then everything changed. The teenager had the cruel combination of being player of the match for a losing side in the Club World Cup quarter-final, as his Palmeiras side lost to Chelsea via a late own goal. But his tears turned into smiles, as those […]

Aston Villa and Chelsea have been fined by UEFA for breaches of its financial rules. Chelsea have to pay a total of £27m in fines and could pay up to £52m more if they breach their four-year agreement with the CFCB. Aston Villa must pay £9.5m in fines and failure to comply with their three-year

At the top of a hill overlooking the pretty city of Zurich sits an exceptionally fancy five-star hotel that resembles a Disney castle. It entertains some of Switzerlands highest rollers but for the next few weeks it is home to the current champions of Europe, The Lionesses. England have taken over a wing of the

Former Arsenal footballer Thomas Partey has been charged with five counts of rape and one count of sexual assault, Londons Metropolitan Police have said. Partey denies the charges. The charges relate to three women and the offences are reported to have taken place between 2021 and 2022. He is due to appear at Londons Westminster

Chelsea benefitted from a fortuitous late own goal to snatch a 2-1 victory over Palmeiras and reach the Club World Cup semi-finals. Extra-time was looming in Philadelphia when Malo Gustos cross took deflections off Agustin Giay and goalkeeper Weverton and ended up in the back of the Brazilians net in the 83rd minute. The London

There are a couple of factors that the Wales players – and, of course, their coaches – have to contend with ahead of kick-off against the Netherlands. Firstly, theyve got to deal with the Dutch, a team that is established in the upper echelons of International football. Then they must deal with the emotion, the

Filippa Angeldahl fired Sweden to a winning start at the Women’s European Championships against Denmark. Sweden had beaten Denmark 6-1 and 2-0 only last month in the Nations League, but were met with a tougher test in their Group C opener. Angeldahl had twice gone close before breaking the deadlock shortly after half-time, finding the

Celtic have signed defender Hayato Inamura from Albirex Niigata on a four-year deal. The 23-year-old, who play as a left-sided centre-back but can also provide cover at full-back, had two years remaining on his contract with the J-League side. He joined the relegation-threatened club from Toyo University in 2021 and secured a J-League Cup runners-up