Category: Football

Chelsea have been cleared by the Premier League for the sale of two hotels to a sister company to keep them compliant with profit and sustainability rules. The Blues published their accounts in April, revealing the sale of the Millennium and Copthorne hotels next to Stamford Bridge for £76.5m in an effort to help them...

France Football has announced its 2024 list of nominees for the Kopa Trophy. The prize, which is awarded as part of the annual Ballon d’Or ceremony, was established in 2018 when Kylian Mbappe prevailed. Jude Bellingham won the Kopa Trophy in 2023 and is now one of the front runners for the big prize.  Lamine...

English football clubs are being warned they will face “enormous opposition” if they try to introduce dynamic pricing for match tickets – after two top sides in Spain confirmed they were adopting the controversial practice. Valencia and Celta Vigo are believed to be the only European clubs to have embraced the system for this season’s...

BBC A large mural of Nicholas Winton can be seen from the Prague street named after the Brit who saved hundreds of children from the Nazis A new street in Prague has been named after Sir Nicholas Winton, the British man who helped save hundreds of mostly Jewish children from the Nazis. Four of them...

Pav Singh has replaced former Jamaica international Clayton Donaldson as manager of National League North side Farsley Celtic, becoming the highest-ranked British South Asian in such a role in English men’s football. Singh, who played for Farsley Celtic earlier in his career before focusing on coaching, is well known on the Yorkshire football scene having...

Liverpool vs Manchester United is a fixture that inspires memories of some of the Premier League’s most famous battles, with a rivalry that stretches back decades for both clubs. The two teams have built up the most iconic rivalry in English football, with historic divides between the two cities forming a key part of the...

Chelsea aim to build on their impressive win over Wolverhampton Wanderers last weekend as they gear up to host Crystal Palace in the Premier League this Sunday. The Blues thrashed Wolves 6-2 at Molineux, bouncing back strongly from their season-opening defeat to Manchester City. Noni Madueke stole the show with a hat-trick, while Cole Palmer...

Leeds United is set for a Yorkshire derby against Hull City as the two teams clash in the EFL Championship at Elland Road on Saturday. With five points from their first three matches, Leeds is currently placed sixth on the leaderboard. Meanwhile, Hull City had a difficult start to the 2024/25 campaign and has mustered...

An England fan accused of seriously assaulting a fellow Three Lions supporter at the Euro 2024 tournament in Germany has been handed a three-year football banning order. Josh Waugh, 34, of Conway Road, Redcar, Cleveland, was at the England v Serbia match on June 16 in Gelsenkirchen when he reportedly started a fight at about...

The top stories and transfer rumours from Sunday’s newspapers… DAILY MAIL Jadon Sancho could return to Manchester United due to a bizarre clause included in loan switch to Chelsea. The west London club’s obligation to buy will not apply should Enzo Maresca’s side fail to finish in the top 14 of the Premier League, according...

The 2024 EFL Carabao Cup, which features teams from the top four tiers of English football continues on Tuesday. It is one of the few tournaments that breaks down barriers between aspiring and big-money clubs in the country. Any club from the top four divisions in English football, and a total of 92 teams participate...

Cristiano Ronaldo has shocked fans by confirming he is considering international retirement from Portugal. Ronaldo continues to score goals at an impressive rate for Al Nassr but his future with the national team has come into sharp focus since Euro 2024. Roberto Martinez’s side bowed out of the competition at the quarterfinal stage with Ronaldo...