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Full fixtures: UEFA Champions League play-off draw
The road to the 2026/27 UEFA Champions League group stage is nearing its conclusion after UEFA confirmed the playoff draw for the final qualifying round. Fourteen clubs will compete in
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Ballon d’Or unveils nominees who changed clubs ahead of award ceremony [Full list]
The 2026 summer transfer window saw several current and former Ballon d’Or nominees embark on new chapters in their careers, with some leaving European football for Major League Soccer (MLS)
Man Utd Women coach Skinner leaves role after five years
Marc Skinner has left his role as Manchester United head coach by mutual agreement, a month before the start of the Women’s Super League season. Skinner was appointed in 2021
Welsh FA withdraws support for Infantino’s FIFA re-election bid
Wales on Monday became the first nation to publicly withdraw support for FIFA president Gianni Infantino’s re-election bid over his failed plan to sell off stakes in the World Cup.
Irish boxer Lee Reeves rushed to hospital after brutal knockout
Irish boxer Lee Reeves was taken to hospital after suffering a knockout defeat to compatriot Gary Cully during their lightweight contest in Dublin on Saturday night. The 31-year-old was knocked
Chelsea sign Argentina’s World Cup star Valentin Barco from Strasbourg
Valentin Barco became Chelsea’s seventh signing of the transfer window on Sunday after joining from sister club Strasbourg on a seven-year deal. Barco is the second player to join the
‘I started coughing blood’ — Doku opens up on World Cup illness before son’s birth
Belgium winger Jeremy Doku has disclosed that he coughed blood and suffered severe chest pain during the 2026 FIFA World Cup, forcing him to seek emergency medical treatment before eventually
WAFCON 2026: 2 Super Falcons players ruled out of Egypt clash
Nigeria’s Super Falcons will be without defenders Oluwatosin Demehin and midfielder Jennifer Echegini for their final Group C match at the 2026 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON) after both
‘Good news’, Real Madrid hails FIFA’s reversal on World Cup investment plan
Spanish giants Real Madrid on Sunday welcomed FIFA’s decision to scrap their controversial plan to allow private investment in the World Cup. FIFA chief Gianni Infantino was forced into a
Frankfurt sign Super Eagles midfielder Raphael Onyedika
German Bundesliga side Eintracht Frankfurt have completed the signing of Nigeria international Raphael Onyedika from Belgian champions Club Brugge, with the midfielder putting pen to paper on a contract that
