London (AFP) – European champions Chelsea announced Thursday an annual loss of £145.6 million ($196.7 million, 173.5 million euros) for the year to June 30 2021 despite their Champions League triumph. The London club were crowned kings of Europe in May following a 1-0 win over English rivals Manchester City in the Champions League final […]

London (AFP) – Thomas Tuchel has dismissed talk of Chelsea competing for the Premier League title as "stupid", given how badly his squad have been hit by Covid-19 and injuries. Chelsea were left eight points behind leaders Manchester City after Danny Welbeck's injury-time header saw Brighton grab a 1-1 draw at Stamford Bridge on Wednesday […]

London (AFP) – Manchester City extended their lead at the top of the Premier League to an ominous eight points on Wednesday, beating Brentford 1-0 as Chelsea conceded a last-gasp equaliser at home to Brighton. Phil Foden's first-half goal was enough to give Pep Guardiola's champions a 10th consecutive league win as they took full […]

London (AFP) – Brighton's Danny Welbeck scored a dramatic stoppage-time goal to deny Chelsea a vital Premier League win on Wednesday just as they were poised to move to within three points of Manchester City. Romelu Lukaku outmuscled Neil Maupay to head home a corner midway through the first half but former Manchester United and […]

London (AFP) – Liverpool captain Virgil van Dijk says he and his team-mates need to "look in the mirror and improve" after the 1-0 loss to Leicester dealt a blow to their Premier League title prospects. Leaders Manchester City can extend their advantage to nine points later on Wednesday if they beat Brentford. Chelsea could […]

London (AFP) – Ademola Lookman dented Liverpool's Premier League title challenge as the Leicester forward punished Mohamed Salah's penalty miss to seal a shock 1-0 win on Tuesday. Liverpool trail leaders Manchester City by six points with the champions set to play at lowly Brentford on Wednesday. Jurgen Klopp's side saw their 10-match unbeaten run […]

London (AFP) – Chelsea defender Ben Chilwell will undergo knee surgery that could rule him out for the rest of the season. Chilwell suffered anterior cruciate ligament damage in Chelsea's Champions League win against Juventus on November 23. The Blues had hoped Chilwell could return to action without surgery, but the England left-back has been […]

This year brought many things to celebrate for the US Men’s National Team. The same cannot be said for the US Women’s National Team. On one hand, the men's side pulled in its highest audience in recent years while lifting the CONCACAF Nations League and Gold Cup. Contrarily, the USWNT failed to even reach the […]

Birmingham (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Romelu Lukaku said Chelsea are "the hunters" of Manchester City in the title race after coming off the bench to score his first Premier League goal since September to help beat Aston Villa 3-1. Reece James' own goal put Villa ahead, but Jorginho quickly levelled from the penalty spot in […]

Birmingham (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Romelu Lukaku came on to score his first Premier League goal since September to keep Chelsea in the title race as the European champions came from behind to beat Aston Villa 3-1. Reece James' own goal put Villa ahead, but Jorginho quickly levelled from the penalty spot in a clash […]

London (AFP) – Manchester City opened up a six-point lead at the top of the Premier League with a first half demolition of Leicester in a thrilling 6-3 win as Chelsea got back on track with a 3-1 victory at Aston Villa on Sunday. Three of the scheduled nine Boxing Day matches were postponed due […]

London (AFP) – Leicester City manager Brendan Rodgers believes his side will recover quickly from their agonising penalty shoot-out exit from the League Cup when they face Premier League leaders Manchester City on Sunday. The Foxes twice conceded a two-goal lead in their midweek League Cup quarter-final against Liverpool — including an equaliser deep into […]

Rabat (AFP) – Chelsea star Hakim Ziyech has been left out of Morocco's preliminary Africa Cup of Nations squad with coach Vahid Halilhodzic saying he was a disruptive influence. Halilhodzic named a 25 man squad with the definitive list being revealed on December 30. However, it appears highly unlikely Ziyech will gain a last minute […]

London (AFP) – Brentford manager Thomas Frank is confident a League Cup defeat by Chelsea will benefit his side in the long run. The Bees' bid to reach the last four foundered when they conceded two goals in the last 10 minutes of a 2-0 loss to their west London rivals on Wednesday. But after […]

London (AFP) – Liverpool's clash with Leeds and Watford's trip to Wolves, scheduled for December 26, became the latest Premier League games to be postponed due to coronavirus outbreaks on Thursday. A total of 12 matches have now been called off in the past two weeks as Britain battles record numbers of positive Covid cases […]