Sandy Baltimore scores France's second France extended their winning run to nine games in all competitions by beating holders England 2-1 in Zurich in their opening match at EURO 2025. England took a risk in starting Lauren James after months out with injury, but it was a gamble that almost paid off instantly, as she fired just over in the opening minute. The Lionesses had scored before half-...Full Story »

Ruben Neves was one of the pallbearers at Diogo Jota's funeral on Saturday Ruben Neves was amongst the many mourners in Gondomar on Saturday morning for the funeral of Diogo Jota and his brother, Andre Silva, following their tragic deaths. Jota, 28, and Andre, 26, were killed in a car accident on Thursday morning, sparking an outpouring of grief from Portugal, Jota's team-mates and the wider f...Full Story »

DONE DEAL: Stoke snap up Man City striker Mubama Stoke City have snapped up Manchester City striker Divin Mubama. Mubama joins the Potters on-loan for the season. He said: “Stoke City is a massive Club, I’m excited to be here and determined to work hard, score goals and do everything I can to help the team. “It’s important to me that we’ve got it done early so I...Full Story »

DONE DEAL: Burnley sign Man City fullback Walker Burnley have signed former Manchester City captain Kyle Walker. The veteran fullback moves to Turf Moor for a fee rising to 35m. Walker spent the second-half of last season on-loan with AC Milan. "I'm delighted to be here," Walker, 35, told Burnley's website. "I can't wait to come in and add my experience and quality to what looks an exciting ...Full Story »

Gonzalo Garcia matches Cristiano Ronaldo record with goal against Dortmund Gonzalo Garcia has equalled Cristiano Ronaldo’s Club World Cup goal record after finding the net against Borussia Dortmund. The youngster opened the scoring for Los Blancos in the 10th minute of the quarter-final match, netting his fourth goal of the tournament.0 With his latest strike, the 21-year-old became the...Full Story »

Garcia celebrates after scoring his fourth Club World Cup goal Real Madrid are the fourth and final team to book their spot in the FIFA Club World Cup (CWC) semi-finals, moving past Borussia Dortmund 3-2 to secure a 14th win from their last 15 CWC games. Real Madrid have been warming to the task at the CWC and under new boss0Xabi Alonso, and they made the perfect start to their quarter-final ...Full Story »

🔊 Will Italy secure their spot in the knockout stage of Group B after just the second round? The answer largely hinges on the outcome of their clash with Portugal at the Stade de Genève. A win for Italy, combined with Belgium dropping points against Spain in the parallel match, would see the Italians advance to the playoffs ahead of schedule. For Portugal, the stakes are much higher: follo...Full Story »

🔊 Are Spain's Women's National Team on the path to their first European Championship trophy?In the Swiss city of Thun, at the Stockhorn Arena, Spain are set to face Belgium in the second round of Group B in the European Championship. The Spanish team confidently dispatched their opponents in the opening round, while the Belgian side suffered a defeat, complicating their path out of the group. F...Full Story »

🔊 Could the Euro 2025 hosts bow out of the tournament after just two matches?In Bern, at the Stade de Suisse, the Swiss women's national team will face their fellow strugglers, the Finnish women's national team. Both teams suffered defeats in their opening matches and, under certain circumstances, could see their chances of advancing to the playoffs vanish even before the third round of the gro...Full Story »

🔊 Friends, were you expecting this? In the second round of Euro 2025, Group A leaders Norway and Finland will clash. It might come as a surprise to many, but one of these teams could secure a playoff spot based on the outcome of this head-to-head encounter. These opponents know each other well, having also competed in the same qualifying group for this tournament, where they finished at the bot...Full Story »

Let's start our Daily Laugh today.   Liam Delap has been booked.   If Arsenal get Gabriel Heinze as assistant coach   Throwback when Pepe was surprised that referee gave only a yellow card to Sergio Ramos..   This   lol   This   I guess I won't be needing this anymore...   Please stay tuned on Daily Laugh. There will be more fun tomorrow! ...Full Story »

Fabrizio Romano reports on his YouTube channel that in recent hours there have been new conversations between Arsenal and Noni Madueke's camp. Romano adds that he believes Madueke could be open to the transfer, given this second round of talks. If the winger had no interest in the move, presumably his camp would have shut things down immediately. The journalist clarifies that this doesn't me...Full Story »

Catalan publication Sport claims that the Blues are "willing" to pay €40m (£34m) for the young Spaniard, who has caught the eye with his performances at the Club World Cup. Garcia has scored 3 goals in 4 appearances, including the winner against Juventus in the last 16 earlier this week. Even so, Real may be open to selling the 21-year-old, but Sport suggest they may want to inclu...Full Story »

FORMER Arsenal star Thomas Partey has been charged with five counts of rape against two women. The Ghanaian international is also accused of sexually assaulting a third woman. Thomas Partey has been charged with rape Partey, 32, allegedly carried out the offences between 2021 and 2022, the Met Police confirmed. He will appear at Westminster Magistrates’ Court on August 5. It comes as ...Full Story »

Inter Miami CF and Lionel Messi remain in negotiations to extend the eight-time Ballon d'Or winner's contract beyond the end of 2025, a source told ESPN. Despite recent reports linking Messi to clubs in other leagues, both Inter Miami and the Argentine captain remain interested in continuing their relationship on the field. Messi signed with Inter Miami in July 2023 on a two-and-a-half year De...Full Story »

Diogo Jota's grieving family have arrived at the chapel for a private wake after the Liverpool star was tragically killed in a road traffic accident on Thursday Diogo Jota's wake is scheduled for Friday Diogo Jota’s grieving wife has arrived at the chapel where the Liverpool star’s coffin has been taken for a private wake ahead of tomorrow’s funeral. Rute Cardoso, who only m...Full Story »

Virgil Van Dijk, Andy Robertson and manager Arne Slot arrived alongside ex-Liverpool stars Jordan Henderson and James Milner in the early hours of Saturday. Current and former Liverpool players arrive in Portugal for the star's funeral Darwin Nunez is the first Liverpool player at Diogo Jota's wake Liverpool and Portugal star Diogo Jota died in a car crash in Spain on Thursday Curtis Jones, ...Full Story »

Szczesny poised to extend Barcelona stay with new deal Barcelona are on the verge of securing a contract extension with experienced goalkeeper Wojciech Szczesny, who is expected to sign a new two-year deal, sources told ESPN. Szczesny had previously acknowledged receiving an offer from Barca in May but requested some more time to evaluate his future. The Polish international has now decided to...Full Story »

Chelsea take on Palmeiras in the quarter-finals Chelsea manager Enzo Maresca has tempered expectations ahead of Friday’s FIFA Club World Cup quarter-final against Palmeiras, stating that ‘football is full of surprises’. The Premier League side secured their place in this stage by defeating Portuguese giants Benfica, while Abel Ferreira’s team overcame Brazilian rivals B...Full Story »

REVEALED: Agents almost wrecked David's dream Juventus move Jonathan David pushed his agents to accept a major cut on their commission to seal his move to Juventus. In Turin today for his Juve medical, there was a danger of the move collapsing due to the demands of David's agents. A free agent from Lille, David's agents wanted a massive €25m to place the player at his next club, says Tu...Full Story »