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Chelsea contracts to lead to Financial Fair Play rules change by Uefa

Uefa is to change its Financial Fair Play rules in response to Chelsea's recent trend of signing players on long-term contracts.Signing players on extended contracts enables Chelsea to spread the player's transfer fee over the life of that deal when

Arsenal 3-2 Man Utd: ‘Echoes of Wenger’s title-winners’ – Martin Keown analysis

I sensed the same belief and desire at Emirates Stadium on Sunday that we had at Highbury when I won Premier League titles with Arsenal back in the day.Right from the start, Arsenal's energy was just incredible and they were absolutely relentless in

Chelsea v Liverpool abandoned: Emma Hayes wants WSL to be ‘taken more seriously’

Chelsea manager Emma Hayes says women's football must be "taken more seriously", after her side's game against Liverpool was abandoned due to a frozen pitch.Just six minutes had gone when referee Paul Howard took the teams off.The game had kicked off

Liverpool v Chelsea: Jurgen Klopp and Graham Potter face off at Anfield on Saturday

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West Ham transfer news: Danny Ings joins from Aston Villa on deal until 2025

West Ham have signed Aston Villa striker Danny Ings in a £15m deal.The Hammers have paid an initial £12m for the 30-year-old, which will rise to £15m if David Moyes' side avoid relegation from the Premier League.West Ham said paperwork was submitt

Nottingham Forest make move to sign Newcastle United striker Chris Wood on loan

Nottingham Forest are trying to sign Newcastle United striker Chris Wood on loan until the end of the season.A deal for the New Zealand international could go through in time for him to play against Bournemouth at the Vitality Stadium on Saturday.Woo

Wolverhampton Wanderers 0-1 Liverpool: Harvey Elliott fires visitors into FA Cup fourth round

Last updated on 17 January 202317 January 2023.From the section FA CupJurgen Klopp said he has waited "ages" for Liverpool to win a game with a positive performance, after the Reds booked their place in the FA Cup fourth round with a gutsy victory ov

Jurgen Klopp: Liverpool manager has no plans to quit ‘unless someone tells me’

Date: 17 January Time: 19:45 GMTCoverage: Watch on BBC One, iPlayer and the BBC Sport website and app, plus live text updates and BBC Radio 5 Live commentary. Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp has said he will not leave the club unless he is forced to,

Mykhailo Mudryk: Shakhtar Donetsk pledge £22m to Ukraine war effort after Chelsea transfer

Shakhtar Donetsk president Rinat Akhmetov has pledged to donate £22m to the Ukrainian war effort following the transfer of Mykhailo Mudryk to Chelsea.Akhmetov said the money would help a project named 'Heart of Azovstal,' aimed at "helping Mariupol

MOTD analysis: ‘It’s a shocking decision’ – Micah Richards on Bruno Fernandes goal

Match of the Day pundits Micah Richards and Ian Wright analyse Bruno Fernandes' controversial goal for Manchester United against Manchester City.Ex-City defender Micah Richards says the referee's decision not to rule the goal out for offside was "sho

Everton directors to miss Southampton game over safety threat

Everton's board of directors will not attend Saturday's Premier League game against Southampton because of a "real and credible threat to their safety".The club said the directors were advised not to attend Goodison Park following "malicious and unac

Benjamin Mendy found not guilty of six counts of rape

ReutersManchester City footballer Benjamin Mendy has been found not guilty of six counts of rape and one count of sexual assault. Jurors could not reach verdicts on one count of rape and one of attempted rape, following a six-month trial at Chester C

Manchester United agree Wout Weghorst loan deal

Manchester United have agreed a deal to sign Netherlands striker Wout Weghorst on loan for the rest of the season.The 30-year-old Burnley forward spent the first half of the season at Besiktas but is now heading to Manchester for a medical before the

Joao Felix: Chelsea sign forward on loan from Atletico Madrid

Chelsea have signed Atletico Madrid striker Joao Felix on loan for the rest of the season.Arsenal and Manchester United had been linked with the 23-year-old but he favoured a move to the Blues.The Portugal international has also signed a one-year ext

Gareth Bale, arguably Wales’ greatest, departs – the day his country dreaded

Last updated on 7 hours ago7 hours ago.From the section WalesIt was a moment Welsh football had been dreading for what felt like an age, a long-looming inevitability that a nation had put to the back of its mind for fear that it might actually become

Portugal: Roberto Martinez named as head coach

Former Belgium manager Roberto Martinez is named as Portugal head coach following Fernando Santos' departure.

Liverpool 2-2 Wolves: Julen Lopetegui says it is ‘impossible’ potential winner was ruled out

Wolverhampton Wanderers boss Julen Lopetegui says it is "impossible" that his side had a potential winning goal ruled out in their FA Cup third-round draw with Liverpool at Anfield.Centre-back Toti flicked home, but the assistant referee had his flag

Manchester United 3-1 Everton: Toffees in ‘bad place’ but show fight for Frank Lampard – Coady

Everton defender Conor Coady says they are in "a bad place" but that they showed they are fighting for manager Frank Lampard despite defeat at Manchester United in the FA Cup.Lampard and Everton went into the game under severe pressure after a 4-1 th

Gianluca Vialli: Former Chelsea, Juventus and Italy striker dies aged 58

Last updated on Less than a minute agoLess than a minute ago.From the section FootballFormer Chelsea striker and manager Gianluca Vialli, who played 59 times for Italy, has died at the age 58.Vialli was re-diagnosed in 2021 and in December 2022 left

Harry Kane ‘keeps churning out goals’ as he saves Tottenham Hotspur again

Stop us if you've heard this one before - Harry Kane made some more history and saved Spurs yet again.At half-time at Crystal Palace, Spurs - without a win since the World Cup - were in trouble.Then Kane happened.His header from Ivan Perisic's cross

Everton 1-4 Brighton: Can Frank Lampard survive latest defeat?

If Saturday's battling draw at Manchester City brought a sense of renewed optimism to Everton supporters, Tuesday's feeble defeat by Brighton left them staring at the prospect of a second successive, nerve-shredding battle against relegation - and ra

Brentford 3-1 Liverpool: Bees punish Reds’ sloppy first-half performance

Liverpool's performance in defeat by Brentford was "not good enough", says Andrew Robertson, after a string of defensive mistakes meant the Reds missed the chance to close in on the Premier League's top four. The Reds shipped three poor goals at the

Tottenham 0-2 Aston Villa: Emiliano Buendia & Douglas Luiz increase pressure on Antonio Conte

Manager Unai Emery praised his Aston Villa team after they increased the pressure on Tottenham boss Antonio Conte with a "fantastic" away win.An error by goalkeeper Hugo Lloris in his first game back since the World Cup allowed Emiliano Buendia to sc

Mikel Arteta plays down Arsenal’s title hopes despite seven-point lead at New Year

Arsenal have played down their chances of winning the Premier League, despite finishing 2022 seven points ahead at the top of the table.But Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta said his side have room for improvement following a wobble when leading 3-0.He sa

Darwin Nunez: Are Liverpool striker’s missed chances a blip or cause for concern?

Darwin Nunez might have cast some envious glances at Wout Faes' finishing during Liverpool's game with Leicester on Friday night.Granted, Faes' two goals were in the wrong net as far as the Foxes defender was concerned, gifting Jurgen Klopp's side a