If Manchester City win the tournament they would land about £92m in total – but Chelsea would earn slightly less. The potential prize money was initially reported as £97m but the exchange rate between US dollars and British pounds has changed since then. Teams get a participation fee for playing, which for European teams varies...
Juve will have taken a psychological knock even before kick-off, seeing the name of Ballon d’Or winner Rodri on the team sheet – it was the 29-year-old’s first start since sustaining a serious knee injury against Arsenal nine months ago. The Spaniard managed 65 minutes and showed why he is so integral to this City...
Luis Rubiales, the former president of Spain’s football federation, has lost an appeal against his sexual assault conviction. Rubiales was fined €10,800 (£9,206) in February for kissing captain Jenni Hermoso without her consent after Spain’s women’s team won the 2023 World Cup. A Spanish appeals court upheld the fine, and also dismissed a separate appeal...
There are fewer than 12 months before the Fifa World Cup takes place across Canada, Mexico and United States. Real Madrid’s Jude Bellingham also criticised the pitches at the Club World Cup following his side’s 3-1 win against Pachuca. “The pitches aren’t great at all. It holds up the ball, the ball barely bounces,” said...
Chelsea manager Enzo Maresca says it is “impossible” to organise normal training sessions amid a “code red” severe heat warning in Philadelphia at the Club World Cup. The Blues players trained at Subaru Park, the home of local Major League Soccer (MLS) side Philadelphia Union, in 37C. The 45% humidity means it feels more like...
Europe, meanwhile, have the inspirational and analytical Luke Donald watching on, no doubt wondering whether he can exploit all this uncertainty to help land a rare away win. Donald has witnessed a series of European wins on American soil this year from the likes of Rory McIlroy (three times including the Players and Masters), Ludvig...
US captain Keegan Bradley says he will have a “hard look” at whether he should play in September’s Ryder Cup after his dramatic one-shot victory in the Travelers Championship on Sunday. Bradley, 39, birdied the last hole of his final round in Connecticut to deny England’s Tommy Fleetwood his first PGA Tour title. Victory moved...
Speaking after Real Madrid’s 3-1 win over Pachuca at the Club World Cup, Jude Bellingham criticised the tournament’s pitches and asked organisers to do better for the 2026 Fifa World Cup. READ MORE: ‘Everyone’s been caning me – it’s 1-1 now’ – Bellingham rivalry is on Read full article at source...
Comparisons to Jude are no doubt tiring for Jobe, but there is a reason they are made. In fact, the timing of his runs into the penalty area are reminiscent of another English midfielder. “It’s easy sometimes as a midfielder to just pass the ball then stand still,” former Chelsea midfielder John Obi Mikel told...
Fossil Free Football say: “Particular concern is for the fixtures in the no-shade stadium in Charlotte where a heat index of 38C (Real Madrid v Pachuca) and 41C (Benfica v Bayern) is forecast for the next two matches. “This underlines the dangers facing players and fans at this tournament and in 2026. Fifa have done...
O’Brien made it three from three in juvenile sprints this week with 8-13 favourite Charles Darwin a clear victor of the Norfolk Stakes. The winner broke sharply from the stalls and Moore was in control from thereon, sending his mount clear in the final furlong to beat runner-up Wise Approach by two and a quarter...
More than 400,000 (423,004) seats have been left empty during the opening round of Club World Cup group matches in the United States. Stadiums have been 56.8% full, with more than half a million (556,369) spectators attending. Nine stadiums have been used for the first 16 matches of the tournament, with a combined capacity of...
Guardiola set out his stall for this competition by signing three players for more than £100m – and two of those, Tijjani Reijnders and Rayan Cherki, started on their debuts. Dutchman Reijnders described himself as “box-to-box” number eight when speaking in Florida before the game and there were early positive signs too of what he...
“It’s very surreal when I read articles and hear people tell me we’re four games away from the World Cup proper,” Guernsey Cricket manager Rob Thomson admits. The Channel Island side are preparing for their first-ever appearance in the final round of qualifying for the 2026 T20 World Cup. They will travel to the Netherlands...
Group 1: Australia, South Africa, India, Pakistan, Qualifier, Qualifier Group 2: West Indies, England, New Zealand, Sri Lanka, Qualifier, Qualifier All start times BST 12 June: England v Sri Lanka, Edgbaston (18:30) 13 June: Q2 v Q3 (10.30) and Australia v South Africa (14:30) – Old Trafford West Indies v New Zealand (18:30) – Hampshire...