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“After considering the evidence, the panel found that John Textor, founder of Eagle Football Holdings, had shares in CPFC and OL and was a board member with decisive influence over both clubs at the time of UEFA’s assessment date. The panel also dismissed the argument by CPFC that they received unfair treatment in comparison to Nottingham Forest and OL. The panel considered that the UEFA regulations are clear and do not provide flexibility to clubs that are non-compliant on the assessment date, as CPFC claimed.” Source link

Spurs head to Udine on Tuesday as they look to win their second major piece of silverware in a little over two months, having previously gone 17 years without lifting a trophy before winning last season’s Europa League. It had been 41 years since they won a European title.Wednesday evening will see Spurs take on Champions League winners Paris Saint-Germain, considered by many to be the best team in the world, in the traditional curtain-raiser to the European season. It will be Thomas Frank’s first competitive game in charge of Spurs, and he will arguably face no tougher test this…

The Women’s Rugby World Cup is well and truly back for another edition. All eyes are on England, who are out for revenge after they were beaten by New Zealand in the 2021 final, which took place in 2022 due to the coronavirus pandemic. The Red Roses are the favourites here, and the twist this time? They have home advantage. John Mitchell will lead the side out, and he has big shoes to fill since taking over from Simon Middleton two years ago.It will certainly be a star-studded tournament, with the world’s biggest and best players converging on England to…

Chelsea rounded off their pre-season preparations with a routine 4-1 win over 10-man AC Milan at Stamford Bridge.Delap then completed the scoring, securing Chelsea’s second win in three days, finishing coolly from Andrey Santos’ lay-off in added time.Chelsea will now look ahead to the start of the Premier League season next weekend, when they will host Community Shield winners Crystal Palace at Stamford Bridge. Here are three things Standard Sport learned from Chelsea’s resounding victory over AC Milan…Gittens fades after promising startNot a game goes by at Chelsea these days without there being a fresh young attacking talent to sink…

The verdict of the Palace supporters came a day early, with Nottingham Forest owner Evangelos Marinakis also in the crosshairs. Around the hour mark, a several-minute chorus of “F*** UEFA, f*** Marinakis” broke out from the Palace end. Mateta called for more noise and got it. In a bouncing atmosphere, a scrappier spell broke out and it suited Palace perfectly. Source link

There are concerns, of course, that playing such a short pre-season could have ramifications later in the season, but Chelsea seem to be effectively carrying their momentum from the Club World Cup, which they won less than four weeks ago. Milan were not present at the summer tournament, but have nonetheless enjoyed an effective offseason, with wins over Liverpool and Perth Glory in earlier friendlies balanced out by a loss to Arsenal and draw with Leeds. Source link

Chelsea are leading the race to sign Garnacho and will re-enter the market for a centre-back after Levi Colwill suffered a serious knee injury. Tottenham are targeting a creative player after losing James Maddison to his own serious knee injury, and have interest in Nico Paz. Liverpool have sold Darwin Nunez to Saudi Arabia and their pursuit of Alexander Isak appears to be entering a crucial stage, with Newcastle adamant their star striker will be sold. Follow the latest transfer news, gossip and rumours live below! Source link

Chelsea face AC Milan in their final pre-season friendly before the new campaign. The Blues beat Bayer Leverkusen 2-0 on Friday and Enzo Maresca wants another good tune-up ahead of their first Premier League game against Crystal Palace next weekend.Chelsea fans will get another look at Brazilian wonderkid Estevao after his scored on his first appearance against LeverkusenHere’s everything you need to know about the game…Date, kick-off time and venueChelsea vs AC Milan is scheduled for a 3pm BST kick-off on Sunday, August 10, 2025.The match will take place at Stamford Bridge.Where to watch Chelsea vs AC MilanTV channel: The…

Premier League champions Liverpool get a final tune-up for their title defence against FA Cup winners Palace.It promises to be an emotional day for Liverpool in their first competitive game since the death of Diogo Jota.New signings Florian Wirtz and Hugo Ekitike will both feature for the Reds, while Palace are competing in their first Community Shield.Here’s everything you need to know about the game…Date, kick-off time and venueCrystal Palace vs Liverpool is scheduled for a 3pm BST kick-off on Sunday, August 10, 2025.The match will take place at Wembley Stadium.Where to watch Crystal Palace vs LiverpoolTV channel: In the…

A 2-0 over Bayer Leverkusen on Friday night was the Blues’ first game since being crowned world champions by winning the expanded Club World Cup.Just three weeks later, Chelsea are back at the Bridge and looking ahead to the new Premier League season.Enzo Maresca is expected to name a strong line-up, with an opening weekend visit of Crystal Palace to come.Cole Palmer started two days ago, and assisted Estevao’s first ever goal for the club, but should do again, while captain Enzo Fernandez was the only outfield player to remain on the bench.Where to watch Chelsea vs AC Milan for…