Manchester United and England great Sir Bobby Charlton has died aged 86, his family have announced in a statement.
Charlton was a key member of England’s victorious 1966 World Cup team and also enjoyed great success at club level with United, who became the first English club to win the European Cup in 1968.
A statement on behalf of the Charlton family said: “It is with great sadness that we share the news that Sir Bobby passed peacefully in the early hours of Saturday morning. He was surrounded by his family.”
Sir Bobby Charlton CBE, 1937-2023.
Words will never be enough.
— Manchester United (@ManUtd)
The statement added: “His family would like to pass on their thanks to everyone who has contributed to his care and for the many…
Uruguay midfielder Federico Valverde has signed a two-year contract extension at Real Madrid, the LaLiga club have announced.
The 25-year-old, who joined the Spanish giants in 2016, is now committed to stay at the Santiago Bernabeu until 2029.
Valverde, who has become a mainstay of the side over the past six seasons, has played 220 games for the club and won nine trophies including the Champions League and two LaLiga titles.
— Real Madrid C.F. (@realmadrid)
A statement from the club read: “Real Madrid and Fede Valverde have agreed to extend the contract of the player, who is linked to the club until June 30, 2029.”
Valverde becomes the fourth Real player to extend their contract with the club this month, after Eduardo Camavinga, …
Manchester City progressed to yet another Carabao Cup semi-final on Tuesday by thumping Arsenal 4-1 at the Emirates Stadium.
Gabriel Jesus gave the holders the lead early on, nodding in from close range, before Alexandre Lacazette replied with his own brilliant headed goal just after the half-hour mark. However, a mistake from Rúnar Alex Rúnarsson gifted Riyad Mahrez a goal from a free-kick after the break, before Phil Foden polished off a wonderful team move to extend the lead even further.
Pep Guardiola s men were not quite finished there as Aymeric Laporte scored his first goal of the season to see Pep Guardiola overcome former apprentice Mikel Arteta.
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Celtic are interested in signing Fabio Silva from Wolverhampton Wanderers in the January transfer window, according to . The report has claimed that Premier League club Wolves are open to sending the 21-year-old forward out on loan in the middle of the season, and that defending Scottish Premiership champions Celtic are keen on bringing him to Celtic Park for the second half of the season.
Silva has been on the books of Wolves since 2020 when he joined from FC Porto. The Portugal Under-21 international forward spent the first half of last season on loan at Anderlecht in Belgium and the second half of the last campaign on loan at PSV in the Netherlands. The Wolves no. 9 has made three starts and five substitute appearances in the Premier League and has scored one goal in two EFL…
Chelsea co-owner Todd Boehly has apologised after the club were labelled disrespectful by supporters when a banner honouring the late Ray Wilkins was altered in an episode of TV series Ted Lasso.
The banner at Stamford Bridge, which reads They don t make them like Ray anymore in tribute to Wilkins, was changed to read They don t make them like Roy anymore in reference to fictional character Roy Kent.
Wilkins died at the age of 61 in 2018 after suffering a cardiac arrest.
The Chelsea Supporters Trust (CST) expressed disappointment at the edit in a statement released on Wednesday.
This is a banner paid for by supporters to commemorate a Chelsea legend – Ray Wilkins, the statement read. Many supporters have seen this edit to be disrespectful, and we have …
Sebastien Haller revealed he is looking forward to epic atmospheres and games at Borussia Dortmund, after confirmation of his transfer from Ajax.
Haller joins Dortmund on a four-year deal in his return to the Bundesliga, following a two-year spell with Eintracht Frankfurt 2017 and 2019.
The 28-year-old has provided four goals and two assists in his six career games against Dortmund, with three of those goals coming in his three games at the Signal Iduna Park, notably in last season s Champions League group stage with Ajax.
Along with identifying Dortmund s need to compete with Bayern Munich this upcoming season, Haller revealed it is a stadium that brings out the best in him, speaking upon the club s release of the transfer.
The goals are, of course, t…
Sergio Aguero will start Manchester City s Premier League match at Leicester City after announcing this week he will end a 10-year association with the club at the end of this season.
Aguero, who joined City from Atletico Madrid for £38million in July 2011, is out of contract in June and a campaign beset by fitness problems on the back of meniscus surgery has led to a parting of ways being confirmed.
Nevertheless, the club s all-time record goalscorer still has time to embellish a glorious decade in English football as Pep Guardiola s league leaders hold an interest in four competitions.
Perhaps casting an eye towards Tuesday s Champions League quarter-final first leg against Borussia Dortmund, Guardiola has made six changes to the City XI that booked an FA Cup …
Thomas Tuchel has told Kepa Arrizabalaga to not put too much pressure on himself as he bids to take advantage of a new start under the German.
Kepa became the world s most expensive goalkeeper when he joined Chelsea from LaLiga outfit Athletic Bilbao for a reported £71.6million (€80m) two years ago.
However, the 26-year-old s unreliable form in the past year saw his place come under threat and he has now been usurped as Chelsea s number one goalkeeper by Edouard Mendy, who was signed from Rennes in September.
Kepa has started both of Chelsea s FA Cup games this season and Tuchel confirmed he will once again be between the sticks for the Blues fifth-round clash at Barnsley on Thursday.
Tuchel, who has overseen three wins in four Premier League …
Antonio Conte accused football s organisers of demonstrating a lack of care for players after Son Heung-min joined Tottenham s mounting injury list ahead of the World Cup.
Tottenham have the chance to move 13 points ahead of Liverpool in the Premier League table when they host the Reds on Sunday, but have been beset by fitness concerns in recent weeks.
With Richarlison and Dejan Kulusevski already sidelined, Spurs suffered a huge blow on Tuesday when Son sustained a fracture around his left eye in their Champions League win at Marseille, throwing his chances of featuring in Qatar into doubt.
Defender Cristian Romero, meanwhile, has missed Tottenham s last two games with a calf problem, and will not be fit to return against Liverpool.
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Starting with the hosts, while Manchester United might have failed to find much stability during their pre-season tour of the United States, the Red Devils certainly impressed many on their maiden campaign under Erik ten Hag last year. Eventually cruising their way to a much-needed Champions League return and also ending their six-year trophy drought as they were crowned EFL Cup winners back in February. Signing off the 2022/23 campaign with a real domestic flurry as they won each of their final four Premier League appearances, the former Ajax bo…