11 h. ago European football’s superiority complex and Fluminense’s mission to destroy it

Brazilian underdogs Fluminense are just 90 minutes away from a Club World Cup final

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40 h. ago Crystal Palace in dark over European place and stuck in Textor’s tangled web | Ed Aarons

The American could next move for Sheffield Wednesday or Watford while Palace wait to see if dealings fall favourablyA champion skateboarder in his youth, John Textor has never been averse to risk. The American businessman even warrants a mention in Craig Snyder’s book A Secret History of the Ollie as “one of the few who beat eight-time world champion Rodney Mullen in freestyle competitions during the turn of the 70s”, but a serious head injury put an end to his competitive career.Textor surprisingly turned his attention to football club ownership in 2021 when he bought a stake in Crystal Palace after making his fortune in digital technology and the next week could prove decisive for his latest venture. Continue reading...

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54 h. ago Celtic pounced on transfer trend in post Covid era and it's part of why Euro giants now love Scottish players

The Hoops dipped into Japan for the same reason European football's big guns now love a Scot

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3 d. ago Chelsea and Aston Villa learn punishments for breaching UEFA's Financial Fair Play rules

KIERAN GILL AND TOM COLLOMOSSE: European football's governing body announced on Friday that Chelsea had agreed to a settlement which will see them pay a fine for not complying with rules.

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3 d. ago Chelsea handed staggering UEFA fine for breaching FFP rules as Aston Villa also punished

Chelsea and Aston Villa have both been fined for failing to comply with financial regulations put in place by European football's governing body

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4 d. ago Rangers transfer trolls out in force as Celtic fans catch Hotline deja vu

Alan Galindo manned the phones as chat surrounded transfers and the great old European football debate

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1 week ago England U21s hero Harvey Elliott shows why he might have to leave Liverpool

Elliott’s match-winning performance in the semi-finals of the European Under-21 Championship showed the potential waiting to be unleashed on club football

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1 week ago England’s U21 hero Harvey Elliott shows why he might have to leave Liverpool

Elliott’s match-winning performance in the semi-finals of the European Under-21 Championship showed the potential waiting to be unleashed on club football

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1 week ago Alexander Isak joining Liverpool this summer 'definitely not impossible', Merseyside insider Lewis Steele reveals on the latest Whistleblowers podcast

The prolific Swedish forward is one of the hottest properties in European football after bagging 23 goals and 6 assists in the 2024/25 season.

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2 w. ago Brazilian clubs are upending the global order at the Club World Cup

Flamengo, Botafogo, Palmeiras and Fluminense are not as rich as European clubs but they have heart and heritage“The graveyard of football is full of ‘favourites’,” warned Botafogo manager Renato Paiva in what has proven to be this summer’s coldest line in sweltering United States heat. Gritty draws achieved by Palmeiras against Porto and Fluminense against Borussia Dortmund at the Club World Cup were enough to start a conversation. But the underdog heroics of Brazil’s other two clubs have shaken up how we see club football across the world.For the first time since Corinthians shocked Chelsea in Yokohama in 2012, when some Brazilian fans sold their homes and vehicles to make the trip, the reigning Copa Libertadores champions have beaten the Champions League winners. Igor Jesus, who has been strongly linked to Nottingham Forest, scored the only goal of the game as Botafogo beat Paris Saint-Germain 1-0 at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, a special setting for Brazilians given it is where the...

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2 w. ago England U21s break Spain hearts once again to book place in Euros last four

England 3-1 Spain: Goals from James McAtee, Harvey Elliott and Elliot Anderson inflicted more Euros heartache on Spain

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2 w. ago England U21s vs Spain U21s LIVE: Tensions boil over after Young Lions book place in Euros semi

England U21s 3-1 Spain U21s: Goals from James McAtee, Harvey Elliott and Elliot Anderson helped down La Roja

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2 w. ago England U21s vs Spain U21s LIVE: Young Lions lead in European Championship quarter

The Young Lions beat Spain to win the 2023 European Championship final

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2 w. ago England U21s vs Spain U21s LIVE: Elliott doubles Young Lions lead in European Championship quarter

The Young Lions beat Spain to win the 2023 European Championship final

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2 w. ago Swansea City's powerful pull, the European factor and Luka Modric's role in it all

Swansea has become a significantly more appealing destination for players in recent weeks

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2 w. ago As Club World Cup gifts its riches a proper plan is needed for those left behind | Nick Ames

With the top-level juggernaut careering away the majority of Europe’s clubs need help and should be better rewarded for players they developWhile a dozen of Europe’s elite clubs were chasing the American dream, 170 of their less garlanded peers gathered for a barbecue next to Lake Geneva. They had converged on Uefa’s headquarters to attend the qualifying round draws for next season’s continental competitions; Tuesday night was time to get together, perhaps to speed-date representatives of the team you had been paired with or simply to cut loose before a labyrinthine summer spent journeying in search of league-phase football.Borussia Dortmund were slugging out a goalless draw with Fluminense while the meat hit the grills, but “Club World Cup” is a dirty formulation in Nyon’s corridors of power. Any available screens showed action from Uefa’s own Under-21 Championship and alternative sources of entertainment roamed the pastel green lawns. A caricature artist did the rounds, stopping a...

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2 w. ago As Club World Cup hands out riches, a plan is needed for those left behind | Nick Ames

With the top-level juggernaut careering away the majority of Europe’s clubs need help and should be better rewarded for players they developWhile a dozen of Europe’s elite clubs were chasing the American dream, 170 of their less garlanded peers gathered for a barbecue next to Lake Geneva. They had converged on Uefa’s headquarters to attend the qualifying round draws for next season’s continental competitions; Tuesday night was time to get together, perhaps to speed-date representatives of the team you had been paired with or simply to cut loose before a labyrinthine summer spent journeying in search of league-phase football.Borussia Dortmund were slugging out a goalless draw with Fluminense while the meat hit the grills, but “Club World Cup” is a dirty formulation in Nyon’s corridors of power. Any available screens showed action from Uefa’s own Under-21 Championship and alternative sources of entertainment roamed the pastel green lawns. A caricature artist did the rounds, stopping a...

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2 w. ago Teddy Sheringham hits out at Man Utd chief Omar Berrada’s ‘dreamlike’ comments

The Red Devils are reeling from their worst top-flight campaign in 51 years after they stumbled home 15th and missed out on European football.

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2 w. ago Harry Kane made his thoughts clear on Man United move and held 'secret transfer meeting'

Harry Kane was one of the most sought-after strikers in European football before he left Tottenham for Bayern Munich in the summer of 2023 for £100million

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2 w. ago Knauff galvanises Germany as England stumble into Euro Under

England 1-2 Germany (Scott 76; Knauff 3 Weiper 33)Lee Carsley’s side face quarter-final against SpainWhen Lee Carsley expressed his hope that England’s Under-21 players could give Thomas Tuchel “something to ponder” with their performances while defending their European title in Slovakia, their first-half showing against Germany’s second-string side probably wasn’t what he had in mind.Needing a point to guarantee their place in the quarter-finals and trailing 2-0 at the break after goals from Ansgar Knauff and Nelson Weiper, Slovenia’s defeat to the Czech Republic in the night’s other match ensured they made it through anyway. Continue reading...

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