Joao Pedro produced a sensational late hat-trick as Chelsea defeated Western Sydney Wanderers 6-4 in Xabi Alonso’s first match as head coach. The Brazilian striker came off the bench to transform an already chaotic contest, helping the Blues overturn a one-goal deficit with a devastating nine-minute scoring spree.
Chelsea’s interest in Jordan Henderson and Danny Welbeck signals one of the clearest changes to the club’s recruitment strategy under the current ownership.
The summer transfer window is synonymous with high-profile, big-money moves, especially at Stamford Bridge. However, Chelsea’s reported interest in Brighton & Hove Albion veteran Danny Welbeck ahead of the 2026/27 season has raised eyebrows.
The Chelsea Danny Welbeck transfer story caught many supporters off guard when David Ornstein broke it. The terms of his current Brighton deal run through 2027, and the club is already aware of Chelsea’s interest in their veteran forward.
Although the higher-ranked teams usually win the soccer World Cup, there are often a few shocks and surprises in FIFA’s flagship tournament. The 2026 FIFA World Cup was not an exception in that regard.
Chelsea striker Emmanuel Emegha won’t be travelling to Australia with the team for the preseason tour. Chelsea have just put out the list of players who make up their travelling squad heading to Australia for their preseason tour.
Barcelona have made Argentine star Julian Alvarez their number one target to bolster their attack, even with Atletico Madrid refusing to negotiate a sale. Sporting director Deco isn't ignoring the alternatives, though.
Norwich City are continuing their preparations for the upcoming Championship season with a friendly against AFC Wimbledon on Wednesday evening. The Canaries will head to Plough Lane for their last warm-up game before the competitive season kicks off, while Wimbledon will use the game to get fit for their own league campaign.
Leeds United enter a race they are probably already losing. They are monitoring Royal Union Saint-Gilloise goalkeeper Kjell Scherpen. Sky Sports journalist Ben Heckner first broke the story.
The World Cup trophy will not be "returning home." With a trip to the World Cup Final on the line, England blew a 1-0 lead late against Lionel Messi and the defending-champion Argentina side on Wednesday, losing 2-1.
The Argentina of 2022 controlled the majority of their games and was shaky for the odd 10-minute period. But, it has been completely opposite in this World Cup.
Even before Brazil’s shocking exit from the FIFA World Cup in the Round of 16 at the hands of Norway, it was easy to see that not all was going smoothly in the camp.
Brazil is going home. The top contenders at the 2026 FIFA Men's World Cup in North America were upset by Norway, 2-1, at New York New Jersey Stadium on Sunday afternoon.
A stunning video from a Paraguayan jail shows prisoners and guards dropping all barriers to celebrate their national team’s dramatic World Cup triumph over Germany.
Germany are out of the 2026 World Cup, beaten on penalties by a Paraguay side few had given a chance — and back home, the win is being treated as a moment of national history.
For the first time in their history, Germany have come out on the losing end of a penalty shootout in the FIFA World Cup. Paraguay managed to take the lead late in the first half thanks to a solid header from Julio Enciso.
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — Paraguay authored the biggest upset of the FIFA World Cup knockout stage Monday, stunning four-time world champion Germany in a dramatic penalty shootout after the sides battled to a 1-1 draw through 120 minutes at Gillette Stadium.
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. -- Paraguay goal-scorer Julio Enciso departed in the 57th minute of their round of 32 clash with Germany with an apparent lower-body injury after he gave his side a shock lead late in the first half.
Germany enters the FIFA World Cup knockout stage as one of the tournament favorites, but Paraguay has already proven it won’t be an easy out. The four-time world champions face a disciplined Paraguayan side Monday afternoon in the Round of 32, with a place in the Round of 16 on the line.
PHILADELPHIA -- Through two matches at the World Cup, Ivory Coast coach Emerse Fae believes his team's play has been worthy of the knockout phase. To reach the knockouts for the first time, the Elephants need to maintain that level on Thursday in the Group E finale against Curacao.
The group stage of the 2026 FIFA World Cup continued on Saturday. Germany partied like it was 2014, the Netherlands made history, and Curacao earned its first World Cup point.
Paraguay knocks out Turkey from the 2026 World Cup. Turkey becomes the second nation, joining Haiti, to be knocked out of the tournament, being outscored three goals to none over their first two group stage matches.
Lionel Messi came off the bench and converted a penalty in Argentina's final World Cup tune-up friendly Tuesday, a 3-0 defeat of Iceland in Auburn, Ala.