Adrian Jacob has been with WSL champions for 11 yearsNew $100m World Sevens Football set to hire JacobWorld Sevens Football, the lucrative seven-a-side women’s series that will start in Portugal in May, is to hire one of Chelsea Women’s most senior ­figures, the Guardian understands.According to sources the Chelsea executive manager, Adrian Jacob, who …

Robert Platek and Rob Couhig are both potential buyersFears growing that Dai Yongge will not do deal by 5 AprilReading are trapped in a three-way battle of brinkmanship involving owner Dai Yongge and two potential buyers, American businessmen Robert Platek and Rob Couhig, leaving staff at the club fearing they will be forced into administration next …

Team Melli make their fourth straight World Cup Country likely to face restrictions in a Trump travel banIran have become the sixth team to qualify for the 2026 World Cup thanks to their 2-2 draw with Uzbekistan at the Azadi Stadium in Tehran on Tuesday. Iran join Japan and New Zealand as the first countries to have punched their ticket via the usual …

Defender’s expected transfer will put him alongside Owen and McManaman as Reds unable to resist the BernabéuThat Liverpool to Real Madrid is a regular trade route will do little to douse the rage Trent Alexander-Arnold’s expected move to the Spanish capital has caused. That Madrid are Liverpool’s nemesis in terms of European Cup/Champions …

Updates from the Group J match; kick-off 7.45pm GMTLive scoreboard | Email Scott | Sign up to Football Daily… but first a minute of silence for the poor souls who lost their lives in Kocani. Immaculately observed.The teams are out. North Macedonia in black, Wales in red. We’ll be off once the anthems have been sung. Continue reading...

England's opening two 2026 World Cup qualifiers have now concluded, and for head coach Thomas Tuchel, it's time for some reflection.

An intricate array of neat touches, nutmegs and first-time finishes were on display as he stood head and shoulders above his counterparts during a game of five-a-side that was posted to TikTok.

The Argentine forward arrived at Old Trafford in October 2020 as a 16-year-old, and there were high hopes that the winger could follow in Cristiano Ronaldo 's footsteps to become a club legend.

Tuchel's first camp as the Three Lions boss is now over, having overseen a perfect start to his tenure as England boss with wins over both Albania and Latvia in World Cup qualifying.

TARA ANSON-WALSH: Beth Mead has said it's 'owed to the players' for Women's Champions League games to be played on better quality pitches.

SIMON JONES: The 26-year-old was critical of the club's hierarchy and recruitment policy in December, highlighting a lack of depth to their squad in comparison to the Premier League's elite.

Celtic boss Brendan Rodgers has been given a suspended one-match touchline ban by UEFA for playing a part in delaying the start of his team's game at Bayern Munich.

Britain's Ethan Vernon edges out compatriot Matthew Brennan to win stage two of the Volta a Catalunya for Israel–Premier Tech.

Jos Buttler impresses in his first knock since stepping down as England captain but Gujarat Titans fall to an 11-run defeat by Punjab Kings.