July 2025

Former Arsenal footballer Thomas Partey has been charged with five counts of rape and one count of sexual assault, Londons Metropolitan Police have said. Partey denies the charges. The charges relate to three women and the offences are reported to have taken place between 2021 and 2022. He is due to appear at Londons Westminster

At the top of a hill overlooking the pretty city of Zurich sits an exceptionally fancy five-star hotel that resembles a Disney castle. It entertains some of Switzerlands highest rollers but for the next few weeks it is home to the current champions of Europe, The Lionesses. England have taken over a wing of the

Aston Villa and Chelsea have been fined by UEFA for breaches of its financial rules. Chelsea have to pay a total of £27m in fines and could pay up to £52m more if they breach their four-year agreement with the CFCB. Aston Villa must pay £9.5m in fines and failure to comply with their three-year

Estevao Willian was in tears on the Philadelphia pitch. But then everything changed. The teenager had the cruel combination of being player of the match for a losing side in the Club World Cup quarter-final, as his Palmeiras side lost to Chelsea via a late own goal. But his tears turned into smiles, as those