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Dec 17, 2025, 07:04 PM ETRIO DE JANEIRO — Veteran defender Thiago Silva saw his stay at Fluminense come to an end on Wednesday and reportedly wants a move back to Europe to revive his hopes of playing for Brazil at the World Cup.Fluminense announced the termination of the 41-year-old defender’s contract six months early. He had joined the Rio de Janeiro club in May of last year.Editor’s Picks2 RelatedFluminense said in a statement that the former AC Milan, Paris Saint-Germain and Chelsea defender is leaving behind “a legacy of dedication and love to Fluminense.” He had also played there…

Long before Sam Kerr scored the winner against Wolfsburg in a 2-1 victory that cemented Chelsea’s spot in the top four of the UEFA Women’s Champions League, Lucy Bronze saved them twice.Bronze’s interventions came at a time when Wolfsburg were picking holes in Chelsea’s disorganized defense. As the German club looked for what would’ve been a key second goal with a 1-0 lead, two last-gasp pieces of Bronze brilliance kept her side in the game.First, Bronze cleared a Lineth Beerensteyn shot off the line. Then came her finest moment: Wolfsburg caught Chelsea on the counterattack, defender Millie Bright adrift, but…

Xabi Alonso defended his decision to play Kylian Mbappé for all of Real Madrid’s nervous 3-2 Copa del Rey win at Talavera on Wednesday, saying the forward “was decisive with his goals.”Mbappé scored twice and created a third goal as Madrid struggled to beat third-tier Talavera, with Madrid keeper Andriy Lunin making a spectacular added-time save to prevent the hosts from forcing extra time.Editor’s PicksThe France international is chasing Cristiano Ronaldo’s club record of 59 goals in a calendar year — a mark the Portugal star hit in 2013 — with his Copa brace taking him to 58 ahead of…

The top stories and transfer rumours from Thursday’s newspapers…Premier LeagueChelsea’s recruitment for 2026 will centre heavily around boosting the club’s midfield options and easing the load placed on Moises Caicedo and Enzo Fernandez – Daily Telegraph Manchester United target Karim Adeyemi is believed to be ready to push for a move away from Borussia Dortmund, with his wife the catalyst for any potential transfer – Daily Mail Chelsea have been urged to “put up or shut up” and decide whether they want to move to Earl’s Court after alternative plans for the site were approved by Kensington and Chelsea council…

SYDNEY (AP) — Hundreds of mourners bearing bright bouquets and clutching each other in grief gathered at a funeral in Sydney on Thursday for a 10-year-old girl who was gunned down in an antisemitic massacre during a Hanukkah celebration at Bondi Beach.Matilda, whose last name is being withheld at the request of her family, was enjoying a petting zoo at the festivities on Sunday just before she was killed along with 14 other people in a mass shooting targeting Jews. The suspects, a father and son, were inspired by the Islamic State group, Australian authorities have said.Beaming photos of Matilda…

Dec 17, 2025, 05:53 PM ETChelsea and Bayern Munich advanced to the quarterfinals of the Women’s Champions League as the league phase ended with a hectic night of nine simultaneous games Wednesday, as Juventus and Real Madrid head for the playoffs.Headers from Lucy Bronze and Sam Kerr lifted Chelsea to a 2-1 win at two-time Champions League winners Wolfsburg to take third place behind Barcelona and OL Lyonnes, after Alexandra Popp had given Wolfsburg the lead.- UWCL grades for every team: Leuven get A+; Barça an A-, PSG failChelsea became the first English team to win at Wolfsburg in the…

Chris Sutton has claimed that Wilfried Nancy’s way is not working at Celtic while describing them as a “third-placed team” as they slumped to a fourth consecutive defeat against Dundee United.The result means the Hoops are in their worst losing run of form since 1978, and has led to increasing pressure on Nancy to be replaced despite only being appointed as Brendan Rodgers’ successor just two weeks ago. Despite having sympathy for the environment Nancy has walked into, which now includes chairman Peter Lawwell stepping down from the club’s board due to “abuse and threats”, Sutton conceded that the Frenchman’s…

Pep Guardiola has invited Keith Andrews to the cafe at Manchester City’s training ground to “discuss” the Brentford boss’ claim that Abdukodir Khusanov should have been sent off during Manchester City’s Carabao Cup quarterfinal victory on Wednesday.Khusanov escaped with a yellow card from referee Sam Barrott after bringing down Kevin Schade when he appeared to be through on goal.City went on to win the game 2-0 and book their place in the semifinals.Afterwards, Andrews described the incident as a “big moment” and suggested that Khusanov should have been shown a red card.Pep Guardiola has invited Keith Andrews for coffee to…

Dec 17, 2025, 05:00 PM ETThe first 18-team UEFA Women’s Champions League group stage is over! We’ve had six matchdays across a single league-phase table, as well as tons of the world’s best players on show, but now we’re down to the final 12 sides.How did everything go for the teams involved? It’s safe to say that it didn’t go to plan for everyone, and our grades reflect that.OH LEUVEN (A+)They might have only finished 12th, but sealing a spot in the knockout-phase playoffs would have been beyond the Belgian minnows’ wildest dreams in their first-ever UWCL tournament. A win…

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration has announced a massive package of arms sales to Taiwan valued at more than $10 billion that includes medium-range missiles, howitzers and drones, a move that is sure to infuriate China.The State Department announced the sales late Wednesday during a nationally televised address by President Donald Trump, who made scant mention of foreign policy issues and did not speak about China or Taiwan at all. U.S.-Chinese tensions have ebbed and flowed during Trump’s second term, largely over trade and tariffs but also over China’s increasing aggressiveness toward Taiwan, which Beijing has said must reunify…