Dream? I m not dreaming. One day I ll play here, you ll see.
One cannot have escaped the viral clip shared by former club Anderlecht, as he completed his £97.5million transfer, of Romelu Lukaku visiting Chelsea s Stamford Bridge as a child.
Of course, Lukaku kept that promise in 2011 when he replaced Fernando Torres for the final seven minutes of a 3-1 home win over Norwich City. That was among eight outings at Stamford Bridge in Chelsea blue, but few could blame the forward for feeling a little unfulfilled.
One of the world s best strikers left the club he supported as a boy after 15 games, 466 minutes, 19 shots and zero goals.
There was more to Lukaku s desire to turn out for Chelsea than the badge on the chest, though; he wanted to follow in the foo…
England will face Portugal on July 1 in their final home warm-up match before flying to Australia for the Women’s World Cup.
Sarina Wiegman’s side are due to leave for the tournament four days after the meeting with their fellow finalists in Milton Keynes, with the game to kick-off at 3:15pm and be broadcast live on ITV.
Their opening game of the competition, which is being hosted jointly by Australia and New Zealand, is against Haiti in Brisbane on 22 July, before the team fly to Sydney to face Denmark then finish the group stage against China in Adelaide.
Our final fixture on home soil before the …
Portugal Saturday 1 July 3.15pm Stadium MK
— Lionesses (@Lionesses)
Wiegman finalised her squad for the World Cup, which England ar…
The FA Cup returns this weekend as the remaining sides look to seal a semi-final trip to Wembley.
Here, the PA news agency takes a look at the main talking points around the four fixtures.
Can underdogs Coventry tame Wolves?
It s quarter final week.
— Coventry City (@Coventry_City)
The lowest-ranked side left in the competition travel to Gary O’Neil’s impressive Wolves on Saturday lunchtime looking to cause an upset. Coventry sit eighth in the Sky Bet Championship and are hoping to return to Wembley, where they suffered an agonising play-off final defeat to Luton at the end of last season. The Sky Blues are dreaming of a first FA Cup semi-final since they went on to win it 1987, while Wolves are determined to reach the last four for the first ti…
Could football, the American brand, soon be a part of the Olympic Games?
If the International Federation of American Football (IFAF) has its way, it will be soon.
The IFAF has applied to have the game recognised by the International Olympic Committee (IOC), and hopes to have the competition accepted by the 2020 Summer Olympic Games in Tokyo.
The 2012 London Games had just 26 events after baseball and softball were eliminated as Olympic sports. The 2016 Summer Games in Brazil will feature 28 after rugby and golf were reinstated in 2009.
The possibility of American football becoming an Olympic sport is pretty low, but it is intriguing.
Would the USA team be comprised of amateurs like its basketball team was prior to 1992. Would the NFL allow…
Eduardo Camavinga is not happy with playing a limited role for France at Euro 2024, but he will remain patient in the knowledge he will get his opportunity eventually.
Camavinga was a regular for Real Madrid as they won the Champions League and LaLiga in 2023-24, playing 2,825 minutes across 46 games, 32 of them starts.
However, he has not been able to win a place in Didier Deschamps preferred France midfield at the Euros, with N Golo Kante returning to the setup to play alongside Aurelien Tchouameni and Adrien Rabiot.
Camavinga played just 48 minutes in substitute appearances against Austria and Poland in the group stage and is not expected to force his way into the lineup for Monday s last-16 clash with Belgium.
Speaking at a press conference on Saturda…
Benedikt Howedes has targeted a spot in Germany s Euro 2016 squad after returning to full training with Schalke on Tuesday.
The World Cup-winning defender has missed four months due to a thigh injury picked up during a mid-season friendly against Fort Lauderdale Strikers.
In his absence, Schalke have slipped out of the top four in the Bundesliga and face a battle with Mainz and Borussia Monchengladbach to secure a Europa league qualification place.
Howedes will be available for their final four games – starting against Bayer Leverkusen on Saturday – and he hopes to quickly find form to impress Germany boss Joachim Low.
I am in regular contact with the national coach and am confident that I could be involved in the European Championship, he told Schal…
Manchester City clinched an unprecedented fourth straight Premier League title with a 3-1 final-day win over West Ham, with Phil Foden scoring twice at a sun-soaked Etihad Stadium.
Premier League Player of the Season Foden capped his outstanding campaign with two great goals when it mattered most, firing home from range in the second minute then adding another 16 minutes later.
Mohammed Kudus gave Arsenal a glimmer of hope in the title race when he halved the arrears with a remarkable overhead kick, but Rodri restored the champions two-goal cushion after 59 minutes.
Pep Guardiola could relax from there and City were unfortunate not to add to their lead, finishing two points clear at the summit as Arsenal fought back to beat Everton 2-1.
West Ham, meanwhil…
Sonia Bompastor says she welcomes the comparisons to Emma Hayes as she looks to build her own legacy at Chelsea.
Hayes departed the club at the end of last season having clinched a fifth consecutive Women s Super League trophy, and seventh overall, as she bowed out following a trophy-laden 12-year spell.
Bompastor was appointed as her successor in May this year and began life in the WSL with a narrow 1-0 victory over Aston Villa last weekend.
It was the Blues first home match without Hayes in the dugout since July 2012, and Bompastor says she is looking forward to building on her predecessor s success.
It s normal for people to compare because she had such great success here, Bompastor told Sky Sports.
I m really thankful to Emma for the legacy …
A late penalty from Erling Haaland gave Manchester City a hard-fought 1-0 win against Crystal Palace at Selhurst Park.
Palace are now without a win in their last 11 games but Patrick Vieira s side kept City at bay for large periods of the contest, despite not registering a shot on target themselves.
Pep Guardiola left Kevin De Bruyne and Kyle Walker on the bench and was about to bring the Belgium international on with time running out, before his side won a penalty in the 78th minute, which Haaland converted.
A third straight Premier League victory moves City to within two points of leaders Arsenal, who visit Fulham on Sunday.
FULL-TIME | points
0-1
— Manchester City (@ManCity)
City made their intentions clear early as Rodri f…
England head to the Euro 2016 finals in excellent spirits and everything suggests that manager Roy Hodgson will field his side in an adventurous 4-4-2 formation, in an attempt to improve the goalscoring record.
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