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Giroud guides Chelsea closer to the Champions League

Nemanja Matic is remaining optimistic over Manchester United's top four hopes following Monday's draw with Southampton.

Pep Guardiola has defended Manchester City's huge spending in the transfer market and says the club has earned the right to be regarded among Europe's elite.

Pep Guardiola has refused to give any assurances about his future despite Manchester City's successful Champions League ban appeal.

Last years Premier League Golden Boot winners face off on Wednesday night at the Emirates Stadium with all three having different shots of retaining the coveted award.

Former Manchester United goalkeeping coach Emilio Alvarez has revealed that he left the club following a fallout with David De Gea over the player's future

Nemanja Matic put in another fine individual display as Manchester United were held to a 2-2 draw to Southampton on Monday.

Will Manchester United be challenging for the Premier League title again before long? We discuss that, and much more, in the latest Premier League Review podcast.

Manchester City have "hit the ground running", according to Kyle Walker, who has backed the club to carry their momentum through the rest of the season

In todays Fiver: The fallout from a good/bad day for football continues, Clive Tyldesley speaks out and Arsenals spirit animal

It's easy to forget in the midst of Liverpool's first title in 30 years, and a vital CAS verdict, that Manchester City are six games away from a historic treble.

Manchester City's rival managers didn't hold back with their reactions to Monday's ruling, with rival managers Jose Mourinho and Jurgen Klopp sounding off.

Chelsea stayed on pace to qualify for next season's Champions League by beating Norwich City 1-0 on Tuesday.

Frank Lampard has hailed Olivier Giroud for scoring another important goal after the French star fired Chelsea to a win over Norwich on Tuesday.

The U.S. international maintained his high level of play, setting up Olivier Giroud for the only goal in the 1-0 victory over Norwich City.

Chelsea boosted their Champions League qualification hopes against relegated Norwich but needed a goal from Olivier Giroud in first-half added time to win 1-0

Benfica faces Vitoria de Guimaraes in a Primeira Liga match at the Estadio da Luz in Lisbon, Portugal, on Tuesday, July 14, 2020 (7/14/20).

Harry Kane has backed Jose Mourinho to help Tottenham Hotspur deliver on their potential next season, hailing the Portuguese as one of "the best managers in the world"

Chelsea, led by forward Christian Pulisic, faces Norwich City in an English Premier League match at Stamford Bridge in London, England, on Tuesday, July 14, 2020 (7/14/20).

Chelsea youngster Reece James has backed Wilfried Zaha and David McGoldrick's decisions to speak out over the racist abuse they received over the weekend, stating that Premier League players are right to take such matters public.

Chelsea target Kai Havertz wants to leave German club Bayer Leverkusen irrespective of playing Champions League football next season, and is also interested in becoming part of a long-term projecting handing Chelsea a welcome boost in their pursuit.

Chelsea's reported move for Atletico Madrid goalkeeper Jan Oblak appears to have been ruled out this summer.

Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola blasted critics following attacks from Jurgen Klopp, Jose Mourinho and more on the club's successful ban appeal.

Olivier Giroud scored his third goal in his past three Premier League starts as Chelsea reestablished a four-point lead over Leicester in fourth.

Anthony Martial's performance against Southampton suggested he's morphing into the striker Ole Gunnar Solskjaer wants.

Former Manchester United goalkeeping coach Emilio Alvarez says that Paul Pogba has been "weighed down" by responsibility at Old Trafford, adding that the midfielder would be a great fit at Real Madrid should he decide to leave the Theatre of Dreams.

Wesley Sneijder is considering coming out of retirement to play football next season, according to Dutch media.

Barcelona have inquired into the availability of Tottenham’s Ryan Sessegnon, having been big admirers of him since his days at Fulham.

Manchester City enjoyed their best win of the season on Monday when they successfully overturned a two-year ban from European club competitions...

Manchester United finally looks like a team headed in the right direction, with one winter transfer allowing multiple pieces to fall into place.

Arsenal need to be looking at bringing in four or five players across the board, claims Kevin Campbell, with the former Gunners striker adding Thomas Partey, Adrien Rabiot and Kalidou Koulibaly to an ambitious shopping list.

Lille striker Victor Osimhen has reportedly entered into negotiations with Napoli, having reportedly made up his mind to join the Serie A side.

Former Rangers and Scotland winger Willie Henderson chooses the best players he ever lined up beside - it's a who's who of European football.

Frank Lampard has a succession plan at the back for Chelsea.

Harry Kane looks "isolated" upfront at the moment, according to Michael Dawson, who says the Tottenham striker "misses" the service of Christian Eriksen.

Following successful results both on and off the field in recent days, Manchester City welcome relegation threatened Bournemouth to the Etihad on Wednesday evening, for what will be Citys penultimate home league fixture of the current campaign.

Wigan's eight-goal triumph over Hull City moved the club closer to Championship survival while setting or equalling a number of records in the process.

Semi Ajayis West Bromwich Albion are inching closer to a return to the Premier League despite their 0-0 draw with Fulham on Tuesday.

Leon Balogun said Wigan Athletic might be one of his best clubs he has played for if they retain their Championship status while in administration.

FIFA and The IFAB will meet on Wednesday to decide whether five substitutes should be allowed next season, sources have revealed to ESPN.

Sean Dyche believes in-form goalkeeper Nick Pope is not the only Burnley player who should be considered for England selection.

Carlos Carvalhal was the target of an attempted robbery on his way from Madeira to his home in Braga on Monday.

The union representing footballers in the UK says it has seen a spike in reports of racist abuse on social media since the lockdown.

Preview followed by live coverage of Wednesday's Premier League game between Burnley and Wolverhampton Wanderers.

Bournemouth manager Eddie Howe thinks his side are 'more than capable' of causing a huge shock at Manchester City on Wednesday.

Jordan Pickford's unique talent can still help England despite his slump | Football | The Guardian

Stokes James McClean says he has received more abuse than any other player during his nine years in England but has had no support, including from Republic of Ireland teammates

Forever in the shadow of teams who came before them, Jason Holders side know how much a first Test series victory in England since 1988 would mean

Ollie Pope blogs on Stuart Broad's unwavering desire to play for England and if an absence of fans affected the team in the first Test against West Indies, plus shares his memories of watching last summer's World Cup final epic…

The West Indies batsman Jermaine Blackwood said Englands Ben Stokes was in my ear during his key innings of 95 but he now aims to bat as long as possible

Dom Bess says he is feeling "really dangerous" and focusing on the positives ahead of England's second #raisethebat Test against the West Indies.

Monty Panesar said the racial profiling of the black community has to end in United Kingdom and the authorities should prepare a five-year plan to eradicate the menace.

Blackwood scored a match-winning 95 in the second innings as West Indies claimed a four-wicket win over England on Sunday. He was dismissed with his team just 11 short of the target of 200.

Twelve months ago on this day, England had claimed the 50 over World Cup title after beating New Zealand by virtue of a contentious boundary count-back rule as scores were tied even after the super over. It was arguably one of the greatest finals in the Cup history.

West Indies anchor in Southampton is essentially a Test batsman trapped in a T20 mould

England to back Buttler, but Denly in the firing line

According to Sammy, Jason Holder's men found extra motivation to beat England because of the Black Lives Matter movement and Michael Holding's stirring speech before the match.

England to keep faith with Jos Buttler while Ben Foakes waits in the wings | England v West Indies 2020 | The Guardian

Criticism that Jofra Archer doesn't bowl at top speed often enough is "out of order", says former England captain Michael Vaughan.

Pardeep Singh, who is a 2018 Commonwealth Games silver medallist, has been handed a provisional four-year suspension after his blood sample tested positive for human Growth Hormone (hGH).

Ty Williams is a safety prospect from Muskogee High School in Muskogee, Okla. Williams is an SI All-American candidate.

Brandeis has seven fall teams: mens and womens soccer, mens and womens cross country, womens volleyball, and mens and womens tennis.

The Southeastern Conference is postponing the start of volleyball, soccer and cross country competition through at least the end of August because of COVID-19.

Athletic Director Rick George says they haven't seen any positive cases since June 22 but dodged the question when asked how often players have been tested.

Ole Miss placed 67 student-athletes on the 2019-20 First-Year SEC Academic Honor Roll, as announced Tuesday by SEC Commissioner Greg Sankey.

After three months of lockdown, Andrew Pozzi is back in Italy and on the winning trail as GB's top hurdler starts dreaming of the Olympics again.

30 tests conducted in athletic department last week.

Russia's Olympic Committee accused the country's anti-doping agency on Monday of presiding over serious financial irregularities, mounting pressure on the organisation tasked with clearing up Russia's sporting image.

The president of Russia's suspended athletics federation resigned from his post on Monday as the federation grapples with new doping setbacks that could keep its athletes further sidelined from international competitions.