Scrapping the 60-year-old League Cup would be no great loss to English football, says UEFA chief

UEFA president Aleksander Ceferin believes scrapping the League Cup would be no great loss to English football and EFL clubs could be compensated for reduced income, to make more room for European matches. The competition, currently known as the Carabao Cup, has been played for sixty years and generates around £90 million per season in … Read more

Kurt Zouma lifted N’Golo Kante up so that Chelsea star could be spotted in post-match celebrations

Kurt Zouma lifted N’Golo Kante up so that Chelsea star could be spotted in post-match celebrations following Champions League final success against Manchester City Kurt Zouma lifted N’Golo Kante up in Chelsea’s post-match celebrations Kante produced an excellent display as Chelsea won the Champions League  The midfielder could barely be seen as Chelsea celebrated with … Read more

What can Pep Guardiola do to make sure Manchester City finally win the Champions League?

The full-time whistle at the Estadio do Dragao on Saturday night signalled the end of Manchester City‘s Champions League dream — for now at least — and the start of a summer of soul-searching at the Etihad. What can Pep Guardiola do to turn City into European champions? Because, make no mistake, that was the … Read more

Patrice Evra stirs up rivalry with Manchester City fan Liam Gallagher by ruthlessly mocking him

Patrice Evra stirs up rivalry with Manchester City fan Liam Gallagher by ruthlessly mocking former Oasis frontman after Champions League final defeat… with ex-United star insisting he has ‘won MORE trophies than your entire club’ Patrice Evra has once again unleashed a hilarious dig online at Manchester City  Former Manchester United man Evra targeted City … Read more

Victorious Chelsea stars return to Cobham training ground with the Champions League trophy

Victorious Chelsea stars return to Cobham training ground with the Champions League trophy – as captain Cesar Azpilicueta keeps a close hold of the famous silverware just hours after eating breakfast at the table with it Skipper Azpilicueta and striker Olivier Giroud ate breakfast with the trophy  The Blues won their second Champions League title … Read more

MARTIN KEOWN: N’Golo Kante is the finest defensive midfielder in the world

MARTIN KEOWN: N’Golo Kante is the finest defensive midfielder in the world – you could make a case that the Chelsea star is the best ever in the role It’s no coincidence that France and Chelsea have triumphed with N’Golo Kante Kante was influential in stopping the Manchester City passing machine He could have played … Read more

Here’s what Gareth Southgate has learnt about his players from the Champions League final

Reece James was exemplary on the biggest night of his life, while Raheem Sterling’s current standing is becoming clear…Here’s what Gareth Southgate has learnt from the Champions League final Foden will emerge stronger after his Champions League experience on Saturday Walker has had an impressive season, though Saturday will be hard to shake off  John … Read more

Churchill’s statue in Parliament Square is defaced with pro-Chelsea graffiti

Churchill’s statue in Parliament Square is defaced with pro-Chelsea graffiti after club’s Champions League win Winston Churchill’s statue in Parliament Square has been scrawled in graffiti Graffiti read ‘Chelsea’, ‘CFC’ and ‘1905’ – the year the London club was founded The Metropolitan Police are investigating the vandalism following UEFA final  By Jack Wright For Mailonline … Read more

Arsenal ‘dealt blow in pursuit for Tiago Tomas with Sporting Lisbon reluctant to sell £20m star’

Arsenal ‘dealt blow in pursuit for Tiago Tomas with Sporting Lisbon reluctant to sell £20m star to a club without European football next season, with Portuguese title winners guaranteed Champions League football’ Sportsmail reported in February that Arsenal reportedly wanted to sign Tomas The promising 18-year-old forward has a release clause of £52million at the … Read more

Arsenal ‘dealt blow in pursuit for Tiago Tomas with Sporting Lisbon reluctant to sell £20m star’

Arsenal ‘dealt blow in pursuit for Tiago Tomas with Sporting Lisbon reluctant to sell £20m star to a club without European football next season, with Portuguese title winners guaranteed Champions League football’ Sportsmail reported in February that Arsenal reportedly wanted to sign Tomas The promising 18-year-old forward has a release clause of £52million at the … Read more