Soccer

6/4/2025 |  Sancho to return to Man United after Chelsea decides not to make loan deal permanent (Associated Press (AP)) LONDON (AP) — Jadon Sancho is set to return to Manchester United after confirming his exit from Chelsea after a season-long loan spell.

The 25-year-old England winger sent a post on social media late Tuesday, saying he was “grateful for the experience” at Chelsea.

“Big love to everyone at Chelsea who made me feel at home — teammates, staff and the fans,” Sancho wrote. “Wishing the club all the best moving forward. Truly grateful, thank you Blues.”

6/4/2025 |  A soccer mystery: Why mighty China fails at the world’s biggest sport (Associated Press (AP)) In April, Chinese President Xi Jinping visited a company that makes humanoid robots. There he floated an idea to fix the country’s woeful men’s soccer team.
“Can we have robots join the team?” Xi was quoted as saying on the website of Zhiyuan Robotics.

6/4/2025 |  Fernandes rejects Al-Hilal offer to stay at Manchester United (Reuters Sports) June 3 (Reuters) - Manchester United captain Bruno Fernandes turned down the opportunity to join Saudi Pro League side Al-Hilal in order to keep playing "at the highest level", he said on Tuesday.
The Portuguese midfielder admitted that he had considered the move, which media reports said was worth four times his current salary, after being contacted by Al-Hilal's president.

6/3/2025 |  UK government ready to take Abramovich to court over Chelsea sale proceeds for Ukraine (Associated Press (AP)) Three years after Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich was forced to sell Premier League club Chelsea, the British government said on Tuesday it was prepared to go to court to ensure the proceeds reached war victims in Ukraine. 

6/3/2025 |  UK threatens to sue Abramovich to release frozen money from Chelsea sale (Reuters Sports)

• UK 'deeply frustrated' by stalemate over use of money
• Abramovich's forced sale of Chelsea raised $3.4 billion
• UK wants money spent only on its ally Ukraine