Chelsea coach Enzo Maresca has defended his decision to give midfielder Enzo Fernandez the captain’s armband for the team’s opening game of the season despite the Argentina international being filmed singing a racist chant this offseason.

Marcus Rashford has been left out of England’s provisional squad for the European Championship.

It's been nine years since then-English Football Association chairman Greg Dyke set the national team the bold target of winning the 2022 World Cup.

Cristiano Ronaldo’s fifth goal in three games has salvaged a point for Manchester United in a 1-1 draw against Chelsea that further damaged his team’s chances of a top-four finish in the Premier League.

U.S. forward Christian Pulisic came off the bench to score in the 90th minute and earn Chelsea a 1-0 win over West Ham that cemented third place in the Premier League.

Manchester City’s grip on its Premier League title hasn’t been this strong all season.

Chelsea will play Tottenham in the League Cup semifinals and Arsenal will face Liverpool.

Chelsea and Manchester City didn’t field a recognized striker between them yet still combined for 11 goals in ominous displays by the two title contenders in the Premier League.

Manchester City reasserted its Premier League title credentials on a day all of its big rivals dropped points.

The European Championship final between Italy and England at Wembley Stadium on Sunday has all the makings of a tight and tense title match.

England and Scotland played to a 0-0 draw at the European Championship.

Arteta had billed the coming week, starting with the visit of Chelsea, as a “crucial” period that would determine which direction Arsenal was heading this season. “It's something to build on.”It took 90 minutes for the scrutiny that was hovering over Arteta to drift toward his Chelsea counterpart, Frank Lampard. Lampard oversaw a spending spree of nearly $300 million in the summer transfer window and knows the pressure is on to win trophies this season. The result kept Leicester above United in the standings after they started the day in second and third place. Southampton had two second-half goals ruled out by VAR in a 0-0 draw at Fulham in the day's other match.