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Chelsea players were warned not to form their infamous huddle around the ball against Newcastle United – but did so anyway, leading to the farcical encircling of referee Paul Tierney Read our exclusive by @SamWallaceTel below 🖇️ telegraph.co.uk/football/2026/…

🛫Jordan Henderson ❓Cole Palmer ❌ Myles Lewis-Skelly Mike McGrath assesses the state of play with England's #FIFAWorldCup squad and the big decisions facing Thomas Tuchel ⬇️ telegraph.co.uk/football/2026/…

Sources say that behind-the-scenes dialogue contrasts significantly to more aggressive public statements from ministers warning the Russian billionaire of court action @Tom_Morgs has more ⬇️ telegraph.co.uk/football/2026/… #CFC | #Chelsea

Exclusive Chloe Kelly interview for @WomensSport supplement: 🏆Enjoying Euro 2025 more than 2022 📘 Chapter at Man City had closed 🟠Similarities with Slegers & Wiegman 🤕Frustrating season with injuries 💪🏻 Getting ready for the run-in Plus lots more!👇🏻 telegraph.co.uk/football/2026/…

🗣️ ‘I’ve matured a lot since 2022. I understand when I need a reset button’ Chloe Kelly talks about being a role model, her dramatic move to north London and learning to love life off the pitch Read her interview with @KathrynBatte ⬇️ telegraph.co.uk/football/2026/…

🔴 The Iranian national women's football team have returned to Iran Several players sought asylum after refusing to sing the national anthem at the Women's Asian Cup in Australia but withdrew their bids

🔴 Galatasaray’s Noa Lang has surgery after gruesome injury at Anfield 🔗: telegraph.co.uk/football/2026/…

🖋️ "The Premier League clubs do not play good enough football and maybe that is because they also do not have the best attacks. "The “big four” in Europe do." Read why @JBurtTelegraph thinks this here 👇 telegraph.co.uk/football/2026/…

🗣️ "The £10.75m fine given to Chelsea for financial deception and concealment is so paltry that the outrage extends far beyond tribal lines," writes @oliverbrown_tel. Read more here 👇 telegraph.co.uk/football/2026/…

What's going on at Chelsea? @Matt_Law_DT reports on: 🤫 Those team news leaks 📜 The structure of Chelsea contracts 🤩 Players' Champions League ambitions Read more ⬇️ telegraph.co.uk/football/2026/…

If Enzo Fernandez is interested in leaving Chelsea, then what’s to say other star signings of the BlueCo era won’t decide they’ve had enough? And where would that leave the project? #cfc telegraph.co.uk/football/2026/…

Perhaps it was the heat of the moment. Perhaps he did not consider the potential significance of not shutting down the question. Or perhaps Enzo Fernández became the first star signing of the Clearlake-Capital-Todd Boehly era to take a first step towards breaking ranks. And if Fernández really did mean to cast doubt over his Chelsea future in the Clearlake-Boehly project, it raises the uncomfortable question for the owners of who else among the big names is starting to have their doubts? @Matt_Law_DT has more ⬇️ telegraph.co.uk/football/2026/… #CFC | #Chelsea

✍️ 'Now, no one can seriously dispute that these rules have been correctly applied; but the big glaring problem is that this was blatantly obvious within 57 seconds of the offence, never mind 57 days' | Writes @JWTelegraph 'The mother of all sporting rows is incoming. The saddest aspect, of course, is what it might all mean for the reputation and standing of the African Cup of Nations itself' Read the full column below 👇 telegraph.co.uk/football/2026/…

🚨 UPDATE: Senegal called the decision to strip the country of the Africa Cup of Nations title a “travesty” and said they will “not back down” after Morocco were awarded the trophy Read the latest below ⬇️ telegraph.co.uk/football/2026/…

🗣️ “I would love [Man City] to have that feeling that Madrid has but it still doesn’t have. Madrid, if you don’t win the Champions League, it is failure. That is pressure" Play-offs: x1 Last-16 x2 Quarter-final x4 Semi-final x1 Runner-up x1 🏆 Winners x1 Given the wealth of talent Pep Guardiola has had at his disposal over the past decade, should #MCFC have won more Champions League titles? @TelegraphDucker has more ⬇️ telegraph.co.uk/football/2026/…

The Confederation of African Football has upheld an appeal by Morocco and awarded them a 3-0 win after ruling that Senegal forfeited the match @JWTelegraph has more ⬇️ telegraph.co.uk/football/2026/…

Fifa was forced to clarify its position after the president of the Iranian federation, Mehdi Taj, said “negotiations” had taken place over switching the country’s games from the United States @ben_rumsby has more ⬇️ telegraph.co.uk/football/2026/…

Just six days after French media publicised the entire Chelsea line-up on the day of the last-16 first-leg tie, it has been reported that Wesley Fofana will not start the second leg against PSG tonight @Matt_Law_DT has more on the leak ⬇️ telegraph.co.uk/football/2026/… #CFC

🗣️ @Matt_Law_DT interviews Peaky Blinders creator Steven Knight on his love for Birmingham City, getting Jude Bellingham to return and helping Cillian Murphy hone a Brummie accent (in the Garrison pub). “We took Cillian there and I invited my mates with Brummie accents... we ended up just getting drunk and singing, and didn’t go to the match." Read the full interview 👇 telegraph.co.uk/football/2026/…

✍️ 'Max Dowman should not go to the World Cup with England. It is not even a debate. This one should be stopped now. 'Not because he is not good enough. There is no doubt in my mind, having watched him live on more than one occasion, that he is the best talent England has produced since Wayne Rooney burst on the scene in 2002 with that stunning goal for Everton against Arsenal aged just 16 years and 360 days.' Read Jason Burt's full column below 👇 telegraph.co.uk/football/2026/… #AFC | #Arsenal