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The 17-year-old wonderkid netted the winner for Palmeiras in the 73rd minute against Gremio to become the first Under-18 player in the history of Brazilian Serie A to record 20 goals and assists in one season. He has scored 12 goals and provided eight assists in the 2024-25 campaign. Willian, who is all set to move to Premier League giants Chelsea in July 2025 – shortly after his 18th birthday, is now the league’s top scorer and also the highest assist-maker. Last month, the attacker had eclipsed Brazil icon Neymar to become the most prolific 17-year-old in the league’s history…

Chelsea manager Enzo Maresca has explained the mysterious absence of Jadon Sancho from the match day squad since the game against Liverpool. The forward started at Anfield was hooked at half time and was never seen in games that followed. At the weekend he was inedible to play against his mother club Manchester United because technically he’s only out on loan at Chelsea even though there is an obligation to make the deal permeant. Sancho had a storming start to life as a Chelsea player, grabbing an assist on his debut and repeated the trick in the two games that…

Cole Palmer took to social media on Friday to drop a hint on his fitness ahead of Arsenal’s visit to Stamford Bridge this weekend. Chelsea are currently sweating on Palmer’s fitness after he was on the receiving end of a reckless challenge from Lisandro Martinez during last weekend’s 1-1 draw against Manchester United. The 22-year-old has yet to train this week and Enzo Maresca admitted he was hopeful Palmer could train on Saturday and then a decision would be taken. Palmer posts fitness hint on social media Despite signing the likes of Pedro Neto, Joao Felix and Jadon Sancho in…

Frank Lampard is a name that will forever be etched in Chelsea history, after his contributions on and off the pitch during his 13 years as a player and two separate stints as manager. The 46-year-old made a total of 648 appearances for the Blues, registering a total of 211 goals – making him the most prolific player in the club’s history, despite being a midfielder. His tally saw him overtake Bobby Tambling, with his record still intact today and certainly going to take some beating in the years to come. frank-lampard-fifa-10-chelsea Upon his retirement from professional football, Lampard took…

Liverpool will be without four players for their Premier League clash against Aston Villa this evening (8pm kick-off). The Reds host Villa at Anfield having won 14 of their first 16 matches in all competitions after only losing once to Nottingham Forest and drawing away at Arsenal. Meanwhile, Unai Emery’s side come into the match on the back of three consecutive defeats after losing to Crystal Palace in the Carabao Cup, 4-1 at Tottenham last weekend then 1-0 at Club Brugge in the Champions League on Wednesday night. Ross Barkley has been ruled out until after the November internationals, while…

Arne Slot says it was important to him that Fenway Sports Group expressed an interest in his playing style above anything else when approaching him for the role of Liverpool head coach. The Reds boss outlined that this mattered more to him than the owners’ interest in his trophy haul. Slot won the Eredvisie title and Dutch cup during his time at Feyenoord but was most appealing to the Liverpool hierarchy due to likeness in playing style to Jurgen Klopp. The new coach has since enjoyed a dream-like start to his tenure. Liverpool topped the Premier League going into the…

Liverpool fans who watched the club’s training content on Friday will have noticed one academy starlet in amongst the glittering collection of seasoned first-team names. As Arne Slot’s squad gear up for tonight’s Premier League clash against Aston Villa, a certain Rio Ngumoha was spotted partaking in the session alongside the Mo Salahs and Virgil van Dijks of this world. The winger only turned 16 in August but it attests to how highly he’s regarded by the Reds that they were prepared to jump through several administrative hurdles to complete his transfer from Chelsea during the summer. Ngumoha trains with…

Aston Villa will be desperate to bounce back to winning ways on Saturday evening when they make the trip to Anfield to face Premier League leaders Liverpool. The visit to Liverpool couldn’t have come at a worse time for the Villans as Unai Emery has seen his team concede a late equaliser to Bournemouth and then lose the next three games—the latest being Wednesday’s Champions League defeat at Club Brugge. It was their first loss in the Champions League which goes on to show how consistent Emery’s men have been this season. The Midlands outfit have to be at their…

After home wins over Brighton & Hove Albion and Bayer Leverkusen, the Reds are back at Anfield on Saturday night, with Aston Villa the visitors in the Premier League.

Allison Hadley says she has been having a hard time focusing on training for an upcoming cross-country skiing competition. Fakiha Baig, The Canadian Press about 10 hours ago about 10 hours ago Share via Text Message 5aa74689f56ba2f1f0bcbab3a7612e4d1ec8e4515f693090b64627455d6a1267 Transgender athlete Allison Hadley is pictured in Edmonton on Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2024. Hadley is concerned and confused about a bill Alberta’s government introduced last week that would ban transgender women from playing against other women in amateur sports. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jason Franson EDMONTON — Allison Hadley says she has been having a hard time focusing on training for an upcoming cross-country skiing…