Soccer News

England Women's defence of their European title got off to a losing start, beaten 2-1 by France in Zurich.

The camera panned to Sarina Wiegman in the 82nd minute of England's opening night loss to France. She was deep in thought.

Vivianne Miedema scored her 100th international goal as Wales’ major tournament debut ended with a 3-0 defeat against the Netherlands in Lucerne.

Chelsea have signed Borussia Dortmund forward Jamie Gittens in a deal worth £51.5m on a seven-year contract.

Diogo Jota’s wife and family were joined by Liverpool players for the funeral of the forward and his brother, Andre Silva, in Portugal following their deaths in a car crash in Spain.

Burnley have completed a deal to sign Manchester City defender Kyle Walker in a deal worth up to £5m.

Thibaut Courtois produced a stunning last-gasp save as Real Madrid beat Borussia Dortmund 3-2 to set up a Club World Cup semi-final with Paris Saint-Germain, amid stoppage-time drama in New Jersey.

Paris Saint-Germain are through to the Club World Cup semi-finals after beating Bayern Munich 2-0 despite finishing the game with nine players.

Chelsea benefitted from a fortuitous late own goal to snatch a 2-1 victory over Palmeiras and reach the Club World Cup semi-finals.