Arsenal right-back Emily Fox says the chance to play in the Champions League drew her to the club as she relishes the craziness of the competition.

Fox joined the Gunners in January from NWSL side North Carolina Courage and has since made 18 appearances for them in all competitions.

She has proved a key figure for not only Arsenal since her move but also the United States, as she played in every game for Emma Hayes side at the Paris Olympics, helping the team to win a fifth gold medal.

Fox has started all seven of Arsenal s matches across all competitions this season and was part of the team that overturned a first-leg deficit to beat Hacken 4-1 and qualify for the Champions League group stage.

Ahead of her debut in the tournament proper against Bayern Mu…

Manchester United have confirmed the departure of captain Katie Zelem.

England international Zelem has spent six years with United, helping them gain promotion to the WSL in her first season.

Zelem has scored 32 goals in 161 appearances for the club, and led them to a maiden Women s FA Cup triumph in 2023-24.

However, she is now set for pastures new, with the 28-year-old joining forward Lucia Garcia in departing upon the expiration of her contract.

Everyone at Manchester United would like to place on record their thanks to Katie for her excellent service and wish her the best of luck in the next phase of her career, a club statement read.

Zelem and Garcia do not appear to be the only big names who will be leaving United after the end of their cur…

Argentina coach Lionel Scaloni praised his side for facing every situation after watching them come through a penalty shoot-out to see off the Netherlands and secure a place in the World Cup semi-finals.

Scaloni s men squandered a 2-0 lead handed to them by a Nahuel Molina strike and a Lionel Messi penalty with two late efforts from Dutch substitute Wout Weghorst sending the match to extra-time and beyond.

Goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez saved the Netherlands first two spot-kicks, from Virgil van Dijk and Steven Berghuis, before Lautaro Martinez slotted home the winning kick to send Argentina through to a last four clash with Croatia.

Scaloni said: Argentina have team spirit because we know how to face every situation in the game.

It s true we did not deser…

Toni Kroos is not giving up on Real Madrid s season just yet.

The 10-time European champions have struggled under Rafael Benitez this season, but remain within striking distance of La Liga leaders and rivals Barcelona, who are two points ahead with a game in hand.

Kroos said that no-one at Madrid was panicking about their season just yet, adding he was feeling fresh after a short break.

For those of us playing in a foreign league it s always nice to spend a few days with family and friends who we don t get to see every day, Kroos told the club s official website.

For me, it s important to be able to be with them over this period. But to be honest, football is always at the forefront of my mind; your mind plays a hugely important role in terms of carryin…

Inter Milan goalkeeper Andre Onana is set to join Manchester United after a deal was struck with both player and club, the PA news agency understands.

The 27-year-old will replace David De Gea as first choice between the posts for United boss Erik ten Hag, who previously worked with Onana at Ajax.

Here, the PA news agency asks why Onana is the man selected to take the gloves at Old Trafford.

Why does Ten Hag like Onana?

Since being appointed as United boss last summer, Ten Hag has been keen to instil in his team a structure of playing out from the back. That means he wants his goalkeeper and defenders to be comfortable in possession, happy to have the ball at their feet and build attacks themselves. De Gea, for all of the shot-stopping prowess that brought two P…

Even numerous coronavirus-enforced cancellations could not stop the Premier League s Boxing Day schedule from delivering a mountain of goals.

Leaders Manchester City demolished Leeds United 7-0 earlier in December before a 4-0 thrashing of Newcastle and followed that up with a nine-goal thriller against Leicester City.

Mikel Arteta s in-form Arsenal maintained their pursuit of a Champions League spot by smashing five past struggling Norwich City, while the reinvigorated Tottenham cruised past London rivals Crystal Palace.

Staying in the capital, West Ham s poor run of form continued in a 3-2 home loss to Southampton before Chelsea came from behind to defeat Aston Villa on the road.

After plenty of festive cheer across Sunday s top-flight action, Stats P…

Denis Zakaria scored the winner on his Chelsea debut as the Blues recorded a fourth straight Champions League win with a 2-1 victory over Dinamo Zagreb at Stamford Bridge.

Zakaria has struggled to break into the first team since joining on loan from Juventus in the last transfer window but his 30th-minute strike proved decisive after Raheem Sterling had cancelled out Bruno Petkovic s opener.

The Blues had already secured progression to the knockout stages as Group E winners prior to Wednesday s clash, in which Ben Chilwell offered Chelsea and England reason for concern after sustaining a hamstring injury late on.

Dinamo could not muster a comeback, though, and were eliminated from Europe after finishing bottom, while Chelsea responded in encouraging fashion after…

Poland coach Adam Nawalka stated that he has picked the players he believes in  after he announced a 28-man provisional squad for Euro 2016.

The 58-year-old, who made 34 appearances as a player for Poland between 1977 and 1980, guided the national side to their third successive European Championship with a successful qualification campaign from a group that also included Germany and Republic of Ireland.

With a strong core based around the likes of Jakub Blaszczykowski, Grzegorz Krychowiak and Robert Lewandowski, Nawalka is hopeful of bettering their efforts in the last two tournaments, with Poland failing to progress from the group stages on both occasions.

I looked at the players closely, both in terms of their club and national-team performances, and I am s…

James Maddison was delighted to earn his second debut with England after facing difficulties during the World Cup in Qatar.

The Leicester City midfielder s second cap for the Three Lions came three and a half years after his international debut, with opportunities not forthcoming in that spell as he faced immense competition for a berth in the side.

Maddison shone in his display against Ukraine at Wembley, creating five chances – the most of any player in their first game for England since Theo Walcott created six against Andorra in September 2008.

With his England debut feeling like a lifetime ago , Maddison enjoyed his second coming into the national side.

It felt great. I said in there it almost felt like a second debut. Like it doesn t really work.…

Although some might have felt that Manchester City could face a potential Champions League banana skin on Tuesday night, Pep Guardiola s side punched their quarter-final ticket with a remarkable 7-0 romp against RB Leipzig.

While the Premier League giants might have been forced to settle for a 1-1 draw in their first-leg showdown out in Germany on February 22nd, City certainly came flying out of the traps here.

With the record-breaking Erling Haaland bagging a stunning first-half hat-trick as Guardiola s side cruised to a 3-0 lead at the interval, City really didn t take their foot off of the accelerator.

With City s latest attacking superstar then helping himself to another brace after returning from the half-time break, Ilkay Gundogan and Kevin De Bruyne also …