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Chelsea have reached an agreement worth £117m to land Aston Villa’s Morgan Rogers.According to the BBC on Saturday, the fee will stand as a club record for the west London side.The deal also sets a new benchmark for the biggest fee ever paid for an English player.The 23-year-old midfielder is billed to put pen to paper on a six-year contract, with the Blues holding an option to extend by a further season.He is due in London for a medical on Monday once he wraps up international commitments with England at the ongoing 2026 World Cup.The £117m fee eclipses the £116m Manchester City handed Nottingham Forest for Elliot Anderson, another England midfielder, only weeks earlier this summer, to become the costliest transfer involving an English player.At Chelsea, it also su...

Barcelona icon Xavi Hernandez has expressed his readiness to take up an international coaching role, revealing that managing at the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) is among the opportunities he would welcome.The former Spain midfielder has been without a managerial position since leaving Barcelona in May 2024 after a trophyless season ended his spell at the Camp Nou.During nearly three seasons in charge of the Catalan giants, Xavi guided the club to the 2022–23 La Liga title and the Supercopa de España before stepping down following a disappointing campaign.The 46-year-old, who previously enjoyed a successful coaching stint with Qatar's Al Sadd, winning seven trophies, believes managing a national team now aligns better with both his professional goals and family life.Speakin...

Spain defender Marc Cucurella has revealed he will retire from international football and get a tattoo of head coach Luis de la Fuente on his bicep if La Roja overcome Argentina in Sunday's 2026 FIFA World Cup final.The recently signed Real Madrid star said winning both the UEFA European Championship and the FIFA World Cup would mark the perfect conclusion to his international career."If we win the World Cup, I'll call Luis the next day and tell him not to count on me anymore because I'll be retiring from the national team," Cucurella said.He added, "With a European Championship and a World Cup, there would be nothing more for me to achieve."The defender also vowed to honour Spain's coach with a permanent tribute, saying he would tattoo De la Fuente's face on his bicep if t...

US President Donald Trump has questioned  England coach Thomas Tuchel’s tactics in the World Cup semi-final defeat to Argentina.In the clash, England took a second-half lead through Anthony Gordon's 55th-minute strike but then dropped deeper with Tuchel switching to a back five and ending with six defenders on the pitch as Argentina scored twice in the final five minutes plus stoppage time to reach Sunday's final against Spain.German coach Tuchel, who was overseeing England at a major tournament for the first time, has been criticised for his defensive substitutions at 1-0, which invited more pressure from Argentina with plenty of time remaining.Now, US President Donald Trump has joined the conversation about Tuchel’s tactics against Argentina, who will aim to retain ...