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Chelsea finally has a trophy to show for the unprecedented levels of spending under its American owners, even if it's hardly one they'd have craved. The English club produced an impressive second-half rally to beat Real Betis 4-1 in the final of the Conference League on Wednesday, becoming in the process the first team to have all four of UEFA's club competitions in its trophy collection. Aside from the 1971 and 1998 titles in the now-defunct Cup Winners' Cup, Chelsea's other European silverware
LIVERPOOL: Liverpool manager Arne Slot opted against attending a ceremony in London where he was due to receive an award, saying he withdrew out of solidarity with those affected in the team'scity-center parade tragedy. Slot was named both the Premier League's Manager of the Season and the League Managers Association's Manager of the Year after guiding Liverpool to its record-tying 20th league title in his first season at the club. Hundreds of thousands of fans lined the streets of Liverpool on
LONDON: A 53-year-old British man plowed a minivan into a crowd of Liverpool soccer fans who were celebrating the citys Premier League championship Monday, injuring more than 45 people as shouts of joy turned into shrieks of terror. The driver arrested was believed to be the only one involved and the crash was not being investigated as an act of terrorism, police said. Ambulances took 27 people to the hospital, including two with serious injuries, and another 20 people were treated at the scene
RIO DE JANEIRO: Carlo Ancelotti's first day as Brazil coach included saying No to Neymar and a promise to find more improvement from his former Real Madrid striker Vincius Jnior. Ancelotti was introduced on Monday at a packed press conference in a Rio de Janeiro hotel, and just to ensure he was under no illusions as to his primary task, he was welcomed by Brazil's last two World Cup-winning coaches, 1994's Carlos Alberto Parreira and 2002's Luiz Felipe Scolari. Scolari gave Ancelotti a national
LONDON: A British man was arrested after he drove his minivan Monday into a parade of Liverpool soccer fans celebrating their teams victory in the Premier League Championship in an incident that injured nearly four dozen people. Authorities said the 53-year-old man is believed to be the only one involved in the incident and it was not being investigated as an act of terrorism. Tens of thousands of fans had joined in the hours-long procession under heavy security along a 10-mile (16 kilometer) ro
MILAN: Inter Milan was gunning for the treble just over a month ago. Then Inter lost in the Italian Cup semifinals to AC Milan, and lost its Serie A title by one point to Napoli. The Nerazzurri's third and last shot at a trophy is on Saturday in the Champions League final against Paris Saint-Germain and coach Simone Inzaghi doesn't want talk of it being his last match in charge to become another distraction for his side. Saudi Arabia club Al-Hilal is reportedly trying to tempt Inzaghi with a bum