UEFA Europa League
Second-tier UEFA club competition.
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Thomas Meunier leaves Lille for Sunderland and the Europa League
Out of contract, Belgian right-back Thomas Meunier has signed with Sunderland until 2028, the Premier League's seventh-place finisher last season. The 34-year-old will discover the Europa League with Régis Le Bris's side.
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Sunderland close to signing France Under-21 midfielder Noé Lebreton from NEC Nijmegen
Sunderland are set to repeat last summer's Robin Roefs deal by signing NEC Nijmegen attacking midfielder Noé Lebreton, 22, as Regis Le Bris strengthens his squad ahead of their Europa League debut.
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Fletcher warns Rose that Premier League survival must come before Europa League glory
Bournemouth club legend Steve Fletcher has urged new manager Marco Rose to keep Premier League survival as the primary goal, even as the Cherries prepare for their first European campaign in 127 years following Andoni Iraola's departure to Liverpool.
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Atlético sign Hjulmand from Sporting CP for €40m — half his release clause
Atlético Madrid have agreed a deal to sign Danish midfielder Morten Hjulmand from Sporting CP for €40m plus add-ons, well below the €80m release clause in his contract. The 27-year-old flew to Madrid on 9 July to complete medicals and sign a deal running until June 2031.
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Xhaka rejects Chelsea move to stay at Sunderland and lead Europa League push
Granit Xhaka has decided to remain at Sunderland despite interest from Chelsea and Xabi Alonso, with the 33-year-old captain citing his bond with the club and city as key to his decision to stay for their Europa League campaign.
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UEFA rejects FIFA's red card rule for mouth-covering as World Cup claims two victims
UEFA has confirmed it will not adopt FIFA's automatic red card rule for players covering their mouths during games — a law that has already seen Miguel Almiron and Piero Hincapie sent off at the 2026 World Cup.
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UEFA expel Czech Cup winners MFK Karvina from Europa League over match-fixing scandal
UEFA have expelled MFK Karvina from the 2025/26 Europa League and fined them £354,000 after finding the Czech Cup winners were involved in match-fixing. Viktoria Plzen will inherit their play-off spot following a reshuffle of European places.
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Nottingham Forest confirm Vitor Pereira exit after manager describes sacking as 'complete surprise'
Nottingham Forest have officially confirmed the departure of head coach Vitor Pereira, who said the decision came 'without any warning'. The Portuguese manager had guided Forest to Premier League survival and a Europa League semi-final during his brief 18-month tenure.
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Aston Villa part ways with Emery's long-serving assistant Ayestaran after Europa League triumph
Aston Villa have confirmed that assistant coach Pako Ayestaran and individual performance coach Antonio Rodriguez Saravia will leave the club, ending a three-year stint that delivered a first trophy in 30 years.
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Vitor Pereira says Nottingham Forest sacking came as 'complete surprise' with Glasner set to replace him
Vitor Pereira has revealed his Nottingham Forest exit came 'without any warning', despite guiding the club to Premier League survival and a Europa League semi-final. Oliver Glasner, who left Crystal Palace last summer, is reported to be his replacement.
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Nottingham Forest sack Vitor Pereira without warning as Glasner move edges closer
Vitor Pereira has been dismissed as Nottingham Forest head coach despite guiding the club to Premier League survival and the Europa League semi-finals, with the Portuguese saying the decision came as a "complete surprise" and without any warning. Oliver Glasner is reported to be his successor.
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Chelsea, Villa, Forest and Newcastle fined by UEFA for breaching financial regulations
UEFA has sanctioned four Premier League clubs for breaking its Financial Sustainability Regulations in the 2025 calendar year. Newcastle face a €10m penalty, Aston Villa €7.5m, Nottingham Forest €2.5m, and Chelsea €1m, with several clubs also receiving suspended fines.
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Xhaka agrees personal terms with Chelsea weeks after insisting he was happy at Sunderland
Granit Xhaka has reportedly agreed personal terms with Chelsea despite publicly stating last month that he was 'really happy' with no transfer speculation. Sunderland, where he was captain, consider the 33-year-old not for sale.
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Aston Villa handed suspended away-ticket ban by UEFA over discriminatory banner in Europa League final
UEFA has sanctioned Aston Villa with a suspended one-match ban on away ticket sales and an £8,600 fine after supporters displayed a discriminatory banner during the Europa League final victory over Freiburg in Istanbul.
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Greenwood persona non grata in Premier League, Tottenham shuts door on €50m deal
Tottenham will not pursue Mason Greenwood this summer, despite Roberto De Zerbi's interest in his former Olympique de Marseille player. The English striker, valued at €50 million, remains unwelcome in the Premier League due to domestic violence allegations that marked his career in 2022.
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Palestine FA vows to resist 'sportswashing' after Ireland agree to host Israel behind closed doors
The Palestine Football Association has rejected any interpretation of Ireland's closed-doors arrangement with Israel as political cover, vowing it will not participate in efforts that 'normalise' or 'sportswash' what it calls crimes against the Palestinian people.
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UEFA Bans Marseille from European Competitions with Suspended Sentence and €10M Fine
UEFA has sanctioned Olympique de Marseille on Wednesday for a €120 million deficit, double the permitted threshold. The club faces a one-year suspended ban from European competitions and a total fine of €10 million.
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Rabiot pushed out by Milan just a year after arrival, Napoli lurking
Relegated to the Europa League after a disappointing end to the season, AC Milan is looking to offload Adrien Rabiot, signed from Marseille last summer. The French international midfielder, valued at €20 million, is reportedly in Napoli's sights under Allegri.
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Amorim emerges as AC Milan target after Allegri sacked for Champions League failure
AC Milan have dismissed Max Allegri following a collapse that cost them Champions League football for a second consecutive season, with Ruben Amorim, Oliver Glasner, and Matthias Jaissle among the candidates to replace him.
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Barred from the World Cup, Somali referee Artan earns Uefa Super Cup appointment
Omar Abdulkadir Artan, denied entry to the United States for the World Cup over alleged national security concerns, has been appointed by Uefa to referee the Super Cup between Paris Saint-Germain and Aston Villa on 12 August.
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