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Sunderland became only the fifth side in Premier League history to qualify for Europe in its first season following promotion after beating Chelsea 2-1 in the Premier League on Sunday.
A 25th-minute volley from Trai Hume and a second-half own goal from Malo Gusto lifted Sunderland into seventh place in the table. Cole Palmer pulled one back for a Chelsea side that had Wesley Fofana sent off.
Sunderland will join Bournemouth, which drew 1-1 at Nottingham Forest, in the Europa League next season with Chelsea missing out on Europe entirely.
The Conference League spot went to Brighton & Hove Albion in eighth despite a 3-0 home defeat by Manchester United.
United, whose talisman Bruno Fernandes scored a goal and supplied a record-breaking 21st assist of the season, had Champions League qualification wrapped up, as did champion Arsenal, Manchester City and Aston Villa. Liverpool picked up the point it needed to make mathematically certain with a 1-1 draw at home to Brentford.
Crystal Palace can also qualify for next season’s Europa League if it beats Rayo Vallecano in the Conference League final in Leipzig on Wednesday.
Sunderland last played in Europe in the 1973-74 Cup Winners’ Cup, but after a superb return season in the top flight under coach Regis Le Bris, it has a lot to look forward to next season.
Bournemouth, which played in the third tier of English football 13 years ago, will play in Europe for the first time in its history after Marcus Tavernier’s second-half equaliser earned a point at Forest in coach Andoni Iraola’s final game in charge.
Before kickoff, there was an outside chance of Champions League football for Bournemouth if other results opened up a sixth qualification position for English clubs, but that evaporated with Aston Villa’s 2-1 win at Manchester City.
Published on May 25, 2026
Sunderland became only the fifth side in Premier League history to qualify for Europe in its first season following promotion after beating Chelsea 2-1 in the Premier League on Sunday.
A 25th-minute volley from Trai Hume and a second-half own goal from Malo Gusto lifted Sunderland into seventh place in the table. Cole Palmer pulled one back for a Chelsea side that had Wesley Fofana sent off.
Sunderland will join Bournemouth, which drew 1-1 at Nottingham Forest, in the Europa League next season with Chelsea missing out on Europe entirely.
The Conference League spot went to Brighton & Hove Albion in eighth despite a 3-0 home defeat by Manchester United.
United, whose talisman Bruno Fernandes scored a goal and supplied a record-breaking 21st assist of the season, had Champions League qualification wrapped up, as did champion Arsenal, Manchester City and Aston Villa. Liverpool picked up the point it needed to make mathematically certain with a 1-1 draw at home to Brentford.
Crystal Palace can also qualify for next season’s Europa League if it beats Rayo Vallecano in the Conference League final in Leipzig on Wednesday.
Sunderland last played in Europe in the 1973-74 Cup Winners’ Cup, but after a superb return season in the top flight under coach Regis Le Bris, it has a lot to look forward to next season.
Bournemouth, which played in the third tier of English football 13 years ago, will play in Europe for the first time in its history after Marcus Tavernier’s second-half equaliser earned a point at Forest in coach Andoni Iraola’s final game in charge.
Before kickoff, there was an outside chance of Champions League football for Bournemouth if other results opened up a sixth qualification position for English clubs, but that evaporated with Aston Villa’s 2-1 win at Manchester City.
Published on May 25, 2026
Sunderland became only the fifth side in Premier League history to qualify for Europe in…
North Korea’s Naegohyang won the Women’s Asian Champions League with a 1-0 victory over Tokyo Verdy Beleza of Japan in the final on Saturday in Suwon, South Korea, with forward Kim Kyong-Yong netting the only goal of the match.
Naegohyang, which arrived in Suwon last Sunday and beat the hometown team 2-1 in the semifinals on Wednesday, is the first North Korean team to visit the South in eight years.
The rare visit comes as North Korea has in recent years labelled the South its “most hostile state” and ruled out reuniting the nation split by the 1950-1953 Korean War.
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In the final, Tokyo Verdy struggled to deal with its opponent’s pace and intensity throughout the contest at the Suwon Sports Complex and was repeatedly carved open by counter-attacks, one of which led to Naegohyang’s goal.
Naegohyang scored on the cusp of halftime after attacker Jong Kum surged forward and outmuscled Tokyo Verdy defender Yuna Aoki on the left wing before sending in a cross for Kim, who netted with a deft finish in the 44th minute.
Tokyo Verdy desperately chased an equaliser in the second half, but the Japanese side was unable to break down a disciplined Naegohyang defence and failed to record a single shot on target.
The Asian Women’s Champions League, which had its inaugural season in 2024-25, offers prize money of $1,000,000 to the champion.
Published on May 23, 2026
North Korea’s Naegohyang won the Women’s Asian Champions League with a 1-0 victory over Tokyo Verdy Beleza of Japan in the final on Saturday in Suwon, South Korea, with forward Kim Kyong-Yong netting the only goal of the match.
Naegohyang, which arrived in Suwon last Sunday and beat the hometown team 2-1 in the semifinals on Wednesday, is the first North Korean team to visit the South in eight years.
The rare visit comes as North Korea has in recent years labelled the South its “most hostile state” and ruled out reuniting the nation split by the 1950-1953 Korean War.
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In the final, Tokyo Verdy struggled to deal with its opponent’s pace and intensity throughout the contest at the Suwon Sports Complex and was repeatedly carved open by counter-attacks, one of which led to Naegohyang’s goal.
Naegohyang scored on the cusp of halftime after attacker Jong Kum surged forward and outmuscled Tokyo Verdy defender Yuna Aoki on the left wing before sending in a cross for Kim, who netted with a deft finish in the 44th minute.
Tokyo Verdy desperately chased an equaliser in the second half, but the Japanese side was unable to break down a disciplined Naegohyang defence and failed to record a single shot on target.
The Asian Women’s Champions League, which had its inaugural season in 2024-25, offers prize money of $1,000,000 to the champion.
Published on May 23, 2026
North Korea’s Naegohyang won the Women’s Asian Champions League with a 1-0 victory over Tokyo…
Europa League specialist Unai Emery is aiming to win the trophy for a record-extending fifth time and with a third different team.
His Aston Villa team faces Freiburg in Istanbul later on Wednesday when he can further enhance his remarkable record in the competition.
Having won Europe’s secondary trophy three years running with Sevilla from 2014-16, he then lifted it again with Villarreal in 2021.
Spot a pattern?
If his club’s fans are looking for a lucky omen, this is the third team with ‘Villa’ in its name that Emery has guided to the Europa League final and perhaps the third that he will lead to glory.
Not that the Spaniard, who has been a serial winner during his coaching career, is taking anything for granted.
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“I am not a ‘king’ in this competition,” he said during his pre-match news conference on Tuesday. “I am now, again, with Aston Villa in a new chapter. Everything I did is done, and of course, it’s there in that moment.
“I need to win tomorrow with the players we have now, with Aston Villa now, with the opponent we will face tomorrow now. It’s a new way, a new moment, and hopefully a new era.”
Villa, which is fourth in the Premier League and guaranteed to qualify for next season’s Champions League, is the favourite to beat a Freiburg team that is seventh in the Bundesliga and 10 years ago, was playing in Germany’s second division.
This is its first European final.
“It is very special,” Freiburg coach Julian Schuster said. “I have so much confidence in my team, and they give me that belief because there’s so much quality. I am not nervous; we have the confidence we need to play a great team and a great coach tomorrow.”
Published on May 20, 2026
Europa League specialist Unai Emery is aiming to win the trophy for a record-extending fifth time and with a third different team.
His Aston Villa team faces Freiburg in Istanbul later on Wednesday when he can further enhance his remarkable record in the competition.
Having won Europe’s secondary trophy three years running with Sevilla from 2014-16, he then lifted it again with Villarreal in 2021.
Spot a pattern?
If his club’s fans are looking for a lucky omen, this is the third team with ‘Villa’ in its name that Emery has guided to the Europa League final and perhaps the third that he will lead to glory.
Not that the Spaniard, who has been a serial winner during his coaching career, is taking anything for granted.
READ: Arsenal crowned Premier League champion — How Arteta transformed Gunners into winners?
“I am not a ‘king’ in this competition,” he said during his pre-match news conference on Tuesday. “I am now, again, with Aston Villa in a new chapter. Everything I did is done, and of course, it’s there in that moment.
“I need to win tomorrow with the players we have now, with Aston Villa now, with the opponent we will face tomorrow now. It’s a new way, a new moment, and hopefully a new era.”
Villa, which is fourth in the Premier League and guaranteed to qualify for next season’s Champions League, is the favourite to beat a Freiburg team that is seventh in the Bundesliga and 10 years ago, was playing in Germany’s second division.
This is its first European final.
“It is very special,” Freiburg coach Julian Schuster said. “I have so much confidence in my team, and they give me that belief because there’s so much quality. I am not nervous; we have the confidence we need to play a great team and a great coach tomorrow.”
Published on May 20, 2026
Europa League specialist Unai Emery is aiming to win the trophy for a record-extending fifth…
Iran’s national football team was headed to Turkey on Monday to play a final friendly match before flying to the United States for the 2026 World Cup, the country’s media reported.
“The Iranian national football team… departed this morning for Antalya, Turkey, to play its final friendly match before flying to the United States for the 2026 World Cup,” the Tasnim news agency reported.
It said the squad consisted of 22 domestic-based players alongside their coaching staff.
On Saturday, head coach Amir Ghalenoei said they would also be completing visa applications for the US while in Turkey.
The team’s participation in the 2026 World Cup, co-hosted by the United States, Mexico and Canada, comes amid a fragile ceasefire between Iran and the US which paused 40 days of war that began on February 28.
The US cut diplomatic ties with Iran in 1980 following the Islamic Revolution and the hostage crisis at the American embassy.
Iran hopes to play two friendlies in Antalya.
The side has already confirmed one match, against Gambia, on May 29, said Sam Mehdizadeh, an Iranian-Canadian who heads a company that sets up friendlies for the team.
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“No visas have been issued yet,” Mehdi Taj, the Iran football federation head, told Iranian media on Thursday.
Taj said players were expected to undergo fingerprinting in Turkey as part of the visa process but wished to avoid a trip of more than 380 kilometres from Antalya to Ankara.
On Saturday, FIFA secretary general Mattias Grafstrom held a meeting in Turkey with the Iranian federation, describing it as excellent and constructive.
Taj also described Saturday’s meeting as “positive and constructive” without going into details.
When the squad reaches the United States, Iran will set up its base camp in Tucson, Arizona.
The team, which is in Group G, is due to kick off its World Cup campaign against New Zealand in Los Angeles on June 15 before facing Belgium in the same city and then Egypt in Seattle.
Published on May 18, 2026
Iran’s national football team was headed to Turkey on Monday to play a final friendly match before flying to the United States for the 2026 World Cup, the country’s media reported.
“The Iranian national football team… departed this morning for Antalya, Turkey, to play its final friendly match before flying to the United States for the 2026 World Cup,” the Tasnim news agency reported.
It said the squad consisted of 22 domestic-based players alongside their coaching staff.
On Saturday, head coach Amir Ghalenoei said they would also be completing visa applications for the US while in Turkey.
The team’s participation in the 2026 World Cup, co-hosted by the United States, Mexico and Canada, comes amid a fragile ceasefire between Iran and the US which paused 40 days of war that began on February 28.
The US cut diplomatic ties with Iran in 1980 following the Islamic Revolution and the hostage crisis at the American embassy.
Iran hopes to play two friendlies in Antalya.
The side has already confirmed one match, against Gambia, on May 29, said Sam Mehdizadeh, an Iranian-Canadian who heads a company that sets up friendlies for the team.
READ: Preliminary Iran squad for FIFA World Cup 2026—Sardar Azmoun left out
“No visas have been issued yet,” Mehdi Taj, the Iran football federation head, told Iranian media on Thursday.
Taj said players were expected to undergo fingerprinting in Turkey as part of the visa process but wished to avoid a trip of more than 380 kilometres from Antalya to Ankara.
On Saturday, FIFA secretary general Mattias Grafstrom held a meeting in Turkey with the Iranian federation, describing it as excellent and constructive.
Taj also described Saturday’s meeting as “positive and constructive” without going into details.
When the squad reaches the United States, Iran will set up its base camp in Tucson, Arizona.
The team, which is in Group G, is due to kick off its World Cup campaign against New Zealand in Los Angeles on June 15 before facing Belgium in the same city and then Egypt in Seattle.
Published on May 18, 2026
Iran’s national football team was headed to Turkey on Monday to play a final friendly…
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