7:01 AM ET As you may well have heard, thousands of A-list celebrities, sportspeople and other notable figures have been forced to surrender their Twitter verified status this week after the “blue tick” mark was removed — unless it’s paid for. But while Real Madrid have paid top dollar to show their stars’ accounts are

9:09 AM ET England captain Leah Williamson has said her “World Cup and Champions League dream is over” after scans confirmed she suffered a ruptured anterior cruciate ligament (ACL). The news will come as a significant setback for England’s World Cup hopes given Williamson was set to lead the Lionesses into this summer’s tournament. –

1:16 PM ET Argentina‘s long hot summer kicked off in December with the celebrations after Lionel Messi and company had won the World Cup. And it blazed all the way through to the end of March, when the team came home to play two celebratory friendlies. Temperatures have since fallen, but hearts have been warmed

7:13 AM ET Lynn Williams and Kristie Mewis combined to give Gotham FC a 1-0 win over Washington Spirit in the Challenge Cup on Wednesday and the duo hope to have made an impression on United States women’s team coach Vlatko Andonovski as he prepares to name his Women’s World Cup squad. Andonovski must soon

5:13 PM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent SEVILLE, Spain — Manchester United endured a disastrous night in Spain as they were dumped out of the Europa League by Sevilla. United were thumped 3-0 at the Ramon Sanchez-Pizjuan Stadium as they lost their quarterfinal tie 5-2 on aggregate. Youssef En-Nesyri scored twice after taking advantage of calamitous mistakes

5:04 AM ET Tottenham chairman Daniel Levy has said striker Harry Kane can achieve his ambitions and win trophies at the club. Kane, 29, has achieved a number of individual honours — he became Spurs’ all-time record scorer earlier this season and continues to chase down Alan Shearer’s all-time Premier League goal record — but

7:39 AM ET Chelsea defender Thiago Silva has urged the club’s owners to “stop” with the “indecision” and put a new strategy in place after they were knocked out of the Champions League by holders Real Madrid on Tuesday. The Premier League club were beaten 2-0 by Madrid at Stamford Bridge to complete a 4-0

7:11 PM ET Danny Lewis The January transfer window may be closed around Europe, but teams are looking ahead to the summer and there’s plenty of gossip swirling around. Transfer Talk brings you all the latest buzz on rumours, comings, goings and, of course, done deals! TOP STORY: Atalanta’s Hojlund on Bayern’s radar Bayern Munich

6:37 PM ET Frank Lampard vowed Chelsea “will be back” as a major force after their Champions League quarterfinal exit leaves them facing the prospect of a season without any European football. The Blues were beaten 2-0 by Real Madrid at Stamford Bridge on Tuesday night to complete a 4-0 aggregate defeat as Rodrygo struck

3:00 AM ET One of the curious twists in this season’s Premier League title race is that Arsenal are now relying on two former Manchester City players to provide the necessary composure to beat Pep Guardiola’s side to the trophy. Gabriel Jesus and Oleksandr Zinchenko traded Etihad Stadium for Emirates Stadium last summer for a