The Canadian PressDallas' Ferreiras 1st father-son designated players in MLS
FRISCO, Texas (AP) — Jesús Ferreira joined his dad David as the first father-son combination of higher-priced designated players in the history of Major League Soccer, agreeing to a four-year contract with Dallas. The deal announced Tuesday for the 21-year-old forward includes a club option for 2026. He will occupy a young designated player spot on the roster, which allows players 21-23 years old to have only $200,000 per season count toward the salary cap. Ferreira scored eight goals in 27 leag
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Chelsea need to ‘recharge batteries’ after draw with Brighton – Thomas Tuchel
Thomas Tuchel says Chelsea need to “recharge the batteries” after blaming tiredness for their lacklustre performance in the 1-1 Premier League draw at Brighton. The European champions’ fading title hopes suffered another setback after Hakim Ziyech’s first-half opener was cancelled out by stand-in Albion skipper Adam Webster. Chelsea topped the table as recently as the start of last month but have spectacularly fallen out of contention having now won just two of their nine top-flight outings since.
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MATCHDAY: Ronaldo eyes return for United; Atlético in action
A look at what’s happening in European soccer on Wednesday: ENGLAND Cristiano Ronaldo could return for Manchester United in the Premier League game at Brentford after missing the team's last two games with a hip injury. The Portugal forward has trained for the last two days and should be available, manager Ralf Rangnick said. United squandered a two-goal lead to draw 2-2 at Aston Villa on Saturday and is languishing in seventh place. Tottenham is a point ahead in sixth place heading into a match
