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Football: the main stories of 16.09.2026

Chelsea now have one owner. Clearlake Capital has taken full control of the club after the chairman, Todd Boehly, sold his stake along with Mark Walter and Hansjörg Wyss, as ten outlets reported. The…

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Three footballers in team kits: Portugal player in red, Belgium player in red with yellow, Memphis in white Chelsea shirt

Chelsea now have one owner. Clearlake Capital has taken full control of the club after the chairman, Todd Boehly, sold his stake along with Mark Walter and Hansjörg Wyss, as ten outlets reported. The private equity firm and Boehly's group bought Chelsea from Roman Abramovich together in 2022. The shared arrangement at the top ends with this deal, and every decision on the club's spending now rests with the firm. The reports give no price for the stakes and no date for completion.

At Old Trafford, Manchester United led Brighton 2:0 and still went out of the Carabao Cup, losing 2:3 in the third round. Barcelona beat Racing Santander 7:2 at Camp Nou, with Raphinha scoring a hat-trick. He is the first player in Europe's top 5 leagues to reach 10 goals plus assists this season. Atlético Madrid beat Osasuna 4:0 and moved up to third ahead of the derby. In the Netherlands, the family of Ronald Koeman announced on Instagram that his wife, Bartina, had died at 65 after an illness with breast cancer.

  • Sunderland beat AZ 1:0 on the opening night of the Europa League league phase. Enzo Le Fée scored from the spot. Earlier in the week Granit Xhaka called reaching the final "a dream".
  • Lionel Messi scored his 100th goal for Inter Miami, in his 115th game, as they won the Campeones Cup against Cruz Azul in their first match under a new manager.
  • Thomas Tuchel stood by his defensive substitutions in England's semi-final defeat by Argentina but admitted he got the timing wrong.
  • Hibernian sacked head coach David Gray after a poor start to the season.
  • Aston Villa won 3:0 at Coventry thanks to 2 goals from Tammy Abraham and a Ross Barkley header. Everton beat a much-changed Wolves 1:0 with a late goal from Charly Alcaraz.
  • Tottenham went out of the League Cup at Anfield on Tuesday. Roberto De Zerbi said he was "frustrated". Spurs have yet to win or score in the Premier League.
  • An expert panel ruled that Gabriel's kick to Emiliano Martínez's head in Arsenal against Chelsea was not a red-card offence.
  • Zenit won 3:2 at Baltika. Lokomotiv and Krylia Sovetov drew 1:1, Spartak beat Fakel 1:0, and Rodina and Rubin drew 1:1.
  • Levante against Athletic Club was postponed after heavy rain flooded the pitch and the press area.
  • Axel Witsel, 37, retired from international football with Belgium.
  • Chelsea's João Pedro is injured and will miss Brazil's matches.
  • Christian Pulisic was left out of the USA squad, and Cavan Sullivan was called up. Alphonso Davies will miss Canada's friendlies because he is on his honeymoon.
  • Journalist Saud Al-Sarami reports that Cristiano Ronaldo may leave Al-Nassr in January.
  • Corinthians went out of the Copa Libertadores quarter-finals, losing 0:1 to Estudiantes. Memphis Depay missed a penalty in the 11th minute of stoppage time.
  • Tite has been named Botafogo coach on a deal until 2028.
  • Bayern Munich extended sporting director Christoph Freund's contract until 30 June 2029.
  • The USA went out of the U-20 Women's World Cup, losing to Brazil on penalties.
  • Málaga host Villarreal on Thursday.

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