Author: Javid Majidi

Rubiales ‘seemingly forcefully kissed Lucy Bronze on her face’ after the Women’s World Cup final, English FA’s Debbie Hewitt told FIFA’s disciplinary committee. Disgraced former Spanish football federation president Luis Rubiales “seemingly forcefully kissed” an England player on her face before kissing Jenni Hermoso without her consent at the Women’s World Cup, English Football Association chair Debbie Hewitt told FIFA’s disciplinary committee. A FIFA report released on Wednesday said Rubiales, who was given a three-year ban in October, acted with “a sense of complete impunity” at the trophy ceremony after Spain’s 1-0 win over England in Sydney on August 20. Hewitt was…

Aston Villa have dealt a major blow to Manchester City’s Premier League title challenge as Leon Bailey clinched a 1-0 win against the reeling champions at Villa Park. Bailey’s deflected second-half strike moved Unai Emery’s side above spluttering City into third place on Wednesday night. Pep Guardiola’s fourth-placed team have gone four league games without a win and sit six points behind leaders Arsenal. After draws with Chelsea, Liverpool and Tottenham, the treble winners desperately needed to beat Villa to keep in touch with the Gunners. Instead, they produced their worst performance of the damaging run and could easily have…