“Partey has been denied entry to #Canada, will not play for #Ghana’s World Cup game in #Toronto.

The former #Arsenal midfielder was charged with five counts of rape & one count of sexual assault in 2025 by London police and pleaded not guilty.
Partey, who now plays for #Villarreal, was later charged with two new counts of rape in Feb and also pleaded not guilty.
He was allowed to enter the USA with the rest of Ghana’s squad on 4 June for training camp in #Boston.”

https://www.theguardian.com/football/2026/jun/12/thomas-partey-ghana-world-cup-visa-application-to-canada-refused

L'Unità: Europa League: l’Aston Villa schianta 3 a 0 il Friburgo, l’ultima magia dello specialista Emery

Si infrange in finale il sogno del Friburgo, che in Europa League va a sbattere contro lo specialista, il mago della competizione: Unai Emery, l’allenatore alla quinta vittoria su sei finali disputate. 3 a 0, Aston Villa che al Tupras Stadium di Istanbul vince il suo primo importante trofeo europeo dalla Coppa dei Campioni vinta nel 1982, secondo per importanza soltanto alla Champions League che sabato 30 maggio si giocheranno Arsenal e Paris Saint Germain a Budapest. I Villains si giocheranno la Supercoppa Europea contro la vincente tra le due.
Già al primo tempo si era tornati al riposo negli spogliatoi sul parziale di 2 a 0 per gli inglesi, reti di Youri Tielemans ed Emiliano Buendia. Al 41esimo, sugli sviluppi di un calcio d’angolo, Tielemans aveva aggredito un traversone e concluso con un tiro a volo che si insaccava rasoterra. Altro grande gol anche del trequartista argentino che al terzo minuto di recupero si smarcava al limite dell’area e lasciava partire un tiro a giro che si infilava all’incrocio dei pali. Al 58esimo della ripresa ancora una giocata di Buendia che arrivava sulla linea di fondo e serviva al centro, Rogers anticipava tutti in scivolata sul primo palo e fissava il risultato finale.
La squadra di Birmingham era arrivata in finale in Coppa dei Campioni e in Supercoppa nel 1982, nel 2001 aveva vinto la Coppa Intertoto. Emery siede sulla panchina del club dal 2022: l’Aston Villa era 15esimo in classifica in Premier League, oggi è quarto nel campionato più ricco e competitivo al mondo dietro Arsenal, Manchester City e Manchester United. Emery è arrivato in finale di Europa League sei volte: tre vittorie con il Siviglia e una con il Villareal. L’unica sconfitta con la squadra più blasonata che abbia mai allenato, l’Arsenal, battuto in finale nel derby londinese con il Chelsea nel 2019. In Supercoppa sarà un derby tra allenatori spagnoli, con Mikel Arteta o Luis Enrique.

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Europa League: Aston Villa crushes 3-0 Freiburg, the last magic of specialist Emery

Freiburg’s dream shatters in the final, as the German team goes down to a specialist, the wizard of the competition: Unai Emery, the manager with his fifth victory in six finals played. 3-0, Aston Villa wins its first major European trophy since the 1982 Champions League victory, second in importance only to the Champions League which will be played on Saturday, May 30th between Arsenal and Paris Saint-Germain in Budapest. The Villains will play the European Super Cup against the winner of the two.

Already in the first half, they returned to the locker room with a score of 2-0 in favor of the English, goals from Youri Tielemans and Emiliano Buendia. In the 41st minute, following a corner kick, Tielemans attacked a cross and finished with a volley that went in low under the crossbar. Another great goal came from the Argentine midfielder, who in the third minute of added time, separated himself at the edge of the area and fired a curling shot that went in across the goalposts. In the 58th minute of the second half, another play by Buendia arrived on the baseline and was served to the center, Rogers anticipated everyone with a slide on the first post and fixed the final result.

The Birmingham-based team had reached the final of the Champions League and the Super Cup in 1982, and in 2001 it won the Intertoto Cup. Emery has been in charge of the club since 2022: Aston Villa is 15th in the Premier League ranking, today it is fourth in the world’s richest and most competitive league behind Arsenal, Manchester City and Manchester United. Emery has reached six Europa League finals: three wins with Sevilla and one with Villarreal. The only defeat with the most prestigious team he has ever coached, Arsenal, was defeated in the final in the London derby against Chelsea in 2019. In the Super Cup, it will be a derby between Spanish coaches, with Mikel Arteta or Luis Enrique.

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https://www.unita.it/2026/05/21/europa-league-laston-villa-schianta-3-a-0-il-friburgo-lultima-magia-dello-specialista-emery/

Sevilla came from 2-0 down to beat Villarreal 3-2 away, making it three wins in a row and ending the hosts’ six-game winning run at Estadio de la Ceramica...

#sevilla #LaLiga #football #Villarreal #footballnewsandupdates #footballnews

https://www.mondiaries.com/2026/05/laliga-sevilla-move-clear-of-drop-zone.html