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Pep Guardiola was unhappy with 'time wasting' from Crystal Palace

Pep rages at Palace 'time wasting' after Cup defeat

Pep Guardiola was unhappy about Dean Henderson's time wasting in Manchester City's FA Cup final defeat – but the Spaniard refused to be drawn on whether the Crystal Palace goalkeeper should have been sent off.

Soccer • 17 May

A major redevelopment of Twickenham is planned

RFU reject Wembley switch, Twickenham revamp in 2027

The Rugby Football Union is aiming to begin renovations of Twickenham in 2027 after rejecting a proposal to make Wembley the new home of English rugby.

Rugby • 20 Feb 24

The famous London venue will host the final on Sunday

FA enhances Wembley security for Euro 2022 final

The Football Association has put in place "robust" security measures to ensure Sunday's Euro 2022 final is not marred by any disorder.

Soccer • 28 Jul 22

Scott McKenna of Nottingham Forest is challenged by Levi Colwill of Huddersfield

Championship final recap: Huddersfield 0-1 Notts Forest

Nottingham Forest are back in the Premier League for the first time in 23 years. Here's how it looked from where we were sitting...

Soccer • 29 May 22

Fury drops Whyte in sixth to retain heavyweight title

Tyson Fury enjoyed a happy homecoming as he retained his WBC heavyweight title with a sensational sixth-round stoppage of British rival Dillian Whyte at a packed out Wembley Stadium.

Boxing • 23 Apr 22

Superior Chelsea down Palace in FA Cup semi-final

Ruben Loftus-Cheek capped his impressive comeback with a first Chelsea goal since May 2019 as the Blues defeated Crystal Palace 2-0 to reach their third successive FA Cup final.

Soccer • 17 Apr 22

A howler from Zack Steffen let Liverpool in for their second goal

Guardiola insists he has no team selection regrets

Pep Guardiola had no regrets over his selection after Manchester City's treble bid ended with defeat to rivals Liverpool in the FA Cup semi-finals.

Soccer • 16 Apr 22

Police intervene to quell trouble at Wembley

FIFA investigating crowd trouble incidents

FIFA has opened disciplinary proceedings in relation to the disturbances which marred England's World Cup qualifier against Hungary on Tuesday night, and the violent scenes at the Albania versus Poland match in the same group.

Soccer • 13 Oct 21

Roy Keane was working for ITV at Wembley

Wright hits out at anti-Irish abuse of Keane at Wembley

Ian Wright has hit out at the "disgraceful behaviour" of some Leicester fans after claiming he and fellow pundit Roy Keane were the targets of abuse during Saturday's Community Shield match.

Soccer • 08 Aug 21

Large crowds, including many ticketless fans, gathered outside Wembley ahead of the Euro 2020 final

UEFA opens proceedings over fan behaviour at Euro final

UEFA has opened disciplinary proceedings against the Football Association over some England supporters' behaviour at the Euro 2020 final at Wembley.

Soccer • 03 Aug 21

Police near Wembley Stadium ahead of last Sunday's final

Euros final 'could have been abandoned' but for police

A senior Metropolitan Police commander insists the operation around Sunday's Euro 2020 final had not been a failure and that the match could have been abandoned without the immediate intervention officers made.

Soccer • 14 Jul 21

'Anyone caught will obviously be banned and have the right action taken against them'

FA chief: 'We run a stadium, not a fortress'

The Football Association says it will conduct a full review into how people without tickets were able to breach security and gain access to Wembley for Sunday night's Euro 2020 final.

Soccer • 12 Jul 21

1,000 Italy fans will be allowed to travel to London for the final

No change in plan to let Italy fans attend final

There has been no change to plans to let 1,000 Italian soccer fans travel to London and attend Sunday's Euro 2020 final, a source close to the matter said.

Soccer • 09 Jul 21

Recap: Italy beat Spain on penalties to reach final

Italy beat Spain 4-2 on penalties following a 1-1 draw after extra time at Wembley to reach the Euro 2020 final.

Euro 2020 • 06 Jul 21

Crowds leaving Wembley after the England-Germany game

UEFA will not alter schedule for remainder of Euros

UEFA ruled out any alteration to the match schedule or capacity limits for the final stages of Euro 2020 after criticism from Germany and Italy regarding the games at Wembley.

Euro 2020 • 01 Jul 21

Ilkay Gundogan, Robin Gosens and Antonio Rudiger are doubts for Germany

Germany trio in doubt for last-16 clash with England

Germany's Ilkay Gundogan, Robin Gosens and Antonio Rudiger are doubtful for their Euro 2020 last-16 game against England at Wembley on Tuesday, with a decision on their fitness to be taken on matchday.

Soccer • 28 Jun 21

Leon Goretzka's equaliser ensured Germany will face England

Low promises different Germany against England

Germany coach Joachim Low is expecting "a totally different" match against England after his side drew 2-2 with Hungary in their last Euro 2020 group game.

Soccer • 24 Jun 21

Austria fans at their previous game against Ukraine in Romania

Austria unhappy as fans warned not to travel to Wembley

Austria have said it is senseless to play their Euro 2020 last 16 match with Italy at Wembley as fans cannot travel from either nation to London.

Soccer • 23 Jun 21

Wembley is due to host five knockout games

Wembley capacity increased to 60,000 for Euro 2020

Capacity for the Euro 2020 semi-finals and final at Wembley has been increased to 75%, meaning more than 60,000 fans will now be able to attend.

Euro 2020 • 22 Jun 21

Wembley will allow roughly 40,000 spectators for the closing four matches of Euro 2020

Wembley to allow 40,000 for Euro 2020 closing stages

Wembley will play host to the largest sporting crowd in the UK in more than 15 months, with roughly 40,000 fans in attendance for the final four Euros fixtures at the stadium.

Soccer • 14 Jun 21

UEFA are hoping that foreign spectators, without the need for a lengthy quaratine, can attend the Wembley knockout games

UEFA in talks to ease quarantine restrictions for Euros

UEFA is in dialogue with the British Government to ease coronavirus quarantine restrictions on overseas supporters for the knockout stages of Euro 2020.

Soccer • 04 Jun 21

Hamza Choudhury celebrates with a Palestinian flag

Leicester duo won't be punished for flag waving

Hamza Choudhury and Wesley Fofana are set to avoid any disciplinary sanction after they celebrated with a Palestinian flag during Leicester's FA Cup final success on Saturday.

Soccer • 17 May 21

8,000 fans will be allowed to attend the Carabao Cup final

8,000 fans to attend Carabao Cup final

This month's Carabao Cup final between Manchester City and Tottenham Hotspur will be allowed to host 8,000 spectators as part of pilot events to pave the way for the return of large crowds to stadiums.

Soccer • 04 Apr 21

Wembley Stadium can seat 90,000 in normal times

UK planning for big Euro 2020 final crowd at Wembley

UK culture secretary Oliver Dowden is hopeful a large crowd will be able to attend the Euro 2020 final at Wembley but capacity is still to be determined.

Soccer • 30 Mar 21

The Aviva Stadium remains on course to host Euro 2020 games

UEFA insists it is sticking with original Euro format

UEFA says it is confident it will not need to take up British Prime Minister Boris Johnson's offer of hosting more Euro 2020 matches, insisting the venues in place across the continent will be sufficient for the delayed event.

Soccer • 02 Mar 21