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Liam Delap scored 24 goals under Maresca as Manchester City Under-23s won the league in 2021

Chelsea manager Enzo Maresca says he has no doubt new striker Liam Delap will become a "future England number nine" as he prepares to make his Blues debut at the Club World Cup.

The 22-year-old forward joined in a £30m deal from Ipswich earlier in June to reunite with his former Manchester City academy manager.

Delap, who signed a six-year contract at Stamford Bridge, scored 12 goals in 37 Premier League appearances last term.

Chelsea face Los Angeles FC in their Club World Cup opener on Monday (20:00 BST) in Atlanta.

When asked about Delap, who pulled out of England duty for the European Under-21 Championship to join Chelsea in the United States, Maresca said: "I said Liam can be England's number nine when we faced Ipswich.

"Now he is a Chelsea player, I'm going to say again, I don't have any doubt that he can be in the future England number nine.

"We won with Manchester City's Under-23s – he scored 24, 25 goals that season – so he knows exactly what we can give him, I know what Liam can give us. It's a win-win. We like Liam, Liam likes us, so it was an easy conversation."

Delap is among four new players in Chelsea's squad, along with returning loanee Andrey Santos and new teenage signings Dario Essugo, Mamadou Sarr and Mike Penders.

But Maresca explained Delap will have to compete with fellow striker Nicolas Jackson to earn a starting place and refused to say whether he will start at the Mercedes-Benz Stadium.

He also explained, without directly being asked about it, that the club needs a new left winger after Chelsea paid a £5m penalty fee not to sign Manchester United loanee Jadon Sancho, adding: "Jadon is not with us. So for sure that is a position that probably we need to do something.

"Also because, Misha [Mudryk] is not with us. At this moment we have Noni [Madueke], Pedro [Neto] and Ty [George] as proper wingers. So for sure something is going to happen."

The Blues are expected to rekindle their interest in Dortmund winger Jamie Gittens as thetransfer window re-opens on Monday, having had a £42m bid rejected for the 20-year-old just before the Club World Cup.

They also made an approach for AC Milan goalkeeper Mike Maignan, but Maresca insists he still has faith in the likes of Robert Sanchez. He explained: "Robert is the number one, we have Filip as number two.

"Penders joins us in the next few weeks to analyse, judge him and take a final decision. Then for Maignan or different players, I don't think it's worth talking about them."

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Australia beat England to win the last 50-over World Cup in 2022

The schedule has been confirmed for the ICC Women's World Cup in India and Sri Lanka, with England starting their campaign against South Africa in Bengaluru on 3 October.

England, then led by Heather Knight, reached the final of the last 50-over tournament in 2022 but werebeaten by world-dominating Australia.They will meet again in the group stages of the tournament on 22 October.

The tournament will be opened in Bengaluru on 30 September with India facing Sri Lanka, while Australia's first game is against T20 world champions New Zealand in Indore on 1 October.

Earlier this month it was confirmed thatSri Lanka will also host matchesas part of ongoing arrangements surrounding fixtures involving India and Pakistan.

Colombo will host Pakistan's seven group games, including against India and England. A semi-final and the final will also take place there, if Pakistan make it that far.

The other host cities in India are Guwahati and Visakhapatnam. The eight-team tournament sees all teams play each other once before the first semi-final takes place on 29 October in either Colombo or Guwahati and the second will be the following day in Bengaluru.

Either Bengaluru or Colombo will host the final on 2 November.

India previously hosted the Women's World Cup in 2013 and, in their own conditions, they are strong contenders to challenge Australia for the title.

The World Cup will be a defining occasion for England under their new head coach Charlotte Edwards and captain Nat Sciver-Brunt.

England's memorable World Cup win at Lord's in 2017 was their last triumph at an ICC tournament.

Alongside losing the 2022 final, in T20 World Cups since 2017 they have been runners-up to Australia in 2018, exited at the semi-final stage in 2020 and 2023, and suffered a disastrous group-stage exit to West Indies last year.

The West Indies defeat led to questions surrounding England's fitness, their fearless approach under coach Jon Lewis and their ability to handle pressure situations.

Those criticisms were amplified bythe Women's Ashes clean sweepat the beginning of this year which led to Lewis and Knight being removed from their positions.

But England have started the summer positively with an unbeaten run against West Indies, though a much bigger test will come when India arrive for a white-ball series which starts on 28 June.

Tuesday 30 September:India v Sri Lanka – Bengaluru

Wednesday 1 October:Australia v New Zealand – Indore

Thursday 2 October:Bangladesh v Pakistan – Colombo

Friday 3 October:England v South Africa – Bengaluru

Saturday 4 October:Australia v Sri Lanka – Colombo

Sunday 5 October:India v Pakistan – Colombo

Monday 6 October:New Zealand v South Africa – Indore

Tuesday 7 October:England v Bangladesh – Guwahati

Wednesday 8 October:Australia v Pakistan – Colombo

Thursday 9 October:India v South Africa – Vizag

Friday 10 October:New Zealand v Bangladesh – Vizag

Saturday 11 October:England v Sri Lanka – Guwahati

Sunday 12 October:India v Australia – Vizag

Monday 13 October:South Africa v Bangladesh – Vizag

Tuesday 14 October:New Zealand v Sri Lanka – Colombo

Wednesday 15 October:England v Pakistan – Colombo

Thursday 16 October:Australia v Bangladesh – Vizag

Friday 17 October:South Africa v Sri Lanka – Colombo

Saturday 18 October:New Zealand v Pakistan – Colombo

Sunday 19 October:India v England – Indore

Monday 20 October:Sri Lanka v Bangladesh – Colombo

Tuesday 21 October:South Africa v Pakistan – Colombo

Wednesday 22 October:Australia v England – Indore

Thursday 23 October:India v New Zealand – Guwahati

Friday 24 October:Pakistan v Sri Lanka – Colombo

Saturday 25 October:Australia v Sri Lanka – Indore

Sunday 26 October:England v New Zealand – Guwahati

Sunday 26 October:India v Bangladesh – Bengaluru

Wednesday 29 October:Semi-final 1 – Guwahati/Colombo

Thursday 30 October:Semi-final 2 – Bengaluru

Sunday 2 November:Final – Colombo/Bengaluru

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Gabby Logan, Alex Scott and Jeanette Kwakye will lead the BBC's coverage of the Women's Euro 2025 in Switzerland on TV and iPlayer.

England's all-time record goal scorer Ellen White, along with former Lionesses players Jill Scott, Steph Houghton and Fara Williams have been named on the BBC's pundit team as the Lionesses prepare to defend their title.

They're joined by Anita Asante and Ellie Roebuck, along with former Wales international Katie Sherwood.

Arsenal boss Renee Slegers, Scotland's Rachel Corsie, ex-England defender Nedum Onuoha and former Germany international Josie Henning will also provide tournament analysis.

"Few things bring excitement and nerves like a big football tournament and Uefa Women's Euro 2025 will be no different," said Alex Kay-Jelski, director of BBC Sport.

"Whether you're sitting in front of the TV, listening on the radio, following our live pages, social channels or website and app coverage, the BBC will be bringing the drama to life."

Euro 2025 gets under way on 2 July as 16 teams compete for glory in Switzerland.

Kay-Jelski added: "The Uefa Women's Euro 2025 is part of a top-tier line-up of women's sports on the BBC this summer.

"We are celebrating the names being made and telling the homegrown stories that matter to audiences. Will we see another iconic moment like Russo's backheel? You'll have to stay tuned and follow all the action with us."

The confirmed Euro 2025 squads so far

Euro 2025 group games – BBC TV schedule confirmed

Wales' major tournament debut will be shown live on BBC One as they take on the Netherlands on 5 July (17:00 BST kick-off).

Sarina Wiegman's reigning European champions kick off their campaign against France later that day (20:00).

"I'm absolutely buzzing to be part of the BBC team for the Euros," said former midfielder Scott, who was part of England's Euro-winning squad in 2022.

"Tournaments like this are what football's all about: the passion, the drama, the unforgettable moments. I can't wait to get stuck in, share some insight and hopefully bring a bit of fun along the way too."

Ex-England players Rachel Brown-Finnis, Gilly Flaherty, Izzy Christiansen and former Wales striker Helen Ward are on co-comms, joining commentators Robyn Cowen, Jonathan Pearce and Vicki Sparks.

Jo Currie is reporting on all the latest news stories from inside the England camp throughout the tournament, while Catrin Heledd brings the breaking news from Wales.

On BBC Radio 5 Live, Sports Extra and Sounds, there will be 25 live match commentaries – including every England and Wales game.

Katie Smith will present from Switzerland, with Vicki Sparks and Eilidh Barbour providing match commentaries.

Former England goalkeeper Karen Bardsley, Christiansen and ex-Wales defender Daniel Gabbidon will provide expert analysis.

On BBC Radio Wales, Nia Jones and Mark Poyser will cover Wales' opener against the Netherlands, while Ward will join Poyser for their games against France and England.

There will also be commentary on BBC Radio Cymru, with Owain Llyr and Kath Morgan covering all Wales' matches.

Available on BBC Sounds, 5 Live's Football Daily will release podcast episodes every day of the tournament.

The podcast will feature interviews from players and managers inside the England and Wales camps with Football Daily regulars Jen Beattie, Bardsley and White.

There are also special fan diary episodes with comedian and football fan Maisie Adam, plus match previews right up until the final.

Feast of Football is another daily podcast available on BBC Sounds, as well as a vodcast on BBC One Wales before each of Wales' games.

All 16 BBC live matches will be streamed on iPlayer and the BBC Sport website and app.

There will also be highlights of every game available to watch at full-time.

BBC Sport's industry-leading live match pages will have in-play clips for all BBC TV matches, as well as our ever-popular live text commentary.

As well as being able to follow every minute of the tournament live, exclusive insights, interviews and in-depth stories told by those on the ground in Switzerland will be available for fans on the BBC Sport website and app.