Why is Enzo Fernandez not playing for Chelsea vs. Port Vale in FA Cup?

Chelsea will face Port Vale in theFA Cup quarterfinal on Saturdaywithout key midfielder Enzo Fernández.

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Fernández is not injured, but instead been dropped for disciplinary reasons. Chelsea coach Liam Rosenior said the Argentine would miss Saturday's game as well as next weekend's Premier League match against Manchester City due to comments about a potential transfer to Real Madrid.

"I spoke with Enzo an hour ago. We've made a decision - he won't be available for tomorrow's game and he won't be available for Manchester City," Rosenior said at his press conference on Friday.

"It's disappointing to speak in that way. What I will say about Enzo is that, in terms of him as a person, I've got no bad words to say.

"But a line was crossed in terms of our culture. We had to make a sanction."

Fernández has raised eyebrows with his comments recently, first telling ESPN Argentina"I don't know" when asked if he would still be at Chelsea next season.

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Then the 25-year-old told Argentine media personality Marcos Giles: "I really like Madrid - it's similar to Buenos Aires."

Asked if he would consider living in Madrid, Fernández responded: "Yes, of course."

Rosenior emphasized that there was still a way back for Fernández at Chelsea, but the coach felt he was forced into disciplinary measures.

"The door is not closed on Enzo - that's very important. It's a sanction," Rosenior said. "You have to protect this club and culture, and in terms of that, the line was crossed in the international break."

Chelsea has dropped down to sixth in the Premier League table and was bounced from the Champions League with a heavy 8-2 aggregate defeat against Paris Saint-Germain in the round of 16.

Even without Fernández, the Blues will be heavily favored to reach the FA Cup semifinal with a win over Port Vale, which comes into Saturday's game sitting dead last in League One.

This article originally appeared on USA TODAY:Why is Enzo Fernandez not in for Chelsea FA Cup lineup vs Port Vale?

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Appeals court confirms prison sentences for 3 ex-Grenoble rugby players for rape

ANGOULEME, France (AP) — Three former Grenoble rugby players serving time for the rape of a 20-year-old student in 2017 have lost an appeal against their convictions and prison sentences.

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An appeals court in France on Saturday re-imposed the original sentences of prison terms up to 14 years.

Irishman Denis Coulson and Frenchman Loïck Jammes were sentenced to 14 years in prison, and New Zealand's Rory Grice to 12 years.

The victim had lodged a complaint in March 2017 following Grenoble’s match in the southwestern French city of Bordeaux. According to French media reports, she said she had met the players during an alcohol-fueled night and was raped in a hotel in the outskirts of Bordeaux.

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A court sentenced the men to prison in December 2024, and all three have been in prison since. They claimed that the sexual encounter had been consensual.

“To reach the same decision as in the first instance, the court and the jurors took into account the seriousness of the facts,” said the court presiding judge, Marie-Dominique Boulard-Paoloni, as quoted by L'Equipe newspaper. “We also considered the absence of any notable change compared to the previous decision. You now have ten days to lodge an appeal in cassation.”

Lawyers for the defendants said they would appeal to the Court of Cassation, France's highest court of the judicial order.

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18 Years Ago, Pop Superstar Surpassed Elvis Presley's Record of 17 No. 1 Hits

It's been officially 18 years sinceMariah Careydethroned the King.

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On April 3, 2008, the Queen of Christmas knocked the King of Rock and Roll,Elvis Presleyout of second place for the most No. 1 hits on theBillboardHot 100 chart of any artist.

Carey's hit song "Touch My Body" became her 18th song to hit No. 1, surpassing Elvis' previous record of 17. (Elvis was in the second place position overall, behindThe Beatleswith 20, but he held the record of the most No. 1's for a solo artist—until Carey, that is.)

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"Touch My Body" was released in February 2008 as the lead single of Carey's 11th studio album,E=MC². It became her 18th No. 1 hit, spending two consecutive weeks at the top.

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But Carey has since added one more chart-topper to her resume. In 2019 her iconic holiday hit "All I Want For Christmas Is You" reached the summit of the Hot 100 nearly 20 years after its initial release, becoming her 19th career No. 1.

All of Mariah Carey's No. 1 Hit Songs:

  1. "All I Want For Christmas Is You" - 22 weeks

  2. "We Belong Together" - 14 weeks

  3. "Always Be My Baby" - 2 weeks

  4. "Hero" - 4 weeks

  5. "Dreamlover" - 8 weeks

  6. "One Sweet Day" (with Boyz II Men) - 16 weeks

  7. "Love Takes Time" - 3 weeks

  8. "Fantasy" - 8 weeks

  9. "Vision of Love" - 4 weeks

  10. "Don't Forget About Us" - 2 weeks

  11. "Touch My Body" - 2 weeks

  12. "Heartbreaker" ft. Jay Z - 2 weeks

  13. "Thank God I Found You" ft. Joe and 98 Degrees - 1 week

  14. "Emotions" - 3 weeks

  15. "I'll Be There" - 2 weeks

  16. "Honey" - 3 weeks

  17. "My All" - 1 week

  18. "Someday" - 2 weeks

  19. "I Don't Wanna Cry" - 2 weeks

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Many of Elvis' No. 1 hit songs predated the Hot 100 chart, butBillboardhas factored in the numbers he accumulated on now-retired rankings, like the Top 100, disc jockey and juke box charts.

Here are the 17 songsBillboardconsidersto be Elvis' 17 No. 1 hits:

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  2. "All Shook Up" - 9 weeks

  3. "Heartbreak Hotel" - 8 weeks

  4. "Jailhouse Rock" - 7 weeks

  5. "(Let Me Be Your) Teddy Bear" - 7 weeks

  6. "Are You Lonesome To-night?" - 6 weeks

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  9. "Love Me Tender" - 5 weeks

  10. "Stuck on You" - 4 weeks

  11. "Too Much" - 3 weeks

  12. "A Big Hunk O'Love" - 2 weeks

  13. "Good Luck Charm" - 2 weeks

  14. "Surrender" - 2 weeks

  15. "Hard Headed Woman" - 2 weeks

  16. "Suspicious Minds" - 1 week

  17. "I Want You, I Need You, I Love You" - 1 week

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Portland, which is welcoming aWNBAteam back to the city after 24 years, selected veteran forward Bridget Carleton with the first pick in Friday's expansion draft.

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Guard Julie Allemand, who played last season for the Los Angeles Sparks, was selected by the Toronto Tempo with its first pick.

The Tempo won a coin flip and opted to take the sixth pick in the college draft on April 13 over the top pick in the expansion draft. So Portland went first on Friday and will have the seventh pick in the college draft.

Carleton, who played last season for the Minnesota Lynx and averaged 6.5 points a game, was an unrestricted free agent.

“Once we finalized our process, and zoomed in on Bridget, and knew we had our first expansion pick, it was obvious we did not want to have Toronto hold our destiny in their hands," Portland general manger Vanja Cernivec said.

Allemand averaged 5.4 points, 3.7 rebounds and 5 assists in 34 games last season.

The league's teams protected five players apiece ahead of the expansion draft but those lists were not made public, leading to speculation about which players were available.

On Wednesday, the Chicago Sky announced trades with the Tempo and the Fire, which prevented the expansion teams from selecting Sky players. In exchange, the Fire got the No. 17 pick in the college draft and the No. 26 pick went to the Tempo.

The expansion draft had two rounds, with up to six picks for each team in each round. The teams alternated picks, with the Tempo picking first in the second round after the Fire got the first overall selection.

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Teams could only lose two players to the expansion draft. If a player was taken in the first round, a second player from that same franchise couldn't be taken until the second round.

Following Allemand, the Tempo selected center Nyara Sabally from the Liberty, guard Marina Mabrey from the Sun, forward Aaliya Nye from the Aces, guard Lexi Held from the Mercury, and forward Maria Conde from the Valkyries.

In the second round the Tempo selected forward Maria Kliundikova from the Lynx, center Adja Kane from the Liberty, center Nikolina Milic from the Sun, guard Kitija Laksa from the Mercury, and guard Kristy Wallace from the Fever.

After Carleton, the Portland Fire selected guard Carla Leite from the Valkyries, center Luisa Geiselsoder from the Stars, forward Emily Engstler from the Mystics, guard Maya Caldwell from the Dream and forward Chloe Bibby from the Fever.

In the second round Portland took guard Haley Jones from the Wings, forward Nyadiew Puoch from the Dream, guard Sara Ashlee Barker from the Sparks, guard Sug Sutton from the Mystics and guard Nika Muhl from the Storm.

Mabry was also an unrestricted free agent. Each team was allowed to pick only one unrestricted free agent.

Portland previously had a WNBA team, also called the Fire, that played from 2000 to 2002.

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