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Sancho Joins Chelsea on Loan from Manchester United

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Sancho Joins Chelsea on Loan from Manchester United

Soccer Football - Community Shield - Manchester United v Manchester City - Wembley Stadium, London, Britain - August 10, 2024 Manchester United's Jadon Sancho has his shot saved by Manchester City's Ederson during the penalty shoot-out REUTERS/Toby Melville/File Photo Purchase Licensing Rights
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Chelsea have signed English winger Jadon Sancho from Manchester United on a season-long loan deal, British media reported on Saturday.

Sancho joined Chelsea on the final day of the transfer window, with a deal sheet being submitted to the Premier League to sign him after the 11 p.m. deadline had passed.

The BBC reported Chelsea have an obligation to make the move permanent for a fee of 20 million-25 million pounds ($59.1 million).

According to Reuters, Sancho joined United in 2021 from Borussia Dortmund on a five-year contract, but had a public falling-out with manager Erik ten Hag last year which led to him returning to Dortmund on loan in January this year until the end of the season.

The 24-year-old made a substitute appearance in United's penalty shootout defeat by Manchester City in the Community Shield earlier this month but was not included in Ten Hag's squad for their two opening league games.

Sancho made 83 appearances for United, scoring 12 goals and has played 23 times for England. He was one of the players who failed to convert a penalty in the Euro 2020 final shootout which England lost to Italy.

Chelsea host Crystal Palace in their next league game on Sunday.

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Afghan Taekwondo Para-Athlete Makes History with First Medal for Refugee Paralympic Team 

Paris 2024 Paralympics - Taekwondo - Women K44 -47kg Repechage - Grand Palais, Paris, France - August 29, 2024 Zakia Khudadadi of Refugee Paralympic Team celebrates winning her fight against Nurcihan Ekinci of Türkiye. (Reuters)
Paris 2024 Paralympics - Taekwondo - Women K44 -47kg Repechage - Grand Palais, Paris, France - August 29, 2024 Zakia Khudadadi of Refugee Paralympic Team celebrates winning her fight against Nurcihan Ekinci of Türkiye. (Reuters)
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Afghan Taekwondo Para-Athlete Makes History with First Medal for Refugee Paralympic Team 

Paris 2024 Paralympics - Taekwondo - Women K44 -47kg Repechage - Grand Palais, Paris, France - August 29, 2024 Zakia Khudadadi of Refugee Paralympic Team celebrates winning her fight against Nurcihan Ekinci of Türkiye. (Reuters)
Paris 2024 Paralympics - Taekwondo - Women K44 -47kg Repechage - Grand Palais, Paris, France - August 29, 2024 Zakia Khudadadi of Refugee Paralympic Team celebrates winning her fight against Nurcihan Ekinci of Türkiye. (Reuters)

Zakia Khudadadi made history on Thursday at the Paris Paralympics by becoming the first athlete from the Refugee Paralympic Team to win a medal.

Khudadadi won bronze in the women's 47kg category after defeating Türkiye's Ekinci Nurcihan. When the final buzzer sounded at the Grand Palais in central Paris, Khudadadi erupted in joy, throwing her helmet and mouthpiece into the air.

“It was a surreal moment, my heart started racing when I realized I had won the bronze,” Khudadadi said, her voice shaking with emotion. “I went through so much to get here. This medal is for all the women of Afghanistan and all the refugees of the world. I hope that one day there will be peace in my country.”

Khudadadi, who was born without one forearm, began practicing taekwondo in secret at age 11 in a hidden gym in her hometown of Herat, in western Afghanistan.

Originally blocked from competing following the rise of the Taliban in 2021, she was later evacuated from Afghanistan and was allowed to compete at the Tokyo Olympics for her country following a plea from the international community.

After the competition, she settled in Paris and was later offered the opportunity to compete with the refugee team at the Paris 2024 Paralympics.

“This medal means everything to me, I will never forget that day,” Khudadadi said. “I won because of the great support I got from the crowd.”

The atmosphere in the Grand Palais was electric as the French crowd cheered her on as if she were one of their own. Since fleeing Afghanistan, Khudadadi has been training at INSEP, France’s national institute of sport, in Paris with her French coach Haby Niare, a former taekwondo world champion.

“Zakia has been magical. I don't know how else to put it,” Niare said, beaming with pride. “The training process has been challenging. She faced a lot of injuries and she had to learn a lot in a couple of years but she never lost sight of her goal."

Khudadadi received her medal from UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi and Andrew Parsons, the president of the International Paralympic Committee.

“For the Refugee Paralympic Team, it's super special, it's super important,” Parsons said. “Zakia just showed to the world how good she is. It's an incredible journey, it's something that we should all learn about.”