Newly promoted Coventry City have broken their transfer record to recruit Ghanaian midfielder Caleb Yirenkyi. The 20-year-old has agreed to a long-term deal after the Sky Blues reportedly paid Danish club Nordsjaelland €27m (£23.1m), with a further €3m (£2.5m) potentially due in bonuses. Yirenkyi earned his first senior international appearance in May 2025 before featuring […]
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A convoy of dark-windowed Mercedes vehicles, escorted by police cars, arrived at Fifa’s headquarters in Rabat, Morocco, earlier this week. Infantino had called together a small group of Fifa management board members to consider his proposal to sell a 21% stake in the organisation’s commercial and ticketing operations to a private equity company. This is […]
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Reflecting on another difficult European midweek has become a familiar Sunday routine for Scottish football. This time, however, Motherwell and Hibernian head into their return fixtures with genuine hopes of advancing, even if they are competing in the third-tier Conference League qualifiers. Motherwell will aim to complete the task after earning a 1-1 draw away […]
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The Scottish Football Association will organise a “critically important” summit to examine the future direction of the country’s game. All Scottish Professional Football League clubs have received an email inviting them to the forum, scheduled for 4 September in St Andrews. According to the invitation, the association plans to explore opportunities for developing homegrown players […]
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England defender Lucy Bronze believes that a Uefa boycott of Fifa tournaments would be the correct decision for the long-term future of football, even though it could negatively affect the women’s game. Speaking during Chelsea’s pre-season tour in New Zealand, Bronze said European players should remain committed to their principles and do what they believe […]
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Barcelona have withdrawn from a planned pre-season match in Morocco amid the continuing border dispute in Ceuta. The Spanish title holders had been due to play local club Ittihad Riadi Tangier in north-west Morocco on 15 August as part of their preparations for the upcoming season. In a statement, the club said that the present […]
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“His availability for this weekend’s match is still being assessed one day at a time,” he explained. “He joined us last night as part of the preparations, but he was absent today.” “I’ll talk with him later this afternoon, and he will decide whether he can attend tomorrow. I expect he will then make a […]
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The Football Association has prohibited solid walls around the edges of pitches following a safety assessment prompted by the death of former Arsenal academy player Billy Vigar. The 21-year-old passed away after suffering a serious brain injury while representing Chichester City at Wingate and Finchley FC in September 2025. The injury is believed to have […]
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Assistant referee Sian Massey-Ellis has confirmed that she is ending her officiating career and will join the Football Association in a new role. Having worked at more than 150 Premier League games, Massey-Ellis will become a senior manager responsible for helping female match officials develop and progress. Massey-Ellis joined the Premier League’s group of assistant […]
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Nevertheless, Conmebol said it was troubled by recurring unilateral decisions made without dialogue or the use of established institutional procedures for resolving such matters. Argentina’s football association, whose national team finished second at the 2026 World Cup, welcomed Infantino’s acknowledgement of his mistakes and subsequent apology. It said his 10 years as Fifa president had […]
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