Wales received praise for their display, but Craig Bellamy believes there is still room for improvement after acknowledging how hard his team had to battle during a tight 1-0 loss in Portugal. A deflected attempt from Joao Felix secured the win for the home team in Lisbon, while a Cristiano Ronaldo strike was disallowed following […]
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Manchester United have taken out a further £90m in loans since 30 June and revealed that their summer spending on new signings reached £191.7m. United signed Andrey Santos from Chelsea on 13 July, Youri Tielemans from Aston Villa the following day, and Carlos Baleba from Brighton on 25 August. The transfer fees announced by the […]
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Uefa says the Premier League’s enormous summer expenditure is creating an unmistakable two-tier transfer market. European football’s governing body outlined the growing dominance of English clubs in its latest report on the continent’s talent and competition landscape. According to the report, Premier League teams spent an estimated €4.6bn (£4bn), exceeding the combined total of Europe’s […]
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Republic of Ireland winger Chiedozie Ogbene has asked the public not to place responsibility on the players amid calls to boycott the forthcoming Nations League matches against Israel. The teams are scheduled to face each other in Debrecen, Hungary, on Sunday, with the reverse fixture taking place in Backa Topola, Serbia, on 4 October. Both […]
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Barcelona sporting director Deco has dismissed suggestions that the club is looking to sign Manchester United prospect JJ Gabriel. The 15-year-old visited Barcelona after telling United earlier this month that he intended to leave Old Trafford. Real Madrid, Bayern Munich and Paris St-Germain have also reportedly shown an interest in signing him. Speaking at a […]
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Jude Bellingham — Real Madrid and England Pau Cubarsi — Barcelona and Spain Marc Cucurella — Real Madrid and Spain Ousmane Dembele — Paris St-Germain and France Luis Diaz — Bayern Munich and Colombia Bruno Fernandes — Manchester United and Portugal Gabriel — Arsenal and Brazil Erling Haaland — Manchester City and Norway Achraf Hakimi […]
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The Premier League hopes to finalise a new financial agreement with the EFL at the earliest opportunity. A proposed 10-year arrangement was submitted last week and would double solidarity payments made to the 72 EFL clubs. Following several years of disagreement over how much financial support should be distributed throughout the English football pyramid, top-flight […]
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Northern Ireland boss Michael O’Neill had not been born when Best claimed the Ballon d’Or after helping Manchester United win the European Cup, but he understands the significance of a global star to a smaller football nation. “George Best remains a legendary name in world football, and we are incredibly fortunate that he was from […]
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Bradford City have “reluctantly” allowed Championship strugglers Preston North End to hold talks with manager Graham Alexander regarding their vacant head-coach position. North End dismissed Paul Heckingbottom earlier this month after two years at the helm, following six losses in the club’s first seven league fixtures. Alexander, 54, represented Preston across two separate spells and […]
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The Football Supporters’ Association has long supported reforming the current legislation. It shares the prime minister’s view that the existing rules treat football supporters unfairly. FSA chairman Tom Greatrex described the restrictions as outdated during a radio interview. He noted that spectators attending football matches in Germany and many other countries are permitted to drink […]
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