Uefa is expected to withdraw its warning that it could boycott Fifa tournaments after receiving guarantees that Gianni Infantino’s proposal to sell World Cup stakes to private investors will not be revived. The issue is due to be considered when Uefa’s executive committee meets in Monaco on Thursday. Earlier this month, European football’s governing body […]
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Manchester City’s financial outlook changed after they completed the signing of Ayyoub Bouaddi on Wednesday. Sales involving Savio, Tijjani Reijnders, Rodri, James Trafford, Manuel Akanji and Nathan Ake have brought in a combined 278.5m euros. The addition of Bouaddi has increased City’s total expenditure to 273.7m euros, meaning the club currently has a transfer surplus […]
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Manchester City have completed the signing of Moroccan midfielder Ayyoub Bouaddi from Lille for £85.6m. The 18-year-old has agreed a five-year contract, pending international approval. City will pay an initial £81.4m, with a further £4.2m available through add-ons. Enzo Maresca’s team pursued Bouaddi following the departures of central midfielders Rodri, who joined Barcelona for £65m, […]
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Since arriving from Frankfurt, Marmoush has registered 16 goals in 62 matches across all competitions for City. Eight of those goals came during his 36 outings in the 2025-26 season, although his involvement in the Premier League declined significantly. He made just eight league starts and accumulated roughly 700 minutes, which was less playing time […]
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Under the Irish FA’s gambling rules in Northern Ireland, players are prohibited from wagering on any fixture connected to their club or competition, including men’s, women’s and youth football. They are also forbidden from asking someone else to bet for them. Michael Carvill, who leads the Professional Footballers’ Association in Northern Ireland, said he had […]
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European disappointment for Celtic and one final opportunity for Hearts in Vienna Celtic miss out on the Champions League for a second consecutive season. How could this setback affect the remainder of their campaign? Will it prompt a different approach to recruitment before the transfer window closes, and what are the consequences for Scotland’s coefficient? […]
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McGregor broke the deadlock with a deflected effort, putting his side 4-0 ahead on aggregate. LASK had made an encouraging start, but conceding appeared to knock the wind out of them. They had created opportunities in Glasgow and again during the opening stages in Linz, yet still found themselves four goals behind overall. It seemed […]
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“If there is one quality I passed on to him, it is the determination to keep pursuing what you want,” his mother, Flavia Junqueira, explained. Joao Pedro’s journey shows that he has repeatedly needed to follow that advice. He was raised primarily by his mother and grandmother. Accounts of Joao Pedro’s childhood indicate that his […]
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With chaos unfolding throughout the open-air Raiffeisen Arena, neither Celtic nor Martin O’Neill had any place to escape the scrutiny. It was one of the bleakest European evenings the Scottish champions had ever experienced. That assessment carries considerable weight after their penalty shootout defeat by Kairat Almaty at the same stage of last year’s Champions […]
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Extra time often fails to live up to expectations nowadays, especially in high-profile matches. Both teams are usually more concerned about avoiding defeat and are willing to let a penalty shootout decide the outcome. LASK, however, showed no such caution. With 11 minutes remaining, Luke McCowan regained possession for his team, but his slow decision-making […]
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