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• Arsenal Keeping Tabs On Man United Star Forward

  29-08-2026 09:19 via completesports.com
  
  Manchester United sources have not ruled out the prospect of Marcus Rashford leaving the club before next Tuesday’s transfer deadline, with Arsenal understood to be keeping tabs on his situation alongside Barcelona, according to TEAMtalk. TEAMtalk revealed earlier this month that Barcelona have maintained a line of communication with Rashford’s camp, despite the England international [...]
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• Euromatch NPFL: Finidi Delighted After Rivers United Show Improved Scoring, Defending

  31-08-2026 12:14 via completesports.com
  
  Rivers United Technical Manager, Finidi George, has expressed delight over his side’s 2-0 thumping of Plateau United in Sunday’s 2026/2027 Euromatch NPFL Matchday One clash at the Adokiye Amiesimaka Stadium, Omagwa, near Port Harcourt, Completesports.com reports. Finidi On Rivers United’s Improved Performance Finidi, a former Nigeria and Ajax Amsterdam winger, told reporters at a post-match [...]
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• EuroMatch NPFL: Mangut Bemoans Nasarawa United’s Unlucky Defeat To Barau FC

  31-08-2026 12:12 via completesports.com
  
  Nasarawa United head coach Mbwas Mangut has expressed disappointment following his side’s 3-1 defeat to Barau FC, reports Completesports.com. The Solid Miners endured a difficult start to their 2026/27 EuroMatch Nigeria Premier Football League, NPFL, campaign after going down at the Sani Abacha Stadium, Kano, on Sunday evening. Barau FC made a bright start to [...]
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• Euromatch NPFL: Abdallah Explains Warri Wolves’ Defeat To Bendel Insurance, Defends Youthful Line-Up

  31-08-2026 11:34 via completesports.com
  Warri Wolves Head Coach, Hassan Abdallah, has explained why the Seasiders fell 2-1 to Bendel Insurance in Sunday’s 2026/27 Euromatch NPFL Matchday 1 fixture at the Samuel Ogbemudia Stadium, Benin City, Completesports.com reports. Abdallah Identifies Defensive Lapses Abdallah said after the gritty clash that his defenders did not quite perform as expected. He pointed to [...]
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• Djokovic: Why I Crashed Out Of US Open

  31-08-2026 09:45 via completesports.com
  Serbian tennis star Novak Djokovic has disclosed that severe physical collapse, recurrent vomiting, and back and shoulder pain caused his shocking first-round exit at the US Open against Mariano Navone. Djokovic stated he suffered from violent vomiting and nausea on the court, a serious issue that has impacted him during matches throughout the season. He [...]
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• Djokovic Explains Dismal US Open Performance

  31-08-2026 09:45 via completesports.com
  
  Serbian tennis star Novak Djokovic has disclosed that severe physical collapse, recurrent vomiting, and back and shoulder pain caused his shocking first-round exit at the US Open against Mariano Navone. Djokovic stated he suffered from violent vomiting and nausea on the court, a serious issue that has impacted him during matches throughout the season. He [...]
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• Chelsea In Advanced Talks To Sign Monaco Midfielder As Fernandez Replacement

  31-08-2026 09:31 via completesports.com
  
  Chelsea are in advanced talks to sign Monaco midfielder Lamine Camara, talkSPORT reports. Camara will serve as a replacement for the Manchester City-bound Enzo Fernandez should the Blues get a deal done. The 22-year-old is available for between £50million and £60m this summer, with Chelsea expecting to receive at least double that for Fernandez. He [...]
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• Ejuke Is Important In My Plans –Sevilla Coach

  31-08-2026 09:25 via completesports.com
  Sevilla head coach Luis García Plaza has clarified that Super Eagles midfielder Chidera Ejuke remains part of his plans as an impactful option who brings unpredictability and dribbling to the team’s attack. Ejuke was close to leaving and left off parts of pre-season amid transfer interest but stayed after moves fell through. García Plaza integrated [...]
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• NPFL: Deutcsh Takes Positives From Enyimba Defeat To Niger Tornadoes

  31-08-2026 09:12 via completesports.com
  
  Enyimba head coach Emmanuel Deutcsh has praised his players for their fighting spirit despite Sunday’s 2-1 defeat to Niger Tornadoes. The nine-time Nigeria Premier Football League, NPFL , champions endured a disappointing start to the new season at the Bako Kontagora Stadium in Minna. Aliyu Goyi gave Niger Tornadoes the lead from the penalty spot [...]
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• Van Dijk: I Want Gakpo To Remain With Liverpool

  31-08-2026 07:58 via completesports.com
  Liverpool captain Virgil van Dijk has disclosed that he wants Cody Gakpo to stay at Anfield amid interest from Manchester City Following Liverpool’s 2-2 draw against Nottingham Forest, Van Dijk addressed the transfer speculation surrounding his club and international teammate. Read Also:Brighton Intensify Interest In Femi Azeez “What do you think? He’s a quality player. [...]
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• La Liga: Sadiq On Target In Valencia Loss To Deportivo

  31-08-2026 07:51 via completesports.com
  
  Super Eagles striker Umar Sadiq was on target as Valencia lost 3-1 to Deportivo La Coruna in Sunday’s La Liga game. The Nigerian international, who was making his third appearance for Valencia, was outstanding against Deportivo despite their loss. Read Also:Eredivisie: Arokodare Scores In Third Game Running As Ajax Cruise To Big Away Wi He [...]
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• Alonso Gives Thoughts On Martinez’s Chelsea Debut

  31-08-2026 07:49 via completesports.com
  
  Xabi Alonso was happy with the impact Emi Martinez made on his Chelsea debut and believes the goalkeeper’s ‘aura to influence’ will help the Blues throughout the season. The Argentine international’s arrival from Aston Villa was confirmed this (Sunday) morning. Martinez signed a three-year contract at Stamford Bridge and went straight into our starting XI [...]
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• Brighton Intensify Interest In Femi Azeez

  31-08-2026 07:40 via completesports.com
  Brighton are stepping up their efforts to sign Millwall winger Femi Azeez before the close of the current transfer window, Completesports.com reports. Azeez has been strongly linked with a move away from Millwall following an impressive campaign in the Sky Bet Championship last season. The 25-year-old scored 11 goals and provided seven assists in 37 [...]
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• Flick not concerned by Yamal’s slow start, says Rodri ready to start for Barca

  30-08-2026 23:32 via soccernews.com
  Hansi Flick is not concerned about Lamine Yamal's failure to start the season quickly and has revealed Rodri could make his first start for Barcelona against Rayo Vallecano.
  Having started their LaLiga title defence with back-to-back victories over Elche and Athletic Club, Barca welcome Rayo to Camp Nou on Monday.
  Raphinha and Fermin Lopez have each scored three goals in LaLiga already this season, with Karim Adeyemi the other Barca player to find the net in the competition.
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• Fernandes: Man Utd need to be hungry to score more goals

  30-08-2026 22:32 via soccernews.com
  Bruno Fernandes declared Manchester United "need to be hungry to score more goals" after they picked up their first win of the season against Ipswich Town.
  After suffering a shock defeat to Hull City to start their campaign, United bounced back with a thumping 5-2 comeback win over Ipswich, with Fernandes netting a hat-trick.
  Leif Davies had broken the deadlock for the visitors, but Fernandes cancelled it out before the break, and a Jacob Greaves own goal gave United the lead early in the second
  
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• Dortmund’s Konstantelias out for ‘several months’ with ACL tear

  30-08-2026 22:32 via soccernews.com
  Giannis Konstantelias will miss "several months" of the season with a torn anterior cruciate ligament (ACL), Borussia Dortmund have confirmed.
  Greece international Konstantelias made a goalscoring debut for Dortmund as they overcame Hamburg 2-0 in their Bundesliga opener on Saturday.
  The 23-year-old, who was a €30m arrival from PAOK in the close season, went down with a left knee injury and was replaced by Marcel Sabitzer in the 54th minute.
  Dortmund revealed on Sunday that Konstanteli
  
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• ‘It is a process for us’ – Le Bris preaches patience after victory over Fulham

  30-08-2026 21:33 via soccernews.com
  Regis Le Bris has called for patience following Sunderland's 1-0 win over Fulham at the Stadium of Light, reinforcing that the club have big ambitions but require "a process" to find consistency. 
  The Black Cats earned their first win of the season on Sunday, with substitute Wilson Isidor coming off the bench to seal the result with a well-taken strike in the 75th minute. 
  The victory marked Sunderland's first over Fulham since December 2017 – a 1-0 win at the Stadium o
  
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• Ligue 1: Simon Subbed Off As Paris FC Thrash Nice

  30-08-2026 20:38 via completesports.com
  Super Eagles winger Moses Simon was in action as Paris FC thrashed Nice 3-0 in Sunday’s Ligue 1 game. The Nigerian international, who was making his second appearance for the Paris Club, had a brilliant performance for the host. Read Also:Eredivisie: Arokodare Scores In Third Game Running As Ajax Cruise To Big Away Win He [...]
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• NPFL: Rangers Begin Title Defence With Draw, Tornadoes Shock Enyimba

  30-08-2026 20:17 via completesports.com
  Rangers began the defence of their Nigeria Premier Football League, NPFL, title with a dramatic 1-1 draw against Katsina United. Katsina United looked set to claim maximum points after Luis Dadong opened the scoring seven minutes before the break. The Flying Antelopes, however, rescued a point deep into stoppage time through Chibueze Oputa. Nine-time champions [...]
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• Eredivisie: Arokodare Scores In Third Game Running As Ajax Cruise To Big Away Win

  30-08-2026 19:48 via completesports.com
  Tolu Arokodare continued his impressive scoring run, as he was on target in Ajax 4-0 win against Telstar in the Dutch Eredivisie on Sunday. It was Arokodare’s first goal in the Dutch league and has now scored in three straight matches. Also the Nigeria international has scored four goals (one in the league, three in [...]
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• Watkins swaps Aston Villa for Al-Hilal in £50m deal

  30-08-2026 19:32 via soccernews.com
  Ollie Watkins has completed his move to Al-Hilal for a reported £50m fee from Aston Villa.
  The length of Watkins' deal has not been revealed, but Villa confirmed he has made a permanent move away from the Europa League champions.
  The England international joined Villa in 2020, and made 278 appearances in all competitions, netting 108 goals in that time.
  Watkins hit double figures in each of his six seasons with Villa and departs as the club's all-time leading Premier League goalscorer, hav
  
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• Leeds’ adaptability in Brentford draw thrills Farke

  30-08-2026 19:32 via soccernews.com
  Daniel Farke lauded Leeds United's adaptability after they recovered from a poor first half to secure a 1-1 draw against Brentford at Elland Road.
  Leeds struggled to cope with Brentford in the opening period on Sunday and were fortunate they only went into half-time down 1-0 after Kevin Schade's delightful finish gave the Bees a deserved lead.
  Farke switched to a 4-3-3 for the second half and then changed his shape again when he sent on Daniel James and Lukas Nmecha, with the latter going on to
  
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• Done Deal: Super Falcons Defender Joins Aston Villa

  30-08-2026 19:09 via completesports.com
  Aston Villa Women have completed the signing of Super Falcons defender Rofiat Imuran on a permanent deal. Imuran becomes Villa’s ninth signing of the summer transfer window as the club continue to strengthen their squad ahead of the new season. The 22-year-old left-back joins Natalia Arroyo’s side from London City Lionesses. Imuran began her professional [...]
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• EPL: Yohanna Missing As Chelsea Maintain Winning Record, Edge Brighton In Seven-Goal Thriller

  30-08-2026 18:44 via completesports.com
  Nigerian teenage winger Zadok Yohanna was missing in action as Chelsea maintained a perfect start to this season’s Premier League after overcoming Brighton 4-3 in an entertaining game at Stamford Bridge. Yohanna, who featured for Brighton in the team’s 4-0 win over Aston Villa last weekend, was omitted from the match squad against Chelsea. The [...]
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• Rangers signed Shankland for big moments, says McInnes after first league win

  30-08-2026 18:32 via soccernews.com
  Rangers boss Derek McInnes felt his team finally got what they deserved as he hailed Lawrence Shankland's impact in the big moments.
  It has been a troublesome start to life as Rangers boss for McInnes, whose team crashed out of the Conference League qualifying play-offs in midweek.
  However, Rangers bounced back at Pittodrie Stadium on Sunday, with Shankland converting a 69th-minute penalty to seal a 1-0 win over Aberdeen.
  It marked Rangers' first Scottish Premiership win of the campaign, an
  
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• Martinez knows Chelsea ‘need to bring the goals down’ quickly

  30-08-2026 18:32 via soccernews.com
  Emiliano Martinez acknowledged he has work to do with Chelsea's defence to help them stop conceding so many goals.
  Chelsea signed Martinez from Aston Villa for a reported £7.5 million and he made his debut in a 4-3 victory over Brighton at Stamford Bridge on Saturday.
  Xabi Alonso's side stormed into a three-goal lead thanks to Romeo Lavia, Pedro Neto and Joao Pedro, but Malick Yalcouye pulled one back before Joao Pedro's own goal set up a tense final 30 minutes.
  Cole Palmer gave Chelsea a
  
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• Coventry sign young defender Mfuni on loan from Man City

  30-08-2026 18:32 via soccernews.com
  Coventry City have brought in young defender Stephen Mfuni on a season-long loan from Manchester City.
  Mfuni becomes Frank Lampard's 11th signing since Coventry's promotion to the Premier League and will represent the Sky Blues in 2026-27.
  The 18-year-old joined City's academy as an eight-year-old in 2016 and made his first-team debut in January during their 10-1 FA Cup third-round win over Exeter City.
  Shortly after, he joined Championship side Watford on loan for the rest of the campaign, goin
  
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• ‘Good To Get Off The Mark’ — Lookman Reacts To First Goal Of New Season

  30-08-2026 18:28 via completesports.com
  
  Ademola Lookman has expressed his delight after opening his goalscoring account for Atletico Madrid this season, reports Completesports.com. Lookman found the net in Diego Simeone’s side’s impressive 3-1 victory over Sevilla on Saturday night. The Nigeria international scored Atletico’s second goal of the encounter in the 26th minute as the Rojiblancos secured maximum points. Lookman [...]
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• EPL: Iwobi, Bassey Play 90 Minutes As Sunderland Pip Fulham

  30-08-2026 17:55 via completesports.com
  Super Eagles duo of Alex Iwobi and Calvin Bassey played all 90 minutes as Fulham lost 1-0 to Sunderland in Sunday’s Premier League game at the Stadium of Light. Both players were making their second appearance in the league this ongoing season and displayed a decent performance. Read Also:England-Born Nigerian Defender Ogunneye Joins Arsenal From [...]
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• ‘There are no words’ – Hoyos lauds Messi’s ‘footballing beauty’

  30-08-2026 17:32 via soccernews.com
  Inter Miami interim head coach Guillermo Hoyos was left speechless after Lionel Messi's masterclass in their 7-1 win over CF Montreal.
  Messi scored four and assisted one as he turned on the style for Miami, who snapped a four-game winless streak in MLS.
  Casemiro's first goal for the club was cancelled out by Fabian Herbers, though Messi restored Miami's lead just before half-time with a deflected free-kick and got his second shortly after the break.
  Miami then enjoyed a late flurry of goals from
  
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