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• Forest to host Leeds in EFL Cup - second-round draw in full

  10-08-2026 21:33 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Nottingham Forest will face Leeds in the Carabao Cup in the only all-Premier League tie in the second round of the competition.
  
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• West Ham sign winger Solomon from Tottenham

  10-08-2026 20:56 via bbc.co.uk
  
  West Ham United sign winger Manor Solomon from Tottenham on a three-year contract.
  
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• Why has Araujo joined Liverpool and where did it go wrong at Barcelona?

  10-08-2026 20:11 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Ronald Araujo has joined Liverpool on loan from Barcelona. We explain why Liverpool moved for the Uruguay defender and what went wrong at Barcelona.
  
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• Forest owner Marinakis sues Palace over gun banner

  10-08-2026 20:11 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Evangelos Marinakis is suing Crystal Palace for a banner unfurled by their fans depicting the Nottingham Forest owner holding a gun to midfielder Morgan Gibbs-White's head.
  
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• Liverpool sign Araujo on loan from Barcelona

  10-08-2026 20:04 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Liverpool sign Uruguay defender Ronald Araujo on a season-long loan from Barcelona, with an option to buy.
  
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• Parkinson withdraws from England Under-20 camp

  10-08-2026 18:53 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Teenager Erica Meg Parkinson withdraws from England's training camp before the Under-20 Women's World Cup in Poland next month.
  
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• Derby 'off market' as takeover deal collapses

  10-08-2026 18:51 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Saudi Arabia government official Turki Alalshikh abandons his proposed takeover of Championship club Derby County.
  
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• SWPL player drain a problem or positive?

  10-08-2026 18:48 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Players flocking to ply their trade in England can still be a positive for women's football in Scotland, insists SWPL managing director Fiona McIntyre.
  
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• Villa in talks to sign Bayern's Palhinha

  10-08-2026 17:40 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Aston Villa are in talks over a move for Bayern Munich midfielder Joao Palhinha.
  
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• Will summit encourage Scottish clubs to give youth a chance?

  10-08-2026 17:14 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Finding a balance between the national interest and self-interest of clubs will be a challenge when it comes to how best to nurture Scottish talent, writes Tom English.
  
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• Can SFA summit encourage clubs to give youth a chance?

  10-08-2026 17:14 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Finding a balance between the national interest and self-interest of clubs will be a challenge when it comes to how best to nurture Scottish talent, writes Tom English.
  
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• Should Liverpool fans be worried about Iraola's fitness comments?

  10-08-2026 16:54 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Should Liverpool fans be worried about Andoni Iraola's comments concerning the squad's fitness?
  
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• Consortium including Bezos advances talks for Liverpool stake

  10-08-2026 15:16 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A group including Amazon founder Jeff Bezos advances its talks to buy about a 30% stake in Liverpool, BBC Sport has been told.
  
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• Sliding doors - when Mourinho said yes, then no, to Man Utd

  10-08-2026 14:59 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The inside story of Manchester United's attempt to get Jose Mourinho to replace Sir Alex Ferguson, why he said 'no' and the impact of that decision.
  
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• Palace close to signing Khalaili from Union SG

  10-08-2026 14:45 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Crystal Palace poised to sign 21-year-old midfielder Anan Khalaili from Belgian side Union Saint-Gilloise.
  
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• What are the rules on transfer window player swaps?

  10-08-2026 14:37 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Our Ask Me Anything team look at what the rules are for Premier League clubs exchanging players in swap deals.
  
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• Nigeria 'still have hope' for 2027 World Cup spot

  10-08-2026 14:28 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Nigeria must go "back to the drawing board" after missing out on automatic qualification for the 2027 Women's World Cup, says keeper Chiamaka Nnadozie.
  
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• Rangers chairman expects up to five more signings

  10-08-2026 14:03 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Rangers chairman Andrew Cavanagh is frustrated with the start to the season but expects three to five more signings before the transfer window closes.
  
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• Wrexham closing in on Sunderland's Patterson

  10-08-2026 13:44 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Goalkeeper Anthony Patterson is closing in on a switch from Sunderland to Championship side Wrexham.
  
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• Championship all-stars to global gamble - will Ipswich's approach work?

  10-08-2026 13:11 via bbc.co.uk
  
  As Ipswich prepare for their return to the Premier League, BBC Sport look at how they are approaching the transfer market differently.
  
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• Nobbs says promotion would be 'job done' in career

  10-08-2026 13:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Jordan Nobbs says helping Newcastle United gain promotion to the Women's Super League for the first time would be "job done" in her career.
  
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• Cymru Premier games to be shown live by BBC Wales

  10-08-2026 12:06 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC Cymru Wales agrees a new deal with the Football Association of Wales to broadcast selected games from the Cymru Premier for the next three years.
  
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• Hearts thump Dundee United for Vrancken's first win

  10-08-2026 11:32 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Hearts fire four past Dundee United in the Scottish Premiership as head coach Wouter Vrancken earns his first victory at the fifth attempt.
  
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• Hibs stun Rangers with dramatic late winner

  10-08-2026 11:25 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Callum Wright's dramatic late goal gives Hibernian victory at Ibrox and keeps Derek McInnes waiting for his first win as Rangers manager.
  
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• Villa interested in Endrick loan - Monday's gossip

  10-08-2026 11:20 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Aston Villa interested in Endrick loan, Harry Kane expected to extend Bayern Munich deal and Arsenal make Bradley Barcola contact, plus more.
  
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• Hogh hat-trick fires Celtic to win at Kilmarnock

  10-08-2026 11:13 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Watch Sportscene highlights as Kasper Hogh's hat-trick fires Celtic to an emphatic Scottish Premiership victory at Kilmarnock.
  
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• Infantino broke trust 'through deception' - confederation presidents

  10-08-2026 10:46 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Fifa has been accused of breaking trust "through deception" in an open letter issued by Uefa, Concacaf and the Asian Football Confederation.
  
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• Swap agreed for Everton's McNeil and Palace's Johnson

  10-08-2026 10:09 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Everton and Crystal Palace agree a swap deal that will involve Toffees' winger Dwight McNeil joining the Eagles and Wales international Brennan Johnson moving in the opposite direction.
  
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• Brazilian player falls down tunnel during goal celebration

  10-08-2026 09:46 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Brazilian player Jacy says he got "carried away" after he ended up falling down a hold in his goal celebration in Coritib's 2-1 win against Chapecoense.
  
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• Who am I? Guess Premier League star No 21

  10-08-2026 07:38 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Work out the identity of today's player in as few attempts as possible.
  
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• The Argentine who wishes he could play for Wales

  10-08-2026 05:47 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Proud of his Welsh roots, Chile-based Argentine defender Jeremias James hopes for a rule change to help his international ambitions.
  
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• Mourinho says he agreed to replace Ferguson at Man Utd

  10-08-2026 01:01 via bbc.co.uk
  
  David Moyes succeeded Sir Alex Ferguson at Old Trafford in 2013 but things could have been so different, Jose Mourinho reveals in a new documentary.
  
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• African quartet secure Women's World Cup places

  10-08-2026 00:06 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Algeria, Morocco, Cameroon and Malawi all qualify for the 2027 Women's World Cup in Brazil by reaching the semi-finals of the Women's Africa Cup of Nations.
  
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• McInnes left frustrated amid Rangers' poor start to season

  09-08-2026 23:04 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Derek McInnes is still seeking a win after three games as Rangers managers and feels hard done by following a 2-1 home defeat by Hibernian and injury to big-money striker Youssef Chermiti.
  
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• Were signs always there that Vrancken's Hearts would come good?

  09-08-2026 22:23 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Heart of Midlothian have at last secured their first win under new head coach Wouter Vrancken, but statistics suggested it was only a matter of time.
  
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• 'Celtic fans are going to fall in love with him' - Hogh makes his mark

  09-08-2026 21:43 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Kasper Hogh earns rave reviews after his first goals - and first hat-trick - for Celtic in Saturday's 5-1 thrashing of Kilmarnock.
  
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• Mudryk's emotional return and 'leader' Palmer - inside Chelsea's pre-season

  09-08-2026 21:41 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Chelsea's pre-season campaign was all about new manager Xabi Alonso, so what have we learned about his side?
  
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• Guimaraes can ignite something different in us - Arteta

  09-08-2026 21:27 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Mikel Arteta said the signing of Bruno Guimaraes will "ignite something different" in Arsenal and hinted that the Gunners are not done with their summer transfer activity.
  
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• Como sign defender Chalobah from Chelsea

  09-08-2026 19:55 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Como have signed defender Trevoh Chalobah from Chelsea in a deal worth more than £30m.
  
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• We cannot sustain the level we want - Iraola

  09-08-2026 19:28 via bbc.co.uk
  
  After throwing away a two-goal lead for the second match in a row, Andoni Iraola says his Liverpool side "cannot sustain the level we want".
  
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• Digne completes move to PSG from Aston Villa

  09-08-2026 19:12 via bbc.co.uk
  
  France international Lucas Digne has completed his move from Aston Villa to European champions Paris St-Germain.
  
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• Unmasking London City's Spanish superstar

  09-08-2026 10:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Alexia Putellas' arrival at London City Lionesses was the biggest transfer in WSL history - but who is the person behind the global stardom?
  
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• What are your favourite new kits for the coming season?

  09-08-2026 09:22 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC Sport has rounded up some of the best new kits released by clubs around the world over the summer - vote for your top 10
  
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• Mason Mount injury overshadows Manchester United’s draw with PSG

  08-08-2026 21:10
  Bryan Mbeumo scores United’s goal in 1-1 drawMount taken off with foot injury in GothenburgManchester United managed a creditable 1-1 draw with European champions Paris Saint-Germain in a Gothenburg friendly on Saturday but the result was overshadowed by an injury to Mason Mount.The England midfielder, who joined United from Chelsea in 2023, has been hampered by injury problems since arriving at Old Trafford and he lasted fewer than 20 minutes after starting against PSG. Continue reading..
  
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• Versatile Bruno Guimarães gives Mikel Arteta options to shuffle midfield pack | Ed Aarons

  08-08-2026 21:00
  While able to play deeper, the onus will also be on Arsenal’s £75m signing to provide creativity in an attack that has struggled to break down the low blockData showsdeal could be another set-piece masterstrokeIf there was one of his many assets Newcastle supporters grew to love above all about Bruno Guimarães then it was best summed up by the man himself after being unveiled as Arsenal’s new £75m signing. “That’s a tough one,” said the Brazil mid
  
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• Premier League managers have never been less English, title-winning or secure in their jobs

  08-08-2026 21:00
  Huge turnover between seasons means 11 clubs start 2026-27 led by people with under a year in their dugoutNine of the 20 Premier League clubs will begin the 2026-27 season with a different man in the dugout than the one who ended the last campaign. Opta recently revealed that the only other seasons which started with so many men making their managerial debut for top flight clubs were 1888-89 and 1946-47; the inaugural season of league football and the first following the second world war. Neithe
  
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• Carabao Cup: Millwall keeper saves four penalties, Preston prevail in Goodison home game

  08-08-2026 20:37
  Lukas Jensen the shootout hero for Millwall at QPRKyle Walker hits winner in Burnley shootout victoryAlex Neil felt Lukas Jensen deserved his moment of glory after the fit-again goalkeeper saved all four QPR penalties to take Millwall through to the second round of the Carabao Cup.After a 1-1 draw, with a late Mark Sykes own goal bringing Rangers level after Luke Cundle’s opener, Millwall won 2-0 in a shootout which included six missed spot-kicks. Jensen, back after a long injury lay-off,
  
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• West Ham sink Pompey in Carabao Cup as Sullivan ignores advice to stay away

  08-08-2026 18:38
  In an unseasonable black bomber jacket, with heavy duty company beside him, David Sullivan took his seat. Against the advice of the stadium’s operators, unbowed by serious allegations placed against his name and the weight of public opinion, West Ham’s major shareholder, the former co-chair, sat with arms crossed, always conspicuous by his presence.By beating Portsmouth in relative comfort, West Ham, the club where Sullivan’s name is no longer above the door, had secured a hear
  
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• Jorge Messi, father and agent of Argentina great, dies aged 68

  08-08-2026 16:49
  Messi family report death at medical clinic in RosarioInter Miami are due to play Monterrey on Saturday nightLionel Messi’s father and agent, Jorge, has died aged 68 at a medical clinic in the ⁠Argentinian city of ⁠Rosario after ​a long illness, the family have announced. Jorge Messi spent his final months ⁠alternating between a medical centre in Rosario and his home, accompanied by his wife, Celia, and his ⁠children Rodrigo, Matías and María Sol
  
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• Data shows Bruno Guimarães deal could be another Arsenal set-piece masterstroke

  08-08-2026 13:22
  Brazilian excels at winning free-kicks and conjuring results from them, hence why the champions were willing to spend £75mBruno Guimarães has broken a very niche record. His £75m move to Arsenal is the most expensive transfer for a midfielder aged at least 28. This should not be taken too seriously given the previous record holder, Zinedine Zidane, moved 25 years ago from Juventus to Real Madrid, and would have cost far more in 2026 money. But it shows how highly the Gunners r
  
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