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• Women’s Super League 2026-27 preview No 9: Liverpool

  30-08-2026 01:01 via theguardian.com
  Liverpool will hope Germany striker Vivien Endemann and Japanese youngster Mao Itamura can help get them off to a better start than they had last seasonGuardian writers’ predicted position: 8th (NB: this is not necessarily Tom Garry’s prediction but the average of our writers’ tips)Last season’s position: 11th Continue reading...
  
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• European football: Elversberg stun Leverkusen in dream Bundesliga debut

  29-08-2026 23:46 via theguardian.com
  Team from town of 13,000 shock 2024 championsJuventus 2-0 Parma; Sevilla 1-3 Atlético MadridThe Bundesliga newcomers Elversberg began their first top-flight campaign in style, stunning Bayer Leverkusen with an impressive 3-2 home victory on Saturday.Lukas Petkov and Cole Campbell scored within 60 seconds of each other to put Elversberg 2-0 up before the 10-minute mark. David Mokwa added another early in the second half in front of 9,307 delirious fans. Continue reading...
  
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• Carrick dismisses ‘lazy’ Manchester United criticism and defends Fernandes’ leadership

  29-08-2026 23:30 via theguardian.com
  Manager says opening-day defeat just ‘one game’United to be without Carlos Baleba against IpswichMichael Carrick has said it was “lazy and easy” to say everything was wrong with Manchester United after the opening-day defeat at Hull.United lost 2-0 in a tame display and the manager was asked whether his captain, Bruno Fernandes, and Youri Tielemans, Belgium’s captain, had shown the leadership that might have affected the performance and result. Continue reading...
  
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• Lavish spending fails to fix Tottenham’s big issue – the lack of soul and spine | Jonathan Liew

  29-08-2026 22:33 via theguardian.com
  It might be too early to push the panic button but Roberto De Zerbi faces a huge task if he is to turn Spurs aroundTime for Tottenham to start panicking? This is, of course, a subtle trick question. Tottenham is one of those clubs that never actually stops panicking. They panic when they concede and they panic when they score. They panic when they have the ball and they panic when someone else does. They have a coach in Roberto De Zerbi whose face evokes a state of permanent alarm, the expressio
  
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• No country for old men: Premier League grind is why managers are getting younger

  29-08-2026 21:00 via theguardian.com
  The boss in the dugout is typically no longer an ageing former player – most are in their 40s on an exhausting treadmillOne of the problems with getting older is that you’re never quite sure whether it’s you or them. Is the world really changing, or is it just you, struggling to adapt? There’s a milestone in life, probably as you’re contemplating university or a first job, when you realise you’re watching a footballer who is younger than you. Then, 15-20 years
  
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• Podcast: Reaction to wins for Celtic, Hearts & Dundee Utd

  29-08-2026 20:50 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Important wins for Celtic and Hearts as Dundee Utd pick up first league victory.
  
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• Tonali struggles but Gonzalez impresses - player ratings for Tottenham v Newcastle

  29-08-2026 20:26 via bbc.co.uk
  
  How Tottenham Hotspur and Newcastle United's players rated following Saturday's 2-0 win for the visitors in their Premier League match.
  
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• Transfer roundup: Moyes wants to keep Armstrong while Forest agree Muñoz deal

  29-08-2026 20:14 via theguardian.com
  ‘I don’t think we can afford to lose any players,’ says MoyesForest’s Armstrong bid said to be £40m; Palace agree £22m feeThe sale of the 19-year-old Harrison Armstrong to Nottingham Forest would be a “club decision” for Everton, according to David Moyes. After his team’s 1-1 draw at Bournemouth, in which Armstrong played the full 90 minutes, Moyes said he would prefer to keep a player for whom a reported £40m offer has been made.&ldquo
  
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• 'Not bad for the worst team in Premier League history' - Hull's perfect start

  29-08-2026 20:03 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Hull striker Oli McBurnie has a playful dig at his team's critics after beating Coventry to win their opening two Premier League games.
  
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• 'Slapstick' - Rose laments late Everton equaliser

  29-08-2026 19:12 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Bournemouth manager Marco Rose describes the injury-time goal his side conceded as "slapstick" as his side settle for a point in their 1-1 draw against Everton at the Vitality Stadium.
  
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• 'We've got to do more' - Lampard frustrated by loss to Hull

  29-08-2026 18:59 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Coventry manager Frank Lampard believes his side controlled possession but were "too slow" with the ball as their first top-flight home game in 25 years ends in a 1-0 defeat by Hull City.
  
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• Jakirovic urges Hull to 'stay humble' after back-to-back wins

  29-08-2026 18:54 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Hull City manager Sergej Jakirovic reminds his side to "stay humble" after beating Coventry City for their second win in two Premier League games on their return to the top division.
  
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• Championship roundup: Grant puts Charlton top as Saints hammer Millwall

  29-08-2026 18:54 via theguardian.com
  Charlton beat Preston to maintain 100% recordMillwall take lead at St Mary’s but Southampton win 5-1Charlton moved to the top of the table with a 1-0 victory against struggling Preston. Karlan Grant’s first goal for Charlton since rejoining on a free transfer from West Brom ensured that the south Londoners are the only side in the division still boasting a 100% record.It is the first time that Charlton have won their opening three matches in the second tier since the 1992-93 campaign
  
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• Moyes 'disappointed' with Everton performance

  29-08-2026 18:51 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Everton manager David Moyes praises his side's second-half resilience after James Tarkowski's injury-time equaliser rescues a point for The Toffees away to Bournemouth. Moyes admitted that it looked like his team "were never going to score" before the 91st minute breakthrough cancels out Alex Scott's first-half opener.
  
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• Forest agree £22m deal with Palace for Munoz

  29-08-2026 18:43 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Nottingham Forest agree a deal worth a minimum of £22m to sign Daniel Munoz from Crystal Palace.
  
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• Scottish Premiership: on-song Durán lifts Celtic spirits in win over Falkirk

  29-08-2026 18:42 via theguardian.com
  Celtic fans’ banner mocks club’s ‘world class’ claimsHearts edge St Johnstone, Dundee United rout KillieCamilo Durán, in his preferred position of centre-forward, scored both goals for Celtic in their 2-1 win over Falkirk.The Colombian hit two striker’s goals in the opening 29 minutes and also set up several teammates for chances. Falkirk improved after the break and their ambition was rewarded by Colby Donovan’s own goal in the 72nd minute.This story w
  
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• Amin Nabizada sparkles for Watford as draw puts pressure on West Ham’s Nuno

  29-08-2026 18:15 via theguardian.com
  When a club is an established part of English football’s upper echelons, plays its home games inside a 68,000-seater stadium, and promptly breaks the Championship transfer record following relegation from the top flight, there are expectations that naturally follow. By all accounts, West Ham were supposed to breeze through what is only meant to be a brief dalliance with a second-tier existence. To be winless three league matches into the season was inconceivable.If the travelling contingen
  
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• The tiny town aiming to defy odds in Bundesliga debut

  29-08-2026 18:14 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Elversberg has no train station and a population of just 13,000, but its football team have enjoyed a meteoric rise from the regional German leagues to the Bundesliga.
  
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• Hull maintain flying start as Liam Millar’s winner ruins Coventry’s day

  29-08-2026 18:11 via theguardian.com
  Perhaps last Saturday’s triumph was not a one-off. Hull backed up a shock victory against Manchester United by maintaining their 100% start to the Premier League and condemning Coventry to successive defeats. “We’re gonna win the league,” was the glorious chant raining down from the Hull support after Liam Millar’s 82nd-minute strike.The goal was a sucker punch for Coventry, who were pushing for a winner and looked set to claim at least their first point of the seas
  
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• Liverpool’s Andoni Iraola angered by substitution delay before Forest penalty

  29-08-2026 17:55 via theguardian.com
  Fourth official appeared to struggle with electronic boards‘I wanted to make those substitutions about three minutes before’Andoni Iraola bemoaned a poor first-half display plus a broken electronic board for Liverpool’s disappointing 2-2 draw with Nottingham Forest in the first home game of his Anfield reign. Forest led twice, but were denied a third successive Premier League win at Liverpool by Víctor Muñoz’s emphatic 82nd-minute equaliser.The visitors&rsqu
  
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• 'That trust isn't there' - how does Iraola get best out of Isak?

  29-08-2026 17:49 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Alexander Isak scored his first goal of the season in the 2-2 draw against Nottingham Forest - but how do Liverpool get the best out of him?
  
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• Iraola angry as official's board delays subs before goal

  29-08-2026 17:27 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Liverpool boss Andoni Iraola says he was angry about being prevented from making a triple substitution sooner during his side's draw against Nottingham Forest.
  
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• José Mourinho claims Kylian Mbappé should win Ballon d’Or ahead of PSG and Spain stars

  29-08-2026 16:31 via theguardian.com
  Real Madrid manager backs his striker to land award‘The best player in the world is not at PSG or Spain’José Mourinho has said Kylian Mbappé deserves to win this year’s Ballon d’Or, arguing the award should go to the best player in the world rather than be decided by World Cup or Champions League success.“The best players in the world, there are two, three or four of them, and we know who they are: they’re here,” the Real Madrid coach said
  
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• Iraola urges 'passive' Liverpool to learn quickly after Forest draw

  29-08-2026 16:23 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Liverpool head coach Andoni Iraola says his side need to "learn lessons" after they twice come from behind to draw 2-2 with Nottingham Forest at Anfield.
  
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• 'Proud' but 'disappointed' - Glasner's mixed emotions after Liverpool draw

  29-08-2026 16:15 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Nottingham Forest manager Oliver Glasner says he was "proud" of his side's performance at Anfield as they draw 2-2 with Liverpool in the Premier League, and believes they could have won.
  
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• Gibbs-White shines - player ratings for Liverpool v Nottm Forest

  29-08-2026 15:28 via bbc.co.uk
  
  How Liverpool and Nottingham Forest's players rated following their Premier League match.
  
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• Three-week international break a concern - Mourinho

  29-08-2026 14:54 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Jose Mourinho says the three-week international break is a “concern” for Real Madrid, with several key players facing a demanding schedule after the World Cup.
  
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• Forest to bid £40m for Everton teenager Armstrong

  29-08-2026 14:41 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Nottingham Forest launch an ambitious bid to sign Everton's teenage midfielder Harrison Armstrong.
  
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• Alonso gets Chelsea’s priorities right by ditching Sánchez for winner Martínez | Jacob Steinberg

  29-08-2026 13:00 via theguardian.com
  Signing of World Cup winner adds to sense that this is the summer when BlueCo got serious in transfer marketCarlo Cudicini was a very good goalkeeper. However, José Mourinho was ruthless when he became Chelsea manager in 2004. Very good was not good enough. Mourinho wanted the best and one of the main factors behind the Portuguese winning the Premier League during his first season in charge was the decision to replace Cudicini with Petr Cech.There is an old line about a great goalkeeper b
  
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• Bradley Barcola due for medical as Liverpool finalise £123m deal for winger

  29-08-2026 11:22 via theguardian.com
  Barcola will be club’s second-most expensive signingPSG player set for medical this weekend before moveLiverpool have finalised a deal worth up to £123m for Bradley Barcola, with the Paris Saint-Germain winger to undergo a medical this weekend for his move to Anfield.Liverpool agreed the outline of a deal with the Champions League holders on Wednesday night, after lengthy talks over their main summer transfer target. Continue reading...
  
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