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• 🎥 At 45, Fábio fires Fluminense into Libertadores quarter-finals

  19-08-2026 02:23 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  🎥 At 45, Fábio fires Fluminense into Libertadores quarter-finalsFábio Deivson Lopes Maciel.The tireless 45-year-old goalkeeper made ALL THE DIFFERENCE for Fluminense to reach the Copa Libertadores quarterfinals this Tuesday (18).After a 1-1 draw in regular time — including a goal conceded in the 96th minute after VAR intervention — Tricolor came out on top in the penalty shootout.Lucho Acosta blasted his attempt over, but the Tricolor idol saved two spot-kicks t
  
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• Jose Mourinho’s ‘special assistant’ excited about new role: ‘Ready for everything’

  22-08-2026 08:20 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Jose Mourinho’s ‘special assistant’ excited about new role: ‘Ready for everything’Jose Mourinho’s arrival has changed a lot of aspects internally for Real Madrid, right from the training schedules to the sporting dynamics.The manager has brought in several players whom he sees fit for his style of play, and is set to kick off his first season back at Real Madrid later today.Alongside the personnel and tactical changes around his arrival, however, the Real Madr
  
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• Flick ‘annoyed’, fans whistle: Veteran midfielder’s Barcelona future takes worrying turn

  22-08-2026 08:20 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Flick ‘annoyed’, fans whistle: Veteran midfielder’s Barcelona future takes worrying turnFrenkie de Jong’s situation at Barcelona appears to be entering a difficult phase, with the Dutch midfielder facing growing questions over his injury, his treatment decision and his relationship with the club, reports MARCA.In fact, the latest signs of frustration were visible during the Joan Gamper Trophy presentation, where De Jong received a mixed reaction from the Barcelona support
  
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• 🗞️ Front pages: Mourinho returns, Julián flares up, Argentina punished

  22-08-2026 08:13 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  🗞️ Front pages: Mourinho returns, Julián flares up, Argentina punishedMourinho begins today his second spell at Real Madrid, and the entire Spanish press is eagerly waiting to see whether it lives up to the first.Cornellà, 9:30pm, with Diomande as the main attraction and Tchouameni and Endrick out injured.At Barça, the new name is an Egyptian one: Hamza has earned Flick’s trust while the club continues to wait for Julián Álvarez.Rodri, Gord
  
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• Liverpool deal for Yankuba Minteh takes huge step forward

  22-08-2026 08:10 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Liverpool deal for Yankuba Minteh takes huge step forwardNews has broken about Liverpool’s opening, unsuccessful bid for Yankuba Minteh. The 22-year-old Brighton winger is the subject of a strong approach from Anfield. Richard Hughes has slid an offer of £50m across the Seagulls’ desk for the Gambian wideman.But Brighton have not taken the bait and Liverpool’s bid was knocked back. It leaves the Reds short of a right-wing option just days before the end of the window.Live
  
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• With miracle cure to the final?! Reserves equal DFB-Pokal record

  22-08-2026 08:02 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  With miracle cure to the final?! Reserves equal DFB-Pokal record"Berlin, Berlin, we're staying in Berlin," echoed through the streets of the German capital in 1993. The Old Lady had finally made it to the DFB Cup final in its own stadium. Well, almost. How almost? The first team had already been knocked out in the round of 16 by Bayer 04 Leverkusen (0:1). Okay, so how could Hertha still have been in the final? Simple enough: the second team — affectionately known as the Hertha Bubis &mdash
  
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• Super agent offers €40 million-rated Barcelona homegrown star to AC Milan – Romano

  22-08-2026 08:00 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Super agent offers €40 million-rated Barcelona homegrown star to AC Milan – RomanoAlejandro Balde’s future at Barcelona is beginning to attract increasing attention, with the young defender no longer viewed as completely untouchable at the Catalan club.The latest Barcelona transfer news has brought AC Milan into the picture, although the Italian club is yet to take a step towards signing the 22-year-old.According to Fabrizio Romano, Balde’s agent Jorge Mendes has offered t
  
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• Details of Liverpool’s rejected proposals to sign Real Madrid starlet

  22-08-2026 08:00 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Details of Liverpool’s rejected proposals to sign Real Madrid starletEndrick is back in Madrid for the new season and already working hard to impress Jose Mourinho in his early days at the club.A fitness setback has forced him to miss out on Real Madrid’s season opener later today, but it is clear that Jose Mourinho counts on the player after the management and administration jointly decided that the player must stay.Liverpool, however, made a notable attempt to lure the player away
  
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• A midfielder has reportedly been told that be can also leave Manchester City

  22-08-2026 07:45 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  A midfielder has reportedly been told that be can also leave Manchester CityAs of right now, Manchester City are short of midfield options ahead of the 2026-27 Premier League season getting under way this weekend. Looking at Enzo Maresca’s squad, there is Elliot Anderson, Mateo Kovacic, Rico Lewis, Nico O’Reilly, Phil Foden, Nico Gonzalez and Rayan Cherki who will form City’s midfield against Bournemouth. Rodri and Tijjani Reijnders left earlier this week, and Bernardo Silva de
  
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• Enzo Maresca knows that Manchester City know what they have to do in the transfer market

  22-08-2026 07:30 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Enzo Maresca knows that Manchester City know what they have to do in the transfer marketManchester City has been busy selling players this week, which has been a cause of frustration for most of the City universe. Rodri and Tijjani Reijnders have departed the club. Savinho is on the verge of completing his move to Tottenham. Omar Marmoush and Nico Gonzalez seem highly likely to depart the club before the transfer window closes. The uncertainty surrounding the state of the Manchester City squad h
  
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• Second set of twins a good distraction from injury - Maddison

  22-08-2026 07:28 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  The Football Interview will be available on BBC One at 12:45 every Saturday during the Premier League season, as well as on BBC iPlayer, BBC Football YouTube and the BBC Sport website and app.The first episode of the new season, available on Saturday, 22 August, sees Kelly Somers sit down with Tottenham Hotspur's James Maddison.Tottenham midfielder James Maddison said he and his partner have been "in the trenches" at home with five children aged four and under during a period when he was sidelin
  
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• Confirmed line-ups for León v Rayados, matchday 5

  22-08-2026 02:41 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Confirmed line-ups for León v Rayados, matchday 5The ball will roll in Liga MX, and everything is ready for León to host Monterrey’s Rayados on Matchday 5.
  Although the tournament is still young, it features two of the teams currently in the best form. Both squads performed well in the Leagues Cup and in domestic competition, and both León and Monterrey come into this match on the back of two straight wins.La Fiera’s XIRayados’ XIOne of the best matchups of
  
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• Line-ups ready for the Tigres v Atlante clash

  22-08-2026 02:30 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Line-ups ready for the Tigres v Atlante clashMatchday 5 of Mexican football kicks off, and Tigres host Atlante at home.
  The felines are off to a poor start, with just 1 point from 12 available, so winning at home is extremely urgent.The Iron Colts, back in the top flight, come in with two draws, one win, and one loss, but visiting El Volcán is always complicated.Atlante's XITigres' XIWith a new interim head coach, Tigres want to turn the page and start picking up points to get back near t
  
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• Argentines left stunned by Corinthians fans' poropopó, watch 📹

  22-08-2026 02:11 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Argentines left stunned by Corinthians fans' poropopó, watch 📹Last Thursday (20), Corinthians beat Rosario Central 1-0 at Neo Química Arena and secured a place in the quarterfinals of the 2026 Conmebol Libertadores.Even before the match started, Argentinians and Corinthians fans put on a beautiful show in the stands, singing in support of their teams.But even Los Canallas’ "hinchas" were impressed by the Fiel Torcida.In videos circulating on social media, Rosario Cent
  
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• Lessons learned, but Coventry's top-flight return about more than result

  22-08-2026 01:31 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Twenty-five years, 94 days and countless twists later, Coventry City have started life back in the Premier League.The result might not have gone their way, but a 3-0 away defeat by Arsenal in the opening game of the season is hardly a cause for panic for a newly promoted side anyway.The supporters who made the trip down to London remained in full voice at Emirates Stadium throughout the 90 minutes.For a club that has spent more than two decades in constant turmoil, merely being back on the big s
  
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• Swaggering Arsenal want title attack, not defence

  22-08-2026 00:55 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Arsenal started last season as nearly men - but now they have the swagger of winners.That much can be seen on the approach to Emirates Stadium. Above the entrance to the ground is new signage, a simple message in gold: 'Champions'.Players and fans alike have taken the confidence of last season's Premier League title win - their first in 22 years - and are using it as the team start their bid to retain it.The players were each given an introduction as they came out for their warm-up, while the cr
  
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• Could electric Christos Tzolis be the x-factor in Arsenal's title defense?

  22-08-2026 00:44 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  LONDON — Arsenal eased past Coventry City on Friday, as they opened up their Premier League title defense with a routine 3-0 win in north London as a new signing Christos Tzolis dazzled. The Greek winger, 24, was superb on the left as he had more touches in the box and more shots than any other player on the pitch as he created so many chances. He set the tone early in the first half as he skipped inside and curled a shot just over before being involved in Arsenal's opening two goals. Enjo
  
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• Lionel Messi, Ian Fray fined for conduct during Philadelphia Union-Inter Miami brawl; Cavan Sullivan's red card rescinded

  22-08-2026 00:26 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  After a routine game between Inter Miami and the Philadelphia Union on Wednesday turned into an all-out brawl, MLS is handing down more punishment — and easing others.Miami star Lionel Messi has been fined an undisclosed amount after getting his hands in the face or neck area of an opposing player, the league announced Friday. Messi's teammate, Ian Fray, has been penalized for the same action.MLS also announced that Union midfielder Cavan Sullivan, who had received a red card after the cli
  
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• Lionel Messi, Ian Fray fined for conduct during Philadelphia Union-Inter Miami brawl; Cavan Sullivan's red card is rescinded

  22-08-2026 00:26 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  After a routine game between Inter Miami and the Philadelphia Union on Wednesday turned into an all-out brawl, MLS is handing down more punishments — and easing others.Miami star Lionel Messi has been fined an undisclosed amount after getting his hands in the face or neck area of an opposing player, the league announced Friday. Messi’s teammate Ian Fray has been penalized for the same action.MLS also announced that Union midfielder Cavan Sullivan, who had received a red card after th
  
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• Christos Tzolis may have solved Arsenal’s biggest weakness in bid to defend Premier League title

  22-08-2026 00:18 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  In the summer of 1993, Manchester United won the title and then signed Roy Keane in a British record transfer. In 2001, United won the title and then bought Ruud van Nistelrooy. In 2008, the summer after winning the Premier League and Champions League, they signed Dimitar Berbatov not because they really needed him but because they could.Each time, Alex Ferguson took steps not just to maintain the gap to their rivals but to grow it. Each time, United defended their Premier League crown. Even bef
  
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• Vivienne Lia Leaves Arsenal to Join Eintracht Frankfurt

  22-08-2026 00:05 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Vivienne Lia Leaves Arsenal to Join Eintracht FrankfurtVivienne Lia has left Arsenal to join German side Eintracht Frankfurt on a permanent transfer, bringing an end to her five-year association with the club.The 19-year-old winger joined Arsenal’s academy at the age of 14 in 2021 and progressed through the club’s youth system before making the step up to senior football. Lia made her first-team debut in February 2024, coming off the bench during Arsenal’s League Cup quarter-fi
  
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• Could London City Lionesses shake up an unpredictable WSL season?

  22-08-2026 00:05 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Could London City Lionesses shake up an unpredictable WSL season?Pre-season rarely tells the whole story. It can hint at what is coming, reveal new partnerships and give fans something to obsess over before the points start counting (basically what they’ve done with Fantasy WSL). But this summer, it has also made one thing clear: the Women’s Super League could be very difficult to predict.London City Lionesses finished their pre-season tour of Portugal and Spain unbeaten, closin
  
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• Arsenal 3-0 Coventry: What Arteta and Odegaard said

  21-08-2026 23:59 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta, speaking to Match of the Day: "A great performance, a lot to like from the boys. We were so dominant, we had incredible connections, we were really accurate with the ball."On how facing newly-promoted teams can be tricky: "They are a really good side, really well-coached and clear in the way they want to hurt you. We didn't give them chances until the last minutes."On the fast start: "It was really positive, that's what we have been working on and we are going to keep
  
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• €10m Leeds United Winger Frozen By Farke Is Wanted By Spanish Club: Why Should They Get Rid Of Him Anyhow?

  21-08-2026 23:56 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  €10m Leeds United Winger Frozen By Farke Is Wanted By Spanish Club: Why Should They Get Rid Of Him Anyhow?A transfer standoff involving a Leeds United winger, Largie Ramazani, is nearing its conclusion, with a return to Spain looking increasingly likely before the window closes. Valencia remain the player’s preferred and most determined suitor.Leeds United winger’s Valencia return edges closer as Farke confirms exitSpanish outlet Superdeporte, as relayed by Sport Witness, report
  
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• Chelsea: Napoli ready for Guiu, Roma request Gittens loan

  21-08-2026 23:55 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Chelsea: Napoli ready for Guiu, Roma request Gittens loanNapoli have contacted Chelsea to ask after unwanted striker Marc Guiu, but the Blues rejected Roma’s attempt to secure Jamie Gittens on loan.This evening there are multiple Italian sources reporting that clubs are knocking at the Stamford Bridge door, because they have such a surplus of players going into the final weeks of the transfer window.Chelsea targeted for Guiu and GittensCOBHAM, ENGLAND – JANUARY 20: Marc Guiu of Chels
  
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• Glentoran beat Linfield to reach Irish Cup semi-finals

  21-08-2026 23:53 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Glentoran beat rivals Linfield 2-1 to progress to the semi-finals of the Women's Irish Cup.Naomi McLaughlin opened the scoring in the 36th minute before Cora Chambers levelled for the Blues at the Blanchflower Stadium.But McLaughlin struck her second of game with eight minutes remaining to send Kim Turner's side into the final four.Holders Cliftonville also progressed to the last four with a comfortable 3-0 victory over Derry City.After an early own goal opened the scoring for Cliftonville, the
  
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• 👕 Brazilian and European giants unveil new shirts for the season

  21-08-2026 23:49 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  👕 Brazilian and European giants unveil new shirts for the seasonFriday (21) is here, so it’s already become a tradition!OneFootball brings you the weekly roundup of kit launches.Check them out below and share which one you think is the best-looking!🇩🇪 Bayern MunichThe German giant and one of European football’s powerhouses unveiled this week its third kit for the 2026/27 season.The third shirt has a dark base, close to purple and deep navy blue, with an abstra
  
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• Bohemians defeat Derry City in eight-goal thriller

  21-08-2026 23:45 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  A stunning second half display saw Bohemians defeat Derry City 5-3 in an eight-goal thriller at Dalymount Park.The visitors scored the only goal of the opening half through Michael Duffy who was picked out by Barry Cotter in the 34th minute.While Senan Mullen would be denied an equaliser by the crossbar, the tide would decisively turn after the restart as the hosts were level after two minutes as Patrick Hickey powered home a header from Jordan Flores' cross.Three minutes later, Connor Parsons f
  
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• Arsenal begin title defence with win over Coventry

  21-08-2026 23:45 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Premier LeagueArsenal 3 - 0 Coventry City FTArsenal began their Premier League title defence with a convincing victory against newly promoted Coventry City at Emirates Stadium. Mikel Arteta ended the club's 22-year wait for a league title last season - and with a faultless display against Frank Lampard's Sky Blues in their opener, his team reminded the rest of the league why they are favourites to retain the crown. First-half goals from Kai Havertz and Bukayo Saka put the reigning champions firm
  
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• Manchester United agree deal for Carlos Baleba as midfield rebuild continues

  21-08-2026 23:44 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Manchester United have agreed a £65m deal for Carlos Baleba as they look to make the Brighton player their third midfield signing of the summer. United’s offer, which could rise by £5m, means they have resurrected their interest in Baleba, a player they first targeted last summer.Brighton then valued the 22-year-old at over £100m, but were also reluctant to sell, but Baleba’s price has dropped after a difficult year.United have turned back to him after missing out o
  
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