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• 📊 Check out the updated Brasileirão table after round 25

  01-09-2026 03:02 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  📊 Check out the updated Brasileirão table after round 25Coritiba beat Remo 3-2 at Mangueirão this Monday (31), in the closing match of the 25th round of the 2026 Brasileirão.Coxa took the lead through an own goal by Zé Welison, then Leão da Amazônia turned it around with goals from Zé Ricardo and Yago Pikachu, but the Paraná side leveled through Fabinho.Finally, in stoppage time, Pedro Rocha confirmed the "ex-player rule" to seal an
  
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• 🚨 Official: Martinelli leaves Arsenal and joins Al-Hilal

  03-09-2026 18:46 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  🚨 Official: Martinelli leaves Arsenal and joins Al-HilalTwo days after the market closed, and with the deal fitting within Saudi football’s timelines, Gabriel Martinelli has said goodbye to Arsenal.The Brazilian winger will play for Al-Hilal after they paid 70 million euros to the Premier League club, according to Fabrizio Romano and several specialized journalists.The player has signed a four-season contract and will play alongside Bounou, Koulibaly, Milinkovic-Savic and Ollie Wat
  
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• 🚨 BREAKING: Al-Hilal complete move for Arsenal's Gabriel Martinelli

  03-09-2026 18:45 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  🚨 BREAKING: Al-Hilal complete move for Arsenal's Gabriel MartinelliA seven-season love affair has finally come to an end as Arsenal's Gabriel Martinelli officially completed his €70million (£60m) move to Saudi Pro League giants Al-Hilal.The 25-year-old Brazilian international winger, who helped Mikel Arteta's Gunners end their Premier League trophy drought last season, becomes the club's record sale in the process, besting the £35m sale of Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain (2
  
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• Breaking down Chelsea's staggering 39 summer exits

  03-09-2026 18:38 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Enzo Fernandez left Chelsea for a joint-British transfer record fee of £125m on Tuesday [Getty Images]Chelsea have had a few remarkable transfer summers since their forced sale from Roman Abramovich's control in May 2022.Once again they were big spenders, outlaying £349m on 11 signings such as Morgan Rogers, Maxence Lacroix and Emiliano Martinez.But there was something different this time.Chelsea actually made a trading profit after selling 17 players.Another 22 were loaned out, four
  
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• Arsenal's Martinelli joins Al-Hilal in £60m move

  03-09-2026 18:30 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Gabriel Martinelli joined Arsenal in 2019 [Getty Images]Gabriel Martinelli has joined Saudi Pro League side Al-Hilal from Arsenal for an initial £60m.The deal, which is worth a fixed £60m and includes a sell-on fee, will end the Brazil international's seven-year stay in north London.Martinelli, 25, has signed long-term dealwith Al-Hilal, who are currently joint-top of the league with Cristiano Ronaldo's Al-Nassr.He joined the Gunners from Brazilian side Ituano in 2019 and had 12 mont
  
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• 'I absolutely loved it' - Lee bids farewell to Wrexham

  03-09-2026 18:29 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  [Getty Images]Elliot Lee said he has had the "time of his life" as he bid farewell to Wrexham.Lee, 31, has left the Championship club by mutual consent after scoring 41 goals in 152 appearances during his four years at the Racecourse.The midfielder featured in Wrexham's three successive promotions that saw them rise from the National League to the Championship."It meant so much to me to pull that shirt on with my teammates every week and give everything for this club," Lee posted on X."I absolut
  
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• 🎙️ Raúl Asencio on his acquittal and failed breathalyser

  03-09-2026 18:27 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  🎙️ Raúl Asencio on his acquittal and failed breathalyserRaúl Asencio has spoken about his recent acquittal in the case involving the leak of sexually explicit images. The player reaffirmed his commitment to Real Madrid and also apologized for having been fined after testing positive while driving in a breathalyzer check.The Real Madrid footballer has issued a public statement following the end of his legal proceedings.In the letter, the youth academy graduate express
  
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• 'I've got too much left in me' - Weimann

  03-09-2026 18:26 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  After a career spent almost entirely in the Premier League and Championship, striker Andreas Weimann's signing for League Two Cheltenham Town was one of this summer's more unexpected transfers. The 35-year-old has scored 143 goals for clubs including Aston Villa, Wolves, Bristol City, Watford and Derby County, but he said he has still got more in him as he drops down to the fourth tier to join the Robins."I've had so many team-mates now that have retired, and basically everyone says the same thi
  
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• Kelsy 'hungry to make Rangers impact'

  03-09-2026 18:25 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  [Getty Images]New Rangers striker Kevin Kelsy is "hungry to make an impact" after joining Derek McInnes' side on a four-year deal. The forward has spent the last 18 months with MLS side Portland Timbers but is "ready for this new chapter". And Kelsy could start that new chapter with a debut on Saturday as Rangers host Motherwell in the Scottish Premiership. "I've heard a lot about the club," he told club media. "Even when I was younger, I saw the team in Europe. I know what the club means to the
  
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• 'Chaos' - An EFL transfer deadline day like no other

  03-09-2026 18:21 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Norwich City sporting director Ben Knapper, left, and Colchester United manager Danny Cowley, right, have questioned why EFL matches were scheduled on transfer deadline day [Getty Images]"Chaos. Unnecessary pressure. Logistical challenges."That is how Norwich City sporting director Ben Knapper described trying to work on deals on transfer deadline day while matches were being played at the same time.It was in fact a deadline day like no other in the English Football League (EFL) on Tuesday for t
  
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• Hibs midfielder Campbell joins St Johnstone on loan

  03-09-2026 18:16 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Hibernian midfielder Josh Campbell has joined fellow Premiership side St Johnstone on loan for the remainder of the 2026/27 campaign. The 26-year-old has made 184 appearances for the Easter Road club, five of those have come this season, with 23 goals and 20 assists across those outings. "I would like to wish Josh the very best with this loan move," head coach David Gray said."I have known Josh for a very long time and watched him grow up and develop as a player over the years. During that time
  
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• Rangers striker Kelsy's colourful career - aged just 22

  03-09-2026 18:12 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Scotland will be the fifth country Kelsy has played in [Getty Images]From hiding in a truck to avoid a travel ban to living through the war in Ukraine, Kevin Kelsy's nascent career has already been a colourful one.Now the 22-year-old striker is beginning a new chapter with Rangers after a deadline day move from Portland Timbers.So, what will the imposing Venezuela forward bring to Ibrox?Hiding in truck as teenage talentKelsy began his career in his homeland with Mineros de Guayana, making his de
  
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• Swansea on the way to reviving style - Matos

  03-09-2026 18:07 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Vitor Matos' Swansea have lost only once in 11 league games since being beaten by Coventry in March[Huw Evans Picture Agency]Vitor Matos believes his Swansea City side are on the way to reviving the sort of stylish possession game which was key to the club's golden period in the Premier League.Swansea are top of the early Championship table having banked 10 points from their first four league games.The Swans host Wrexham in a mouthwatering Welsh derby on Saturday having produced one of the club'
  
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• St Helens and England centre Percival to retire

  03-09-2026 18:07 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Mark Percival has appeared for St Helens in each of the past 14 seasons and has won everything in domestic rugby league with the club [SWPix]St Helens centre and former England international Mark Percival will retire from rugby league at the end of the season.The 32-year-old has spent his entire career with Saints and during that time won five Super League titles, four League Leaders' Shields, the Challenge Cup and the World Club Challenge.He has made a total of 273 appearances for the club sinc
  
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• Rangers buy Portland's Kelsy and take Stuttgart's Bouanani on loan

  03-09-2026 18:05 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Kevin Kelsy and Badredine Bouanani take Rangers' summer signings to 14 [Getty Images]Rangers have confirmed they have bought Venezuela striker Kevin Kelsy from Portland Timbers for an undisclosed fee and taken Algeria winger Badredine Bouanani on a season-long loan from Stuttgart.Their double announcement as the Scottish summer transfer window closed on Thursday takes the total of additions to the Ibrox squad to 14.The 22-year-old Kelsy, who has signed a four-year contract with the option of an
  
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• Arsenal almost signed Spanish winger on deadline day

  03-09-2026 18:05 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Arsenal almost signed Spanish winger on deadline dayRacing Santander’s sporting director Chema Aragon has claimed Arsenal pursued a move to sign Pablo Garcia from Real Betis, before the player’s eventual transfer to the Verdiblancos.Photo by Charles McQuillan/Getty ImagesPablo Garcia completed an emotional deadline-day exit from Real Betis this week, leaving the club in tears after a 15-year spell and joining fellow La Liga side Racing Santander.There had been suggestions that Garcia
  
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• Álvarez claim exposes tension in Atlético’s Barcelona stance

  03-09-2026 18:00 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Álvarez claim exposes tension in Atlético’s Barcelona stanceAtlético Madrid privately gave Julián Álvarez written permission to discuss a move to Barcelona, according to El Chiringuito TV. Journalist Jordi Jota claims to have personally seen the document, a detail that sits awkwardly alongside Atlético’s public insistence throughout the summer that Álvarez would not be sold to a direct La Liga rival.It is worth being precise about what
  
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• What a story! Journalist commentates as his son takes to the pitch 🇦🇷

  03-09-2026 17:57 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  What a story! Journalist commentates as his son takes to the pitch 🇦🇷Argentine football lived through a BEAUTIFUL story during Wednesday’s (2) Vélez vs. Boca Juniors match in the Copa Argentina.In the 36th minute of the second half, journalist Hernán Feler called the moment his own son, 18-year-old Vélez midfielder Luca Feler, came onto the field."If you'll allow me. Number 8, Lucas Robertone, is coming off. And coming on, wearing 48, is my son, Luca Fe
  
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• “Really poor” – Former Red rates Liverpool’s summer transfer window

  03-09-2026 17:55 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  “Really poor” – Former Red rates Liverpool’s summer transfer windowStephen Warnock Reacts to Liverpool’s ‘Really Poor’ Summer Transfer WindowDespite weeks of speculation, Liverpool had a fairly quiet end to the summer transfer window.The Reds managed to wrap up five arrivals with Lucca Brughmans, Jeremy Jacquet, Ronald Araujo, Victor Munoz and Bradley Barcola making the move to Merseyside.Interestingly, Liverpool somehow ended the transfer window with th
  
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• Jaissle backs Woltemade to score 'a lot of goals' on loan

  03-09-2026 17:54 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Nick Woltemade is now wearing black and white elsewhere.But the German remains very much in Newcastle United head coach Matthias Jaissle's thoughts after he completed his loan move to Juventus this week.Jaissle told his countryman he had his fingers crossed for him because he "deserves to be playing and performing well"."I really appreciate Nick as a player for his quality on the pitch but, also, I appreciate him as a human being and his quality off the pitch," he said."We always had good conver
  
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• Journalist claims Barcelona will ‘go all out’ for Julian Alvarez in January: “It’s now personal”

  03-09-2026 17:50 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Journalist claims Barcelona will ‘go all out’ for Julian Alvarez in January: “It’s now personal”The transfer window has closed and Julian Alvarez will remain at Atletico Madrid despite his deep desire to sign for FC Barcelona.The Blaugrana pushed hard to sign him, but encountered a firm refusal from the Colchoneros, who never showed any willingness to negotiate his sale with the La Liga champions.Arsenal attempted to convince Alvarez to join them, but the striker sh
  
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• Fabrizio Romano confirms Arsenal’s plans for Ethan Nwaneri after Borussia Dortmund loan

  03-09-2026 17:50 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Fabrizio Romano confirms Arsenal’s plans for Ethan Nwaneri after Borussia Dortmund loanArsenal Keep Control of Ethan Nwaneri in Borussia Dortmund Loan DealArsenal have moved to protect their long term interests in Ethan Nwaneri, with key details now emerging around the teenager’s loan switch to Borussia Dortmund. According to Fabrizio Romano for Caught Offside, this is a deal carefully structured to give Arsenal maximum control over one of their brightest young assets.The central poi
  
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• How Alvarez needs to rebuild trust at Atletico

  03-09-2026 17:47 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Julian Alvarez made 49 appearances for Atletico Madrid last season, scoring 20 goals [Getty Images]Julian Alvarez's future at Atletico Madrid has been one of the biggest talking points of the summer.But now that it is certain the Argentina forward will remain at Atleti until at least the January transfer window, the focus can turn to how the 26-year-old re-establishes himself in Diego Simeone's side. With three consecutive away games ahead, Simeone has the opportunity to ease him back into the t
  
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• Cech's ranking in Premier League's most game-changing transfers

  03-09-2026 17:47 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  [BBC]The 'here we go' is on hold, the 'bombas' are done and dusted and the window panes are reverberating after being forcefully closed on Tuesday night.Now comes the moment for new arrivals to make their mark on the pitch rather than the balance sheet.Throughout the Premier League era there have been hordes of transfer hits and misses, but today we're looking at those signings who proved game-changing for their club and the competition, the ones who really moved the needle.I've ranked my top 10
  
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• Where does Van Dijk rank in Premier League's game-changing transfers?

  03-09-2026 17:46 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  [BBC]The 'here we go' is on hold, the 'bombas' are done and dusted and the window panes are reverberating after being forcefully closed on Tuesday night.Now comes the moment for new arrivals to make their mark on the pitch rather than the balance sheet.Throughout the Premier League era there have been hordes of transfer hits and misses, but today we're looking at those signings who proved game-changing for their club and the competition, the ones who really moved the needle.I've ranked my top 10
  
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• Rose on team fitness, keeping hold of players and facing Newcastle

  03-09-2026 17:40 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Bournemouth boss Marco Rose has been speaking to the media before Saturday's Premier League game against Newcastle at St James' Park (kick-off 12:30 BST).Here are the key lines from his news conference:Rose confirmed there are no new injury concerns going in to the weekend.He feels "it's a good sign" they kept hold of players like Alex Scott, Rayan and Junior Kroupi and he has to give "big thanks" to the owner for not selling them, adding: "We need these type of players."The Cherries boss said t
  
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• Real Madrid rejected €35 million Galatasaray offer for 23-year-old midfielder – report

  03-09-2026 17:40 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Real Madrid rejected €35 million Galatasaray offer for 23-year-old midfielder – reportThe last week of the summer transfer window at Real Madrid ended with little activity beyond the signing of Sergio Martinez and the departures of several more academy players, including David Jimenez and Manuel Angel.Jose Mourinho had considered his squad complete for some time, and the club ultimately backed his decision. There was, however, considerable speculation surrounding several players, part
  
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• Le Bris on transfer window, upcoming Europa League and facing Brentford

  03-09-2026 17:32 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Sunderland boss Regis le Bris has been speaking to the media before Saturday's Premier League game against Brentford at the Gtech Community Stadium (kick-off 15:00 BST).Here are the key lines from his news conference:Le Bris confirmed Habib Diarra will be sidelined for around six to eight weeks with a hamstring injury: "It's frustrating, but we have to manage it and we will find solutions... It's a shame because I was so pleased with his pre-season and he's getting more mature about his game, ab
  
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• St Johnstone sign Cotterill from Swansea

  03-09-2026 17:31 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  St Johnstone have announced the signing of midfielder Joel Cotterill from Swansea City for an undisclosed fee.The 21-year-old has put pen to paper on a one-year deal running until the summer of 2027. Cotterill, who came through the youth academy at Swansea, made his senior debut in 2022 and has gone on to have loan spells with Stockport County, Swindon Town, Bristol Rovers.He spent the second half of last season on loan with fellow Premiership outfit Dundee where he made 11 Premiership appearanc
  
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• Report: Barcelona academy youngster took only one training session to convince Flick

  03-09-2026 17:30 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Report: Barcelona academy youngster took only one training session to convince FlickBrian Farinas has been one of the surprises so far at FC Barcelona, with the 20-year-old starlet impressing in pre-season and earning promotion to the senior team.Indeed, the La Masia graduate has been handed a first-team registration and given the No. 4 shirt, left vacant by Ronald Araujo.Considering that he was on his way out of the club not so long ago, it shows how much of impact that the youngster has had on
  
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