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• Three reasons Chelsea could challenge for title - and one they may not

  25-08-2026 01:03 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  If football is won in both boxes, it seems as though Chelsea have one far better covered than the other.Xabi Alonso began his Stamford Bridge reign with an entertaining 3-2 Premier League win at west London rivals Fulham on Monday - and their new-look front three stole the show.Morgan Rogers, making his debut after his club record £117m summer move from Aston Villa, combined with Cole Palmer and Joao Pedro to produce a devastating attacking display.All three scored, with Palmer in particul
  
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• Serie B club president cites giants’ unpaid bills after transfer ban

  25-08-2026 00:12 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Serie B club president cites giants’ unpaid bills after transfer banCurrently in 12th place in Brazil’s Série B, Cuiabá is barred from registering new players.The club has been hit with a FIFA transfer ban due to a R$ 4 million debt owed to Portuguese coach Petit, who managed the team in 2024.And according to Cristiano Dresch, Cuiabá’s president, the amount in question would not be a problem if Dourado had received the roughly R$ 42 million that at least fo
  
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• Serie B club president cites giants’ non-payment after transfer ban

  25-08-2026 00:12 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Serie B club president cites giants’ non-payment after transfer banCurrently 12th in Brazil’s Série B, Cuiabá is barred from registering new players.The club has been hit with a FIFA transfer ban over a R$ 4 million debt owed to Portuguese coach Petit, who managed the team in 2024.And according to Cuiabá president Cristiano Dresch, the amount in question would not be a problem if Dourado had received the roughly R$ 42 million that at least four Série A clu
  
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• Analysis: Garcia makes impact as King shows potential

  25-08-2026 00:12 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  [Getty Images]This was the fourth occasion that Fulham had started a Premier League season with a London derby and they have now lost all four.However, on the night when Alvaro Arbeloa was also in a Premier League dugout for the first time - and against the man he replaced briefly at the Bernabeu earlier this year - there were plenty of positives in defeat.Gonzalo Garcia, a player he recruited from his former employers over the summer, made an immediate impression with some excellent movement an
  
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• WSL: Keira Flannery makes permanent move to Charlton Athletic from West Ham

  25-08-2026 00:05 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  WSL: Keira Flannery makes permanent move to Charlton Athletic from West HamKeira Flannery has made her move to Charlton Athletic permanent following a loan spell with the club from West Ham last season.The 20-year-old departs the Irons after four years, having first joined from Arsenal in 2022 when she was just 16. The midfielder had spent her early years in Arsenal’s academy before making the move to the club she had supported throughout her childhood.Flannery made her first West Ham appe
  
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• Grosso: ‘A lot for Fiorentina to improve on’ as coach hails Kean work ethic

  25-08-2026 00:05 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Grosso: ‘A lot for Fiorentina to improve on’ as coach hails Kean work ethicFabio Grosso accepted Fiorentina have a great deal of work ahead after his first Serie A match in charge of the Viola ended in a 4-0 defeat at Roma, while defending his decision to leave Moise Kean on the bench.With quotes via TuttoMercatoWeb, the coach was asked in his press conference at the Stadio Olimpico why the striker had not started.“In a game like this, it’s reductive to talk about individ
  
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• Analysis: Attacking quality outweighs defensive flaws

  25-08-2026 00:05 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  [Getty Images]The opening stages of this contest only confirmed what many had anticipated before a ball had been kicked this term – when Joao Pedro, Cole Palmer and Morgan Rogers line up for Chelsea, Xabi Alonso has an irresistible attacking triumvirate at his disposal.After his previous campaign was hampered by fatigue and injuries that ultimately cost him a place in Thomas Tuchel's plans at the World Cup this summer, Chelsea playmaker Palmer delivered an instant reminder of his match-win
  
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• 📋 Botafogo and Athletico-PR named for Brasileirão round 24 finale

  25-08-2026 00:02 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  📋 Botafogo and Athletico-PR named for Brasileirão round 24 finaleThis Monday (24), Botafogo and Athletico-PR face off at Nilton Santos Stadium at 8:00 p.m. (Brasília time) in the closing match of the 24th round of the 2026 Brasileirão.
  Without a win in the last two rounds, Glorioso sits in 11th place with 30 points.Meanwhile, Furacão has 41 points, is in third place, and wants to get back to winning ways to close in on second-placed Flamengo (45 points).Compar
  
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• 📋 Botafogo and Athletico-PR line-ups named for Brasileiro round 24 finale

  25-08-2026 00:02 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  📋 Botafogo and Athletico-PR line-ups named for Brasileiro round 24 finaleThis Monday (24), Botafogo and Athletico-PR face off at Nilton Santos Stadium at 8 p.m. (Brasília time) in the closing match of the 24th round of the 2026 Brasileirão.
  Without a win in the last two rounds, Glorioso sits in 11th place with 30 points.Meanwhile, Furacão has 41 points, is in third place, and wants to return to winning ways to close the gap on second-placed Flamengo (45 points).Compa
  
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