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• Arsenal include recall clause in loanee’s contract

  03-09-2026 10:05 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Arsenal include recall clause in loanee’s contractArsenal have a recall clause for Ethan Nwaneri in January, and loan club Borussia Dortmund have no option to buy the teenager if things go well.Photo by Alex Pantling/Getty ImagesEthan Nwaneri completed a deadline-day loan move from Arsenal to Borussia Dortmund, with David Ornstein reporting for The Athletic that it’s a straight loan with no option to buy.Ornstein writes that all parties were in agreement that this was the right oppor
  
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• Bartley & Martindale set for reunion as Livingston host Stenhousemuir - watch on BBC Scotland

  04-09-2026 10:09 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Marvin Bartley (left) was part of David Martindale's backroom team at Livingston [SNS]Stenhousemuir manager Marvin Bartley has not spoken to Livingston sporting director David Martindale since resigning from the West Lothian club at the end of last season.The two sides face each other for the first time in the Scottish Championship on Friday evening in front of the BBC Scotland cameras.Back in May, Bartley and assistant Neil Hastings said they "had no option but to resign" after being asked to r
  
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• How 'unique' Bellingham is thriving in Mourinho's system

  04-09-2026 10:08 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Jose Mourinho has described Jude Bellingham as a 'leader' [Getty Images]Jude Bellingham has started the new season looking like a player with something to prove.The 23-year-old's two goals and three assists have helped Real Madrid to an impressive start under new boss Jose Mourinho, with three wins from as many games.Bellingham's performances, and the freedom he has been given in his new role, has attracted a lot of attention.By playing higher up the pitch, he looks more free, more influential a
  
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• Liverpool could soon have their very own David Silva

  04-09-2026 10:05 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Liverpool could soon have their very own David SilvaDavid Silva fell into the same category as David Villa, Simao, Nabil Fekir and Julian Draxler.Forever linked with a move to Anfield but it never materialised.It always felt like it might happen during Rafael Benitez's time as Liverpool manager, due to the Valencia link, but alas, it wasn't meant to be. Silva went on to sign for Manchester City, becoming one of the best playmakers in Premier League history during his 10 year stint at the Etihad.
  
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• Inside story of how Barcelona beat Europe’s biggest clubs to sign Jesse Bisiwu from Club Brugge

  04-09-2026 10:00 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Inside story of how Barcelona beat Europe’s biggest clubs to sign Jesse Bisiwu from Club BruggeBarcelona’s signing of Jesse Bisiwu was the result of almost a year of scouting, meetings and negotiations rather than a late move for an emerging talent.According to SPORT, Barça identified the Club Brugge youngster well before making their final move and stayed committed to the operation despite the Belgian club’s high valuation and interest from other major European sides.Bi
  
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• Jose Mourinho faces first major test of Real Madrid return with Betis and Inter ahead

  04-09-2026 09:55 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Jose Mourinho faces first major test of Real Madrid return with Betis and Inter aheadJose Mourinho’s second spell at Real Madrid has started almost perfectly, with three wins from three for his side.Los Blancos have played some entertaining football, scored goals for fun and seen their superstars come together with the kind of chemistry not seen before.However, it does look like the honeymoon period might be coming to an end. Two demanding matches in the space of just five days should prov
  
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• Report: Everton considering move to sign former Manchester United forward

  04-09-2026 09:50 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Report: Everton considering move to sign former Manchester United forwardEverton Offered Anthony Martial as Free Agent Striker Search IntensifiesEverton have been presented with a surprise market opportunity after being offered the chance to sign Anthony Martial, according to talkSPORT. The former Manchester United forward is available as a free agent and would consider a return to the Premier League, a development that arrives at a time when David Moyes is urgently seeking attacking reinforceme
  
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• Andoni Iraola reveals transfer talks with Bradley Barcola – “I liked it”

  04-09-2026 09:50 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Andoni Iraola reveals transfer talks with Bradley Barcola – “I liked it”Andoni Iraola Explains Bradley Barcola Talks as Liverpool Close £123m DealLiverpool have spent big, gone early and, by the sound of it, got the player they wanted without needing the usual sales pitch. Bradley Barcola has arrived from Paris Saint-Germain in a deal worth a guaranteed £106m, with a further £17m in add-ons, and Andoni Iraola has made one thing clear, this was not a transfer t
  
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• Fran Garcia talks Mourinho, Bellingham, Vinicius, Carreras, Cucurella, Real Madrid exit

  04-09-2026 09:45 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Fran Garcia talks Mourinho, Bellingham, Vinicius, Carreras, Cucurella, Real Madrid exitFran Garcia will face Real Madrid as an opponent when Real Betis host Los Blancos, just months after leaving the club he supported as a boy.The Spanish left-back joined Betis this summer after deciding that his career needed a different direction despite being under contract at Madrid. Now, in an interview with AS, Garcia has opened up about his departure, Jose Mourinho’s return and several of his f
  
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• Earps eyes Man Utd reunion as WSL comeback nears

  04-09-2026 09:45 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Mary Earps was a key player for England when they won Euro 2022 [Getty Images]Mary Earps is no stranger to the Women's Super League and hopes to mark her return with a match against her former club.The new London City Lionesses goalkeeper felt it was "meant to be" that her potential debut could come against Manchester United. During the peak of her career, she spent five seasons at United, becoming England number one and twice being named Fifa's goalkeeper of the year.After a spell at Paris St-G
  
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• 'Tactically naive' & 'collective failure': fans fume after derby defeat

  04-09-2026 09:45 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  [BBC]Hibs fans, we asked for your views after Thursday's Edinburgh derby defeat to Hearts. Here's what some of you said:Michael: Apart from 20 minutes in the second half, it was a pretty dire performance. Like many times before, there doesn't seem to be a game plan or any tactics. Ante Suto and Thibaut Klidje did more in their cameo appearances than Nathan Lowe has done all season, I don't understand why he is our first choice striker.Kenny: Pathetic performance especially the first half. Too ma
  
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• Anthony Gordon wins over Barcelona dressing room with one standout quality

  04-09-2026 09:40 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Anthony Gordon wins over Barcelona dressing room with one standout qualityAnthony Gordon has wasted little time making an impression at Barcelona, with his personality and professionalism earning praise within the dressing room following his summer move from Newcastle.The England international arrived as one of the biggest additions to the squad in recent years, but SPORT reports that he has avoided carrying himself like the club’s headline signing. Instead, Gordon has quickly integra
  
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• What? Alexander Isak has an unlikely rival to his No9 position at Liverpool

  04-09-2026 09:35 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  What? Alexander Isak has an unlikely rival to his No9 position at LiverpoolLiverpool's season hinges on Alexander Isak remembering he is Alexander Isak.During his time at Newcastle United, he struck 20+ goals in back-to-back seasons and regularly dominated the likes of Virgil van Dijk, Gabriel and William Saliba. He was, after Erling Haaland, the most feared striker in the English top-flight.For the Reds, however, he's yet to show that version of himself. Injuries disrupted his debut season on M
  
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• Barcelona vs Valencia: Hansi Flick’s side dominates recent Mestalla meetings despite historic parity

  04-09-2026 09:20 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Barcelona vs Valencia: Hansi Flick’s side dominates recent Mestalla meetings despite historic parityBarcelona’s next visit to Mestalla is set to carry a historic significance. If the stadium is eventually replaced or loses its role as Valencia’s home for competitive football, owing to redevelopment, this meeting could be the final chapter of one of Spanish football’s longest-running fixtures at the historic ground.Few venues have provided such an evenly balanced setting f
  
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• ☕️🥐 FC brekkie: Modric ⚡️, Mourinho slams Ligue 1 🥵, Italian boss sacked

  04-09-2026 09:11 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  ☕️🥐 FC brekkie: Modric ⚡️, Mourinho slams Ligue 1 🥵, Italian boss sackedAn 🇮🇹 coach is already out the door 😭Things are moving fast, very fast, too fast at Cremonese. Two defeats in Serie B, sure, but also qualification for the Coppa Italia against Parma this week... that’s the record of Marco Giampaolo, who is already out less than two weeks after the restart. One word... why?Modric 🤝 AmorimNew season, same Olympic-
  
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• Roma maintain contact with Endrick ahead of January

  04-09-2026 09:10 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Roma maintain contact with Endrick ahead of JanuaryRoma’s transfer market doesn’t stop with the September bell. Discussions and evaluations have already resumed at Trigoria ahead of January, with Tony D’Amico working to anticipate moves and provide Gian Piero Gasperini with new reinforcements. Free agents are still being considered for the wing, while the project for the attack is decidedly more ambitious. The goal is to close a major deal early and then bring the new signing t
  
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• Complicated deal explained as Liverpool bolster their attack

  04-09-2026 09:05 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Complicated deal explained as Liverpool bolster their attackDeadline Day didn't really live up to the hype as a Liverpool fan.The expectation was that at least one other winger would be signed alongside Bradley Barcola. The reality, however, was that the Reds shut up shop as soon as they rejected Manchester City's £80million bid for Cody Gakpo.There had been plans to add another senior attacker but Brighton didn't play ball, rejecting two offers for Yankuba Minteh, while Crystal Palace did
  
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• Celtic to rekindle Gineitis interest in January - gossip

  04-09-2026 09:01 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Celtic plan to rekindle their interest in Torino and Lithuania midfielder Gvidas Gineitis, 22, in January. (Record - subscription required)New Celtic midfielder Oliver Sorenson, 24, wants to turn his loan move from Parma into a permanent arrangement. (Glasgow Times - subscription required)Sorenson wants to apply the lessons he's learned from Scotland international and former Serie A opponent Scott McTominay, 29, of Napoli. (Record - subscription required)Stuttgart boss Sebastian Hoeness wishes w
  
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• Lucas Digne rejects Barcelona comparison with Luis Enrique’s PSG: ‘If you look at it in terms of…’

  04-09-2026 09:00 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Lucas Digne rejects Barcelona comparison with Luis Enrique’s PSG: ‘If you look at it in terms of…’Lucas Digne has rejected comparisons between Barcelona’s current attacking approach and the system Luis Enrique has developed at Paris Saint-Germain, insisting that the Spanish coach has never been someone who repeats himself.The comparison has gained attention around Barcelona, particularly after the club finally added a traditional centre-forward in Gabriel Jesus.&nb
  
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• Journalist questions Mourinho’s Real Madrid approach in his second stint: ‘I don’t believe him’

  04-09-2026 09:00 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Journalist questions Mourinho’s Real Madrid approach in his second stint: ‘I don’t believe him’Jose Mourinho returned to Real Madrid earlier this summer for his second stint at the Santiago Bernabeu in a bid to bring trophies back to the Spanish club.Los Blancos have endured two trophyless seasons, a host of managerial changes and dressing-room problems, and something had to give this summer.The Portuguese tactician has returned to Real Madrid looking noticeably calmer th
  
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• From playing with Rashford to non-league and new career

  04-09-2026 09:00 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Joe Riley (back row, third from the left) started for Manchester United in 2016 in the match Marcus Rashford (back row, far left) when made his senior debut [Getty Images]A Tuesday night in Workington in late August and Joe Riley leads his Warrington Rylands team-mates out for a match at the Fibrus Community Stadium in the seventh tier of English football.Rylands race into a 2-0 lead in Cumbria before losing 3-2 after having two players sent off in a chaotic Northern Premier League Premier Divis
  
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• Crystal Palace sign Nigerian international goalkeeper Erhabor

  04-09-2026 09:00 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Crystal Palace sign Nigerian international goalkeeper ErhaborCrystal Palace have completed the signing of Nigerian international goalkeeper Comfort Erhabor on a free transfer.WSL Full-Time were informed of the news via an official club press release from The Eagles late last night.The 21-year-old joins Crystal Palace after most-recently turning out for former Barclays WSL2 club Portsmouth. She has signed a two-year deal with the South Londoners.Erhabor is a highly-rated young goalkeeper. She spe
  
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• Clash of Arsenal and Chelsea contrasts can serve up Premier League’s missing title race

  04-09-2026 09:00 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  If Arsenal fans are deflated that they didn’t ultimately get that “x-factor star”, it’s a feeling shared within the squad. Some of them agree they are thin in that area, especially after losing the popular Gabriel Martinelli. But it’s encouraging in other ways. That's how competitive they now are. They want players in there who will help them, as Chelsea might say, to win it all.This weekend, mind, football is now doing what it does and throwing up one of those litt
  
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• Lulli set to make third consecutive start for Roma: Giallorossi ready to upgrade his contract

  04-09-2026 08:55 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Lulli set to make third consecutive start for Roma: Giallorossi ready to upgrade his contractIn just a few weeks, Emanuele Lulli has taken over Roma. From a promising youngster from the youth academy to a starter for the first two games of the season, without missing a single minute. One summer was enough for the Palestrina native to overturn the hierarchy and convince Gian Piero Gasperini to focus on him. The coach immediately saw something special in the 2007-born winger, and the first results
  
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• Wilfried Zaha emerges as possible free agent target for Roma

  04-09-2026 08:50 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Wilfried Zaha emerges as possible free agent target for RomaAtalanta is just around the corner, but at Trigoria, one eye remains on the transfer market. The summer transfer window ended without the arrival of the left-back requested by Gian Piero Gasperini, and Roma continues to scour the list of free agents. The idea is clear: to intervene only if an opportunity truly suited to the coach’s needs arises. According to Gazzetta dello Sport, one of the names that fits Gasperini’s profil
  
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• 🥐 Big-match Friday, Ancelotti, Marcos Llorente... 5️⃣ stories today

  04-09-2026 08:48 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  🥐 Big-match Friday, Ancelotti, Marcos Llorente... 5️⃣ stories todayFriday, September 4 brings a football-packed day full of major headlines. From the eagerly awaited clash between Real Betis and Real Madrid at La Cartuja to key managerial moves, strategic renewals at FC Barcelona, and an emotional farewell in the Spanish national team, we round up the five main stories setting today’s news agenda.Betis and Real Madrid test their strength at La CartujaThe standout match
  
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• Gasperini: “I’m happy at Roma. Malen can be like Higuain.”

  04-09-2026 08:45 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Gasperini: “I’m happy at Roma. Malen can be like Higuain.”From Atalanta to Roma, from the transfer market to Scudetto dreams, passing through Dybala, Malen, Mora, and the Champions League. Gian Piero Gasperini opens up about his career in a long interview with Gazzetta dello Sport, on the eve of the match against his past. An inevitably special reunion: “We parted ways with Atalanta at the right time. Tomorrow will be like a lover reuniting with his ex, but Roma has given
  
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• Juventus switch 'could play to Woltemade's strengths'

  04-09-2026 08:44 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  [Getty Images]Football journalist Julien Laurens believes playing in Serie A "could work and play to Nick Woltemade strengths", with the Newcastle forward having joined Juventus on a season-long loan deal. Germany international Woltemade joined the Magpies last summer but has struggled to bed into the Premier League.He featured 53 times last season, scoring 11 goals.Juventus will pay Newcastle a £3.5m loan fee for Woltemade, but do not have the option to buy the 24-year-old."It will be int
  
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• Mourinho has special plan devised to avoid another Mastantuono situation with Real Madrid record signing

  04-09-2026 08:40 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Mourinho has special plan devised to avoid another Mastantuono situation with Real Madrid record signingReal Madrid had a dream summer transfer window, making as many as six first-team signings and bringing back Jose Mourinho.Los Blancos also broke their transfer record, making Ivory Coast winger Yan Diomande their most expensive signing of all time.However, according to AS, Mourinho has no intention of letting the €125 million price tag dictate how quickly the 19-year-old becomes a starter
  
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• Key reason why Barcelona turned to Gabriel Jesus after missing out on Julian Alvarez

  04-09-2026 08:40 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Key reason why Barcelona turned to Gabriel Jesus after missing out on Julian AlvarezBarcelona had a backup plan ready before their pursuit of Julian Alvarez reached its final stage, and that preparation ultimately led them to Gabriel Jesus.The Brazilian joined Barça from Arsenal for an initial €10 million in a deal that appeared to come together almost out of nowhere. In reality, though, contact over a possible move had started at least a week earlier, according to sources from
  
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