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• Barca make second bid for Rodri - Sunday's gossip

  08-08-2026 22:37 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Barcelona increase Rodri bid, Cristian Romero wants to join Arsenal and Nottingham Forest are set to sign Ousmane Diomande.Barcelona are in continued talks with Manchester City over signing Rodri and have made an increased bid of £51.4m for the Spain midfielder, 30. (Sport - in Spanish)Cristian Romero would like to join Arsenal,but Tottenham have no intention of allowing the 28-year-old Argentina centre-back to move to their north London rivals. (Sun)Romero is also an option for Barcelona,
  
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• UWCL DRAW: Chelsea face Spanish test in third qualifying round

  11-08-2026 13:15 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  UWCL DRAW: Chelsea face Spanish test in third qualifying roundChelsea will face Spanish club Real Sociedad in this season’s UEFA Women’s Champions League’s third qualifying round.The draw for the third qualifying round of this season’s competition took place at UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland this morning.In total, 18 clubs entered the third qualifying round draw. The draw was split into two paths; the Champions Path (made up of eight teams) and the League Path (ma
  
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• I'm more ready for Premier League now - Wirtz

  11-08-2026 13:14 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  [Getty Images]Florian Wirtz believes that he is "more ready" and "really excited" for his second season in the Premier League after settling in during his first campaign at Liverpool.Wirtz made the move from Bayer Leverkusen in a deal worth £116m last summer and scored seven goals and provided 10 assists in what was an underwhelming campaign overall for Liverpool under Arne Slot."I definitely learned a lot. I just learned how Premier League football is played and I think I am more ready fo
  
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• Video: McTominay scores another bicycle kick stunner

  11-08-2026 13:10 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Video: McTominay scores another bicycle kick stunnerFootage of another Scott McTominay bicycle kick is quickly going viral across social media after the Scotland international scored an acrobatic stunner once again while in training with Napoli.Watch: McTominay bags another bicycle kick screamerNapoli have shared footage of a particularly special training ground goal scored by McTominay, who pulled out an impressive bicycle kick after a cross off the right flank from David Neres in an open pre-s
  
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• Orient sign West Brom defender Gilchrist on loan

  11-08-2026 13:10 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Gilchrist climbed the ranks at Chelsea's Academy, winning the Premier League Cup in 2021. [Getty Images]Leyton Orient have signed West Bromwich Albion defender Alfie Gilchrist on a season-long loan.The 22-year-old joined the Baggies from Chelsea last summer and made 13 league appearances during the 2025-26 campaign.Gilchrist moves to Richie Wellens' League One side to continue his development and could make his Orient debut against Sheffield Wednesday on Saturday.The defender came through Chelse
  
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• Julián Álvarez arrives at Atleti's training ground with his agent!

  11-08-2026 13:10 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Julián Álvarez arrives at Atleti's training ground with his agent!Keep up with all the buzz surrounding Julián Álvarez’s future.The Argentine has wanted to play for FC Barcelona for months, but Atlético de Madrid will not budge and is not negotiating with the Blaugrana.Meanwhile, Julián Álvarez has returned to Atlético de Madrid training, and on his second day he did so with a striking image.Julián arrived together with Sergio
  
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• “Here we go” – PSG €35m transfer confirmed by Fabrizio Romano; loan could follow

  11-08-2026 13:10 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  “Here we go” – PSG €35m transfer confirmed by Fabrizio Romano; loan could followPSG have agreed their latest deal of the summer, bringing in goalkeeper Zion Suzuki from Parma for a package worth €35m.If you enjoy PSG Talk coverage and want to see more of it, add us as a preferred source on Google to make us a favourite and see more of our content.Fabrizio Romano has given his “here we go” treatment to PSG’s deal to sign Zion Suzuki from Parma.It&rsqu
  
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• 'I will give my best' - Diomande

  11-08-2026 13:09 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  [Getty Images]Ousmane Diomande will offer "fantastic experience" to Nottingham Forest, says sporting director George Syrianos.The 22-year-old defender has joined from from Sporting Lisbon and is Oliver Glasner's second signing of the summer after Xaver Schlager joined on a free transfer.Diomande has made more than 150 senior first-team appearances, including 15 appearances for his national team, Ivory Coast.Since his Portuguese Primeira Liga debut in February 2023, only two players have complete
  
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• More strike power needed for Wrexham promotion bid

  11-08-2026 13:07 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  [BBC]After the season started with an EFL Cup defeat by Middlesbrough, we asked Wrexham fans about their hopes for the season and what Phil Parkinson needs to add before the Championship season which opens at Cardiff City on Monday.Here is what some of you had to say:Andrew: Pre-season went well and certainly believe we are in a better position going in to our second Championship season. Still believe we need to sign a striker and natural goal scorer. Fans should be excited and more optimistic a
  
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• Forest sign Sporting's Ivory Coast defender Diomande

  11-08-2026 13:06 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Ousmane Diomande helped Ivory Coast reach the World Cup knockout stage for the first time this summer [Getty Images]Nottingham Forest have signed Ivory Coast defender Ousmane Diomande from Portuguese club Sporting in a deal worth a reported £34m.The 22-year-old has signed a four-year contract with Forest, who have an option for a further year."I am very happy to be here. It is a historic club, and it motivates me to join such a club," said Diomande, who played for his country at the 2026 W
  
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• Aston Villa are in flux again but Super Cup offers rare opportunity

  11-08-2026 13:06 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  When Aston Villa tasted glory in Istanbul in May, it was described as their first European silverware for 44 years. Which was true in a sense, and certainly their first major continental trophy since the 1982 European Cup. But not in another: the 1982 Super Cup was not played until January 1983. Tony Barton’s side showed their capacity for upsetting the continental aristocracy was not confined to Bayern Munich by sweeping Barcelona aside 3-0 at Villa Park.But, even though it came eight mon
  
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• Report: Rodri’s three concerns about Real Madrid that led him to choose Barcelona

  11-08-2026 13:05 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Report: Rodri’s three concerns about Real Madrid that led him to choose BarcelonaMore details are gradually emerging about Rodri’s rejection of Real Madrid, which brought his negotiations with the club to a complete halt and ultimately led him toward a move to FC Barcelona. The midfielder seemed to be on his way to the Santiago Bernabeu for most of the summer, with an agreement over personal terms also in place. But there were reservations dating back to the beginning of the process
  
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• Arsenal midfielder offered to Chelsea & Manchester United

  11-08-2026 13:05 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Arsenal midfielder offered to Chelsea & Manchester UnitedArsenal midfielder Myles Lewis-Skelly has been offered to Chelsea and Manchester United following the club’s decision to sign Bruno Guimaraes, according to a report.Photo by Justin Setterfield/Getty ImagesBobby Vincent and Tom Canton report for Football.London that both Chelsea and Manchester United have been offered the opportunity to sign Myles Lewis-Skelly this summer, adding that Arsenal could be tempted following the recent
  
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• No hard feelings for Matos before Galbraith reunion

  11-08-2026 13:00 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Swansea made a significant profit on Ethan Galbraith after signing him for £1.5m in 2025 [Getty Images]Vitor Matos insists he has no hard feelings towards Ethan Galbraith and says it is down to the midfielder to explain why he swapped Swansea City for Stoke City.Galbraith left in July after only one season to join a Potters side who finished nine points and six places below the Swans in 2025-26.The Northern Ireland international is in line for a swift reunion with his former club, when Mat
  
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• Inside the mind of Florian Wirtz as Andoni Iraola era offers fresh Liverpool start

  11-08-2026 13:00 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  There was a minute’s applause at Anfield on Sunday for one of Liverpool’s iconic No 7s, a Bundesliga winner who commanded a record fee. Not Florian Wirtz, though he was to score in a 3-2 friendly defeat to Monaco, but the late Kevin Keegan.It was a reminder of the lineage that comes with a shirt. Keegan’s £500,000 move to Hamburg in 1977 in turn facilitated Liverpool’s then club-record purchase of Kenny Dalglish for £440,000. Almost half a century later, Wirtz
  
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• Positive but nervous - three or four signings needed

  11-08-2026 12:59 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  [BBC]We asked Newport County supporters if their first competitive game of the season - the Carabao Cup defeat by League One AFC Wimbledon - left them feeling optimistic before the new League Two campaign. Here is what some fans had to say:Paul: Definitely. The Exiles looked like a team as opposed to a team of disparate individuals. Unfortunate not to have gone into nine minutes added on time (where did that come from?!) only one goal up against a League One team and more than held their own aga
  
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• Real Madrid and Real Sociedad learn Women’s Champions League foes

  11-08-2026 12:58 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Real Madrid and Real Sociedad learn Women’s Champions League foesThe Women’s Champions League held the draw for the qualifying round this Tuesday.It produced these results...Real Madrid will face Ajax, while Real Sociedad will take on Chelsea.Meanwhile, the other ties are Sparta Prague vs Servette, Brann vs Austria Vienna, Eintracht Frankfurt vs PSG, Wolfsburg vs Inter, PSV vs Koge, Leuven vs Czarni, and St. Polten vs Juventus.All of these ties will be played over two legs, on 26 Aug
  
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• Fabrizio Romano confirms ‘green light’ in Liverpool’s chase for Bradley Barcola

  11-08-2026 12:55 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Fabrizio Romano confirms ‘green light’ in Liverpool’s chase for Bradley BarcolaBradley Barcola to Liverpool Takes Major Step as Personal Terms Gain Green LightLiverpool have made significant progress in their pursuit of Bradley Barcola, with personal terms now understood to be in place as talks continue with Paris Saint-Germain over a fee. Credit to Fabrizio Romano, who reported the latest development and underlined that the next phase rests on club-to-club negotiations.The key
  
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• 🎧Emersonn showed 'encouraging signs'

  11-08-2026 12:55 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  [Getty Images]Stuart Watson, Chief football writer for the East Anglian Daily Times and Ipswich Star, joined BBC Radio Suffolk's Brenner Woolley on Monday's The Blue Hour to reflect on Ipswich's comfortable pre-season victory over Rayo Vallecano.Leif Davis scored twice against last season's Conference League finalists on Saturday and new signing Emersonn added a third."It was great to see Emersonn get off the mark because he has come with a big fee," said Watson. "He's a young man, who has come
  
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• How McInnes hasn't helped himself in poor start

  11-08-2026 12:54 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  [BBC]The start of the season has been atrocious, to be brutally honest.There have been many factors for this. Firstly, we are lacking quality all over the pitch. We currently have a squad of squad players, so we haven't added starters.Secondly, Derek McInnes hasn't helped himself. We've had three baffling team selections in the opening three games. Striker Ryan Naderi was deployed wide right at Dundee Utd, Dujon Sterling played centre-back in Poland - when we had Olwethu Makhanya on the bench -
  
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• Arsenal sanctioned nine bans across 2025-26

  11-08-2026 12:53 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  [Getty Images]Arsenal issued nine football banning orders and stadium bans during the 2025-26 season for offences including assault, racism, antisemitism, homophobia and other abusive or intimidating behaviour.The sanctions range between one to three years, during which those banned will not be allowed to attend Arsenal matches.In addition, the club is assisting the police with a further 13 investigations into alleged offences which have taken place either at Emirates Stadium or online.The bans
  
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• PFA launches High Court legal action against EFL over League One salary cap rule changes

  11-08-2026 12:52 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  High Court action has been launched by the Professional Footballers’ Association against the English Football League following a dispute over updated League One salary cap regulations.The legal challenge follows a vote by third-tier clubs in May to amend the Salary Cost Management Protocol (SCMP) rules, a move intended to cut financial losses and curb dependence on funding from team owners.Under the revised framework, the proportion of revenue League One teams are permitted to allocate to
  
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• Report: Serie A side has held talks to sign Arsenal star

  11-08-2026 12:50 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Report: Serie A side has held talks to sign Arsenal starArsenal Transfer News: Gabriel Martinelli Stance Clear as Gabriel Jesus Exit Gains PaceArsenal have two Brazilian forwards attracting attention, but the situations are very different. Mirror reports that Roma have opened initial talks with Gabriel Martinelli’s camp, while Napoli are now the leading contenders to take Gabriel Jesus. On the surface, that sounds like a double attacking reshuffle. In reality, Arsenal’s thinking look
  
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• Mourinho intent on resolving any leftover issues between Real Madrid duo after last season’s incident

  11-08-2026 12:50 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Mourinho intent on resolving any leftover issues between Real Madrid duo after last season’s incidentIt has been just over three months since Aurelien Tchouameni and Federico Valverde came to blows in the Real Madrid dressing room. This Monday, after a World Cup and a period of vacation in between, they finally crossed paths again at Valdebebas following the Frenchman’s return to work.The €500,000 fine imposed on each player by the club will surely also have helped cool tempers.
  
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• 'One of the wealthiest consortium's that have gone after a football club'

  11-08-2026 12:50 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Football finance expert Stefan Borson says the consortium comprising of billionaire Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, British-Indian millionaire businessman Amit Bhatia and Facebook co-founder Eduardo Saverin is "one of the wealthiest to have ever gone after a football club".BBC Sport has been told the group have advanced its talks to buy about a 30% stake in Liverpool.Owners Fenway Sports Group (FSG) confirmed last month that the group had "expressed interest in making a strategic minority investment
  
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• Plymouth target attacking signing after Oseni injury

  11-08-2026 12:46 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Owen Oseni featured in pre-season for Plymouth Argyle [Shutterstock]Plymouth Argyle will search for another attacking player after striker Owen Oseni was ruled out for up to a month with a thigh injury.The 23-year-old. who made his Nigeria debut in May, missed Monday night's Carabao Cup first round win over Devon rivals Exeter City.Scans have shown an issue that could take three to four weeks to repair.With Michael Baidoo out until November and Caleb Watts and Tegan Finn also out, it leaves the
  
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• Dean Huijsen thanks Real Madrid after receiving “dream” No. 4 shirt

  11-08-2026 12:45 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Dean Huijsen thanks Real Madrid after receiving “dream” No. 4 shirtReal Madrid have only a few days left to prepare as the 2026-27 season is set to start for them in less than two weeks. In the upcoming days, the Merengues will continue to train at Valdebebas, with almost all of the World Cup players having already joined the new coach, and will also play the friendlies against Deportivo and Schalke 04.Meanwhile, the club also announced its squad for the upcoming season, and 26 playe
  
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• Maguire talks up improvements

  11-08-2026 12:44 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  [Getty Images]Man Utd defender Harry Maguire thinks fans can expect "a lot better performances" from the team this season and has urged his fellow players to continue the momentum enjoyed under Michael Carrick so far.The Red Devils finished third in the league last season and qualified for the Champions League for the first time in three seasons.The achievement came despite the upheaval of a managerial change, with Carrick brought in to oversee the team before being given the role permanently."I
  
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• Roma interested in Tottenham’s Udogie as alternative to Inter’s Henrique

  11-08-2026 12:40 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Roma interested in Tottenham’s Udogie as alternative to Inter’s HenriqueRoma’s summer transfer window is beginning to gather momentum, and the latest reports on Tuesday claim that Tottenham left-back Destiny Udogie is the latest name to appear on the Giallorossi wishlist.Udogie appears on Roma’s wishlistRoma head coach Gian Piero Gasperini has made it clear on several occasions this summer that he is not particularly satisfied with the incoming transfer activity at the St
  
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• Wingers and defenders needed with tough season ahead

  11-08-2026 12:39 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  [BBC Sport]After Saturday's EFL Cup win over Swindon, we asked Cardiff City fans what manager Brian Barry-Murphy's promoted side still needs for the Championship season which kicks off against Wrexham on Monday.Here is what some of you had to say:Mark: Unless Cardiff bring in at least another three or four players we will be in a dog fight at the wrong end of the table. We need another left-back, at least two midfielders and another attacker. With what we have, any major injuries and the talent
  
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