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• Charlton release captain Docherty

  02-09-2026 13:46 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Charlton Athletic captain Greg Docherty has left the club by mutual consent.The midfielder joined the Addicks in July 2024 and skippered the club to promotion from League One in his first season.He played 90 times for Charlton, scoring five goals, but is now free to find another club outside of the transfer window."To be named captain of such an iconic football club was nothing short of a privilege," Docherty, 29, told Charlton's website."I felt the weight and expectation that title carries, but
  
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• Chesterfield sign midfielders Randall and Dyer

  02-09-2026 17:14 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Joel Randall played for Bolton in pre-season but has not featured for them competitively since 4 January [Shutterstock]Chesterfield have signed Bolton Wanderers midfielder Joel Randall and Chelsea midfielder Kiano Dyer on season-long loan deals.Both deals were completed before Tuesday's 23:00 BST transfer deadline.Former Exeter City and Peterborough man Randall, 26, has scored two goals in 34 league appearances for Wanderers.England Under-20 international Dyer, 19, has made one senior appearance
  
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• 🛒 Windows still open: 20 free agents still on the market

  02-09-2026 17:11 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  🛒 Windows still open: 20 free agents still on the marketThe main transfer windows in Europe are CLOSED, but there’s still a lot that can happen in the transfer market.European clubs, for example, can still sign FREE AGENTS.And the list of options is long, with names like Sergio Ramos, Pogba, Philippe Coutinho, and Benzema (see the list below).And some windows, such as Brazil, Portugal, and Turkey, are still open. Because of that, clubs in those countries will have a few more days t
  
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• 🛒 Window still open: 20 free agents still on the market

  02-09-2026 17:11 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  🛒 Window still open: 20 free agents still on the marketEurope’s main transfer windows are CLOSED, but there’s still a lot that can happen in the transfer market.European clubs, for example, can still sign FREE AGENTS.And the list of options is long, with names like Sergio Ramos, Pogba, Philippe Coutinho, and Benzema (see the list below).And some windows, such as Brazil, Portugal, and Turkey, are still open. Because of that, clubs in those countries will have a few more days t
  
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• Barcelona new signing trains by himself at club facilities, could debut vs Valencia

  02-09-2026 17:10 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Barcelona new signing trains by himself at club facilities, could debut vs ValenciaAccording to Mundo Deportivo, FC Barcelona deadline-day signing Gabriel Jesus took part in an individual training session at the Ciutat Esportiva Joan Gamper today.Indeed, the Brazilian forward trained individually at the club facilities, as the rest of the squad did not hold a joint training session on Wednesday.He is expected to train with his new teammates for the first time on Thursday, when he should also get
  
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• Former Gunner joins Everton in deadline-day move

  02-09-2026 17:05 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Former Gunner joins Everton in deadline-day moveEverton completed the signing of former Arsenal player Ainsley Maitland-Niles on deadline day, with the 29-year-old signing a three-year contract.Photo by Shaun Botterill/Getty ImagesEverton failed to complete the signing of former Arsenal striker Folarin Balogun on transfer deadline day, but they did manage to get one former Gunner through the door in Ainsley Maitland-Niles.The Toffees announced the signing of Maitland-Niles from Lyon on a permane
  
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• La Liga president backs Barcelona midfielder to win the Ballon d’Or – ‘He should win it again’

  02-09-2026 16:55 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  La Liga president backs Barcelona midfielder to win the Ballon d’Or – ‘He should win it again’The 2026 edition of the Ballon d’Or awards will be the least obvious one in quite some time, with there being no real obvious contender.While in 2024, Rodri and Vinicius Jr. were the only ones in contention, followed by Ousmane Dembele in 2025, there are at least more than two contenders this year.However, for La Liga president Javier Tebas, the answer is rather simple: Rod
  
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• How to watch Nottingham Forest vs Tottenham Hotspur live: Stream, TV, team news, prediction

  02-09-2026 16:51 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Winless sides collide at the City Ground on Saturday when Tottenham Hotspur visit Nottingham Forest.Spurs have yet to collect a point under Roberto De Zerbi this Premier League season despite a summer of big spending in North London, having lost to Newcastle United in Week 2 following a listless debut versus Brentford.MORE — Nottingham Forest v Tottenham HotspurForest, meanwhile, lost Premier League and League Cup outings to Leeds before taking a point from Liverpool at Anfield to give new
  
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• Leicestershire spinner Trevaskis set to leave club

  02-09-2026 16:50 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Leicestershire off-spinner Liam Trevaskis will leave the club at the end of the season.The 27-year-old left-hander has spent the past three campaigns at Grace Road and was a member of the squad which won promotion to County Championship Division One last year.He joined from Durham in 2024 on a three-year deal and has represented the club in all three formats."Liam has been a great character to have around the dressing room and we thank him for everything he has given to Leicestershire," director
  
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• FEATURE Bundesliga Matchday 3: The Top 5 Standout Performers

  02-09-2026 16:50 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  FEATURE Bundesliga Matchday 3: The Top 5 Standout PerformersMatchday 3 brought absolute anarchy to the 2. Bundesliga! In an unprecedented, goal-crazed weekend featuring four separate matches with seven or more goals scored, defences took a complete back seat to pure offensive fireworks. Here are the five standout players who defined the action amidst the chaos…Mohamed Alì Zoma (Nuremberg)Zoma is simply unstoppable right now. Nuremberg’s star forward put on another masterclass
  
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• Chelsea see deal collapse at last moment

  02-09-2026 16:50 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Chelsea see deal collapse at last momentChelsea Transfer Blow as Lamine Camara Deal Collapses After Monaco U-TurnChelsea’s deadline day plans suffered a major setback when their move for Lamine Camara broke down at the final stage, despite significant progress having been made on the transfer. According to The Athletic, Monaco withdrew from the agreement late on Tuesday night, leaving Chelsea without the midfielder they had lined up to follow Enzo Fernandez out of the club.The proposed dea
  
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• Arsenal lose out to La Liga giants

  02-09-2026 16:50 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Arsenal lose out to La Liga giantsArsenal Transfer Window Analysis: Stronger at the Back, Short in Attack After Missed Forward DealsArsenal have emerged from the transfer window as a side that looks more secure defensively and deeper in midfield, yet there is an obvious question hanging over their attack. According to The Telegraph, the squad has been improved in key areas, but the failure to land a top-class forward leaves a gap that supporters will find difficult to ignore.That tension defines
  
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• Late-night transfer fallout sparks Chelsea-Monaco row

  02-09-2026 16:48 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Lamine Camara (left) and Folarin Balogun (right) will not be moving to the Premier League from Monaco [Getty Images]One source with connections to both Chelsea and Monaco said the clubs had "played with fire and got burned".Indeed, the late-night transfer drama that involved Folarin Balogun, Everton, Monaco, Lamine Camara and Chelsea saw all parties lose out.Camara - a 22-year-old Senegalese international midfielder - had been a target for Chelsea as they prepared for the £125m sale of Enz
  
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• Mheuka ready to 'thrive' under Celtic pressure

  02-09-2026 16:47 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  [Getty Images]New striker Shumaira Mheuka "can't wait to score at Celtic Park" after joining on loan from English Premier League side Chelsea.The 18-year-old has come through the youth ranks at Stamford Bridge but has made nine first team appearances for the London club. The striker, who joins Celtic on a year-long loan deal, can't wait to get started. "It's amazing," he told club media."Walking in, I could feel the echo and the surround sound of the stadium. You almost feel the history as you w
  
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• How the Premier League’s greed could soon become its drastic downfall

  02-09-2026 16:47 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  For all the eyebrows raised at the headline prices in another record-breaking Premier League transfer window, some club executives were more surprised at the way certain deals were structured.And they weren’t excited. They were shocked, and concerned.A number have talked about proposals where the buying club would actually pay nothing this season, but meet instalments over the next few years. The prospective sellers, of course, could still account for the sale at full price.It is just one
  
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• Transfer round-up: Have the Tigers done enough?

  02-09-2026 16:46 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  [Getty Images]Hull City, Ipswich Town and Coventry City have all invested significantly this summer in their respective bids to retain their Premier League status.The three clubs have spent a combined total of about £400m, with Ipswich breaking Sunderland's £160m record for the most money spent by a newly promoted club in the Premier League by £11m.But it is the Tigers that have been the most active during the summer transfer window, signing 18 players in this window - six of t
  
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• Matos 'really happy' with options after busy window

  02-09-2026 16:44 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  [Huw Evans Picture Agency]Vitor Matos has declared himself "really happy" with Swansea City's transfer business after the Welsh side rounded off a busy summer window by signing Jeremy Monga.Manchester City teenager Monga's loan move was confirmed on Wednesday morning but had been finalised before Tuesday's transfer deadline.The winger became Swansea's 10th new addition since the end of last season, with Stephen Welsh, Tom Iorpenda, Stephen Eustaquio, Elijah Just, Moussa Yeo, Joseph Opoku and Ros
  
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• 'When Millwall lose, they get a pasting'

  02-09-2026 16:43 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  "They don't lose often but when they do lose, they seem to get a bit of a pasting unfortunately."Millwall fan and journalist Alex Grace is not far wrong.A 5-1 humbling at Southampton on Saturday was a first loss of the Championship season for the Lions - and just a 20th defeat in 72 league games since Alex Neil took over as boss in December 2024."It does seem to be when the wheels come off, they can come off quite badly for whatever reason," Grace told BBC Radio London.Of those 20 league losses
  
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• Celtic sign keeper Johnstone & striker Mheuka on loan

  02-09-2026 16:41 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Johnstone has Premier League experience with Wolves, West Brom and Crystal Palace [Getty Images]Celtic have completed loan deals for former England goalkeeper Sam Johnstone and teenage striker Shumaira Mheuka.Johnstone, 33, arrives from Wolverhampton Wanderers and will provide competition for Finland international Viljami Sinisalo at the Scottish champions.Mheuka, 18, has extended his contract at Chelsea until 2031, having made nine outings for the London club already.Four of those came in the 2
  
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• Will Man Utd move for Hall?

  02-09-2026 16:40 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  [BBC]As 23:00 BST ticked by on 1 September and the suspicion became reality, many Manchester United fans thought the same thing – what about a left-back?Since the 2025-26 season ended, and United's summer transfer strategy started to be debated, it seemed obvious the club would move to address a perceived weakness in Michael Carrick's squad.Luke Shaw is their only senior orthodox left-back. He started all 38 Premier League games last season, which given his previous injury record was pheno
  
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• How to watch Ipswich Town vs Liverpool live: Stream, TV, team news, prediction

  02-09-2026 16:40 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Andoni Iraola's Liverpool are unbeaten and winless, and hope to pick up three points for the first time this season when they visit newly-promoted Ipswich Town at Portman Road on Friday.The Reds rallied twice to take a point at Newcastle United on Opening Day, then repeated the feat in Week 2 when Nottingham Forest visited Anfield.MORE — Ipswich Town v LiverpoolIpswich beat Sunderland in Week 1 but couldn't handle Manchester United away from home, and enter this game with three points unde
  
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• Borussia Dortmund receive injury boost after star defender returns to training

  02-09-2026 16:35 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Borussia Dortmund receive injury boost after star defender returns to trainingBorussia Dortmund defender Nico Schlotterbeck has taken to the training field for the first time since sustaining an ankle injury at the 2026 FIFA World Cup. The 26-year-old centre-back suffered an injury in Germany’s second group game against Ivory Coast back in June. After the injury, his World Cup adventure ended, and he couldn’t take part in preseason or the opening games of the season for his club. The
  
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• Camara deal collapsing 'part of the game' - Monaco sporting director

  02-09-2026 16:33 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  [Getty Images]Monaco sporting director Thiago Scuro has explained why Chelsea's Deadline Day move for Lamine Camera collapsed, and how it was affected by Everton's failed move for team-mate Folarin Balogun.The Ligue 1 side had made it clear keeping the midfielder was "our priority" despite approaches by "several clubs" over the summer and Chelsea, "always testing and trying".However, the Blues' interest stepped up after they agreed to sell Enzo Fernandez to Manchester City."I've been speaking to
  
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• Enzo Fernandez aims parting shot at Chelsea after finally getting Manchester City move

  02-09-2026 16:32 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Enzo Fernandez took a parting shot at Chelsea by claiming he had always dreamed of being at a club as big as Manchester City. The World Cup winner equalled the British transfer record when he joined City for £125m on deadline day.The Argentina midfielder had moved to Chelsea in January 2023 for £107m and helped them win the Club World Cup. But while Chelsea have won the Champions League twice as often as City, they did not compete for the Premier League title in Fernandez’s tim
  
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• Celtic loan goalkeeper Johnstone and striker Mheuka

  02-09-2026 16:29 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Johnstone has Premier League experience with Wolves, West Brom and Crystal Palace [Getty Images]Celtic have completed loan deals for former England goalkeeper Sam Johnstone and teenage striker Shumaira Mheuka.Johnstone, 33, arrives from Wolverhampton Wanderers and will provide competition for Finland international Viljami Sinisalo at the Scottish champions.Mheuka, 18, has extended his contract at Chelsea until 2031, having made nine outings for the London club already.Four of those came in the 2
  
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• Why City wanted to bring in Fernandez

  02-09-2026 16:27 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  [Getty Images]When Enzo Maresca was appointed as Pep Guardiola's replacement in June, the Italian apologised to his former club Chelsea for the "disruption" caused by his mid-season departure.Senior City sources had told BBC Sport at the time that they held no ill feeling towards Chelsea and that the now-resolved contractual dispute was between the Stamford Bridge club and Maresca.And that has played out in this deal happening.The manager was the key factor in this blockbuster deal with Maresca
  
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• Balogun 'not feeling comfortable' led to Everton move collapsing

  02-09-2026 16:26 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  [Getty Images]Monaco sporting director Thiago Scuro has explained that Folarin Balogun's Deadline Day move to Everton collapsed because "at the last moment, the player decided not to sign".Issues with the medical meant Everton and Monaco renegotiated the initial £40m deal for the 25-year-old striker but Balogun had a change of heart and walked away after both clubs signed a deal sheet before the transfer window closed at 23:00 BST."Clearly, we were open to discussing and finding a transfer
  
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• Transfer round-up: Have Town done enough?

  02-09-2026 16:25 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  [Getty Images]Ipswich Town, Hull City and Coventry City have all invested significantly this summer in their respective bids to retain their Premier League status.The three clubs have spent a combined total of about £400m, with Ipswich breaking Sunderland's £160m record for the most money spent by a newly promoted club in the Premier League by £11m.In total, Ipswich have signed 14 players, including Chuba Akpom and Cedric Kipre, whose deals became permanent upon promotion to th
  
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• Real Madrid continue to bet on teenage defender after deadline day exit links

  02-09-2026 16:25 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Real Madrid continue to bet on teenage defender after deadline day exit linksAfter being a matter of complete silence throughout the summer transfer window, the future of Joan Martinez burst onto the scene on deadline day as it came to light that the player could leave the club.Out of the blue, word broke out that Valencia were making a sudden push to incorporate the talented Real Madrid defender into their team in what was a rather shocking development.The sudden news threw the player’s f
  
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• Owners facing fan mutiny - McNulty

  02-09-2026 16:22 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  [Getty Images]Everton's shambolic end to the transfer window has resulted in open revolt from supporters that places fierce scrutiny on owners The Friedkin Group and chief executive Angus Kinnear.The last straw for fans already infuriated by the controversial proposed sale of home-grown youngster Harrison Armstrong to Nottingham Forest - the deal was eventually blocked by Everton's board in the face of the toxic reaction from the fanbase - was the bungled final day before the window closed.Folar
  
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