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• Everton Open Door To 25-Year-Old’s Exit Amid Transfer Interest: Right Decision?

  24-08-2026 22:25 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Everton Open Door To 25-Year-Old’s Exit Amid Transfer Interest: Right Decision?Everton are ready to listen to offers for Jake O’Brien, according to The Athletic, with the Republic of Ireland defender attracting interest from clubs in England and across Europe as the transfer deadline looms.Everton bracing for O’Brien departure as deadline approachesThe 25-year-old started 35 Premier League matches last season, playing 3,124 minutes. There was a catch, though. Almost all of that
  
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• Xabi Alonso brings real promise but one glaring problem could jeopardise his Chelsea rebuild

  25-08-2026 08:15 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Xabi Alonso came to Craven Cottage hoping for another Premier League first. Twenty-two years earlier, he bagged his first English top-flight goal for Liverpool. Against a former Reds team-mate striving for the same goal in Alvaro Arbeloa, he made another happy memory on his managerial bow.Most pictured his return to England to come with Liverpool; Chelsea fans already seem grateful he’s landed in London. While far from the perfect performance, victory in a five-goal thriller against Fulham
  
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• 🗞️ Back pages: Julián on edge, BellingBACK and a hot market

  25-08-2026 08:08 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  🗞️ Back pages: Julián on edge, BellingBACK and a hot marketThe Julián Álvarez case is red-hot, and Tuesday’s front pages reflect that.Atlético refuse to negotiate with Barça despite unrest in the stands. Sport and Mundo Deportivo explain that Deco will wait for the Argentine until the very end.At Real Madrid, Bellingham “finds himself again” and returns to his best against Espanyol, according to Marca.And Cucurella dreams of win
  
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• Why Ollie Watkins’ move to Saudi Arabia will tarnish his Aston Villa legacy

  25-08-2026 08:07 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Where Unai Emery is concerned, the silent treatment has taken on a new meaning. The Aston Villa manager’s pre-match interview at Brighton on Sunday was notable for a one-word answer. “Silence,” he said, when asked about Ollie Watkins’ whereabouts. The England striker was absent for the 4-0 defeat, Emery hinting he refused to play.Watkins appears set on joining Al Hilal. A considerable boost to his bank balance would come with a dent to his reputation. For the nice guy, on
  
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• Sunderland want Barcelona midfielder as Hansi Flick’s decision pushes exit closer

  25-08-2026 08:00 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Sunderland want Barcelona midfielder as Hansi Flick’s decision pushes exit closerMarc Casado’s time at Barcelona appears to be moving towards its final chapter, with Sunderland now emerging as a serious contender for the midfielder’s signature.The 22-year-old has found himself on the outside of Hansi Flick’s plans, and the signs around his future have become difficult to ignore. As reported before, Casado has been training separately from the main group for weeks as
  
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• Real Madrid’s new signing leaves bittersweet feeling after first start

  25-08-2026 08:00 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Real Madrid’s new signing leaves bittersweet feeling after first startReal Madrid’s first league game of the new season was not a disaster, but it left a feeling that a lot must improve for the team to be competitive once again.Three new signings started against Espanyol – Denzel Dumfries, Bernardo Silva and Ibrahima Konate – and all three left very different impressions.Dumfries was solid at right-back and did enough to warrant another start, while Bernardo was
  
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• Manchester City have made a call that may not be popular but could be the right one

  25-08-2026 08:00 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Manchester City have made a call that may not be popular but could be the right oneThe future of Nico Gonzalez at Manchester City became painstakingly clear on Sunday. Marc Guehi started in midfield and the Spanish midfielder was an unused substitute in City’s 2-1 win over Bournemouth. The fact that Guehi was preferred in midfield to Nico Gonzalez said all you needed to know about where he stands in Enzo Maresca’s squad. It has been reported that Nico Gonzalez is set to sign for Newc
  
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• Is LASK v Celtic on TV? How to watch Champions League play-off

  25-08-2026 07:57 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Celtic continue their bid to qualify for the Champions League as they visit Austrian champions LASK in the second leg of their play-off.Martin O’Neill’s side take a commanding 3-0 lead into the second leg after 24-year-old summer signing Camilo Duran scored a stunning brace to cap off a strong performance, after Benjamin Nygren volleyed the Hoops in front.But LASK were better than the scoreline suggested, twice having goals ruled out for offside in the first half, setting up a nervy
  
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• Liverpool have already signed their Virgil van Dijk replacement and it isn't Jacquet

  25-08-2026 07:40 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Liverpool have already signed their Virgil van Dijk replacement and it isn't JacquetLiverpool already have their Virgil van Dijk replacement. What a colossus Van Dijk has been over the years for the Reds. There will likely never be a player like him.The Dutchman has been one of the defining players of the club's modern era, transforming the defence after his arrival and becoming a leader both on and off the pitch. His presence has given Liverpool something every top team needs a defender that is
  
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• It looks like Manchester City are finally about to pull the trigger on a move everyone’s been expecting

  25-08-2026 07:40 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  It looks like Manchester City are finally about to pull the trigger on a move everyone’s been expectingNManchester City have held interest in signing Chelsea midfielder Enzo Fernandez for quite some time now. It has always appeared to be a matter of time before City made their move to sign the combative and talented midfielder. ow been reported that City are set to bid to sign Enzo Fernandez. It remains to be seen if City’s pursuit of the World Cup winner will be successful. However,
  
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• Some questions at Manchester City had obvious answers come the final whistle against Bournemouth

  25-08-2026 07:20 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Some questions at Manchester City had obvious answers come the final whistle against BournemouthManchester City beat Bournemouth 2-1 on Sunday. Late second half goals from Marc Guehi and Josko Gvardiol were enough for Enzo Maresca’s side to pick up all three points after Marcus Tavernier had given Marco Rose’s side a first half lead. Heading into Sunday’s match at the Etihad Stadium, there were several questions that arose in terms of player performance, selection and how City
  
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• Real Madrid centre-back Raul Asencio faces final chance to avoid surgery

  25-08-2026 07:15 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Real Madrid centre-back Raul Asencio faces final chance to avoid surgeryReal Madrid centre-back Raul Asencio is facing the prospect of undergoing surgery despite just recovering from an injury that has kept him out for a while, Marca reports.The 23-year-old has overcome the quadriceps injury that kept him sidelined earlier this season. However, the issue affecting his tibia has flared up again. The same leg is once again causing concern, leaving Asencio with one final attempt to avoid surge
  
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• Cardiff should not rush to add centre-back - Blake

  25-08-2026 07:05 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  [Huw Evans Picture Agency]Former Cardiff City forward Nathan Blake believes the Bluebirds are right not to rush into the market for a centre-back despite their defensive injury crisis.Cardiff were without a senior option at centre-back for Saturday's 2-2 draw at Derby County, and could be in a similar boat when they host Norwich in the Carabao Cup on Tuesday.Dylan Lawlor, Calum Chambers, Will Fish and Gabriel Osho are all out injured, but Blake feels his old side should still exercise caution on
  
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• Matos suggests Bianchini will play no part at Swansea

  25-08-2026 07:00 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  [Huw Evans Picture Agency]Vitor Matos has indicated that Florian Bianchini is unlikely to get game time in his team as Swansea City wait to see whether the forward will move on in this transfer window.Swansea paid French second-tier club Bastia almost £2m to secure Bianchini's services in the summer of 2024.But the 25-year-old has struggled to make an impression in English football.Bianchini, who can play out wide or up front, scored three goals in 38 appearances – only eight of whic
  
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• 📊 The Brasileirão table after Botafogo v Athletico-PR’s thrilling finish

  25-08-2026 02:59 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  📊 The Brasileirão table after Botafogo v Athletico-PR’s thrilling finishOn Monday (24), Athletico-PR beat Botafogo 3-2 right at the Nilton Santos Stadium, closing out the 24th round of the 2026 Brasileirão.Besides the teams’ opposite situations in the table and throughout the season as a whole, the cold and rain apparently made the Paraná side feel "at home" in Rio de Janeiro.Before the 15-minute mark, Furacão was already leading 2-0, with goals fr
  
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• 🤪 Neymar takes up Sormani's one-on-one challenge, social media goes wild

  25-08-2026 01:58 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  🤪 Neymar takes up Sormani's one-on-one challenge, social media goes wildJust when you think you’ve seen it all in football, Neymar makes a point of proving you completely wrong.This Monday (24), Santos’ No. 10 decided to respond to journalist Fábio Sormani’s “1v1 challenge.” Sormani is 69 years old."Are you in? If you are, we’re going to do a challenge. Now, there’s no point picking a full field, it has to be a small space. I’ll take
  
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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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• Xabi Alonso defends Robert Sanchez after Chelsea warned goalkeeping errors will ‘haunt’ title charge

  24-08-2026 23:59 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Chelsea manager Xabi Alonso defended goalkeeper Robert Sanchez after two errors in the Blues’ Premier League win over Fulham.The Alonso era began with an all-out attacking display and excellent performances from the front three of Joao Pedro, Cole Palmer and £117m summer signing Morgan Rogers, who all got on the scoresheet at Craven Cottage.But Chelsea were also exposed defensively and Sanchez was twice punished for mistakes as Fulham fought back.Josh King fired home an equaliser aft
  
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• Gasperini hails ‘world-class’ Malen and Dybala as ‘extraordinary’ Roma smash Fiorentina

  24-08-2026 23:50 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Gasperini hails ‘world-class’ Malen and Dybala as ‘extraordinary’ Roma smash FiorentinaGian Piero Gasperini described Paulo Dybala and Donyell Malen as world-class after the pair combined for a hat-trick in Roma’s 4-0 win over Fiorentina, while insisting his squad has been strengthened by a year of continuity.With quotes via TuttoMercatoWeb, the Roma coach was asked in his post-match press conference at the Stadio Olimpico about the partnership that decided the game
  
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• Al-Hilal in advanced talks to sign Arsenal's Martinelli

  24-08-2026 23:44 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Gabriel Martinelli has 12 months remaining on his Arsenal deal[Getty Images]Arsenal are in advanced talks with Saudi Arabian club Al-Hilal over the sale of Gabriel Martinelli for at least £50m.The Brazil international, 25, is free to leave the club this summer, with manager Mikel Arteta making it clear the attacker is not in his plans. Discussions between the clubs have intensified in the last 24 hours, with a deal now close.If a final agreement is reached, it will be up to Martinelli - wh
  
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• Palmer Gets 9, Rogers With 8 | Chelsea Players Rated In Hard-Fought Win Vs Fulham

  24-08-2026 23:40 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Palmer Gets 9, Rogers With 8 | Chelsea Players Rated In Hard-Fought Win Vs FulhamChelsea locked horns with Fulham at Craven Cottage earlier tonight as they hoped to secure a good result on the road in the London derby. The Blues made a dream start to the game as Joao Pedro got his name on the scoresheet in the first minute. However, Josh King equalised for the home side in the 23rd minute. However, Morgan Rogers put Chelsea back up ahead in the 41st minute as Xabi Alonso’s men went into th
  
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• Oosterwolde scheduled to land in Rome tomorrow morning to complete Roma medical

  24-08-2026 23:40 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Oosterwolde scheduled to land in Rome tomorrow morning to complete Roma medicalJayson Oosterwolde is set to become Roma’s fifth official signing of the summer.The defender is in fact on the verge of completing a move from Fenerbahce to the Italian capital.As confirmed by Filippo Biafora of Il Tempo, Oosterwolde will land in Rome tomorrow morning with a flight from Amsterdam, at 11:40 CEST at Ciampino Airport.The player will then undergo his medical and sign his new contract with the club.
  
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