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• How many midfielders do Rangers need after busy summer?

  27-07-2026 08:53 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Cammy Devlin, Nicolas Raskin, Dan Neil and Connor Barron could all be vying for one defensive midfielder role [SNS]Cammy Devlin could not hide a wry smile when asked if he was confident of being a surefire starter for Rangers following his summer switch from last season's title rivals, Heart of Midlothian.If the Australia 28-year-old did not know it before his return from the World Cup, his first couple of training sessions were a reminder of the plethora of players already competing for the cen
  
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• Exactly what Manchester City need in midfield is set to arrive

  24-08-2026 10:05 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Exactly what Manchester City need in midfield is set to arriveManchester City are the verge of finally completing their move to sign midfield prodigy Ayyoub Bouaddi from Lille. Fabrizio Romano has reported today that Bouaddi is scheduled to fly into Manchester today to complete his medical and sign a five-year contract with City. It is also reported that Manchester City will pay Lille €95 million plus €5 million in add-ons. In terms of what Bouaddi will add to Enzo Maresca’s squa
  
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• Arsenal in talks with Saudi side amid push for £60m sale

  24-08-2026 10:05 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Arsenal in talks with Saudi side amid push for £60m saleArsenal and Al Hilal SFC are in talks over the transfer of Gabriel Martinelli, with the player open to the move after talks with Mikel Arteta.Photo by David Ramos/Getty ImagesDavid Ornstein reported for The Athletic on Sunday that Saudi Pro League club Al Hilal are pursuing a deal to sign Gabriel Martinelli from Arsenal this summer.Ornstein added that Al Hilal are also in talks with Martinelli’s camp over the proposed move, with
  
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• Will Hull defy a 'lazy but understandable' prediction?

  24-08-2026 09:59 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  [Getty Images]"We are trying to prove people wrong."Hull City certainly managed to support their manager Sergej Jakirovic's desire as they shocked Manchester United - and many neutral observers - with a 2-0 win on their return to the Premier League.The Tigers have been predicted by many to finish bottom, having only squeezed into the Premier League via last season's Championship play-offs.Mike White, BBC Radio Humberside's sports editor and Hull City commentator, said: "Everyone wrote them off b
  
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• Mateta cult-hero status under threat

  24-08-2026 09:56 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  [Getty Images]The contract situation with Jean-Philippe Mateta is the latest twist to what has been a rollercoaster time for the Frenchman at Crystal Palace.The 29-year-old has become a cult hero at the Eagles because of his trademark celebration where he kicks the corner flag to shouts of "boom" from supporters, while the striker also scored the winning goal in the final as Palace won the Conference League last season.It has not always been smooth sailing for Mateta, though.The forward had a sl
  
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• Video: Di Gregorio flies out for Bournemouth medical

  24-08-2026 09:55 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Video: Di Gregorio flies out for Bournemouth medicalJuventus goalkeeper Michele Di Gregorio left Turin on Monday morning, heading to Bournemouth to undergo his medical tests with the Premier League side.Italian goalkeeper Di Gregorio is on the verge of joining Bournemouth and will undergo medical tests with the Cherries today.Sky Sport’s Gianluca Di Marzio has published a video of the Juventus goalkeeper arriving at Turin’s Caselle Airport early on Monday morning before boarding a pr
  
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• Two Liverpool stars slammed for ‘shocking’ performances against Newcastle United

  24-08-2026 09:55 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Two Liverpool stars slammed for ‘shocking’ performances against Newcastle UnitedLiverpool Full-Backs Under Fire as Newcastle Expose Early Iraola ProblemsLiverpool’s opening day defeat at Newcastle raised a few obvious concerns, and the most glaring one sat on both flanks. In a difficult first half at St James’ Park, Milos Kerkez and Jeremie Frimpong struggled badly, with Ian Doyle of the Liverpool Echo putting it plainly: “Both Kerkez and Frimpong have been particul
  
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• Report: La Liga defender could be heading to Manchester United

  24-08-2026 09:55 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Report: La Liga defender could be heading to Manchester UnitedManchester United Weigh Alejandro Balde Move as Cheaper Left-Back Option EmergesManchester United are exploring the left-back market and Alejandro Balde has surfaced as one of the names under discussion, according to Sport. The Barcelona defender is understood to have authorised his agent, Jorge Mendes, to look for a new destination, with Old Trafford seen as the move that most appeals to the player.That development feels significant
  
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• Barcelona have preference; Arsenal have the money – Julian Alvarez faces defining week at Atletico Madrid

  24-08-2026 09:50 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Barcelona have preference; Arsenal have the money – Julian Alvarez faces defining week at Atletico MadridBarcelona’s pursuit of Julian Alvarez has reached the point where waiting may no longer be an option.With the transfer window moving towards its final days, the Catalans still have not submitted an offer for an alternative striker, and according to Fabrizio Romano, this week will be important in determining whether Barcelona continue chasing Alvarez or finally accept that a deal w
  
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• Forest targeting two new signings

  24-08-2026 09:49 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  [Getty Images]Oliver Glasner said after victory in Nottingham Forest's friendly against Brest last Sunday that they were working on "two or three" deals.Last summer, five of their signings came in the last 12 days, with winger Dilane Bakwa joining on deadline day, and there is time left for reinforcements.Forest are looking at quality over quantity and moving with precision in the window takes more time, especially in their pursuit of Tottenham midfielder Lucas Bergvall, with the Sweden internat
  
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• What does your Premiership club need in final 11 days of transfer window?

  24-08-2026 09:43 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Just 11 days remain for managers in the Scottish Premiership to do their final bit of wheeling and dealing before January.It's a well-known observation that managers hate doing business in the winter window, with most signings either a stop-gap solution or a desperate bid to turn things around.So what must the current crop of Premiership bosses do to avoid such signings in the future?Where are the glaring gaps in the squad? Who needs to cut adrift some deadwood? And who needs to keep their star
  
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• Today’s Papers – Milan’s flashes, Spalletti slaps Kolo Muani

  24-08-2026 09:40 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Today’s Papers – Milan’s flashes, Spalletti slaps Kolo MuaniLa Gazzetta dello SportSpalletti: ‘I want another No.9.’Bremer scores, Juve win, but risk in FrosinoneMilan’s flashesCissé (19-year-old) scores on his debut; Rabiot does it immediately after. Granata emerge in the dying minutes, thanks to Adam’s invention. The Rossoneri coach: ‘I celebrated like a fan.’Roma-Fiorentina: coups of class and Atalanta sprint.Pio has beliefEsposito&
  
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• Perfect signing: Barcelona graduate ready to solve Liverpool's achilles heel

  24-08-2026 09:35 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Perfect signing: Barcelona graduate ready to solve Liverpool's achilles heelLiverpool need a new midfielder. Badly. The perfect signing is a former Barcelona graduate who could fix everything.Liverpool drew 2-2 with Newcastle United on Sunday in what was a very, very poor performance. In fact, it was the same performance we saw across last season - struggling for any control before a late goal changed the way the points were going.This time, Liverpool got that goal thanks to a late Dominik Szobo
  
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• La Liga icon tears into Vinicius and his Real Madrid renewal: ‘Nobody wants a player like him’

  24-08-2026 09:35 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  La Liga icon tears into Vinicius and his Real Madrid renewal: ‘Nobody wants a player like him’Vinicius Jr. finally has his long-term future at Real Madrid sorted, having ended months of uncertainty by signing a new contract until 2032 earlier this month.Yet, the renewal has done little to silence one of his fiercest critics.Former Spain and Valencia goalkeeper Santiago Canizares has launched a remarkable attack on Vinicius, questioning not only his value to Real Madrid but also wheth
  
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• Premier League opening weekend - the good, the bad and the ugly

  24-08-2026 09:23 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Premier League opening weekend: Who were the biggest winners and which team had the worst start to the campaign?Send in your thoughts after the weekend fixtures by using the Get Involved button on this pageOne game remains as Fulham host Chelsea on Monday at 20:00 BST Premier League opening weekend - the good, the bad and the ugly
  
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• Simeone explains situation surrounding Barcelona priority target after hostile atmosphere: ‘Club decided to keep him away’

  24-08-2026 09:20 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Simeone explains situation surrounding Barcelona priority target after hostile atmosphere: ‘Club decided to keep him away’Julian Alvarez’s future at Atletico Madrid was already difficult and after Sunday night, it appears to be getting worse.The Argentine forward was once again at the centre of attention during Atletico’s 2-2 draw with Villarreal, but not because of what he did with the ball. Alvarez was booed by sections of his own supporters while warming up, recei
  
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• ☕️🥐 FC Ptit Dej: first Ligue 1 standings 📊, Villeroux brilliance 👑

  24-08-2026 09:09 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  ☕️🥐 FC Ptit Dej: first Ligue 1 standings 📊, Villeroux brilliance 👑The first L1 standings 📊That’s it: all Ligue 1 clubs have played their opening matchday, so the first official and complete standings of the 2026-2027 L1 season are now known!The genius of Villeroux 👑Inspired by a gem from the brilliant Frédéric Villeroux, the French blind football team were crowned European champions this Sunday against England, for the seco
  
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• Good news as £60m Bradley Barcola alternative forward says yes to Liverpool deal

  24-08-2026 09:05 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Good news as £60m Bradley Barcola alternative forward says yes to Liverpool dealLiverpool need to watch out. Because Arsenal aren’t going away in this transfer battle over Bradley Barcola. The Paris Saint-Germain attacker - under contract until 2028 - is not going to play for Luis Enrique’s side again until his future is sorted out.Barcola, 23, is believed to be open to a move to Anfield should the two clubs be able to come to terms. The sticking point is - and always has been
  
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• An Egyptian international is on his way out of Manchester City

  24-08-2026 09:05 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  An Egyptian international is on his way out of Manchester CityEnzo Maresca put the possibility of Omar Marmoush leaving Manchester City firmly on the table during his team’s preseason tour of Asia. Maresca revealed that the Egyptian international wanted to play regularly after being reduced to a squad player, or Erling Haaland’s backup at City. It now looks like Marmoush will get his wish. Omar Marmoush is set to join Tottenham on loan for the 2026-27 season as he becomes another pla
  
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• Arbeloa v Alonso: Benitez on his former players turned managers

  24-08-2026 09:01 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Alvaro Arbeloa and Xabi Alonso won three major trophies with Spain together [Getty Images]When former Liverpool manager Rafael Benitez is asked whether he had expected his then-players Xabi Alonso and Alvaro Arbeloa to become managers, his response is brutally honest."Alonso, yes. Arbeloa, not really," he says. "For me, Arbeloa was a surprise."Almost 20 years after Benitez brought them together at Anfield, the pair will go head-to-head as Arbeloa's Fulham host Alonso's Chelsea on Monday.The pair
  
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• No more Bellingham vs Guler dilemma: Jose Mourinho finds a solution to fit Real Madrid duo together

  24-08-2026 09:00 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  No more Bellingham vs Guler dilemma: Jose Mourinho finds a solution to fit Real Madrid duo togetherFor much of the summer, the question surrounding Jude Bellingham and Arda Guler appeared quite simple: could both players fit into the same Real Madrid starting XI?As such, Jose Mourinho’s first La Liga line-up may have provided the answer.Bellingham and Guler started together against Espanyol, and Real Madrid’s opening goal offered a small but telling glimpse of how the Portuguese mana
  
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• New signings impress, Espart shines | Three takeaways from Elche 0-5 Barcelona

  24-08-2026 09:00 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  New signings impress, Espart shines | Three takeaways from Elche 0-5 BarcelonaHaving missed match day 1 of La Liga, Barcelona took to the field last night in their first official game of the new season against Elche and they could not have asked for a better outcome.In the first 90 minutes of the new season, the team put five goals past the opposition and kicked off the new season in the best way possible.Raphinha and Fermin Lopez bagged braces for the visitors while Karim Adeyemi scored once to
  
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• Maradona's 'Hand of God' ball sells for £2.5m

  24-08-2026 08:55 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  The 'Hand of God' football was previously sold in 2022 [PA Media]The football with which Diego Maradona scored his famous 'hand of God' goal at the 1986 World Cup has sold at auction for £2.5m.Maradona famously punched the ball past goalkeeper Peter Shilton in Argentina's 2-1 quarter-final win over England.After the game, he told reporters it had been scored "a little with the head of Maradona and a little with the hand of God".Maradona later scored what became known as the 'goal of the ce
  
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• Why are Australians thriving in WSL but not Premier League?

  24-08-2026 08:51 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Australia has 13 players in the WSL – but only one in the English men's top flight [Getty Images]The Premier League used to feature plenty of Australian talent.Mark Schwarzer played 514 Premier League games – more than any of his compatriots – while Lucas Neill, Harry Kewell, Brett Emerton, Tim Cahill, Mark Viduka, Mark Bosnich, Mat Ryan, Aaron Mooy and Mile Jedinak all established themselves in England's top flight.But while there are a number of Australians in the men's Champ
  
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• Report: Nottingham Forest favourites to sign Barcelona star

  24-08-2026 08:50 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Report: Nottingham Forest favourites to sign Barcelona starNottingham Forest Lead Marc Casado Race as Barcelona Open Door to Midfield ExitNottingham Forest are firmly in the picture for Marc Casado, with TeamTalk reporting that the Premier League club are currently leading the race for the Barcelona midfielder.The 22-year-old is understood to be weighing up his future after finding opportunities limited under Hansi Flick. Casado started only 10 games last season, and there is now a growing accep
  
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• More than a huge transfer fund needed to give a team mental strength

  24-08-2026 08:50 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  [Getty Images]Roberto de Zerbi, by his own admission, confirmed his role was more psychologist than coach when he was given seven games to keep Tottenham in the top flight following his appointment in March.The Italian has been handed vast funds for a host of new players to ensure Spurs do not suffer a repeat of the nightmare campaign.Saturday's dreadful defeat at Brentford was not the start he or the Spurs power brokers envisaged.For all the change in transfer strategy and personnel, the manner
  
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• 🥐 An unstoppable Barça, Julián, Vinicius... 5️⃣ stories shaping Monday

  24-08-2026 08:50 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  🥐 An unstoppable Barça, Julián, Vinicius... 5️⃣ stories shaping MondayTension at the Metropolitano after the boos aimed at Julián Álvarez headline a matchday in which FC Barcelona showed overwhelming dominance against Elche, Mourinho stepped in amid the 'Vinicius case', and Ligue 1 witnessed Ferran Torres’ instant resurrection in Paris. On top of that, the transfer market is delivering dramatic twists just days before the deadline.The Metrop
  
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• £86m at 18 - who is Bouaddi?

  24-08-2026 08:42 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  [Getty Images]BBC Sport reported earlier this week that Manchester City and Lille were in advanced talks over a deal for Morocco midfielder Ayyoub Bouaddi to move to Etihad Stadium.An agreement for the 18-year-old to join Enzo Maresca's side is now in place, with Bouaddi set to complete his protracted move to England - Lille accepting an initial fee of £81.4m, plus £4.2m in add-ons.Bouaddi impressed at this summer's World Cup - starting five of Morocco's six matches in their run to t
  
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• Real Madrid sweating over midfielder’s fitness after fresh injury concern emerges following Espanyol win

  24-08-2026 08:40 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Real Madrid sweating over midfielder’s fitness after fresh injury concern emerges following Espanyol winReal Madrid may have opened their 2026/27 La Liga campaign with a win, but Jose Mourinho could already be dealing with another fitness concern ahead of the next match.Jude Bellingham was one of the standout performers against Espanyol and played a decisive role in getting Madrid’s season underway. The England international opened the scoring inside nine minutes, heading home a
  
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• Raphinha, Fermin react after Elche 0-5 Barcelona: ‘Whatever the manager asks of us, we will do’

  24-08-2026 08:40 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Raphinha, Fermin react after Elche 0-5 Barcelona: ‘Whatever the manager asks of us, we will do’Barcelona’s search for a new No. 9 has been one of the talking points surrounding the club this summer. But on their first night back in La Liga, two players offered a timely reminder that Hansi Flick is not exactly short of attacking solutions.Raphinha started through the middle against Elche and scored twice, while Fermin Lopez arrived in the box twice in the second half and di
  
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