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• Lorient interested in former Celtic manager Wilfried Nancy

  05-06-2026 10:05 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Lorient interested in former Celtic manager Wilfried NancyWilfried Nancy has not been in work since leaving Celtic back in January, however, the Frenchman could be offered a route back into management in Ligue 1, as per a report from Mohamed Toubache-Ter.Nancy has never hidden his desire to return to Ligue 1 and recently reiterated that objective during an interview with RMC Sport.“It’s true that, in the past three years, there’s been no reason to complain because Fre
  
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• Como host Crystal Palace, Villarreal, Famalicao and more in summer event

  05-06-2026 16:10 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Como host Crystal Palace, Villarreal, Famalicao and more in summer eventComo have announced that Crystal Palace, Famalicao, Villarreal, RC Lens and AlUla SC are all participating in the second edition of the Como Cup.Cesc Fabregas and his men have been a revelation this season, securing their place in the Champions League for the first time in their history, just two years after promotion from Serie B.They had already launched a pre-season tournament on the edges of the iconic lake and the secon
  
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• Belgian Pro League players at the 2026 World Cup: Defenders

  05-06-2026 16:10 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Belgian Pro League players at the 2026 World Cup: DefendersYesterday we looked at the two goalkeepers from the Belgian Pro League heading off to the 2026 World Cup. Today, we turn our attention to the defenders. Luc De Fougerolles – CanadaDender’s on loan defender Luc De Fougerolles will hope to put the disappointment of relegation from the Pro League behind him during the World Cup. The 20-year-old was loaned to Dender by Fulham for the season and played 30 games in what was a disap
  
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• Official I Albert Grønbæk departs Rennes and joins Hamburg on a permanent move

  05-06-2026 16:05 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Official I Albert Grønbæk departs Rennes and joins Hamburg on a permanent moveStade Rennais have confirmed the permanent transfer of Albert Grønbæk (25) to Hamburg SV for the full amount of his buy-out clause, estimated at around €6 million – including bonuses.On loan to the German club this winter, which finished the season in 13th place in the Bundesliga table, the Dane made seven appearances, scoring one goal and providing two assists. A fine way to bounce
  
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• THE WEEKEND'S SCHEDULE: TWO U15 SIDES IN ACTION

  05-06-2026 16:00 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  THE WEEKEND'S SCHEDULE: TWO U15 SIDES IN ACTIONA decisive Sunday awaits AC Milan's Youth Sector, with two teams involved in the final stages of their respective championships. The U15s kick off their Scudetto semi-final away to Fiorentina after eliminating Juventus in the previous round, while the Women's U15s face the second leg of their quarter-final tie against the Bianconere, aiming to secure a place in the next round following the 1-1 draw in the first leg.THE WEEKEND'S SCHEDULE:SUNDAY 7 JU
  
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• Sheikh Mansour to sell Manchester City? Club Chairman issues update on ownership stance

  05-06-2026 16:00 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Sheikh Mansour to sell Manchester City? Club Chairman issues update on ownership stanceManchester City chairman Khaldoon Al Mubarak has shut down the idea of a club sale, stating there is “no intention to sell” from Sheikh Mansour.Al Mubarak revealed an eye-watering market valuation for the global powerhouse, insisting the club wouldn’t be sold for less than $10 billion minimum in today’s market.The chairman re-emphasised an unwavering, long-term strategy of sustainable i
  
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• Top Liverpool target gives former centre-back torrid time in World Cup warm-up

  05-06-2026 15:55 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Top Liverpool target gives former centre-back torrid time in World Cup warm-upLiverpool target shines as Konate endures difficult night in World Cup warm-upInternational football often provides a stage where reputations can be strengthened or challenged in the space of 90 minutes. On Thursday evening, it was Yan Diomande who emerged with his stock rising further, while Konate was left reflecting on a difficult outing as Ivory Coast secured a 2-1 victory over France in a World Cup warm-up match.F
  
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• Serie A club make Real Madrid youngster their top summer transfer target

  05-06-2026 15:55 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Serie A club make Real Madrid youngster their top summer transfer targetGonzalo Garcia’s future at Real Madrid remains increasingly uncertain, with interest in the young striker continuing to grow across Europe ahead of the summer transfer window.According to Mundo Deportivo, Serie A side Como have identified the 22-year-old forward as their primary attacking target and are actively exploring ways to bring him to Italy. The club, led by Cesc Fabregas, view Garcia as an ideal addition
  
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• The story of Norway's Viking World Cup photoshoot

  05-06-2026 15:53 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  The focus of world football will be tight to Manchester City striker Erling Haaland when Norway play at their first World Cup finals since 1998. But, tasked by the Norwegian football association with taking the squad's send-off photo, acclaimed British photographer David Yarrow preferred a wider angle to capture the contribution of all 26 players.With his photo entitled 'The Vikings are coming', Yarrow snubbed the tradition of shooting players on airplane steps. Instead, the squad headed to one
  
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• 🚨 Is this really happening? Reports: Real's €150m target

  05-06-2026 15:51 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  🚨 Is this really happening? Reports: Real's €150m targetAhead of the presidential election next weekend, Florian Pérez has announced a mega deal for the summer. If he remains president, Real will sign a new star for 150 million euros. Could he even come from the Bundesliga?As the Telegraph and Real insider José Félix Díaz reported today, the Royals’ offer is said to be for none other than Michael Olise. Florentino Pérez had previously denied
  
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• Report: Manchester United midfielder set to leave with Premier League clubs interested

  05-06-2026 15:50 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Report: Manchester United midfielder set to leave with Premier League clubs interestedManchester United Ready to Listen as Manuel Ugarte Faces Uncertain FutureManchester United’s summer rebuild appears set to claim another notable casualty. According to Sports Boom, Manuel Ugarte could be heading towards the Old Trafford exit door less than two years after arriving from Paris Saint-Germain in a deal worth around £50 million.It is a situation that reflects the relentless demands of mo
  
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• EXCLUSIVE | Franck Leboeuf: ‘Marseille need to find their mojo again.’

  05-06-2026 15:50 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  EXCLUSIVE | Franck Leboeuf: ‘Marseille need to find their mojo again.’Get French Football News had the opportunity to put some questions to former Chelsea FC and France defender Franck Leboeuf. Franck reflected on the last few months of the season for another of his former clubs – Olympique de Marseille – and what needs to change there going forward.Marseille’s season ended in a little chaos on and off the pitch, but are you positive about the club’s new
  
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• “All roads” lead to PSG pair as Florentino Perez’s €150m “galactico” targets

  05-06-2026 15:50 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  “All roads” lead to PSG pair as Florentino Perez’s €150m “galactico” targetsReal Madrid president Florentino Perez has promised a “galactico” signing, and two PSG players look like prime candidates.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.Florentino Perez’s recent press conferences have been impressive – if slightly crazy.His rant
  
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• Alonso makes early Chelsea visit with his staff

  05-06-2026 15:47 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  [Getty Images]New manager Xabi Alonso visited Chelsea's training ground earlier this week with his coaching staff to familiarise himself with the club's set-up.Alonso, 44, will formally join Chelsea on 1 July but visited the base in Cobham to better understand the environment so he can hit the ground running when he begins his role.He was joined by his coaching staff - Sebastian Parrilla, Alberto Encinas, Benat Labaien and Ismael Camenforte Lopez - to meet various departments at the club, assess
  
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• Como put €80m price tag on Baturina to fend off Premier League and Bayern interest

  05-06-2026 15:45 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Como put €80m price tag on Baturina to fend off Premier League and Bayern interestMartin Baturina has emerged as one of the most coveted young midfielders in Europe following an impressive season at Como, with two unnamed Premier League clubs preparing offers in the region of €50-55 million for the Croatian, while Bayern Munich had already made preliminary approaches months earlier.According to Gianluca Di Marzio, Como are well aware of the interest and have taken a firm stance, the cl
  
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• Leyton Orient hire Mitchell as director of football

  05-06-2026 15:43 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Leyton Orient owner David Gandler said Scott Mitchell is "highly thought of" in football [Getty Images]Leyton Orient have appointed former Oxford United head of recruitment Scott Mitchell as their new director of football.The 40-year-old arrives at Brisbane Road after 17 months in his previous role with the U's, who were relegated from the Championship last season and will join the O's in League One for the 2026-27 campaign.He replaces Martin Ling, who left Orient in March after nine years as di
  
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• Leao on Maldini, Pioli, and not being ‘psychologically weak’ around Ibrahimovic

  05-06-2026 15:40 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Leao on Maldini, Pioli, and not being ‘psychologically weak’ around IbrahimovicRafael Leao reveals how Paolo Maldini convinced him to prefer Milan to Inter, the rapport with Stefano Pioli, and why Zlatan Ibrahimovic ‘can influence you if you are psychologically weak.’The Portugal international arrived from Lille in 2019 and it looks as if he has already played his final game for the club, as both parties seem eager to engineer a sale this summer.Speaking to Sport TV in hi
  
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• Fresh Bologna talks await Ferguson amid Premier League interest

  05-06-2026 15:40 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Fresh Bologna talks await Ferguson amid Premier League interestLewis Ferguson is open to moving to the Premier League in the summer, but will discuss his future at Bologna in July, after the World Cup.TMW reports that Scotland international Ferguson might leave Bologna in the summer.Will Ferguson leave Bologna this summer?His agent already said in May that Ferguson was open to moving to the Premier League, although he had not pushed to leave the Stadio Dall’Ara.One month later, the situati
  
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• 🚨 Breaking: Pérez’s €150m target is... Olise! (media)

  05-06-2026 15:40 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  🚨 Breaking: Pérez’s €150m target is... Olise! (media)Shockwaves across the football world this Friday afternoon!Speaking on the Horizonte Cuatro show this Thursday evening, Florentino Pérez, the outgoing Real Madrid president, dropped a bombshell: if he is re-elected president this Sunday, a €150 million bid will be sent on Tuesday in an attempt to sign "a young player," "a Galáctico," "a player of the caliber of Zidane, Cristiano Ronaldo, Beckham or
  
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• Papers reveal Florentino's €150m target at Real Madrid

  05-06-2026 15:38 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Papers reveal Florentino's €150m target at Real MadridThe election for Real Madrid’s new president is shaking up the transfer market with promises flying from both sides.Florentino Perez, the current president, said he would make a €150 million offer (R$ 892 million) for a global star if elected.He stated that it was not a Premier League forward. He also ruled out Bayern’s Olise.But sources close to the president insist that Olise is indeed the target of that offer, accordi
  
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• ⭐️ MVP: Lamine Yamal, LALIGA’s best player in 2025/26

  05-06-2026 15:38 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  ⭐️ MVP: Lamine Yamal, LALIGA’s best player in 2025/26Lamine Yamal has made history by being named the Best Player of LALIGA EA SPORTS 2025/2026. The young FC Barcelona winger receives this prestigious award after delivering an absolutely brilliant campaign and establishing himself as the biggest star on the national scene.At 18 years old, the talented attacker has become the main driving force behind the league title won by the Blaugrana. The Catalans successfully retained th
  
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• 💣Confirmed: Florentino’s hidden desire is called Olise

  05-06-2026 15:36 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  💣Confirmed: Florentino’s hidden desire is called OliseReal Madrid’s sporting future is once again tied to the biggest moves in European football. If he wins the club’s upcoming elections, current president Florentino Pérez has prepared a bold financial offensive worth 150 million euros to sign French winger Michael Olise.Florentino Pérez’s hidden desireAlthough Pérez publicly denied to the media that the attacker was his main target, reports f
  
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• Daniel Levy to sell most of Tottenham stake to American tech billionaire

  05-06-2026 15:28 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Daniel Levy has agreed to sell most of his share in Tottenham Hotspur to a company run by American tech billionaire Brooklyn Earick.Former chairman Levy, who stepped down last September after running Tottenham for a quarter of a century, has signed a sale and purchase agreement with Eight Sports Capital so they will take a 24.99 per cent stake in Spurs.Earick, a boyhood Tottenham fan who had expressed an interest in buying Spurs last year, is an engineer turned entrepreneur who used to work for
  
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• Patience needed but Iraola will have pressure to deliver - Houghton

  05-06-2026 15:26 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  [BBC]Former Liverpool midfielder Ray Houghton says it will be a "strange start" for Andoni Iraola as the new Reds boss, with so many of his players away at the World Cup, but there will still be pressure on him to "hit the ground running"."Arne Slot winning the league then finishing fifth and that not being enough has put huge pressure on whoever takes over, because it pressurises you coming in as a new manager to get things right straight away," Houghton told BBC Radio Merseyside."It will be di
  
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• 🕊️ An eternal goodbye: Argentine football mourns Indio Solari

  05-06-2026 15:26 via yahoo.com
  🕊️ An eternal goodbye: Argentine football mourns Indio SolariWithout a doubt, today is a day of mourning for the Argentine people, who bid farewell to Carlos Alberto "Indio" Solari, one of the greatest popular poets music has ever had. An icon and leader of Patricio Rey y sus Redonditos de Ricota and of his band Los Fundamentalistas del Aire Acondicionado, he transcended his own sphere, and football was one of the places he enjoyed the most.His passion for Boca reached such a leve
  
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• Tottenham Confirm Signing Of Liverpool Legend

  05-06-2026 15:25 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Tottenham Confirm Signing Of Liverpool LegendAndy Robertson Leaves Liverpool for Tottenham in Major Summer MoveRobertson era reaches emotional Anfield endingAndy Robertson’s Liverpool story has always carried the feel of a footballing ascent written in hard running, sharp decisions and relentless standards. Now, after nine years at Anfield, the Scotland captain is set for a new chapter with Tottenham, joining on 1 July after the expiry of his contract.For Liverpool supporters, this is more
  
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• Jose Mourinho keen on Premier League midfielder if Real Madrid can’t sign Vitinha or Joao Neves

  05-06-2026 15:25 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Jose Mourinho keen on Premier League midfielder if Real Madrid can’t sign Vitinha or Joao NevesReal Madrid President Florentino Perez drew all of the headlines on Thursday night, when he announced that Los Blancos would be making a €150m bid for a player, as he bids to win re-election against Enrique Riquelme. Since, the possible targets of that bid have emerged.It has been no secret for some time that Real Madrid admire Paris Saint-Germain midfielder Vitinha, and it has emerged that
  
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• Italy call 18-year-old Cacciamani after injury problems

  05-06-2026 15:20 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Italy call 18-year-old Cacciamani after injury problemsItaly coach Silvio Baldini has called up another new face for the senior side, as Juve Stabia’s Alessio Cacciamani has joined the team, after Marco Palestra and Luigi Cherubini pulled out.The Azzurri beat Luxembourg 1-0 in Wednesday evening’s friendly match and will face Greece away from home on Sunday night.Baldini is the interim coach following Gennaro Gattuso’s resignation, promoted temporarily from the Under-21 squad, a
  
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• Spalletti in direct talks with Sorloth as Juventus learn Kim price tag

  05-06-2026 15:15 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Spalletti in direct talks with Sorloth as Juventus learn Kim price tagJuventus coach Luciano Spalletti has reportedly held personal talks with Alexander Sorloth, while Bayern Munich have warned the Bianconeri that they won’t sell Kim Min-jae for less than €40m.Juventus are making progress in their pursuit of Atletico Madrid striker Sorloth. According to Sky Sport Italia, the Bianconeri directors have already held talks with the Norwegian’s entourage, while coach Spalletti has sp
  
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• Nigerian goal machine offered to Barcelona but club refuse to change transfer plan

  05-06-2026 15:15 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Nigerian goal machine offered to Barcelona but club refuse to change transfer planBarcelona have been presented with an unexpected opportunity in the transfer market after Victor Osimhen’s name surfaced as a potential option for the club’s attack.According to SPORT, the Galatasaray striker has been offered to Barcelona through intermediaries in recent days, placing one of Europe’s most sought-after centre-forwards on the club’s radar. Despite the Nigerian’s rep
  
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