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• Mourinho has special plan devised to avoid another Mastantuono situation with Real Madrid record signing

  04-09-2026 08:40 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Mourinho has special plan devised to avoid another Mastantuono situation with Real Madrid record signingReal Madrid had a dream summer transfer window, making as many as six first-team signings and bringing back Jose Mourinho.Los Blancos also broke their transfer record, making Ivory Coast winger Yan Diomande their most expensive signing of all time.However, according to AS, Mourinho has no intention of letting the €125 million price tag dictate how quickly the 19-year-old becomes a starter
  
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• Real Betis v Real Madrid: Match preview | La Liga

  04-09-2026 11:55 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Real Betis v Real Madrid: Match preview | La LigaReal Madrid will go back top of La Liga if they avoid defeat to Real Betis on Friday, but the goal will be to claim another victory at the start of the 2026-27 season. Jose Mourinho’s side have won three from three so far, although the trip to La Cartuja will be their toughest test.After a slow start in the narrow victory over Espanyol two weeks ago, Real Madrid have built up steam well in the wins against Real Sociedad and Malaga. Eight goa
  
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• Bernardo, Guler start in a 4-2-3-1: How Real Madrid can line up against Real Betis

  04-09-2026 11:55 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Bernardo, Guler start in a 4-2-3-1: How Real Madrid can line up against Real BetisReal Madrid will be eager to move to the top of the La Liga standings as they get set to take on Real Betis in a Matchday 4 fixture in La Liga tonight.Under new manager Jose Mourinho, the Merengues have made a strong start to the season, winning three in three, with their latest match ending in a 4-0 triumph against Malaga at the Santiago Bernabeu.The fact that superstars like Jude Bellingham, Kylian Mbappe, and Vi
  
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• Report: Sunderland star on the verge of shock exit

  04-09-2026 11:50 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Report: Sunderland star on the verge of shock exitChemsdine Talbi transfer talks leave Sunderland facing fresh Europa League questionsSunderland have left the door open to a late Chemsdine Talbi exit after omitting the winger from their Europa League squad, a decision that looks closely tied to ongoing transfer discussions. As first reported by talkSPORT, the 21-year-old is in talks with Al-Ittihad, while Galatasaray and Fenerbahce are also showing interest before their respective windows close.
  
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• Report: Liverpool rejected deadline day offer for forward

  04-09-2026 11:50 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Report: Liverpool rejected deadline day offer for forwardLiverpool reject Keyrol Figueroa bid as Port Vale loan offers clearer route to senior footballLiverpool turned down a seven-figure offer for Keyrol Figueroa before sanctioning his deadline day loan to Port Vale, according to Liverpool.com, in a move that says plenty about how the club currently view the young striker.Transfer deadline day was relatively calm at Anfield, but this was one of the more interesting developments beneath the surf
  
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• Carragher: Chiesa ‘never going to kick a ball’ after Liverpool Champions League omission

  04-09-2026 11:45 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Carragher: Chiesa ‘never going to kick a ball’ after Liverpool Champions League omissionLiverpool legend Jamie Carragher says Federico Chiesa is ‘never going to kick a ball’ with the Reds this season after the Italian winger was omitted from their Champions League squad list.Liverpool have left Chiesa out of their Champions League squad list for the first part of the 2026-27 season.‘Chiesa is never going to play at Liverpool’NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, ENGLAND &ndash
  
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• Dejan Kulusevski ’needs car for away games’ as Spurs star faces driving ban for speeding

  04-09-2026 11:41 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Tottenham Hotspur winger Dejan Kulusevski has insisted he needs his car to drive home from away games as the Premier League star faces a driving ban after repeatedly being caught speeding.The 26-year-old Swedish international has been prosecuted by the Metropolitan Police after he was caught speeding in his Audi through the Limehouse Link tunnel last September.Kulusevski, who missed the whole of last season and the 2026 World Cup through injury, pleaded guilty to the speeding offence last week,
  
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• Pick of the stats: Lincoln City v Southampton

  04-09-2026 11:40 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  [BBC]Lincoln City will look for their first home win of the season when they host Southampton on Saturday (12:30 BST).The Imps have registered a loss and a draw on home soil so far this season.Meanwhile, Saints are seeking their first away win this Championship campaign after also claiming just one point away from St Mary's.This will be the first league meeting between Lincoln City and Southampton since March 1961, won 3-0 by the Saints in the second tier.In all competitions, Southampton have lo
  
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• 73 goals from dropping deep - we ask Kane to break down how he did it

  04-09-2026 11:38 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Harry Kane is one of the leading names in the race for this year's Ballon d'Or, having scored 73 goals last season for club and country [BBC]As Harry Kane's career has progressed, the 33-year-old has taken an increasingly complete role, popping up to collect the ball as deep as his own box.Many wonder why a talisman tasked with scoring doesn't spend more time closer to goal, but last season the England and Bayern Munich striker scored 73 goals - the highest tally of his career - while playing de
  
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• The 10 costliest transfer windows in history 🤑

  04-09-2026 11:37 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  The 10 costliest transfer windows in history 🤑Money, money.Elliott Anderson, Ayyoub Bouaddi, Enzo Fernandez & co.: Manchester City pulled off this summer the most expensive transfer window in football history, with 526 million euros spent. Quite simply.The Everest of the spendthrift trend in English football in recent years.Proof with this top 10 of the most expensive transfer windows in history, by club:10) Newcastle - Summer 2026 transfer window - 301 million euros spent9) Chelsea
  
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• Losing Diarra for two months to injury 'a huge blow'

  04-09-2026 11:37 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  [Getty Images]Former Sunderland striker Marco Gabbiadini says the Black Cats potentially losing midfielder Habib Diarra for up to two months with injury is "a huge blow".The 22-year-old came on as a substitute in Sunderland's opening two Premier League games, but had to then be withdrawn again in last weekend's win over Fulham after picking up a hamstring issue.Black Cats boss Regis le Bris has since confirmed he is set to be out for "six to eight weeks".It is the latest setback for a player who
  
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• Incoming Arsenal signing completes medical pre-2027 transfer

  04-09-2026 11:35 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Incoming Arsenal signing completes medical pre-2027 transferAndria Bartishvili has completed his medical at Arsenal, but the teenager won’t officially link up with the club until next summer.Photo via Geo__team on InstagramFabrizio Romano reports that Kolkheti 1913’sAndria Bartishvili has completed his medical and signed his contract to become an Arsenal player, with the deal valid from June 2027.Romano adds that the deal was completed and signed after the player’s medical test
  
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• Has Chelsea's transfer strategy finally started to pay off?

  04-09-2026 11:34 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  [Getty Images]Chelsea have had a few remarkable transfer summers since their forced sale from Roman Abramovich's control in May 2022.Once again they were big spenders, outlaying £349m on 11 signings such as Morgan Rogers, Maxence Lacroix and Emiliano Martinez.But there was something different this time. Chelsea actually made a trading profit after selling 17 players.Another 22 were loaned out, four of those with either sell-on options or obligations totalling more than £140m.It meant
  
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• 'Gibbs-White is a special player'

  04-09-2026 11:32 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  [Getty Images]There is no doubt former Wolves youngster Morgan Gibbs-White is one of the Premier League's form players this calendar year.He has been directly involved in 20 club goals in 2026 (15 goals, five assists), which is the joint-most of any Premier League player in all competitions - along with Erling Haaland.Yet Gibbs-White has outscored the Manchester City striker, who has 10, with the Forest's star's 13 Premier League goals in 2026 the most of any player.He averages a league goal eve
  
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• Toulouse FC’s Yann Gboho not joining Kansas City after deal collapsed

  04-09-2026 11:30 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Toulouse FC’s Yann Gboho not joining Kansas City after deal collapsedToulouse FC’s Yann Gboho (25) will not be joining Kansas City FC, according to reports in L’Équipe.Although it had been reported that the striker was being targeted by the Major League Soccer franchise – currently 15th and bottom of the Western Conference table – the transfer ultimately fell through at the last minute. Whilst the reason has not yet been identified, this setback is a major bl
  
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• Arsenal sign De Almeida from PSG

  04-09-2026 11:30 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Arsenal sign De Almeida from PSGThe 28-year-old France international arrives after five seasons with PSG and can operate at centre-back or right-back.Photo by Alex Bierens de Haan/Getty ImagesElisa De Almeida has joined Arsenal from Paris Saint-Germain.The 28-year-old France international arrives after five seasons with PSG, where she made 154 appearances and scored three goals.Primarily a centre-back, De Almeida can also operate at right-back, adding flexibility across Arsenal’s defence.T
  
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• Official: Leoni in, Chiesa out of Liverpool’s Champions League squad

  04-09-2026 11:25 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Official: Leoni in, Chiesa out of Liverpool’s Champions League squadLiverpool have announced their squad for the 2026-27 Champions League campaign, with Giovanni Leoni included and Federico Chiesa left out.Italian centre-back Leoni is part of Liverpool’s Champions League squad for the first part of the 2026-27 season.Liverpool Champions League squad: Leoni in, Chiesa outLIVERPOOL, ENGLAND – SEPTEMBER 23: Giovanni Leoni of Liverpool controls the ball whilst under pressure from L
  
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• Ex Arsenal & Man City Star Sagna: ‘Inter Milan Perfect Club’ For England Trio Spence, Stones & Jones

  04-09-2026 11:21 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Ex Arsenal & Man City Star Sagna: ‘Inter Milan Perfect Club’ For England Trio Spence, Stones & JonesFormer Arsenal and Manchester City fullback Bacary Sagna believes Inter Milan are “the perfect club” for England stars John Stones, Djed Spence and Curtis Jones.Sagna argued that Inter Milan is the club in the Serie A that most resembles a Premier League club in terms of how they play.Furthermore, Sagna, revealed that he is an Inter Milan and was close to joining th
  
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• “There was no contact”, claims Dušan Vlahović, contradicting Juventus story over contract expiry

  04-09-2026 11:20 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  “There was no contact”, claims Dušan Vlahović, contradicting Juventus story over contract expiryIn what is seemingly a contradiction of what ex- Juventus CEO Damien Comolli stated last season, Dušan Vlahović has claimed that there were no conversations with the club over a new contract as his old one expired at the end of last summer.Towards the end of May, Comolli had stated that the club wanted to keep him but were told by the player to discuss the matter at
  
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• Amorim tactics complicated things at Manchester United, says Rasmus Højlund

  04-09-2026 11:20 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Amorim tactics complicated things at Manchester United, says Rasmus HøjlundIn a recent interview with La Gazzetta dello Sport, Rasmus Højlund discussed, among other things, his time at Manchester United.When asked about his thoughts on why things didn’t work out at Old Trafford, Højlund singled out the arrival of Ruben Amorim after Erik ten Hag’s dismissal.“I don’t think anything specific went wrong. I arrived at a club with a manager: it was a diffic
  
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• Amorim has an opportunity to make history if Milan beat Juventus

  04-09-2026 11:20 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Amorim has an opportunity to make history if Milan beat JuventusMilan are gearing up for their first real test of the Serie A season away against Juventus on Sunday evening, and if recently-appointed head coach Ruben Amorim picks up all three points on the road, he will become the first Rossoneri coach since 1958 to win their first three league matches in charge.Amorim could better Sacchi, Capello and Ancelotti’s Milan starts with a win against JuventusSo far, so good for Amorim and Milan
  
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• Lancashire derby telling for Heckingbottom future

  04-09-2026 11:17 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  [Getty Images]Preston North End are approaching what could already be a pivotal week for the course of their whole season.A strong claim just a few weeks into the campaign - but with discontent growing amongst their support leading into this term, they have done nothing to quell worries with their start.They remain winless across 90 minutes from their five games so far and are currently rooted to the bottom of the Championship table - behind a team who started with negative points, mind.A late e
  
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• OneFootball x The Cheap Thrills: No nonsense Iraola is perfect Slot replacement

  04-09-2026 11:15 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  OneFootball x The Cheap Thrills: No nonsense Iraola is perfect Slot replacementAs part of OneFootball's collaboration series with Shoot Music we're interviewing an artist about their love of football.This week it's drummer of Merseyside indie rockers The Cheap Thrills, and Liverpool fan, Anton Eager.When did you start supporting Liverpool and why?I’ve supported Liverpool from the day I was born. I still have my baby version of the 1995 Adidas home kit that my mum and dad kept all thes
  
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• Official | Saint-Étienne forward Djylian N’Guessan joins Liverpool

  04-09-2026 11:15 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Official | Saint-Étienne forward Djylian N’Guessan joins LiverpoolLiverpool FC have reached an agreement with AS Saint-Étienne regarding the transfer of Djylian N’Guessan (18).The young striker will officially join the Reds during the upcoming winter transfer window. However, the 18-year-old will now spend the remainder of the 2026–27 season at Stade Bretois 29, where he has been loaned out to continue his development.A native of Saint-Nazaire, N’Guessan is
  
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• 📺 Friday's schedule (4): Série B, Real Madrid, PSG and more

  04-09-2026 11:14 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  📺 Friday's schedule (4): Série B, Real Madrid, PSG and moreBrazilian Série B 🇧🇷7:30 PM - Criciúma vs Cuiabá: ESPN and Disney+8:30 PM - Athletic vs Vila Nova: Disney+9:30 PM - CRB vs América-MG: XSports, SportyNet and Disney+La Liga (Spanish) 🇪🇸4:00 PM - Betis vs Real Madrid: CazéTV
  Premier League (English) 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿4:00 PM - Ipswich Town vs Liverpool: ESPN and D
  
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• Martinelli shares farewell as Arsenal secure sell-on clause

  04-09-2026 11:05 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Martinelli shares farewell as Arsenal secure sell-on clauseGabriel Martinelli has shared a farewell with the Arsenal fans, after a club-record transfer to Al Hilal which includes a sell-on clause.Photo by Michael Regan/Getty Images For Premier LeagueGabriel Martinelli officially completed his transfer to Al Hilal on Thursday, for a club-record fee of €70m (£60m). The Arsenal winger has signed a four-year deal with his new club, with James Benge reporting for CBS Sports that he’l
  
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• Decisions needed with five players currently set to leave

  04-09-2026 11:05 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Decisions needed with five players currently set to leaveLiverpool are good at a lot of things.The Reds are good at playing their part in summer-long transfer sagas - see Alexander Isak and Bradley Barcola for more details. The 2024/25 Premier League champions are also pretty good at ignoring gaping holes in their squad.Do you know what else they're one of the best at?Failing to handle contract negotiations and letting key players leave for nothing.At the end of last season, Mohamed Salah ripped
  
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• Agent: Ahanor to Chelsea shows Italy ‘have talent’; Tonali ‘deserved’ record fee

  04-09-2026 11:05 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Agent: Ahanor to Chelsea shows Italy ‘have talent’; Tonali ‘deserved’ record feeSandro Tonali’s agent says Tottenham had ‘a very clear idea’ of the Italian midfielder who ‘deserved’ to become the most expensive Italian player ever, while Honest Ahanor’s move to Chelsea highlights that Italy still has plenty of emerging talent.Riso gave an interview to Tuttosport discussing some of the biggest deals he completed with his clients during t
  
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• Knight's greatness about more than just numbers

  04-09-2026 11:01 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  [Getty Images]It's tempting to start with the statistics. They are incredible. They may never be repeated at any club let alone at Portsmouth. It was a remarkable playing career.But the numbers can't tell you about the greatness of the man. The kindness. The willingness to help others. The time he had for absolutely everyone. The desire to help strangers. When Alan Knight told you to speak to him if there was anything he could do to help, he really meant it.He battled his own demons. Overcoming
  
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• Why Julián Álvarez’s Barcelona Dream Still Faces Atlético’s Veto

  04-09-2026 11:00 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Why Julián Álvarez’s Barcelona Dream Still Faces Atlético’s VetoJulián Álvarez ended the summer window still on Atlético Madrid’s books, but that outcome has settled almost nothing. Barcelona spent the entire market chasing the Argentine, Atlético publicly rejected the pursuit in increasingly hostile terms, and Arsenal explored an offer of their own while the whole thing threatened to boil over. The question now isn’t wheth
  
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