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• Sunderland move for Methalie 'not over' - Barnes

  20-08-2026 10:05 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  [Getty Images]BBC Radio Newcastle's Sunderland commentator Nick Barnes says a deal to sign Dayann Methalie from Toulouse is "not over" despite reports it had collapsed after concerns were raised over his medical.The Black Cats had agreed a £25.6m fee to sign the 20-year-old left-back last week."It's not a deal that's dead," Barnes told BBC Radio Newcastle."It's a deal that they still want to go through. It is obviously taking a little bit longer than they hoped. The player himself is under
  
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• Young La Liga sensation picks Real Madrid amid interest from Barcelona, Atletico Madrid

  22-08-2026 15:25 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Young La Liga sensation picks Real Madrid amid interest from Barcelona, Atletico MadridThere is no doubt that Real Madrid have had a very exciting summer transfer window, with the addition of up to six new players, and also the return of Jose Mourinho as the team’s head coach. However, one aspect that might leave some of the fans not fully satisfied is the lack of reinforcements in the midfield.The Merengues have signed a highly experienced and reliable midfielder in Bernardo Silva, but as
  
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• Report Rowe targeted by Atalanta, but €30m offer rejected

  22-08-2026 15:25 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Report Rowe targeted by Atalanta, but €30m offer rejectedAtalanta have offered €30m to Bologna for Jonathan Rowe, claim Sky Sport Italia, but the proposal was rejected after Aston Villa interest.La Dea realised after the 0-0 first leg Conference League play-off draw with Hapoel Tel-Aviv that they need reinforcements for new coach Maurizio Sarri.They already announced one new arrival today, securing Eljif Elmas on loan with option to buy from RB Leipzig.Atalanta turn to RoweNAPLES, ITAL
  
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• Michael Carrick reaction: What did Manchester United boss say after shock defeat at Hull City?

  22-08-2026 15:25 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Manchester United manager Michael Carrick shared his reaction to their shock defeat at new boys Hull City in their opening game of the new season, and he clearly wasn't happy. This is not the way United planned to start their new campaign, as Hull are huge underdogs and tipped by many to suffer instant relegation. But Man United were poor throughout this game and Hull were deserved winners as they went 2-0 up in the first half and never looked likely to give up that lead. It has been 52 years si
  
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• Hull stun Man Utd in opener - Hull v Man Utd player ratings

  22-08-2026 15:25 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Manchester United's Harry Maguire and Hull's Elliot Stroud clash at the MKM Stadium [Getty Images]Newly-promoted Hull City stunned Manchester United on their return to the Premier League with two first-half goals giving them victory.Here are my player ratings and you can also see how you scored them at the bottom of the page.What do BBC Sport's player ratings mean?Hull City starting XIKonstantinos Tzolakis: Excellent one-handed save to turn away Mbeumo's angled drive, commanding when he came for
  
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• Former Arsenal youngster helps Hull shock Man United

  22-08-2026 15:25 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Former Arsenal youngster helps Hull shock Man UnitedSemi Ajayi scored against Manchester United as Hull claimed a famous opening-day victory, completing another remarkable chapter in the former Gunner’s career.Photo by George Wood/Getty ImagesSemi Ajayi enjoyed a memorable Premier League return as the former Arsenal youngster helped Hull City stun Manchester United with a 2-0 victory, scoring the opening goal in what is sure to be the weekend’s biggest upset.Hull, given little chance
  
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• Live: Inter vs. Monza post-match reaction, latest Serie A Round 1 team news

  22-08-2026 15:20 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Live: Inter vs. Monza post-match reaction, latest Serie A Round 1 team newsFootball Italia will bring you post-match reaction from San Siro after Inter’s clash with Monza, along with the latest team news ahead of the other Serie A fixtures in Round 1; you can also join us live on YouTube with your questions and messages.A new Serie A season is finally here: the 2026-27 campaign begins today with Inter-Monza, Udinese-Como, Parma-Cagliari and Genoa-Napoli.Serie A 2026-27 reaction live on Foo
  
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• Gasperini: ‘Roma need two more to complete squad, had to be creative’

  22-08-2026 15:20 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Gasperini: ‘Roma need two more to complete squad, had to be creative’Gian Piero Gasperini warns Roma ‘still need two players to complete the squad’ ahead of the season opener with Fiorentina, but admits FFP rules forced them to get ‘creative’ on the market.It kicks off at the Stadio Olimpico on Monday at 19.45 UK time (20.45 CEST).The Giallorossi have had a tense summer after ending their seven-year absence from the Champions League, as budget constraints saw
  
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• Sky: Atalanta hold talks with Noa Lang’s agent in Zingonia over Napoli exit

  22-08-2026 15:15 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Sky: Atalanta hold talks with Noa Lang’s agent in Zingonia over Napoli exitSerie A side Atalanta meet with Napoli man Noa Lang’s entourage to discuss a possible transfer this summer. According to a report by Sky Italia via Calcio Napoli 24, Noa Lang’s agent, Ali Barat, met with representatives from Atalanta today at their training ground in Zingonia in hopes of securing a possible verbal agreement on personal terms. Napoli have not yet provided the ‘green light’ to
  
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• Exclusive | Marseille pushing to sign Standard Liège’s Matthieu Epolo

  22-08-2026 15:10 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Exclusive | Marseille pushing to sign Standard Liège’s Matthieu EpoloOlympique de Marseille are pushing to sign Standard Liege goalkeeper Matthieu Epolo (21), Get French Football News understands. The Ligue 1 club remain, however, in a position of having to sell before they buy. They aren’t the only party interested in the DR Congo international. Another Ligue 1 club and a Premier League side in the market for a No.2 goalkeeper have also made enquiries.OM’s transfer wind
  
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• Exclusive | AZ Alkmaar’s Isak Jensen set for medical ahead of FC Lorient loan

  22-08-2026 15:05 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Exclusive | AZ Alkmaar’s Isak Jensen set for medical ahead of FC Lorient loanAZ Alkmaar winger Isak Jensen (23) is set to make a loan move to FC Lorient, Get French Football News understands. The Denmark youth international is set to undergo a medical in Brittany ahead of the impending move.Jensen, who joined AZ Alkmaar back in 2024, has made 55 appearances for the Dutch club. In that time, he has scored seven goals and registered eight assists. He is now set for a move away.Le H
  
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• Arsenal captain gives latest on his fitness situation

  22-08-2026 15:05 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Arsenal captain gives latest on his fitness situationArsenal captain Martin Odegaard believes he’s now back to 100% after his injury-disrupted 2025/26 campaign.Photo by Justin Setterfield/Getty ImagesMartin Odegaard has made a strong start to 2026/27, scoring in the Community Shield against Manchester City before adding another goal in Arsenal’s Premier League opener against Coventry City.More than the goals, the midfielder’s individual displays have helped Arsenal to put in a
  
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• Confirmed: Barcelona 20-year-old starlet joins French second-division club

  22-08-2026 15:00 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Confirmed: Barcelona 20-year-old starlet joins French second-division clubDavid Oduro will not continue at FC Barcelona. The Barça Atletic left-back, who joined the club two years ago and had a contract until 2027, will continue his career with Annecy in France’s second division. The Haute-Savoie club announced his arrival on Saturday.Oduro was one of the players Barça signed from Africa, alongside Aziz Issah and Ibrahim Diarra. His first season was disrupted by bureaucratic
  
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• “Very excited” – Liverpool star previews Newcastle United clash

  22-08-2026 14:55 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  “Very excited” – Liverpool star previews Newcastle United clashMilos Kerkez previews Newcastle opener as Liverpool embrace Andoni Iraola systemLiverpool’s first Premier League assignment of the 2026-27 season arrives with a proper edge to it, away at St James’ Park, against a Newcastle side playing in front of one of the loudest home crowds in the country. There are easier ways to begin, and that is precisely why Milos Kerkez’s thoughts on the fixture carry a
  
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• Lionel Messi fined for striking opponent during MLS match

  22-08-2026 14:45 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Lionel Messi fined for striking opponent during MLS matchInter Miami star Lionel Messi has been fined by Major League Soccer (MLS) for slapping Quinn Sullivan during Wednesday’s 2-2 draw with Philadelphia Union. Footage on social media showed the two players exchanging words near the halfway line towards the end of the match. Messi struck Sullivan around the back of the head, sparking an angry reaction from the Philadelphia star. Referee Filip Dujic then stepped in to prevent fur
  
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• Dumfries highlights the quality of the Real Madrid locker room: ‘Everyone’s at the highest level’

  22-08-2026 14:45 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Dumfries highlights the quality of the Real Madrid locker room: ‘Everyone’s at the highest level’Real Madrid continued to present their summer signings this week in low-key ceremonies with only club president Florentino Perez, honorary president Pirri, and the players’ families attending the events.After manager Jose Mourinho, the Merengues have presented three of their six new signings, with Denzel Dumfries being the latest one, having taken part in the official ceremony
  
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• Amorim: ‘Milan don’t want to win, we need to win’ starting from Torino

  22-08-2026 14:40 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Amorim: ‘Milan don’t want to win, we need to win’ starting from TorinoRuben Amorim insists Milan must feel the pressure against Torino, because ‘it’s not that we want to win, we need to win,’ while updating on Rafael Leao, Diego Moreira and Samuel Chukwueze roles.It kicks off at the Stadio Olimpico Grande Torino on Sunday at 19.45 UK time (20.45 CEST).It is a clash with former Milan defender Ignazio Abate, who is getting his first Serie A coaching role after c
  
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• Rodri and Adeyemi cleared to feature in Barcelona opener

  22-08-2026 14:35 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Rodri and Adeyemi cleared to feature in Barcelona openerBarcelona have registered midfielder Rodri and forward Karim Adeyemi with La Liga ahead of their opening fixture of the season, according to Barca Universal. Rodri arrives from Manchester City in a deal worth €76.5 million, including add-ons, while Adeyemi joins from Borussia Dortmund for €22 million.Two new signings registeredBarcelona have faced difficulties registering players freely with La Liga in recent transfer windows, wit
  
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• Bundesliga star barred, new DFB rule leaves coach fuming

  22-08-2026 14:35 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Bundesliga star barred, new DFB rule leaves coach fumingLeverkusen coach Carles Martinez was loudly complaining on the touchline during the DFB Cup opener against Wehen Wiesbaden. The reason?His striker Christian Kofane was “punished” for the first time under a new DFB rule.
  The reason: because the player he was replacing, Patrick Schick, took longer than ten seconds to leave the pitch after the substitution was announced, Kofane had to wait a minute before coming on.Fortunately for
  
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• Newcastle United v Liverpool: Key stats and talking points

  22-08-2026 14:28 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  St James' Park plays host to the meeting of two new managers this weekend as one of the highest scoring fixtures in Premier League history resumes on Tyneside.Andoni Iraola ended three seasons at Bournemouth with a bang after leading the Cherries to European football for the first time and his arrival at Liverpool earlier this summer was well received following the decline under predecessor Arne Slot.Following their title win with 84 points under Slot in 2024-25, Liverpool slipped to sixth last
  
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• Man City v Bournemouth: Key stats and talking points

  22-08-2026 14:27 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Enzo Maresca takes charge of Manchester City in a Premier League match for the first time since succeeding Pep Guardiola as his side face a Bournemouth team who are also led by a new boss themselves in Marco Rose. BBC Sport takes a look at some of the key themes going into their opening-weekend encounter.For the first time since May 2016 someone other than Guardiola leads City into a Premier League season.The post-Guardiola world under successor Maresca got off to an inauspicious start with a Co
  
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• BBC Sport pundit predictions - 'Joao Pedro, Palmer and Rogers makes me back Chelsea'

  22-08-2026 14:27 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Last season, Chelsea figured in all 35 top-four predictions, and finished 10th. This time, they are in 21/28 predictions, with five people backing them to be runners-up.Chris Waddle - Prediction: 2ndHaving Danny Welbeck and Jordan Henderson in the team will be like having a coach on the pitch. Yes they are 35 and 36 now, but I played in the Premier League until I was 36 and I didn't really find it hard. You still have your brain and, even if your legs have gone a bit, you can have legs around yo
  
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• Depay defends music video showing Corinthians HQ on fire

  22-08-2026 14:22 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Netherlands international Memphis Depay has defended the release of his new music video showing Corinthians' headquarters in flames as "just art" - days after a contract row with the Brazilian club.The former Manchester United forward agreed to take a "significant" pay cut to stay at Corinthians on Tuesday.It came a week after the club opted against renewing his contract.But Depay has now come under scrutiny for releasing the controversial music video for his track 'Don't Panic'.It was released
  
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• Newcastle ‘well behind’ RB Leipzig in race for Nkunku, says Milan expert

  22-08-2026 14:15 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Newcastle ‘well behind’ RB Leipzig in race for Nkunku, says Milan expertLa Gazzetta dello Sport confirms that Christopher Nkunku prefers a return to RB Leipzig to a move to Newcastle United, with Milan ready to part ways with the Frenchman on loan, with an option to buy.French striker Nkunku is getting closer to a return to RB Leipzig, where he already played from 2019 to 2023.Nkunku close to RB Leipzig return despite Newcastle talksNkunku is not part of Ruben Amorim’s plans fo
  
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• Newcastle well behind RB Leipzig in race for Milan outcast Nkunku

  22-08-2026 14:15 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Newcastle well behind RB Leipzig in race for Milan outcast NkunkuLa Gazzetta dello Sport confirms that Christopher Nkunku prefers a return to RB Leipzig to a move to Newcastle United, with Milan ready to part ways with the Frenchman on loan, with an option to buy.French striker Nkunku is getting closer to a return to RB Leipzig, where he already played from 2019 to 2023.Nkunku close to RB Leipzig return despite Newcastle talksNkunku is not part of Ruben Amorim’s plans for next season, and
  
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• Juventus near Grabara deal as goalkeeping overhaul continues after Vicario and Di Gregorio deals

  22-08-2026 14:15 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Juventus near Grabara deal as goalkeeping overhaul continues after Vicario and Di Gregorio dealsJuventus continue to reshape their goalkeeping department as the Bianconeri are close to reaching an agreement with Wolfsburg for Kamil Grabara, days after the purchase of Guglielmo Vicario.Poland international Grabara is close to joining Juventus, as first reported by Polish reporter Tomasz Włodarczyk.Juventus close to signing GrabaraThe news was then confirmed by Fabrizio Romano, who claimed th
  
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• SWPL game of the weekend: Rangers v Spartans

  22-08-2026 14:07 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Spartans began their return to the SWPL with a promising 1-1 draw with Partick Thistle and face a tough test when they travel to Rangers on Sunday. Having been knocked out of Champions League qualifying just before the start of the new domestic campaign, Rangers initially struggled against Montrose and were held at 1-1 until the final 20 minutes when their quality began to show in what was a 4-1 victory at Links Park.In last season's Scottish Cup quarter-finals, Spartans kept it goalless against
  
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• Player or investor? Ronaldinho's latest surprise move in 🇮🇹

  22-08-2026 14:07 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Player or investor? Ronaldinho's latest surprise move in 🇮🇹At 46, Ronaldinho Gaúcho is back in European football. The Brazilian star was unveiled as the new signing of Ravenna FC, a club in Italy’s third division (Serie C). The welcoming event brought the small town of Marina di Ravenna to a standstill, attracting more than 6,000 people to a huge beach party.R10’s return to Italian football, 15 years after leaving Milan, is not limited to what happens on the pi
  
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• Atletico Madrid fans protest against Arsenal transfer target

  22-08-2026 14:05 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Atletico Madrid fans protest against Arsenal transfer targetAtletico Madrid fans are protesting against Julian Alvarez amid the player’s desire to join Barcelona, with Arsenal still currently unable to convince him to pick them instead.Photo by Fran Santiago/Getty ImagesJulian Alvarez’s relationship with Atletico Madrid has soured, with fans turning up to the clubs training ground to protest against the striker.Mundo Deportivo report that fans held up signs at the training ground rea
  
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• Dundee add Wycombe striker Fink on loan

  22-08-2026 14:03 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  [Getty Images]Dundee have added to their attacking options with the loan signing of Bradley Fink from Wycombe Wanderers.The 23-year-old centre forward has represented Switzerland at every age grade from Under-15 to Under 21 and came through the Borussia Dortmund academy.He joined FC Basel in 2022 and spent time on loan at Grasshopper Zurich before moving to Wycombe Wanderers in the summer of 2025.Across 29 outings in all competitions, he scored three goals for Wycombe last term, starting just fo
  
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