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• Tranmere sign striker Baker-Richardson

  30-07-2026 17:17 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Courtney Baker-Richardson scored eight goals in 66 league appearances for Newport [Shutterstock]Tranmere have signed striker Courtney Baker-Richardson on a one-year deal.The 30-year-old was a free agent after leaving Newport County at the end of last season.He could make his debut for the League Two side in Saturday's Carabao Cup preliminary-round tie at Rochdale."He works hard for the team, competes well and will give us another good option in the forward areas," boss Darrell Clarke told the cl
  
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• Joe Gomez to miss start of season in Liverpool injury blow

  31-07-2026 13:14 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Liverpool defender Joe Gomez will miss the start of the new season due to injury.Gomez, 29, was forced off within 10 minutes of Liverpool’s first friendly of pre-season against Sunderland after suffering a muscle issue.Liverpool went on to win that game in Nashville 4-2 without their longest serving player, but manager Andoni Iraola nevertheless admitted that Gomez’s setback was “probably the worst news” he could have been dealt on his managerial bow for the Reds.Iraola h
  
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• 🚨 Girondins de Bordeaux sold, liquidation avoided? (Sud Ouest)

  31-07-2026 13:09 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  🚨 Girondins de Bordeaux sold, liquidation avoided? (Sud Ouest)Has the worst been avoided?A few weeks after being excluded from all domestic competitions by the DNCG and threatened with judicial liquidation, Girondins de Bordeaux may finally have found a buyer.According to information from Sud-Ouest confirmed by L'Équipe, the investment fund Sparta Capital has reportedly secured the €10 million required to provide the funds needed to keep the club running ahead of the appeal h
  
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• Le Havre to sign former West Bromwich Albion striker Josh Maja

  31-07-2026 13:05 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Le Havre to sign former West Bromwich Albion striker Josh MajaLe Havre FC are close to wrap up the signing of free agent Josh Maja (27), according to a report from L’Equipe. The Nigeria international centre-forward left EFL Championship side upon the expiry of a three-year deal this summer. Maja is set for a return to France after spending three campaigns with Bordeaux, from 2019 to 2021, and from 2022-2023. Maja scored 16 goals with Les Marine et Blanc in that Ligue 2
  
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• Arsenal identify Vinicius Junior alternative

  31-07-2026 13:05 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Arsenal identify Vinicius Junior alternativeAntonio Nusa is reportedly leading Arsenal’s contingency plans as uncertainty continues over a blockbuster move for Vinicius Jr.Photo by Justin Setterfield/Getty ImagesArsenal are continuing to explore options to strengthen on the left wing, with reports claiming Antonio Nusa has emerged as the club’s leading alternative if a move for Vinicius Jr proves impossible this summer.The Gunners remain keen to add another wide attacker capable of c
  
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• Jaissle expected to be next Newcastle boss - send us your thoughts

  31-07-2026 13:02 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  [BBC][Getty Images]Al-Ahli boss Matthias Jaissle is the surprise favourite to succeed Eddie Howe - who is expected to leave his role with immediate effect - as Newcastle head coach - and he would arrive with a strong recent record of success.Former Red Bull Salzburg boss Jaissle took his first coaching steps as assistant manager of Danish club Brondby between 2017 and 2019. He then took over Salzburg's under-18 academy team before becoming a head coach for the first time at Liefering in Austria'
  
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• Could Howe be Moyes' long-term successor at Everton?

  31-07-2026 12:59 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  [Getty Images]Everton fan Matt Dillon says Eddie Howe may bide his time until David Moyes leaves the Toffees and then ensure his name is in contention to take over.Howe - who is understood to have left his role at Newcastle on Thursday - has spoken about being a boyhood Everton fan, and Moyes has just one year remaining on his current deal at the club in what is his second spell in charge."I just thought, especially with the inkling he's going to take a little bit of time away, that said to me h
  
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• 'Zero pressure' for high-spending Spurs - De Zerbi

  31-07-2026 12:56 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  [Getty Images]Tottenham boss Roberto de Zerbi says his club's transfers bring "zero pressure" as he explained an argument with an Arsenal-supporting taxi driver.On Thursday, the Italian teased an unnamed "bomba" signing as he continues his pursuit of Manchester City attacker Savinho, having already spent a club record £237m in the transfer window.Having first broken the club record to sign Matheus Fernandes for £85m from West Ham, Spurs then broke it again days later by signing &poun
  
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• Liverpool star reveals one major difference Andoni Iraola has already made at Liverpool

  31-07-2026 12:55 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Liverpool star reveals one major difference Andoni Iraola has already made at LiverpoolDominik Szoboszlai says Andoni Iraola has restored Liverpool intensityLiverpool have won two pre-season games, 1-0 against Wrexham and 4-2 against Sunderland, but the more important development may be cultural rather than cosmetic. Dominik Szoboszlai has said plainly what many around Anfield wanted to hear, that intensity is back under Andoni Iraola.The Hungarian midfielder did not dress it up. Speaking during
  
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• Watch Brady's Vale preview with BBC Radio Stoke

  31-07-2026 12:51 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Port Vale boss Jon Brady joined BBC Radio Stoke's Valiants reporter Phil Bowers in the studio on Thursday evening to look ahead to the new League Two season.In an hour-long special, Brady reflected on last term's relegation from League One, new signings and hopes for 2026-27.If you missed any of it, you can watch it all by clicking the play button above.All the latest Port Vale news
  
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• Report: Serie A star wants to join Manchester United this summer

  31-07-2026 12:50 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Report: Serie A star wants to join Manchester United this summerDouglas Luiz to Manchester United? Juventus Talks, Swap Deal Angle and Why It Raises QuestionsDouglas Luiz is back in Turin, but nobody seriously expects him to stay there for long. According to TuttoSport, Juventus are in contact with his agent and the midfielder has a clear preference for what comes next. The report says, “Luiz’s dream is to secure a move to Manchester United this summer”.That tells you plenty. I
  
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• Real Madrid put Rodri operation on hold as Diomande deal takes priority

  31-07-2026 12:50 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Real Madrid put Rodri operation on hold as Diomande deal takes priorityAfter having made four important signings a few days after the end of the last season, Real Madrid experienced a brief pause in their transfer activity in the last few weeks. However, things seem to be heating up once again with the Merengue club.On Thursday, they completed their fifth signing of the summer as they paid his release clause to land the Levante forward Carlos Espi. Meanwhile, they are also linked with some more
  
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• Cole Palmer backs Chelsea prodigy Mahdi Nicoll-Jazuli for first-team breakthrough

  31-07-2026 12:50 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Cole Palmer backs Chelsea prodigy Mahdi Nicoll-Jazuli for first-team breakthroughChelsea star Cole Palmer has made a big claim about teenage sensation Mahdi Nicoll-Jazuli.The Blues are preparing to take on London rivals Tottenham Hotspur in the Sydney Super Cup, and the England international has tipped the 16-year-old for greatness. Palmer spoke alongside manager Xabi Alonso at the press conference ahead of Saturday’s game, and was asked about Nicoll-Jazuli.According to Palmer, the young m
  
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• British funds Sparta Capital to complete Bordeaux takeover

  31-07-2026 12:50 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  British funds Sparta Capital to complete Bordeaux takeoverBritish-based investment firm Sparta Capital successfully raised the necessary €10m funds to acquire historical French club Girondins de Bordeaux, according to Sud-Ouest. Sparta Capital had until Friday to do so to have a chance of reversing the club’s exclusion from France’s National football championships. In financial difficulties for several years, it has been a dramatic decline for Les Girondins. 
  
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• Glasner on pre-season 'work ethic', 'too much moaning' and transfers

  31-07-2026 12:45 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Nottingham Forest boss Oliver Glasner has been speaking to BBC East Midlands' Charlie Slater as the Reds wrap up their 12-day training camp in Portugal.Here are the key lines from their chat:Their pre-season camp has been "very positive", with most of the players expected to get 90-minute runouts against either Portimonense or Sporting on Friday.Glasner added: "We have trained really hard, the players have shown great work ethic and everybody has enjoyed the sunny weather. I wanted us to work re
  
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• Kroupi will be a 'big miss' for Cherries

  31-07-2026 12:40 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  [Getty Images]Bournemouth forward Eli Junior Kroupi has suffered a foot injury which is set to rule him out for three to four months and Alexander Smith, senior reporter at the Daily Echo, believes he will be "a big miss" for the side.Speaking to BBC Radio Solent's Jordan Clark after the Cherries beat Augsburg 5-2 in a pre-season friendly in Austria, Smith said: "There is a bit of frustration over the freak nature of it."He was just having a shot and felt it go and it's one of those weird ones t
  
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• Video: Baresi’s last and ‘most emotional’ appearance at San Siro

  31-07-2026 12:35 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Video: Baresi’s last and ‘most emotional’ appearance at San SiroMilan and Italy legend Franco Baresi made his last appearance at San Siro this past February, carrying the Olympic Torch alongside Beppe Bergomi.Former Milan and Italy defender Baresi has died at 66.The Italian football icon had begun a course of immunotherapy in August 2025 after having had surgery to remove a pulmonary nodule.The last time he appeared in public was on February 6, 2026, at San Siro. Baresi was one
  
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• ✋ Real Madrid put Rodri on hold for Diomandé

  31-07-2026 12:34 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  ✋ Real Madrid put Rodri on hold for DiomandéAccording to José Félix Díaz of AS , Real Madrid have temporarily slowed down their attempt to sign Rodri as the club is focused on finalizing the signing of RB Leipzig winger Yan Diomande .Although the Spanish midfielder remains a priority for José Mourinho’s squad, the club’s hierarchy have decided to complete the arrival of the Ivorian before resuming negoti
  
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• Senior Infantino adviser quits as AFC opposes plans

  31-07-2026 12:32 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Fifa president Gianni Infantino (right) and his AFC counterpart Salman bin Ibrahim Al Khalifa [Getty Images]A senior adviser to Gianni Infantino resigned hours after a third confederation opposed the Fifa president's plan to sell stakes in competitions to private investors.Carlos Cordeiro said Infantino's proposal was "a bad deal for football" and would "mortgage football's future".Cordeiro's resignation came after the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) published a statement saying it "stands in
  
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• Wolfsburg reject 1. FC Köln offer for Brazilian midfielder Vinicius Souza

  31-07-2026 12:30 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Wolfsburg reject 1. FC Köln offer for Brazilian midfielder Vinicius SouzaKicker reports that 2. Bundesliga outfit Wolfsburg have rejected a 1. FC Köln offer for defensive midfielder Vinicius Souza. Köln proposed taking the 27-year-old on loan with an option to buy. The recently relegated Wolves nevertheless turned down the offer and presently intend to retain Souza for their attempt to secure an immediate return to the Bundesliga.Finding a new holding midfielder remains one of K&o
  
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• De Zerbi and Tonali bond over Brescia

  31-07-2026 12:26 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  [Getty Images]There is a distinctly Brescian feel to N17 of late. While the Italian city's famous old club were effectively declared bankrupt this week, a footballing passion forged at Stadio Mario Rigamonti may be fuelling Tottenham's revival.Roberto de Zerbi, the manager who saved Spurs from relegation last season, was raised on the terraces of Brescia's 'curva' by his father, Alfredo, who was president of the supporters' clubs. De Zerbi says he was "born an ultra".Tottenham's Brescia connecti
  
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• Arsenal 'doing something really special' under Arteta - Szczesny

  31-07-2026 12:25 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  [Getty Images]Former Arsenal goalkeeper Wojciech Szczesny believes Gunners manager Mikel Arteta is "doing a great job" after ending their 22-year Premier League title drought last season.Their campaign ended on a disappointing note, however, when they lost the Champions League final on penalties to Paris St-Germain in May.Barcelona goalkeeper Szczesny, who is an Arsenal fan, joined the club as a youth player in 2006 and went on to make 181 appearances across 11 years, lifting the FA Cup twice.Sz
  
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• Liverpool’s Curtis Jones and Dominik Szoboszlai in heated on-field dispute

  31-07-2026 12:24 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Dominik Szoboszlai and Curtis Jones were seemingly involved in an on-pitch argument on Thursday, potentially relating to Liverpool’s captain’s armband.During Liverpool’s 1-0 win over Wrexham in a pre-season friendly, which played out at Yankee Stadium in New York, Szoboszlai was replaced after providing the assist for Rio Ngumoha’s goal.Szoboszlai removed the captain’s armband as he exited the pitch, handing it to Kostas Tsimikas, who had come on at half time, and t
  
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• Arsenal reach €90m agreement with Newcastle to sign Bruno Guimaraes

  31-07-2026 12:15 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Arsenal reach €90m agreement with Newcastle to sign Bruno GuimaraesArsenal and Newcastle United have reached a €90m agreement in principle for the transfer of Brazil international midfielder Bruno Guimaraes (28), according to a report this Friday from L’Equipe. The 28-year-old already agreed personal terms with Mikel Arteta’s Gunners over a five-year contract. The Premier League champions were initially put off by Newcastle’s €100m valuation of the play
  
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• Arsenal and Newcastle reach £77m Bruno agreement, 5-year deal

  31-07-2026 12:15 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Arsenal and Newcastle reach £77m Bruno agreement, 5-year dealL’Equipe claims Arsenal have increased their offer to €90 million, with only the final details left to resolve before a deal can be completed.Photo by Stu Forster/Getty ImagesArsenal are closing in on the signing of Bruno Guimaraes, with L’Equipe reporting that the Premier League champions have reached an agreement in principle with Newcastle United after increasing their offer to €90 million, around £
  
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• ‘Infantino out’ - but who could challenge for Fifa presidency?

  31-07-2026 12:13 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Gianni Infantino’s position as Fifa president is growing untenable as regional governing bodies continue to officially reject his plan to sell-off stakes of the World Cup to private investors.Uefa’s 55 member associations insisted they would not participate in any Fifa tournament until plans for the Fifa Forward Enterprise (FFE) were withdrawn and have confirmed that they will even boycott the next World Cup should they go through. Football Supporters Europe responded to this by post
  
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• Jones: Liverpool midfielder reacts to Stones’ Inter move, fuelling transfer speculation

  31-07-2026 12:10 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Jones: Liverpool midfielder reacts to Stones’ Inter move, fuelling transfer speculationLiverpool midfielder Curtis Jones has fuelled transfer speculation by liking Inter’s Instagram post announcing John Stones’ transfer.Stones has joined the Nerazzurri on a free transfer, and the Serie A giants confirmed his arrival on Thursday.Their announcement on Instagram received over 350,000 likes, including one from Stones’ compatriot Jones.Jones reacts to Stones’ Inter trans
  
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• Giovanni Reyna in talks with Racing Strasbourg after failed Borussia Mönchengladbach revival

  31-07-2026 12:10 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Giovanni Reyna in talks with Racing Strasbourg after failed Borussia Mönchengladbach revivalThe Athletic and Sky Germany both report that Borussia Mönchengladbach attacker Giovanni Reyna is in talks over a possible move to RC Strasbourg. Negotiations involving the 23-year-old United States international and the two clubs remain at an early stage. Gladbach are prepared to consider both a permanent sale and another loan for a player who only arrived at Borussia-Park last summer.Should Re
  
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• Gianni Infantino under mounting pressure as senior adviser quits over World Cup sell-off plan

  31-07-2026 12:07 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Pressure is mounting on Fifa president Gianni Infantino following the resignation of his senior adviser, Carlos Cordeiro, over contentious plans to sell a stake in a World Cup company to private investors.Infantino’s proposal has already faced significant opposition, after being rejected by the European and Asian confederations, alongside the body representing nations from North and Central America and the Caribbean. European nations have explicitly stated they will refuse to participate i
  
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• Iraola reveals planned position for Wirtz

  31-07-2026 12:02 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  [Getty Images]New Liverpool boss Andoni Iraola says he sees Florian Wirtz in the "position behind the striker" going forward.Wirtz started on the left throughout Germany's World Cup campaign, where they were knocked out in the last 32, and predominantly during their qualification campaign.The 23-year-old played in various positions across the attacking line during his first season at Liverpool, in which he scored seven goals and registered 10 assists in 49 appearances."We need a very good versio
  
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