South African football news

Watch the best of the action as Partick Thistle and St Mirren fight out a draw in the first leg of the Scottish Premiership play-off final.

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Arsenal’s party heading south, fights for Europe – and survival – and London taxpayers cheering on West Ham Premier League top scorers: the latest standings Last week’s costly defeat at Leeds means Brighton must overcome Manchester United on the final day to ensure they secure a place in Europe for the second time i…

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Chelsea join Arsenal in the race for Eli Junior Kroupi, Fulham and Everton eye Harry Wilson, Manchester United want Sandro Tonali and Ederson, plus more.

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As he prepares to say farewell to the club, the veteran left-back considers the highs – and tragic lows – of a stellar career at Anfield There was the Barcelona comeback on the night he ruffled Lionel Messi’s hair, the Champions League triumph in Madrid , winning Liverpool’s first league title in 30 years and pressi…

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Arsenal captain Martin Odegaard is named captain of Norway's 26-man squad for this summer's World Cup.

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Arsenal fan Daniel Bull was in Mayfair nightclub Tape ‘I was thinking what the hell is going on?’ Daniel Bull has waited his whole life to see Arsenal win the Premier League and it is fair to say that the 22-year-old from north London will never forget the celebrations on Tuesday night. Having found himself sharing…

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Southampton's spying was authorised by head coach Tonda Eckert and was a "contrived and determined plan from the top down to gain a competitive advantage", an independent disciplinary panel says.

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Kim Hellberg reflects on a whirlwind of emotions on Middlesbrough's reinstatement for the Championship play-offs following Southampton's expulsion.

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Sign up now! Sign up now! Sign up now? Sign up now! With the Arsenal Fun Boat having finally docked at its destination on Tuesday after a 22-year voyage, attention on Wednesday turned to Aston Villa’s Crazy Train as its passengers alighted in Istanbul. Having passed away last summer, Ozzy Osbourne, whose famous anth…

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Mainoo picked but no place for Wharton or Gibbs-White Ivan Toney makes shock return despite year out of squad Thomas Tuchel has made a series of shock calls with England’s squad for the World Cup, finding no space for Phil Foden and Cole Palmer, leaving out a “shocked and gutted” Harry Maguire and handing a surprise…

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Manager could not bear to watch City’s draw at Bournemouth Arteta cites pre-season meeting around tree as a turning point Mikel Arteta has said he could not bear to watch Manchester City’s draw at Bournemouth and was building a fire in his garden when Arsenal’s first title in 22 years was confirmed. The manager also…

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Aston Villa midfielder Morgan Rogers is named the Europa League Player of the Season after helping his side win the tournament.

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Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta says he could not watch the game that secured the Premier League title, opting to have a barbecue in his garden instead.

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BBC Sport's Ask Me Anything team explains how Crystal Palace winning the Conference League would effect English teams entering Europe next season

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Max Rushden is joined by Barry Glendenning, Archie Rhind-Tutt, Lars Sivertsen and Dan Bardell to discuss Villa’s Europa League success On today’s podcast: Aston Villa won their first trophy in 30 years and secured their first European triumph for over 40. There were jubilant scenes, from Istanbul to Birmingham, as U…

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Liverpool agree a deal to sign Cologne defender Sara Agrez on a free transfer on 1 July.

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From being dropped by Brighton to the verge of play-off glory, Iorpenda talks about his own road to Wembley.

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A village in Ghana will hold a parade with 30 motorcycles and a minibus to celebrate Aston Villa's Europa League victory.

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The longest-running football magazine show in the world comes to an end this Sunday after 52 years and here are some of our favourite moments.

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Mario Lapointe became the Scottish club’s unlikely owner last year and his radical plans are taking shape at the Rock “A lot of people ask me the same thing,” says a laughing Mario Lapointe, on how a Canadian songwriter and entrepreneur became owner of the Scottish lower league club Dumbarton 12 months ago. “When I…

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Max Dowman is the youngest player in Premier League history and had to take his GCSE exams just days after sealing the title.

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