South African football news

Manager’s early seasons were far from plain sailing but insiders credit club’s owners for staying the course It didn’t start well for Mikel Arteta and Arsenal. On a crisp December night in 2019 at about 1am in a Manchester suburb, Vinai Venkatesham stepped out of Arteta’s home. The Arsenal managing director looked a…

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Philadelphia, Kansas City and Atlanta are among the hosts showing that price-gouging at this summer’s tournament is, ultimately, a choice Sign up for the World Behind The Cup newsletter Philadelphia has spotted an opportunity. A chance to burnish a budding reputation as one of the East Coast’s most pleasant and inte…

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Having been reinstated into the Championship play-off final after Southampton's expulsion, BBC Radio Tees' Mark Drury lays out Middlesbrough's 'messy' preparations.

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Club need permission for proposed stadium upgrades Draw with Manchester City sealed first ever European qualification Bournemouth are facing a race to complete upgrades to the Vitality Stadium to enable it to stage European football next season. Uefa has granted Bournemouth a provisional stadium licence after meetin…

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Saints believe penalty is ‘manifestly disproportionate’ Hull and Middlesbrough will meet in final on Saturday Southampton’s appeal against their expulsion from the Championship playoff final for spying on opponents’ training sessions has been dismissed by an English Football League arbitration panel, leaving Middles…

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Southampton lose their appeal against expulsion from the Championship play-off final for spying.

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New forward is a priority and Alvarez also on list Funds in place to make one marquee signing Arsenal will reward Mikel Arteta for ending Arsenal’s 22-year wait to be champions by offering him a lucrative new contract that will cement the Spaniard’s status as one of the best-paid managers in the world. The club are…

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Middlesbrough fans say they are in a dream, but the Saints are appealing the decision.

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‘Robbo’ leaves the club on Sunday after nine years having won the lot and been loved by those who watched him play It was a bit of a surprise when we signed Andy Robertson from Hull – not because he wasn’t a household name, but because all the focus had been on his teammate Harry Maguire. But, pound for pound, the £…

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Wrexham are monitoring the Southampton spygate scandal before considering any potential legal action.

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From the end of the Invincibles and the post-Wenger wilderness years to the steady rise under Mikel Arteta The Invincibles were slain in Manchester on Sunday 24 October 2004, when Arsenal’s record 49-match unbeaten run ended in a traumatic, wildly controversial defeat at Old Trafford. It took a month for Arsenal to…

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The referee for Manchester United's win over Nottingham Forest last Sunday has not been selected for any match in the final round of Premier League fixtures.

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Arsenal have had to wait 22 years to celebrate a title win, and both the club's players and fans made sure to savour every second of it.

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What tactical approach will Xabi Alonso bring to Stamford Bridge next season after being announced as Chelsea boss?

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Saints are appealing against expulsion and deduction Windass: story ‘one of the maddest I’ve seen’ The Wrexham forward Josh Windass has called for the Championship playoffs to be started again, with his team involved, after Southampton’s expulsion on Tuesday. Saints were removed from the post-season competition by a…

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Our photographer was outside the Emirates Stadium as Arsenal fans congregated to celebrate their team ’s first title in 22 years ‘They’re not laughing any more’: Saka calls out critics Continue reading...

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Lewis-Skelly takes aim at bottlers jibe Eze posts picture of Arsenal-branded bottle A jubilant Bukayo Saka hit back at Arsenal’s critics by saying “they’re not laughing at us any more” as the club celebrated their first Premier League title in 22 years. Arsenal players and staff gathered at their London Colney train…

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Departures of club legend and star players have not stopped modest German side reaching showpiece with Aston Villa It’s about the journey, perhaps even more than the destination. That is the feeling of SC Freiburg before the biggest match in their history. Regardless of the result in Wednesday’s Europa League final…

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Club are battling relegation from the second tier in a city under attack by Russian forces but are one upset away from the Europa League A minivan with darkened windows pulls up at a gym in central Chernihiv and, once the doors have slid open, a stream of youths emerges into the daylight. Inside, Artem Rakitin sits…

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Southampton will be playing in the Championship next season after they were expelled from the play-offs following their admission that they spied on three league rivals this season.

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Aston Villa are aiming to end a 30-year trophy drought in Istanbul on Wednesday.

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