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The Gunners will have a look at what they could have won when the former Villa man lines up against them, having made a flying start for Xabi Alonso’s team Chelsea thought they had little chance of signing Morgan Rogers at the start of the summer. Xabi Alonso and the club’s recruitment team had the England internati…

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Premier League updates from the 8pm BST kick-off Live scoreboard | Read Football Daily | Email Scott The teams are out! Ipswich in blue, Liverpool in red. A wonderful start-of-the-weekend, possibly-a-few-pints-to-the-good atmosphere under the lights at Portman Road! Not long now. In the meantime, here’s Dave Estherb…

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Is there any evidence that former Premier League referee Mike Dean used to play mini-games during matches? BBC Sport has taken a look at the evidence.

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BBC Sport's Ask Me Anything team explains why after more than seven years, Tottenham Hotspur are yet to agree a stadium sponsorship deal.

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Birmingham City head coach Amy Merricks says her side will go "toe-to-toe" with Women's Super League champions Manchester City on their return to the top flight.

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Aston Villa leave new signing Taylor Harwood-Bellis and teenage striker Brian Madjo out of their squad for the league stage of the Champions League.

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Everton manager David Moyes accepts he has "to live with disappointments" after admitting he wanted to do more business on transfer deadline day.

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Arsenal invested the most as the leading clubs’ spending dwarfed that of the rest of the league but there was a greater emphasis on stability The Women’s Super League’s summer transfer window has closed before the start of the 2026-27 season. The finances involved are microscopic compared with the £3.4bn that Premie…

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Several Manchester City players wanted to know if Enzo Fernandez would join in the last days of the transfer window, says manager Enzo Maresca.

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Manager was frustrated not to land defensive targets and lost last-day tug of war but can draw on positives as he seeks his first points At least Pierre Sage did his research before joining Crystal Palace in June. Having stepped into Oliver Glasner’s shoes after the most successful era in the club’s history, it has…

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BBC Sport's Ask Me Anything team tell you everything you need to know before the new WSL season.

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Work out the identity of today's player in as few attempts as possible.

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Arsenal will face holders Barcelona and record winners Lyon in the Women's Champions League, while Chelsea will travel to Lyon and Man City will take on Bayern Munich.

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After a difficult year at Chelsea the striker hopes to get his career back on track at the City Ground “You can imagine it: he’s a centre-back, I’m a striker,” says Liam Delap, Nottingham Forest’s £45m club-record signing , smiling as he sets the scene. He is reliving taking on his younger brother, Finn, in the gard…

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Atlético rejected £500,000-plus bid for Fiamma Benítez Arsenal handed difficult Champions League draw Atlético Madrid rejected a bid of more than £500,000 from Manchester City for the Spain midfielder Fiamma Benítez on the Women’s Super League’s transfer deadline day, the Guardian can reveal. The WSL champions are u…

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• All the latest news and previews before the weekend • Premier League: 10 things to watch for | Email John The chief executives of the Football Association, Rugby Football Union and England and Wales Cricket Board have joined forces with leading broadcasters and YouTube in writing to the chancellor requesting tax c…

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Ten years after lining up with Marcus Rashford for Manchester United, Joe Riley tells BBC Sport about his new career - and why he does not miss full-time football.

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Florian Wirtz has a chance to shine, there’s a Red Bull reunion on Tyneside and Chelsea face litmus test at Arsenal Florian Wirtz is easing himself into his second season at Liverpool after a forgettable first. There were signs of promise against Nottingham Forest , where he set up the second equaliser and would hav…

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Rita Guarino has been backed in the transfer market after turning around the club’s fortunes last season but concerns remain over a lack of resources Guardian writers’ predicted position: 11th (NB: this is not necessarily Suzanne Wrack’s prediction but the average of our writers’ tips) Last season’s position: 10th C…

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Royal Mail owner made agreement with David Sullivan Staveley was pushing to buy stake in the club Daniel Kretinsky is set to become the biggest shareholder at West Ham after striking an agreement with David Sullivan, dealing a blow to Amanda Staveley’s hopes of buying a stake in the Championship club. Staveley was a…

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Liverpool leave Federico Chiesa and Wataru Endo out of their 25-man squad for the league phase of the Champions League.

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