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Max Rushden is joined by Barry Glendenning, John Brewin and Dan Bardell as Spurs win and Celtic lose in disastrous fashion in Europe Rate, review, share on Apple Podcasts and join the conversation on email . On the podcast today; decent wins for Spurs and Newcastle in the Carabao against two of the form sides in the…

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Former Liverpool and England player turned pundit Jamie Carragher faces being declared bankrupt over an unpaid tax bill.

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Everton interested in taking Grealish back from City Omar Marmoush joins Spurs in season-long loan Manchester City have identified Iliman Ndiaye as a potential target after the £75m departure of Sávio to Tottenham Everton value the wide forward in the region of £80m. With Omar Marmoush also joining Spurs, on an init…

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BVB are re-energised while Leverkusen have stabilised but the question remains: can anyone stop the champions? The Franz Beckenbauer Supercup has a modicum more intensity than most of its European equivalents. There are many reasons for this. The Bundesliga’s traditional season curtain-raiser pitting league champion…

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David Moyes said he was surprised Everton's owners regarded missing out on Europe last season as "failure". Phil McNulty asks if they are they on the same page.

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Championship club Wrexham have completed the signings of right wing-back Issa Kabore from Manchester City and left-back Jacques Ekomie from Angers.

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Jack Grealish's preference would be to make a return to Everton should he leave Manchester City in the remaining days of the transfer window, sources have told BBC Sport.

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Chelsea agree to sign 18-year-old Ahanor for £40m Aston Villa land Goretzka after his Bayern exit Nottingham Forest have completed the signing of the Chelsea striker Liam Delap in a club-record £45m deal. The 23-year-old has a five-year contract at Forest, his third club in three seasons after he was told he was not…

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Our Ask Me Anything team explains the details for Friday's league phase draw for the 2026-27 Conference League

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BBC Sport examines what went wrong for Liam Delap at Chelsea and how he could bounce back in new surroundings.

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Manager Russell Martin is trying to end his own miserable period of results as he attempts to stop Leicester's downward spiral.

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Liverpool would pay £100m plus £2om in add-ons France winger has been main summer transfer target Liverpool are closing in on a £120m deal for Bradley Barcola after a breakthrough in talks with Paris Saint-Germain. Barcola has been Liverpool’s main transfer target all summer only for PSG’s £145m valuation to prove a…

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Liverpool are close to agreeing a deal with Paris St-Germain for Bradley Barcola - adding to the doubt surrounding Cody Gakpo's Anfield future.

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Today’s fluff knows how to live Ollie Watkins is on his way out and Nicolas Jackson is about to arrive, but not all is straightforward in the world of Aston Villa’s transfer plans . Crystal Palace are doing their level best to hijack a move for Club Brugge centre-back Joel Ordóñez and have entered into talks for the…

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Chelsea announce teenage defender Honest Ahanor will join the club in 2027 after the Atalanta player has completed a loan at Crystal Palace.

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Bruno Fernandes is the only surviving attacker from Ole Gunnar Solskjær’s attempt to bridge gap to rivals in 2021 Five years is a long time in football. Manchester United’s summer of 2021 is now remembered as the turning point in Ole Gunnar Solskjær’s reign; the sentimental decision to sign Cristiano Ronaldo the hea…

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Bradley Barcola, Julián Alvarez, Enzo Fernández and Cody Gakpo could be on the move in the next few days By WhoScored Every transfer window has at least one saga that dominates the headlines. Barcola’s potential move to Liverpool has been that story this summer. Given that Liverpool are crying out for a right winger…

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Test your ball knowledge against today's Who Am I?, Five in Five and Brainteaser.

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Bukayo Saka has struggled to produce his best on a consistent basis in recent months, but could be getting back to top form this season.

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There has been plenty of change over the summer at Stamford Bridge with some big names leaving Guardian writers’ predicted position: 3rd (NB: this is not necessarily Suzanne Wrack’s prediction but the average of our writers’ tips) Last season’s position: 3rd Continue reading...

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Nico Gonzalez is given a rapturous welcome before Newcastle's Carabao Cup win against West Brom following the £52m midfielder's arrival from Manchester City.

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