South African football news

BBC Sport's Ask Me Anything team explains when the league phase draw for the 2026-27 Champions League is, as well as looking at who is in each pot

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Liverpool face Tottenham in the third round of the EFL Cup, Manchester United play Brighton and Manchester City draw Norwich.

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Chelsea line up Bournemouth's Alex Scott, Sunderland make an offer for Manchester City's Jack Grealish, and Aston Villa set to miss out on AC Milan winger Rafael Leao, plus more.

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Uefa dropped their plans to boycott Fifa tournaments on Wednesday, but will still move forward with efforts to remove Gianni Infantino.

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A new season at the snazziest modern stadium in England and something extremely welcome for Tottenham. A home win over domestic opposition. There were only four of them last time out; three in the Premier League with the final one – over Everton on the last day – helping them to avoid relegation. Had they lost that,…

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Thierno Barry resembled a striker reborn, and the goalscorer David Moyes desperately needs, as the first hat-trick of his Everton career plus an assist for new signing Brennan Johnson delivered a resounding win for the Scot on his competitive return to Preston. The France under-21 international scored eight times in…

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Around this time last week Matthias Jaissle wore a sorrowful look as he spoke of his “disappointment” at the “negativity” surrounding a transitional young Newcastle side. Fast forward seven days and a team slightly unlucky to have been held to a draw at home by Liverpool last Sunday have now provided Jaissle with hi…

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After some early season setbacks, "proud" Wouter Vrancken believes Hearts are getting their rewards by securing Conference League progress.

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Ebbsfleet United say they have settled an outstanding tax debt despite having their suspension from the National League extended.

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Senegal striker striker is nearing a move to Villa Park after three years at Chelsea.

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Senegal defender El Hadji Malick Diouf joins Brentford in a £40m deal from West Ham.

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Updates from Wednesday’s second-round matches Get in touch: email John and follow us on BlueSky Here’s the first part, for the teams in Europe , though not Brighton in the Europa Conference League. Essentially, it’s whether they are home and away. Crystal Palace v TBC Manchester United v TBC Manchester City v TBC Su…

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Crystal Palace have had Club Brugge defender Joel Ordonez as a long-term target, while Villa made a move after struggling to agree a fee for Taylor Harwood-Bellis.

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Liverpool are exploring a move for Crystal Palace's Ismaila Sarr after Brighton reject their two bids for Yankuba Minteh.

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Coventry City have signed Jamaica centre-back Ethan Pinnock from Brentford for an undisclosed fee, reported to be around £6m.

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The £85m midfielder passed his exams a year early, is studying for a degree and is ready to tackle Premier League learning curve “He’s like a computer,” the former Lille head of academy recruitment, Mathieu Frison, says of the €100m (£85.7m) Manchester City recruit Ayyoub Bouaddi . “You teach him something, he learn…

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Blues consider making offer for Argentina goalkeeper Villa agree £65m Jackson deal as Watkins nears £50m exit Manchester City expected to make bid for Fernández Chelsea have been offered Emiliano Martínez and are considering a bid for the goalkeeper. The club are in talks with Martínez’s camp, and are also braced fo…

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Aston Villa, Manchester City and Newcastle are closing in on Monaco's record for transfer income generated in a single window.

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Chelsea consider a move for Aston Villa goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez after making contact with the Argentina international's representatives.

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Manchester City winger reportedly open to move Forest in talks over right-back Javi Rueda from Celta Vigo Sunderland are exploring a potential loan move for Jack Grealish, but formal negotiations with Manchester City are yet to take place. For the moment sources say the former England winger remains one of a number…

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Manchester City complete the signing of Morocco midfielder Ayyoub Bouaddi from Lille in a £85.6m deal on a five-year contract.

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