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Why investment by a group including Jeff Bezos would not make a marked difference to Liverpool's spending power - and might sit uneasily with fans.

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Sign up now! Sign up now! Sign up now? Sign up now! Far be it for Football Daily to make cheap gags [wait, what? – Football Daily Ed] relating to the involvement of Amazon founder and master of the universe Jeff Bezos in a consortium buying around 30% of Liverpool FC . Will new signings arrive via prompt delivery bu…

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Chelsea also made aware of 19-year-old’s availability Newcastle’s Lewis Hall remains prime United target Myles Lewis-Skelly has been offered to Manchester United as a potential left-back option, with Arsenal wishing to recoup some of the £75m paid to Newcastle for Bruno Guimarães. Chelsea, it is understood, have als…

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Fulham sign Shea Charles from Saints for £30m Chelsea’s Filip Jorgensen moves to Strasbourg on loan Nottingham Forest have signed Côte d’Ivoire defender Ousmane Diomande from Sporting for an undisclosed fee, reported to be £34.2m. The 22-year-old centre-half, who featured in the Côte d’Ivoire’s World Cup squad, has…

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WSL team will be favourites against Spanish side Financial implications of missing out are significant Chelsea will face Real Sociedad in the Women’s Champions League third qualifying round, needing a win over two legs to secure a place in the main league phase of the competition. The 2021 runners-up and six-time Eu…

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Nottingham Forest sign Ivory Coast defender Ousmane Diomande from Portuguese club Sporting for a reported £34m.

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Keith Andrews and the high-scoring Igor Thiago face difficult second album after outperforming expectations Guardian writers’ predicted position: 8th (NB: this is not necessarily John Brewin’s prediction but the average of our writers’ tips) Last season’s position: 9th Continue reading...

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Our cartoonist welcomes the EFL back, with returning characters and a look at what it’s like as an exiled supporter Buy a cartoon | Some of David’s favourite works And his latest book, Chaos in the Box: get it now Continue reading...

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Pair sign four-year deals after swapping clubs ‘This is a club that wants to go in the right direction’ Crystal Palace and Everton have agreed a straight swap for Brennan Johnson and Dwight McNeil – six months after McNeil’s partner accused Palace of messing with his mental health after pulling out of a deal. McNeil…

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Fulham confirm the signing of Southampton midfielder Shea Charles in a deal worth up to £30m.

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Everton and Crystal Palace complete the swap deal for Dwight McNeil and Brennan Johnson.

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The emergence of teenage defender Ifeanyi Ndukwe has been one of the main storylines of Liverpool's pre-season - but why can the 18-year-old only play friendly matches?

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New Manchester City manager Enzo Maresca talks about replacing Pep Guardiola, his interest in AI and his captaincy dilemma.

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US President Donald Trump says it would be a "terrible mistake" if under-pressure Fifa president Gianni Infantino was ousted.

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US president backs ‘fantastic’ Infantino in Truth Social post Infantino under pressure following doomed World Cup sell-off plan US president Donald Trump has warned Fifa would be making a “terrible mistake” if they get rid of Gianni Infantino as the head of world football’s governing body. Infantino has come under p…

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New head coach Marco Rose has a lot to live up to after last season’s sixth-placed finish while fans have a first year in Europe to look forward to Guardian writers’ predicted position: 12th (NB: this is not necessarily Ben Fisher’s prediction but the average of our writers’ tips) Last season’s position: 6th Continu…

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Spurs will play Charlton, Preston v Everton Brentford away at Birmingham; Ipswich v Leicester Five-time winners Chelsea have been handed a home draw against League One Luton in the second round of the Carabao Cup. Chelsea’s new manager, Xabi Alonso, will begin the club’s attempt to win the competition for the first…

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One big signing missed, but one big signing through the doors - it's been a mixed transfer window for Arsenal.

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Nottingham Forest will face Leeds in the Carabao Cup in the only all-Premier League tie in the second round of the competition.

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Ronald Araujo has joined Liverpool on loan from Barcelona. We explain why Liverpool moved for the Uruguay defender and what went wrong at Barcelona.

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Aston Villa are in talks over a move for Bayern Munich midfielder Joao Palhinha.

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