South African football news

In a mailbag edition of his newsletter, Jonathan Wilson answers questions about Michael Carrick, VAR and the Premier League’s new teams Sign up for our free newsletter here Manchester United finally seem to have something that resembles stability in the dressing room under Michael Carrick. I feel with quality signin…

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Group including Amazon founder has held talks with FSG Bhatia and Facebook co-founder Saverin also involved A consortium including the Amazon founder, Jeff Bezos, is close to completing a deal for a 30% stake in Liverpool after months of talks with Fenway Sports Group. The investors are led by Amit Bhatia, the son-i…

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A group including Amazon founder Jeff Bezos advances its talks to buy about a 30% stake in Liverpool, BBC Sport has been told.

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The inside story of Manchester United's attempt to get Jose Mourinho to replace Sir Alex Ferguson, why he said 'no' and the impact of that decision.

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Player agrees terms but Lille want €100m for 18-year-old Barça to return with improved bid for Rodri this week Manchester City are closing in on signing Ayyoub Bouaddi from Lille, with the midfielder’s expected arrival clearing the path for Rodri to join Barcelona. The 18-year-old has agreed personal terms with City…

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Unai Emery’s task seems to get harder each year, and the Europa League winners need their big signings to shine Guardian writers’ predicted position: 7th (NB: this is not necessarily Ben Fisher’s prediction but the average of our writers’ tips) Last season’s position: 4th Continue reading...

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Confederations write open letter damning Fifa president Concacaf president Montagliani seen as top contender Uefa, the Asian Football Confederation and Concacaf will push for Gianni Infantino to resign after writing an open letter calling for “leadership that serves football, not seeks to command it”. In a dramatic…

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Gunners expected to return with fresh bid for Konsa Arteta says existing players need to step up for now Arsenal are stepping up their efforts to sign defensive cover for William Saliba after Mikel Arteta revealed that Jurriën Timber is still “weeks away” from returning to competitive action. Saliba is set to be sid…

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Fifa has been accused of breaking trust "through deception" in an open letter issued by Uefa, Concacaf and the Asian Football Confederation.

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Everton and Crystal Palace agree a swap deal that will involve Toffees' winger Dwight McNeil joining the Eagles and Wales international Brennan Johnson moving in the opposite direction.

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Today’s fluff is counting the pennies A sense of excitement is what Aston Villa need at the moment after selling off key players. What better way to create it than signing a prodigious talent from Real Madrid? The Villans have inquired about the Brazilian Endrick , who impressed on loan at Lyon last season, and may…

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Four pre-season games is a very small sample, but Andoni Iraola is starting to put his stamp on Liverpool. So how are the Reds shaping up under their new boss?

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Mourinho: I reneged on deal and returned to Chelsea Ferguson confirms story in new Netflix documentary José Mourinho has revealed he signed a contract to succeed Sir Alex Ferguson as Manchester United manager in 2013 only to tearfully renege on the deal and return to Chelsea. The football world was rocked when the S…

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With most of their rivals changing managers, can the champions go back-to-back for the first time in more than 90 years? Guardian writers’ predicted position: 1st (NB: this is not necessarily Ed Aarons’ prediction but the average of our writers’ tips) Last season’s position: 1st Continue reading...

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David Moyes succeeded Sir Alex Ferguson at Old Trafford in 2013 but things could have been so different, Jose Mourinho reveals in a new documentary.

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Chelsea's pre-season campaign was all about new manager Xabi Alonso, so what have we learned about his side?

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Delap scores twice from spot in 3-3 draw with JDT Manager made 11 changes against Malaysian champions Chelsea’s problems mounted as their pre-season tour came to an end in a strangely fiery draw against the Malaysian champions Johor Darul Ta’zim. The omens do not look promising with a bloated choice of forwards, ech…

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Head coach frustrated by ‘tired’ performance Monaco come from two down to win 3-2 at Anfield Andoni Iraola told his Liverpool team they have work to do after ­squandering a 2-0 lead against Monaco to lose a second successive pre-season friendly. The former Bournemouth coach last managed a game at Anfield almost exac…

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After throwing away a two-goal lead for the second match in a row, Andoni Iraola says his Liverpool side "cannot sustain the level we want".

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France international Lucas Digne has completed his move from Aston Villa to European champions Paris St-Germain.

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Tebas says Swiss is ‘destroying essence of football’ Any reform at highest levels must be ‘genuine’ Javier Tebas says Gianni Infantino’s position as Fifa president is untenable, claiming he is “destroying the very essence of football” while calling for reform at the highest levels of the game. The La Liga president,…

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