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BBC Sport — FootballFri, 31 Jul · 15:56Eckert will be happy when FA reaches Spygate verdict
Southampton head coach Tonda Eckert says the looming FA charge over the Spygate scandal is on his mind as he awaits a verdict.
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Guardian — FootballFri, 31 Jul · 15:55Chelsea fined £10m and given suspended transfer ban by FA over agent breaches
Club escape suspended six-point deduction on appeal Owners admitted secret payments by previous regime Chelsea have been fined £10m by the FA and served with a suspended transfer ban for multiple violations of transfer rules during the Roman Abramovich era. The sanction reflects a similar punishment handed to the Bl…
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BBC Sport — FootballFri, 31 Jul · 15:13Chelsea fined £10m but avoid suspended points deduction
Chelsea are fined £10m by the Football Association for breaching rules relating to payments to agents between 2009 and 2022.
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Guardian — FootballFri, 31 Jul · 14:50Arsenal target Bruno Guimarães not on Newcastle’s flight to pre-season camp
Midfielder could still fly to La Manga on Sunday Howe says he stood down ‘to recharge and take a break’ Bruno Guimarães was not on Newcastle’s flight to Murcia on Friday lunchtime as Eddie Howe’s former players prepared to meet their new head coach in southern Spain. As Guimarães, who is believed to be in Brazil, ap…
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BBC Sport — FootballFri, 31 Jul · 11:33Liverpool's Jones argues with Szoboszlai after game
Liverpool's Curtis Jones has a heated argument with team-mate Dominik Szoboszlai after his side's win over Wrexham.
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BBC Sport — FootballFri, 31 Jul · 10:44Burnham says Infantino 'wrong man' to lead Fifa as criticism grows
Prime Minister Andy Burnham says Gianni Infantino is "the wrong man" to lead Fifa as criticism grows of the controversial investment plan.
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Guardian — FootballFri, 31 Jul · 10:37Football transfer rumours: Guimarães set for Arsenal? Newcastle to bring in Froholdt?
Today’s rumours have a geordie flavour Eddie Howe presumably won’t be reading this page for a while. Perhaps the now departed Newcastle boss will be seeking some beach time, looking out to sea and mentally preparing his audition for the England job while his assistant Jason Tindall works on trying to be as quick ove…
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BBC Sport — FootballFri, 31 Jul · 10:09Beever-Jones ready to 'conquer' new season after injury troubles last term
Chelsea and England forward Aggie Beever-Jones had her "hardest" season in 2025-26 and she had a big decision to make about her future when it ended.
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BBC Sport — FootballFri, 31 Jul · 10:03Bournemouth agree £26m fee for Benfica defender Silva
Bournemouth agree a deal worth up to almost £26m for Benfica centre-back Antonio Silva.
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BBC Sport — FootballFri, 31 Jul · 09:25Courting controversy and befriending Trump - the story of Fifa boss Infantino
Gianni Infantino has clashed with unions and European football, but after 10 years as Fifa president he remains in a powerful position.
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Guardian — FootballFri, 31 Jul · 09:00Jaissle heads for Newcastle after success in Saudi Arabia that has eluded so many
German coach was almost unknown on arrival in Saudi Pro League in 2023 but clinched major titles and won over fans Taking over a big, underachieving port city club with a loyal fanbase that is desperate for success should not faze Matthias Jaissle. Should he take the role vacated by Eddie Howe , the 38-year-old Germ…
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BBC Sport — FootballFri, 31 Jul · 08:51AC Milan and Italy great Baresi dies aged 66
AC Milan and Italy great Franco Baresi has died at the age of 66, the Italian club announces.
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BBC Sport — FootballFri, 31 Jul · 07:12De Zerbi's 'ultra' roots and the Brescia connection at Spurs
Roberto de Zerbi says he was born an ultra, raised on the Brescia curva alongside his father - and he has carried those roots to north London.
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Guardian — FootballFri, 31 Jul · 06:55Infantino increasingly embattled after senior adviser resigns over World Cup sell-off plans
Infantino’s role as president under increasing pressure 143 of Fifa’s 211 members now stand against scheme Gianni Infantino’s authority has been dealt a fresh blow after Carlos Cordeiro, one of his senior advisers, resigned with immediate effect in protest at proposals to sell a stake in the World Cup. In the latest…
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BBC Sport — FootballThu, 30 Jul · 21:06Staveley in talks to buy 25% stake in West Ham
A consortium led by former Newcastle United co-owner Amanda Staveley holds talks about purchasing a 25% stake in Championship club West Ham.
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Guardian — FootballThu, 30 Jul · 21:00Not so black and white: how Eddie Howe lost control at Newcastle in one summer | Louise Taylor
Everything was looking rosy for Howe at St James’ Park until Alexander Isak’s departure led to rushed signings and a messy season Last September, David Hopkinson, just installed as Newcastle’s chief executive, perched on a stool at a downstairs corner table in Shearer’s Bar at St James’ Park and between sips of zero…
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Guardian — FootballThu, 30 Jul · 17:33Toon turnover: the stats behind Eddie Howe’s highs and lows at Newcastle
During Eddie Howe’s time at Newcastle, only four clubs earned more Premier League points, but the team underperformed last term When Eddie Howe was appointed by Newcastle in November 2021, the club was 19th in the Premier League with no wins after 11 games. He steered them to 11th by the end of the campaign, and the…
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Guardian — FootballThu, 30 Jul · 17:29Football Daily | Thought leader Eddie Howe runs out of time and ideas at Newcastle
Sign up now! Sign up now! Sign up now? Sign up now! That a vote of confidence isn’t worth the paper it’s written on has long been a footballing cliche. But not until this day did we know that this even applies to a vote of confidence that comes from Jonjo Shelvey – a man so devoted to the righteously upstanding that…
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BBC Sport — FootballThu, 30 Jul · 17:10Challenging times ahead for Newcastle - Shearer
MOTD pundit and Newcastle United legend Alan Shearer explains why he is worried about what will happen next at his old club after the departure of manager Eddie Howe.
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Guardian — FootballThu, 30 Jul · 17:00Harvey Elliott revels in ‘second chance’ at Liverpool and has no regrets over Aston Villa loan
Midfielder grateful to be back with boyhood club Hardly played at Villa but won the Europa League Harvey Elliott believes he has been given “a second chance” at Liverpool and denied his ill-fated loan to Aston Villa was a lost year in his career. Elliott joined Villa on a season-long loan last September with an obli…
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Guardian — FootballThu, 30 Jul · 16:19Fifa’s sales pitch revealed: more tournaments, more debt … but no mention of women’s game
Fifa’s 25-page sales deck produced by JP Morgan Reference made to doubling global tournaments Fifa’s sales pitch to persuade members to approve the sale of the World Cup’s commercial rights clearly states that its plans for financial growth will be achieved by staging more tournaments, having higher ticket prices an…
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