South African football news

Newly-promoted Birmingham City sign goalkeeper Sophie Baggaley as a free agent after she leaves Brighton.

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Tommy Elphick and Shaun Cooper to work on set-pieces Iraola felt ‘very lucky’ to work with them at Bournemouth Andoni Iraola has outlined the roles his backroom staff will play in trying to improve Liverpool’s set-piece record next season and admitted he was “very lucky” to inherit a talented coaching team at Bourne…

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Midfielder agrees five-year contract after £34m move Dutch winger leaves West Ham in deal worth £60m Newcastle have made Aladji Bamba their fourth signing of the summer after the 20-year-old midfielder ­completed a move from Monaco for a fee that could rise to £34m. “I’m very happy to be here,” said Bamba. “I was ve…

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Our cartoonist looks back at the big stories and headline-generating characters at the biggest World Cup ever 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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Former Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola turns down the chance to coach Italy.

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Suggests role will be his final job in top-level football Warns journalists to ‘leave my family in peace’ Jürgen Klopp said he wants his team to “change a country” after being confirmed as Germany’s new head coach, but threatened to stand down if his family are hounded by the media during his time in charge. In a fo…

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Manchester United sign goalkeeper Janina Leitzig from Leicester City for an undisclosed fee.

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Ruari's mum denies any wrongdoing and says she manages other family members' tickets for them.

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Why Morgan Rogers' skillset means he and fellow attacking midfielder Cole Palmer will prosper in Xabi Alonso's Chelsea.

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Real Madrid open to selling Aurelien Tchouameni to Manchester United, Arsenal eye John Stones and Ezri Konsa, Chelsea favourites for Kerim Alajbegovic, Yan Diomande back on radar of Premier League clubs and Daizen Maeda set for Ipswich Town move.

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Former England and Tottenham striker Jermain Defoe has described his first managerial job as an "eye-opening experience" following his departure from National League side Woking after just four months and nine matches in charge.

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Sam Kerr’s and Alexia Putellas’s moves were hard to miss but these transfers may have escaped your attention There were a host of big women’s football transfers which were hard to miss across June and July, despite the dominance of the men’s World Cup. Among them were Beth Mead’s move from Arsenal to Manchester City…

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Italy held discussions with Carlo Ancelotti to become their national team manager before opening talks with Pep Guardiola.

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The England attacker thrives when he can gallop into space but Xabi Alonso’s best team built attacks slowly By Opta Analyst It quickly became apparent this summer that Aston Villa would not be holding on to Morgan Rogers. Having helped the club finish fourth in the Premier League and win the Europa League , the 23-y…

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AC Milan midfielder Luka Modric - who turns 41 in September - signs a one-year contract extension at the club.

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Arsenal are set to make a £70m offer for Newcastle captain Bruno Guimaraes.

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Manchester City confirm the arrival of Elliot Anderson on a five-year deal, as the England player is tipped to become a "complete midfielder" at his new club.

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‘They’re winners, relentless, a team I want to be part of’ Midfielder hails De Bruyne as a childhood inspiration Elliot Anderson has called Manchester City the “kings of Manchester” after completing his £116m move to the club from Nottingham Forest. The 23-year-old was a key part of England’s third-place finish at t…

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Newcastle United and Liverpool are in discussions over a tribute to Kevin Keegan before their Premier League opener at St James' Park on Sunday 23rd August.

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Argentinian surplus to requirements at Chelsea Deal follows Morgan Rogers’ switch to Stamford Bridge Aston Villa have confirmed the loan signing of the Chelsea winger Alejandro Garnacho , as a summer of change continues at Villa Park. The deal for Garnacho’s season-long loan includes a conditional obligation to buy…

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Aberdeen Football Club have been granted a permanent alcohol licence by city council for matches at Pittodrie.

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