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Former England captain and manager Kevin Keegan dies at the age of 75, seven weeks after he revealed he had been diagnosed with stage four cancer.

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Keegan revealed in June 2026 he had stage four cancer Starred for Liverpool, Hamburg, Newcastle and England Kevin Keegan, the former England and Newcastle manager who was twice named European Footballer of the Year, has died aged 75. As a player, Keegan illuminated countless matches and in the 1970s proved a stalwar…

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Hannah Blundell, who has won three England caps, says it was an "easy decision" to make her Everton move permanent after leaving Manchester United.

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Liverpool sign attacking midfielder Mao Itamura from Feyenoord.

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United get club-record fee of about £850,000 for forward Malard follows McCabe and Matsukubo into Chelsea Chelsea have announced the signing of the France forward Melvine Malard from Manchester United on a four-year contract. The Guardian revealed last week that a deal was close for the 26-year-old, who has left Uni…

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Brazil midfielder Gomes joins from Wolves United sign young winger Thompson from Spurs The Brazil international João Gomes has joined Aston Villa in a £38m deal. The 25-year-old midfielder, who has 10 caps, ends a three-and-a-half-year spell at Wolves, for whom he made 130 appearances after signing from Flamengo. Go…

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Aston Villa move for Brazil midfielder Joao Gomes after Amadou Onana suffered a serious knee injury at the World Cup.

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The World Cup is over, and Marcus Rashford returns home not knowing if his future at club level lies with Manchester United.

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Arsenal are weighing up a move for John Stones as a replacement for the injured William Saliba, Chelsea hold formal talks over Maxence Lacroix, plus more.

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Tom Heaton is backing Manchester United team-mate Senne Lammens to emerge as a stronger character from his World Cup disappointment.

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Fee makes Rogers most expensive English player Arsenal were also keen on Rogers, a £15m Villa signing Chelsea are poised to sign Morgan Rogers from Aston Villa for £117m. The attacking midfielder has agreed terms on a six-year contract and is due to undergo a medical on Monday. Arsenal were interested in Rogers and…

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Chelsea have agreed a club record £117m deal to sign England international midfielder Morgan Rogers from Aston Villa.

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New Liverpool manager Andoni Iraola has lots of decisions to make ahead of the new season. BBC Sport gives an insight into his first week in the job.

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With the World Cup final taking place on Sunday and the start of the Premier League just over a month away, supporters are starting to think about how their side is shaping up for the new campaign.

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Brash midfielder has admirers in Madrid, though his World Cup displays illustrate what he can offer Xabi Alonso’s Blues Enzo Fernández was an unstoppable mix of style and spite during Argentina’s win over England . The midfielder’s first contribution during Wednesday’s semi-final in Atlanta was to plough into Elliot…

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It is a new era for Aston Villa - and Johan Manzambi, who has just joined in a club record deal worth more than £50m - will be one of the poster boys.

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Arsenal want Morgan Rogers, Mohamed Salah is set to join Besiktas, Manchester United are interested in Neco Williams, plus more.

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Atalanta midfielder Ederson extends his contract after a move to Manchester United collapses.

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Southampton head coach Tonda Eckert admits it has been "tough to read" judgement on his role in the scandal that saw the club kicked out of the Championship play-offs.

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Leeds United sign defender Tarik Muharemovic for £34.1m from Serie A side Sassuolo.

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Liverpool midfielder Dominik Szoboszlai signs a new five-year contract at Anfield.

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