South African football news

Brighton have third bid accepted by Tottenham and will pay club record £46m for highly-rated young defender Luka Vuskovic

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Forest had June break clause in Pereira’s contract Glasner will be club’s fifth coach in less than a year Nottingham Forest will make Oliver Glasner their fifth head coach in less than a year after sacking Vítor Pereira. Forest were offered the chance to appoint Glasner on a three-year contract after he left Crystal…

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Vitor Pereira has left Nottingham Forest with the club poised to appoint former Crystal Palace boss Oliver Glasner as his successor.

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20-year-old centre-back moves to Anfield from Rennes Italy right-back signs seven-year deal at Stamford Bridge Jérémy Jacquet has officially completed his £60m move to Liverpool from Rennes, while Chelsea have announced the £47m signing of Atalanta right-back Marco Palestra. Liverpool beat Chelsea and Bayern Munich…

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Right-back Marco Palestra, 21, becomes Xabi Alonso's first signing as Chelsea manager.

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Manchester United have missed out on a second midfield target in Mateus Fernandes but are refusing to panic even though they are yet to sign any players this summer.

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Manchester City striker Erling Haaland scores a late winner as Norway beat Ivory Coast 2-1 to book their place in the last 16 in the 2026 World Cup.

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Spurs beat Manchester United to signing of midfielder Fernandes due to have medical before completing deal Tottenham are poised to break their transfer record after beating Manchester United to the signing of Mateus Fernandes for £85m. The Portugal international is heading for a new challenge after West Ham’s relega…

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Tottenham agree a deal to sign West Ham's Mateus Fernandes as Manchester United pull out of the race for midfielder.

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Tottenham Hotspur goalkeeper Antonin Kinsky signs a new, improved contract with the Premier League club.

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Bruno Guimaraes has been Newcastle United's leader, but Arsenal are lurking with intent and could soon try to prise him away. What happens next, and could he yet stay put?

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Former England captain Wayne Rooney says he would start Manchester United midfielder Kobbie Mainoo instead of Elliot Anderson in Wednesday's World Cup last-32 tie with DR Congo.

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Bournemouth reject an enquiry from Arsenal for Alex Scott and say the midfielder is not for sale this summer.

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Liverpool target Yan Diomande would prefer to join Paris St-Germain, as the French club aim to agree a deal with RB Leipzig for the Ivory Coast winger.

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Everton are close to agreeing a deal to sign Middlesbrough's highly-rated midfielder Hayden Hackney.

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Pep Guardiola passes the baton on to Enzo Maresca, but why have Manchester City chosen the Italian as the Spaniard's replacement?

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Australia captain back in league she left in 2019 Striker won 11 major trophies in spell at Chelsea Sam Kerr is joining Gotham FC in the National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL) after spending the past six and a half years with Chelsea. Gotham announced on Monday they had signed the striker to a deal through 2030. The…

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New manager needs to gain true backing from the hierarchy by stepping out from Guardiola’s shadow How Enzo Maresca follows Pep Guardiola is the searing question he has to answer – from fans, pundits, football scribes and, more vitally, where it matters: on the pitch. In 10 era-defining years Guardiola claimed 20 tit…

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Enzo Maresca signs three-year Manchester City deal after agreeing to pay compensation to former club Chelsea.

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Former Brazil midfielder Lucas Leiva explains why Manchester United striker Matheus Cunha is so important to Brazil's adaptable system under Carlo Ancelotti.

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For anyone outside the dressing room it is hard to predict what the Mister will do but he will be prepared for Japan on Monday The 2022 Champions League semi-final. The Santiago Bernabéu. More than 60,000 fans in the stands, and Manchester City leading 1-0. I was on the Real Madrid bench when Carlo Ancelotti called…

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