South African football news

Manchester United have confirmed that midfielder Manuel Ugarte suffered knee ligament damage during Uruguay's World Cup defeat by Spain.

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Sunderland want to keep former Leverkusen player Como have eye on Chelsea defender Trevoh Chalobah Chelsea are interested in signing Sunderland’s Granit Xhaka, who was a key player for Xabi Alonso at Bayer Leverkusen. Xhaka, who has two years on his deal, joined Sunderland last summer and played a major role in them…

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England midfielder’s remarkable rise started off in League Two and his £116m move to Manchester City is confirmation of his relentless progress At Bristol Rovers the players would fight to be on Elliot Anderson’s team in training five-a-sides because they knew they would be victorious. Even as a teenager, the midfie…

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As Belgian head coach Wouter Vranckin takes charge at Hearts, it marks a strengthening of the club's data-driven vision, writes Thomas Duncan.

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Manchester United goalkeeper Andre Onana rejoins Turkish side Trabzonspor on loan for the 2026-27 season.

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Manchester City agree a club record deal with Nottingham Forest to sign England midfielder Elliot Anderson.

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Newcastle midfielders Sandro Tonali and Bruno Guimaraes are in demand, Chelsea want Maxence Lacroix and Liverpool still chase Yan Diomande.

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Wales manager Craig Bellamy's proposed move to take charge at Championship side Burnley has fallen through.

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Defender Piero Hincapie makes his loan move from Bayer Leverkusen to Arsenal permanent.

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League One: Notts Co v Leicester, Barnsley v Bromley York return to League Two with visit of Bristol Rovers Wolves will launch the Championship season at home against Blackburn, while West Ham head to Burnley in a meeting of the other two relegated sides in one of the more eye-catching fixtures on the opening weeken…

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Leicester City will start their League One season at promoted Notts County, while Bromley's first-ever match in the division will be at Barnsley.

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Relegated Burnley and West Ham will meet on the opening weekend of the Championship season on Sunday, 16 August.

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Fifa agrees joint venture with lobby group EFC Next edition poised to expand from 32 to 48 clubs Fifa has agreed to create a joint venture with the lobby group European Football Clubs (EFC) to operate the Club World Cup, which is likely to mean more Premier League clubs enter the lucrative competition. Chelsea earne…

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Cody Gakpo is thriving with the Netherlands but increased competition means his Liverpool future is uncertain.

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The former Tottenham coach experienced three body blows early in his tenure with the US, each contributing to the solid World Cup to come Tears welled in Mauricio Pochettino’s eyes. His US team had just lost the 2025 Gold Cup final in a hard-fought match to determine the regional crown. To make matters worse they ha…

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Chelsea step up their efforts to sign Crystal Palace defender Maxence Lacroix, who is emerging as a major target this summer.

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Scotland goalkeeper Angus Gunn could be a target for Manchester United, while Arsenal continue to pursue Aston Villa midfielder Morgan Rogers and Everton make a move for West Ham captain Jarrod Bowen, plus more.

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Brighton are in advanced talks to sign Juventus and Switzerland midfielder Lia Walti.

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West Ham value Mateus Fernandes at £80m amid interest from Tottenham, who want a central midfielder this summer and have had a bid rejected for Newcastle's Sandro Tonali.

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Declan Rice’s fitness monitored before Panama game Tuchel hopes Saka could start final group match England are sweating on the fitness of Reece James before facing Panama on Saturday after the right-back complained of a tight hamstring. James is being assessed after Tuesday’s draw with Ghana and Thomas Tuchel is unl…

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Aston Villa could be banned from selling tickets for a European away game next season following an incident at the Europa League final.

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