South African football news

What a difference a year makes as Aberdeen get the better of Hearts - but what comes next for these two sides?

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Reaction to big wins for St Mirren away to Falkirk and Aberdeen's dramatic late show

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Two stoppage-time goals secure 2-1 win at Pittodrie St Johnstone fight back to beat Kilmarnock 4-3 Hearts’ miserable summer continued as they conceded two late goals to lose 2-1 to Aberdeen in their Premiership opener at Pittodrie. Wouter Vrancken and Hearts looked on course for a much-needed victory after a turbule…

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Check out the significant signings and departures in the Premier League, Scottish Premiership, EFL and Women's Super League.

Brentford confirmed the signing of Mali midfielder Mamadou Sangare from Lens for a club record fee.

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Watch highlights as Enzo Maresca loses his first match in charge of Manchester City following a defeat on penalties to Inter Milan after a 1-1 friendly draw in Hong Kong.

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35-year-old Brighton striker Welbeck seals £5m move Mali international Sangaré joins Bees for reported £39m Chelsea have signed Brighton’s veteran striker Danny Welbeck in a deal worth a reported £5m. Welbeck has agreed a two-year contract and will link up with Xabi Alonso’s squad on their pre-season tour. The 35-ye…

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Chelsea complete the signing of Brighton striker Danny Welbeck.

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Former West Ham co-owner David Gold's daughter Vanessa confirms plans to sell shares to a consortium headed by ex-Newcastle co-owner Amanda Staveley.

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Watch all 13 Premier League goals scored by new Chelsea signing Danny Welbeck last season, including three against his new club.

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Previously agreed sale to Daniel Kretinsky falls through Vanessa Gold, daughter of former chair, is selling ⁠up A consortium led by Amanda Staveley has reached an agreement to buy a ‌25.1% stake in West ⁠Ham after Vanessa Gold, daughter of the former chair David Gold, ⁠agreed to sell ⁠her ​family’s shares in the Cha…

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Despite Manchester City's penalty-shootout defeat by Inter Milan, teenager Ryan McAidoo grabs the opportunity to show manager Enzo Maresca what he can do.

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New head coach needs to use the transfer market with defensive cover vital as injuries hamper US pre-season tour “Faster, faster,” bellowed Andoni Iraola throughout the open training session Liverpool held in Chicago on Friday. His first pre-season tour as Liverpool head coach ends at the city’s famous Soldier Field…

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Ten-man Spurs win pre-season match 2-1 in Sydney ‘He’s important, it’s not easy to find another striker’ Roberto De Zerbi wants Richarlison to stay at Tottenham, but says the striker, who has been linked with a move away, is still unsure about his future. The Brazilian scored a last-gasp winner as 10-man Tottenham d…

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Uefa’s call for a boycott and declaration of no-confidence must be the opening salvos in push to dethrone game’s global leader There is no time to dance around the subject. Gianni Infantino must stand down as Fifa president or otherwise be legally removed. No fresh chances can be made available for an official who h…

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Xabi Alonso says he is "very happy" to be welcoming Mykhailo Mudryk back into his Chelsea squad, but it is "too early" to understand what he can do.

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Portugal defender Antonio Silva says he is excited to join Bournemouth after signing for the Cherries in a deal worth up to £25.7m.

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Roberto de Zerbi says Tottenham "don't know" whether Richarlison will stay or leave, as he "sometimes" wants to leave.

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BBC Sport's Simon Stone reflects on the unravelling of Gianni Infantino's plans to sell off stakes in Fifa competitions.

The actual presentation of FIFA's plan to part-privatise the World Cup raises many more questions than it answers.

With youth and senior qualifiers on the horizon, Fifa’s aborted plan to sell stakes in its major tournaments would have heavily impacted the women’s game Despite not having been deemed worthy of more than a single mention in Fifa’s 25-page sales deck to its 211 member associations on its doomed proposal to sell off…

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