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Italian footballer who captained AC Milan for 15 of his 20 seasons, a period of unprecedented success for the club At a time when Italian football was known for the excellence of its defensive systems, Franco Baresi , who has died aged 66 after a period of ill health, embodied its most prized qualities. Whether with…

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Chelsea sign Italy attacking midfielder Giulia Dragoni from Barcelona on a four-year contract.

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Fifa's chief operating officer strongly criticises Gianni Infantino's plan to sell stakes in competitions to private investors.

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Eddie Howe steps down as head coach of Newcastle United after nearly five years in charge.

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Chelsea and Ukraine winger Mykhailo Mudryk has not played since November 2024, and has been unable to access the club's training ground.

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Celtic reject a West Ham approach for Arne Engels while there is Everton interest in Alistair Johnston, manager Martin O'Neill confirms.

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Southampton head coach Tonda Eckert says the looming FA charge over the Spygate scandal is on his mind as he awaits a verdict.

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Club escape suspended six-point deduction on appeal Owners admitted secret payments by previous regime Chelsea have been fined £10m by the FA and served with a suspended transfer ban for multiple violations of transfer rules during the Roman Abramovich era. The sanction reflects a similar punishment handed to the Bl…

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Fifa's president Gianni Infantino's plans will make women's football "the first casualties" according to former England defender Anita Asante.

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Chelsea are fined £10m by the Football Association for breaching rules relating to payments to agents between 2009 and 2022.

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Midfielder could still fly to La Manga on Sunday Howe says he stood down ‘to recharge and take a break’ Bruno Guimarães was not on Newcastle’s flight to Murcia on Friday lunchtime as Eddie Howe’s former players prepared to meet their new head coach in southern Spain. As Guimarães, who is believed to be in Brazil, ap…

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Research analysis to be delivered by 11 September Decision on expansion could be taken this year Fifa is pushing ahead with plans to expand the World Cup to 64 teams from 2030 and has opened a tender to research companies to assess the economic benefits on a hugely accelerated timescale. In another twist during a we…

The late centre-back defined an era of Italian defending and his collection of honours is eternal proof of his class There are very few players who become bywords for their position, who enjoy universal acclaim. But for anybody who watched football in the late 80s or early 90s, Franco Baresi was the central defender…

Harry Kane, Rodri, Lamine Yamal, Kylian Mbappé and Lionel Messi are the frontrunners for the annual prize By WhoScored Seventy-three goals in 64 games for club and country – the second most prolific season by any player in history after Lionel Messi’s 82-goal campaign in 2011-12 – not bad for a man who once sat on t…

Liverpool's Curtis Jones has a heated argument with team-mate Dominik Szoboszlai after his side's win over Wrexham.

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Prime Minister Andy Burnham says Gianni Infantino is "the wrong man" to lead Fifa as criticism grows of the controversial investment plan.

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Today’s rumours have a geordie flavour Eddie Howe presumably won’t be reading this page for a while. Perhaps the now departed Newcastle boss will be seeking some beach time, looking out to sea and mentally preparing his audition for the England job while his assistant Jason Tindall works on trying to be as quick ove…

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Chelsea and England forward Aggie Beever-Jones had her "hardest" season in 2025-26 and she had a big decision to make about her future when it ended.

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Which Premier League clubs have carried the biggest World Cup workload?

Bournemouth agree a deal worth up to almost £26m for Benfica centre-back Antonio Silva.

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A new Scottish Premiership season begins on Friday, but will anyone match Heart of Midlothian from last term and challenge Celtic and Rangers for the title?

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