South African football news

PSG's Bradley Barcola verbally agrees to join Liverpool but clubs apart on valuation, Real Madrid have no plans to sell Vinicius Jr, Everton want around £70m for Iliman Ndiaye, plus more.

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Reported incidents of all discrimination reach new high Reports of abuse in grassroots football rose for fifth year Abusive chanting against immigrants has become a feature of football matches in England, according to new data from Kick It Out. Last season 39 reports of anti-immigrant chanting were made to the anti-…

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Youngsters Brian Madjo and George Hemmings scored in Aston Villa's defeat to Real Sociedad.

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New manager’s No 1 priority must be to persuade World Cup-winning captain to stay as Real Madrid circle “Welcome home,” was Khaldoon al-Mubarak’s warm greeting to Enzo Maresca on his appointment last month as Manchester City manager. Now, after two previous spells at the club, the Italian’s task is to keep the chair…

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World governing body set to raise millions from venture Uefa hits out at proposal and could take legal action Explainer: what Fifa’s plans mean and what happens next Fifa has announced plans to sell the commercial rights to its tournaments, including the World Cup, to private investors in a controversial move that t…

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‘There will be a lot of transfer links, a lot of rumours’ Chelsea hit back to beat Western Sydney Wanderers 6-4 Xabi Alonso refused to confirm Chelsea are interested in signing the veterans Danny Welbeck and Jordan Henderson after his first game in charge of the team, a 6-4 pre-season victory against Western Sydney…

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Uefa and Prime Minister Andy Burnham criticise proposals from Fifa to seek private investment in its competitions, including the World Cup.

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Mancini replaces Gattuso for second spell in charge Ranieri takes over from Paolo Maldini in overseeing role Roberto Mancini has agreed to be Italy head coach for a second time, the president of the Italian Football ​Federation (FIGC), Giovanni Malagò said on Tuesday, also confirming Claudio Ranieri would take over…

New France head coach Zinedine Zidane produces a masterclass against Brazil in the quarter-finals of the 2006 World Cup.

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Xabi Alonso's first game as Chelsea manager is defined by four strikers - from one who scored a hat-trick to one who could leave.

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Full-back on being reunited with former manager, the shock of Arne Slot’s sacking and being mistaken for a bridegroom It has been quite the summer for Milos Kerkez. There was time at home in Serbia, holidays in Montenegro and Spain, a frantic knock on his bedroom door one day to tell him that Arne Slot had been sack…

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Four-year deal agreed with successor to Deschamps ‘I have so many emotions, I am ready for the challenge’ For Tuesday’s front page, L’Équipe simply went with “Il revient” – “He’s back” – echoing the newspaper’s 2005 headline when Zinedine Zidane came out of international retirement. At the time, the midfielder’s upc…

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Former Real Madrid manager Zinedine Zidane has been confirmed as the head coach of the France national team.

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Today’s rumours are napping on the beach As sports fans everywhere eagerly await the resumption of cricket’s County Championship season , what better way to while away a few minutes than to contemplate the latest football transfer rumours? Manchester United and Michael Carrick want to sign the 23-year-old Portugal w…

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In six months Iyiola Adebayo went from captaining West Ham youth teams to delivering pizzas but he has found a new direction “Within six months of being the captain at West Ham and playing in the Youth Cup, I was delivery driving at Domino’s,” says Iyiola Adebayo. Adebayo had joined at eight the academy that produce…

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Chelsea are targeting deals for Maxence Lacroix, Jordan Henderson and Danny Welbeck - three experienced heads, in an age when the focus has been on youth.

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Cwmbran Celtic and Cwmbran Town are separated by just 40 metres but will meet on the pitch for the first time in 16 years.

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Manchester City brace for Real Madrid's Rodri bid, Leeds set to sign James Trafford for £40m, Crystal Palace agree terms with Raphael Le Guen and Real Madrid set for Vinicius Jr talks amid Arsenal interest.

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Defender left Manchester City on free transfer ‘I still feel I have so much to give to a club’ Inter are closing in on signing John Stones as a free transfer after the 32-year-old defender left Manchester City in June. Inter and their rival Italian club Juventus were interested in Stones before the World Cup and the…

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Democrat Jamie Raskin pushes Fifa to release records of contact with Trump, administration and family business Jamie Raskin, the top Democrat on the House judiciary committee, has launched an investigation into Fifa president Gianni Infantino, seeking documents that would detail the ties between soccer’s governing b…

England defender John Stones is in advanced talks with Inter Milan about joining the Italian side on a free transfer.

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