South African football news

Despite a busy transfer window with Beth Mead moving on and seven new signings, academy graduates such as Lotte Wubben-Moy remain key to trophies Georgia Stanway looks at her arms and then down at her legs on day one of Arsenal’s pre-season. “As you can see, I’m covered in tattoos,” she says. “I only see the bare sk…

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Celtic to pay record fee for striker and closing in on Croatian goalkeeper from Spanish second tier...

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Those who knew the South African, who died aged 25 not long after playing at the World Cup, describe a humble and hard-working man who cared about friends and family For Jayden Adams, the South Africa midfielder who died this month at the age of 25 , football was a “safe space”. Those words, used by Adams’s junior c…

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Liverpool start life under Andoni Iraola with a 4-2 win over Sunderland thanks to goals from Kieran Morrison, Dominik Szoboszlai, Federico Chiesa and Lewis Koumas.

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Liverpool defeat Sunderland 4-2 in friendly in Nashville When Gomez went down, central defence formed by two teenagers The Andoni Iraola era at Liverpool opened with a victory over Sunderland in Nashville – and a deepening of concerns over the defensive options at his disposal. The sight of Joe Gomez hobbling off af…

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Arsenal explore move for Vinicius Jr, Inter Milan interested in Cristian Romero and Real Madrid bid for Yan Diomande rejected, plus more.

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Norway’s striker left his mark, as did Scotland’s fans in Boston, but Turkey’s dark horses fell at the first hurdle “I played with him on my PlayStation, and now I’ve scored against him,” Livano Comenencia said after converting Curaçao’s first World Cup goal past Manuel Neuer in their opening match against Germany.…

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Celtic break their transfer record to sign Denmark striker Kasper Hogh from Bodo/Glimt on a four-year contract.

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Brazil forward has one year left on contract at Bernabéu Vinícius future at Real uncertain after Mourinho arrival Arsenal are exploring a shock deal to sign Vinícius Júnior from Real Madrid. Arsenal have inquired about the Brazil international, who has one year remaining on his contract at the Bernabéu. It is believ…

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St Johnstone crash out the Premier Sports Cup thanks to East Fife's dramatic stoppage-time equaliser, but Premiership rivals Dundee United squeeze through after Montrose blow their chance.

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Newcastle United head coach Eddie Howe says he has had positive discussions with captain Bruno Guimaraes.

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Director of football claims manager failed to turn up for training Former Spurs striker’s stint ended after four months Jermain Defoe’s departure from Woking came after “growing concerns” at the club with Jody Brown, the National League side’s director of football, claiming the former Tottenham striker failed to tur…

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Ipswich Town sign Japan forward Daizen Maeda from Celtic on a contract until summer 2029.

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Barcelona offer support to the family of a worker who died during renovations at the club's Nou Camp stadium.

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Woking director of football Jody Brown says there were "growing concerns" across the club before the National League side parted ways with former England striker Jermain Defoe as manager.

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Mason Mount has been outstanding alongside new arrival Andrey Santos for Manchester United in their first two pre-season games.

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The Women’s Africa Cup of Nations starts in Morocco on Sunday, with Cape Verde and Egypt looking to continue feelgood factor from the men’s World Cup and Nigeria going for an 11th title The men’s World Cup may have finished but do not worry, the Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (Wafcon) is ready to pick up where Spain…

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Tottenham Hotspur manager Roberto de Zerbi says players who are not "proud and happy to stay" at the club should leave.

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Chelsea are looking to sign highly regarded set-piece coach Austin MacPhee from Aston Villa but they face competition from Premier League and Saudi Pro League clubs.

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The players who had appeared for a remarkable number of clubs by their 23rd birthday.

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