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Italy held discussions with Carlo Ancelotti to become their national team manager before opening talks with Pep Guardiola.

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The England attacker thrives when he can gallop into space but Xabi Alonso’s best team built attacks slowly By Opta Analyst It quickly became apparent this summer that Aston Villa would not be holding on to Morgan Rogers. Having helped the club finish fourth in the Premier League and win the Europa League , the 23-y…

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AC Milan midfielder Luka Modric - who turns 41 in September - signs a one-year contract extension at the club.

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After returning to football after giving birth, Nigeria's Ngozi Okobi-Okeoghene says social media users makes players "feel bad" about getting married and having children.

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Arsenal are set to make a £70m offer for Newcastle captain Bruno Guimaraes.

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Rangers sign 20-year-old Serbia midfielder Vanja Dragojevic from Partizan for an undisclosed fee.

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Manchester City confirm the arrival of Elliot Anderson on a five-year deal, as the England player is tipped to become a "complete midfielder" at his new club.

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‘They’re winners, relentless, a team I want to be part of’ Midfielder hails De Bruyne as a childhood inspiration Elliot Anderson has called Manchester City the “kings of Manchester” after completing his £116m move to the club from Nottingham Forest. The 23-year-old was a key part of England’s third-place finish at t…

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Newcastle United and Liverpool are in discussions over a tribute to Kevin Keegan before their Premier League opener at St James' Park on Sunday 23rd August.

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Home Office reveals police incidents for 2025-26 season Four arrests for every 100,000 people attending games The number of football matches in England and Wales featuring incidents reported to police reached record levels last season, even as the number of arrests continued to return to pre-Covid figures. According…

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Argentinian surplus to requirements at Chelsea Deal follows Morgan Rogers’ switch to Stamford Bridge Aston Villa have confirmed the loan signing of the Chelsea winger Alejandro Garnacho , as a summer of change continues at Villa Park. The deal for Garnacho’s season-long loan includes a conditional obligation to buy…

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Aberdeen Football Club have been granted a permanent alcohol licence by city council for matches at Pittodrie.

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Football clubs are urged to contribute more to the cost of match policing to ease the burden on taxpayers, as incident figures for the 2025-26 season are published.

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Italy have failed to qualify for last three World Cups Guardiola is out of work while Ancelotti is still with Brazil The Italian football federation (FIGC) has talked to Pep Guardiola , the former Manchester City coach, and Carlo Ancelotti, the Brazil manager, about taking over the crisis-hit national team. It hopes…

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Aston Villa sign Chelsea winger Alejandro Garnacho in a loan deal that will become permanent "if certain criteria are met".

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Birmingham City have signed goalkeeper Katie Startup following her exit from Manchester City when her contract expired.

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Norwegian federation president: Fifa on a ‘slippery slope’ Trump called Infantino for review of Balogun’s red Donald Trump’s role in clearing Folarin Balogun from a mandatory one-game ban at the World Cup is set to provoke a formal complaint to Fifa ethics investigators. The Norway soccer federation said Thursday it…

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Manchester United teenager JJ Gabriel, 15, could make senior debut on Friday after receiving call-up for Rosenborg friendly.

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Laia Codina won trophies and found a "new family" during her three-year spell at Arsenal - but she was ready for a change with West Ham.

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Arsenal sign "extremely versatile attacking player" Christos Tzolis from Club Brugge for £34m.

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