South African football news

Bristol City appoint Lincoln boss Michael Skubala as their new manager on a three-year deal.

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Former Italy under-21 international Cristian Volpato switches allegiance to Australia days before the Socceroos announce their squad for the 2026 Fifa World Cup.

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Arsenal’s former head of coaching recalls the words from Freddie Ljungberg that shaped the young winger’s career Jan van Loon remembers the moment well. As Arsenal’s head of coaching he was guiding Freddie Ljungberg’s first steps in management with the under-15s when Bukayo Saka joined the squad. Saka was regarded a…

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Ibrahima Konate is set to leave Liverpool for free when his current contract expires in June.

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Portuguese Cup winners Torreense will join an exclusive group of second division clubs to play in European competitions after suffering play-off final defeat.

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Our writers brought the news from press conferences and previews ahead of the men’s Champions League and Women’s FA Cup finals The aforementioned Qatar played Ireland last night in Dublin, and lost 1-0. The game was played against the backdrop of mounting controversy over Ireland’s forthcoming Nations League fixture…

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Twelve years ago Arsenal keeper David Raya made his debut for non-league Southport; on Saturday he plays in the Champions League final - this is how he got there.

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York City reportedly reject a third Heart of Midlothian offer for Malachi Fagan-Walcott as Celtic are said to be ready to sell Reo Hatate.

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Preview of Scotland against Curacao with Charlotte Cohen, Maurice Ross and Michael Grant.

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BBC Sport meets former professional footballers Abbie McManus and Jess Sigsworth to learn about their transition to becoming firefighters.

Lionel Messi will play in a sixth World Cup as he captains holders Argentina at the 2026 tournament.

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Granit Xhaka and his teammates enter with high expectations after a smooth route through qualifying This article is part of the Guardian’s 2026 World Cup Experts’ Network , a cooperation between some of the best media organisations from the 48 countries who qualified. theguardian.com is running previews from three c…

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Republic of Ireland midfielder Jamie McGrath says he expects the controversy surrounding his side's upcoming Israel fixtures to "heat up" after Thursday's friendly win over Qatar is disrupted.

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Defender will depart Anfield on a free transfer France international linked with Paris Saint-Germain Ibrahima Konaté looks set to leave Liverpool after failing to agree a contract extension. The 27-year-old’s representatives have been in extensive talks with the club about extending his five-year stay at Anfield but…

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Arsenal striker scored the winner in the final five years ago and is determined to make up for being ‘in a bad place’ when injured this season When Kai Havertz thinks back to the 2021 Champions League final, he can’t help smiling. Chelsea’s surprise victory over Manchester City in Porto still feels like yesterday fo…

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Barcelona weigh up move for Piero Hincapie, Ruben Dias instructs agents to explore move away from Manchester City, Liverpool pushing for quick agreement with Yan Diomande, plus more.

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Mauricio Pochettino has held initial talks with AC Milan to become their next manager following the sacking of Massimiliano Allegri.

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For the first time, BBC Sport is handing out end-of-season football awards to the cream of the crop in English and Scottish football - and here are the winners.

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Tottenham are close to signing Bournemouth defender Marcos Senesi on a free transfer.

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Paramount+ will air 183 matches per season Deal is major uplift in valuation of TV rights CBS Sports has signed a four-year deal to acquire the rights to broadcast the Women’s Super League live in the US from next season until the end of the 2029-30 campaign. The new deal will see the Paramount+ streaming service ai…

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Burnley striker Lyle Foster is named in South Africa's World Cup squad as the country prepare to play in the tournament finals for the first time since they hosted the 2010 competition.

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