South African football news

Danny McGrain, described by Celtic as "Scotland's greatest-ever full-back", has been diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease, his family confirms.

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The former England winger crashed a Lamborghini into motorway barriers in May.

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Manchester United's highly-rated 15-year-old forward JJ Gabriel is on the verge of leaving the club.

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‘I’ve never done anything for money,’ Bellamy says He was in intensive care last year after appendix rupture Craig Bellamy said he rejected the chance to take charge of Burnley in the summer after deciding the Wales job is “the right place for me”. The 47-year-old was among the managers targeted by the Championship…

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Craig Bellamy says he was "comfortable" turning down the chance to return to club football and reiterated his desire to continue with Wales.

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Former Tottenham midfielder Yves Bissouma has joined Ajax on an initial deal that runs until the end of the season.

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Uefa have confirmed a number of host appointments for upcoming finals, with Cardiff's Principality Stadium set to host the 2029 women's Champions League final.

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Premier League teenagers Ceadach O'Neill and Braiden Graham keep their places in Northern Ireland's squad for the upcoming Nations League quadruple-header.

Hull City forward Oli McBurnie is called up to the Scotland squad for the first time in five years while seven uncapped make new head coach Sebastien Pocognoli's first selection.

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Craig Bellamy hands a first call-up to Cardiff City forward Cian Ashford for Wales' Nations League A campaign but is without key defender Joe Rodon.

BBC Sport's Ask Me Anything team explains why there are nine Europa League matches taking place on Wednesday night

Richarlison publicly expresses his displeasure at Roberto de Zerbi's decision to leave him out of Tottenham's squad for Tuesday's Carabao Cup tie against Liverpool.

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Michael Carrick’s side are 13th in the table after four games but, City mitigation aside, several areas need attention Manchester United are 13th in the Premier League, having taken four points from their first four games: a 2-0 defeat at Hull, 5-2 win against Ipswich, 2-2 draw at Everton and the 1-0 defeat by Manch…

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Aris Thessaloniki reportedly still hope to sign John Souttar despite a contract dispute with Rangers as Colby Donovan and Oli McBurnie are tipped for Scotland call-ups.

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Enzo Maresca seemingly took on an impossible job in the summer when replacing the legendary Pep Guardiola at Manchester City, but is making it look an easy task in the early stages of his tenure.

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Dominic Calvert-Lewin has now scored in Leeds' last five league matches. Is he ready for and England recall?

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After every round of Premier League matches this season, Troy Deeney gives us his team of the week. Do you agree with his choices?

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Newcastle manager Matthias Jaissle reflects on a "tough night" after his side concede four goals to a dominant Leeds United at Elland Road.

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Leeds United manager Daniel Farke is "very happy" after a dominant performance from his side in their 4-1 Premier League win over Newcastle at Elland Road.

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