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Club reported £104.2m loss in last set of accounts Bowen, Fernandes and Summerville would have suitors West Ham will be under pressure to raise more than £100m through player sales if they are relegated. The club reported a loss of £104.2m in their last set of accounts and their financial problems will deepen if the…

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Leeds United say fans found to have been responsible for homophobic chanting during their Premier League game against Brighton will face "lengthy stadium bans".

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Former West Ham and Stoke striker Marko Arnautovic is included in Austria's squad for their first appearance at a World Cup in 28 years.

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Unheralded coach has presided over a remarkable turnaround as club navigates La Liga’s epic relegation battle Luís Castro was 11 when he started vomiting blood. Taken to hospital and diagnosed with purpura, initially doctors told his parents there was no chance of him living and even when he was cured they said he c…

Forward was dropped after a previous attempt to undermine coach, but doing so now could spark mutiny We can safely say how Arne Slot would like to respond to Mohamed Salah’s latest attempt to undermine him . The Champions League trip to Inter in December, when Salah was left at home as punishment for his incendiary…

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London taxpayers may have to pay an extra £2.5m if West Ham are relegated from the Premier League, because of the club's lease agreement for London Stadium.

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Bournemouth manager Andoni Iraola says finishing in a European place would be the "best way" to finish his time at the club.

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Veteran midfielder Luka Modric is named in Croatia's squad for the World Cup and is expected to recover from a fractured cheekbone in time for the tournament.

Sign up now! Sign up now! Sign up now? Sign up now! An occasionally contrary but invariably entertaining studio regular on Jim White’s TalkSport show before and between stints at Celtic this season, Martin O’Neill made himself available this morning to discuss his side’s dramatic weekend title heist. It’s not often…

The Gunners seemingly have the easier end-of-season schedule, but Manchester City are clinging to hope that anything can happen Sign up for the World Behind The Cup newsletter The title race should be done. All logic says it’s already over. Arsenal lead Manchester City by two points which means two wins in their fin…

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Max Rushden is joined by Barry Glendenning , John Brewin , Dan Bardell and Ewan Murray to discuss Manchester City’s FA Cup win and Celtic’s chaotic title celebrations On today’s pod: Manchester City complete a domestic cup double after Antoine Semenyo ’s brilliant backheel seals a drab FA Cup final against Chelsea .…

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After Mohamed Salah's social media post questioning Liverpool's style of play, Wayne Rooney says he would have the forward "nowhere near the stadium" for their final Premier League match.

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Three European finals restricted to TNT and HBO Max Uefa understood to be unhappy with the decision The Champions League final will not be available to watch for free in the UK for the first time since the competition’s modern rebrand 34 years ago when Arsenal face Paris Saint-Germain in Budapest . The rights holder…

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Head coach Derek McInnes believes Heart of Midlothian can use this season as a springboard once they recover from the hurt of the final day.

Real Madrid captain Dani Carvajal will leave the club at the end of this season after two spells at the Santiago Bernabeu covering 23 years.

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After a spring of boardroom civil war, the Giallorossi’s two-goal hero put his side close to a historic return to Champions League A Rome derby on the penultimate weekend of the Serie A season could never be a low-stakes occasion. Scudetto wins come rarely in Italy’s capital city – Roma and Lazio have five between t…

Nice began the season in the Champions League but may end it in Ligue 2 – a terrible indictment of Ineos’ ownership By Get French Football News Nice’s players and staff were attacked by their own fans a few months ago . On Sunday night, their ultras stormed the pitch after their goalless draw at home to Metz and the…

Eight places better off than their expected position, Aston Villa are the highest overperforming team in the Premier League.

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BBC Sport announces its plans for the 2026 Fifa World Cup next month including coverage of all 104 matches in the United States, Canada and Mexico.

The WSL Golden Boot winner looks to have played her last game for the champions, while there are definite goodbyes at Arsenal and Chelsea The focus was less on the performance and result and more on Khadija Shaw and her future. Manchester City had wrapped up the title after Arsenal dropped points against Brighton 10…

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Martin O'Neill does not expect there to be discussion about the Celtic manager's position before Saturday's Scottish Cup final, and doubts he would "have the energy" to continue.