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Bukayo Saka's second-half goal is enough to earn Premier League champions Arsenal victory at Aston Villa.

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Hull City agree a £22m deal to sign Everton midfielder Tim Iroegbunam.

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Manchester City open talks with Chelsea in their bid to sign Argentina midfielder Enzo Fernandez.

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The smile on Declan Rice’s face a few minutes from time said it all. The Arsenal midfielder had just shut down Ian Maatsen as the Aston Villa full-back zoomed into the box. Arsenal were hardly imperious, Bukayo Saka scoring the only goal, but Unai Emery’s side struggled to hurt the champions , David Raya untroubled.…

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Sunderland are set to sign defender Kevin Danso from Tottenham on a season-long loan, with an option for a permanent move.

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Chelsea accept offers from Tottenham for winger Mykhailo Mudryk and defender Tosin Adarabioyo, as well as a bid from Italian club Como for goalkeeper Robert Sanchez.

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How Aston Villa and Arsenal's players rated following the Gunners' 1-0 win.

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Mark Chapman is joined by Chris Sutton, Stephen Warnock and Rory Smith.

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Arsenal still interested in signing Julian Alvarez, Liverpool reject £30m bid from Nottingham Forest for Trey Nyoni, Borussia Dortmund consider move for Jadon Sancho.

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AC Milan complete the signing of Omari Hutchinson on loan from Nottingham Forest until the end of the season.

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City agree £65m deal with Everton for Senegal winger Richarlison to stay at Spurs, who want Chelsea’s Mudryk Manchester City are poised to ­bolster their attack by buying Everton’s ­Iliman Ndiaye for up to £65m and have opened talks with Chelsea over a deal to sign Enzo Fernández. City’s hijack of Tottenham’s deal f…

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Manchester City agree a deal worth a minimum £60m to sign Iliman Ndiaye from Everton.

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The Argentine’s career with Argentina was singular, and his exit is a reminder that all good things come to an end It was among the defining moments of the 2026 World Cup: Lionel Messi standing arms akimbo, looking up towards Argentina’s fervent supporters after losing the final . Tears streamed down his face after…

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Venture capitalist Joshua Kushner says he would not have got involved in Fifa president Gianni Infantino's scrapped plan to sell off stakes in the World Cup if he had known how the football world reacted.

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Lionel Messi's decade of dominance with Argentina that almost never happened will go down as one of football's greatest ever stories.

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Rangers manager Derek McInnes has a touchline ban reduced to two games, with two suspended, following an appeal against the original penalty for comments made on a last-gasp Celtic penalty.

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Tottenham are in talks to sign Chelsea winger Mykhailo Mudryk on a season-long loan.

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⚽️ Premier League updates from the 8pm BST kick-off ⚽️ Email Scott and follow us on TikTok and Bluesky The teams are out! You know what everyone’s wearing. A reduced capacity of around 37,000 at Villa Park, with the North Stand closed for the season to facilitate its expansion. We’ll be off in a couple of minutes. P…

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Manchester City's proposed £80m move for Liverpool forward Cody Gakpo is close to collapsing.

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Argentina great’s last game was in World Cup final Player’s father Jorge passed away earlier in August Lionel Messi has announced his retirement from international duty with Argentina after winning 207 caps. Messi, who made his Argentina debut in 2005, won the World Cup in 2022 and was a runner-up this summer and in…

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Argentina great Lionel Messi announces his retirement from international football, saying it was a decision that "hurt" but he understands "the time has come".

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