South African football news

German coach says he has ‘full confidence’ in his squad Plans for new £190m training facility also announced Matthias Jaissle has insisted that Newcastle’s new crop of “under pressure” young players command his “full confidence” and hopes that supporters and reporters will start exhibiting similar belief. Eddie Howe…

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The first 10 days of the new Premier League season could tell us a lot about what lies ahead for Manchester United.

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Arsenal have already spent more than £100m this summer as they look to defend their Premier League title - so why do they want Ezri Konsa as well?

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Liverpool have a £50m bid rejected by Brighton for their winger Yankuba Minteh.

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Stadium has hosted two men’s World Cup finals Arena Itaquera in São Paulo will host 10 matches The Maracanã in Rio de Janeiro will host the opening game and the final of next year’s Women’s World Cup. The 78,838-capacity stadium, which hosted the finals of the 1950 and 2014 men’s World Cups as well as the finals of…

Enzo Fernandez has shown a "really good attitude" since his return to Chelsea, says head coach Xabi Alonso, as speculation over the midfielder's future continues.

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Portugal full-back Joao Cancelo rejoins Barcelona on a permanent deal after his contract with Al-Hilal was mutually terminated.

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Our Ask Me Anything team explains how to follow matches from week five of the Premier League season on the BBC this weekend.

Holding, pushing, shoving, jostling and grappling. It became something of an epidemic in the Premier League last season - here's what's being done to fix it.

New Newcastle United boss Matthias Jaissle says having his playing career ended by injury at the age of 25 showed him that adversity can lead to opportunity.

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Milan, Napoli and Atalanta all have new head coaches as Italian football hopes to return to the spotlight And so, calcio’s “ third apocalypse ” has passed. A lot of Italians enjoyed it more than they expected to. Without a team to cheer for, again, in the men’s World Cup, a nation turned its attention to different s…

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After a chaotic season under four different coaches, Forest fans will be hoping Oliver Glasner can bring some stability Guardian writers’ predicted position: 11th (NB: this is not necessarily Will Unwin’s prediction but the average of our writers’ tips) Last season’s position: 16th Continue reading...

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Promoted club have targeted players 6ft and above ‘Physicality is a big part of what you need to compete’ Frank Lampard has urged his Coventry players to impose themselves on the Premier League, calling on his side to ensure they have no regrets after Friday’s curtain-raiser against Arsenal. Coventry play their firs…

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Spurs open talks with Manchester City to sign attacking duo Omar Marmoush and Savinho.

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As Premier League teams prepare to kick off the new season, we want you to pick your club's best XI.

Barcelona are heading into the new La Liga season without an established striker, with Hansi Flick yet to replace Robert Lewandowski and Ferran Torres.

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Early Kick Off show on before Hull v Manchester United Match previews available free-to-air for the first time TNT Sports will make the first 30 minutes of their live Premier League broadcasts available on YouTube this season starting with Manchester United’s visit to Hull on Saturday. The pre-Premier League show EK…

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BBC Sport explores why there are so few African players in the Women's Super League.

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Today’s fluff awaits the rainbow A Manchester City clearout is in the offing, which could aid Newcastle’s search for a new central midfielder to replace the departed Sandro Tonali and Bruno Guimarães. Nico González could be packing his bags to head up to St James’ Park, having never quite proven himself at the Etiha…

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Another left-back has been a priority all summer, but there seems to be no sign of one coming to Old Trafford After signing Aaron Wan-Bissaka in 2019, Manchester United’s PR machine boasted they had scouted 804 right-backs before landing on the Crystal Palace player. At the time it felt like an unnecessary brag, des…

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Detailed accounts highlight the growing financial might of the elite, and the challenges the rest of the division face The financial figures for 2024-25, the most recent season available, for the eight Women’s Super League clubs who published detailed accounts illustrate a growing gulf between the rich and the poor.…