South African football news

Thomas Tuchel has said that Cole Palmer "misses too many opportunities" to play for England after the Chelsea forward pulled out of the latest squad.

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City face sanctions after more than 100 rule breaches Club insists it is innocent and is expected to appeal Manchester City have been found guilty of the vast majority of more than a hundred charges related to breaches of the Premier League’s financial rules, throwing English football into turmoil. The serial champi…

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These (mostly) teenaged newcomers have shown promise and could make their US debuts soon Sign up for our free soccer newsletter, for US readers The United States men’s national team’s stars of tomorrow will debut en masse over the coming multi-week Fifa window, with Mauricio Pochettino calling in 13 players who have…

Premier League clubs are seeking legal advice as to whether they would have a compensation claim over the Manchester City 115 charges case.

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Football finance expert Kieran Maguire says the potential sanctions for Manchester City will be 'significant' after the sources told BBC Sport that the club has been found guilty of breaking the majority of the 115 financial rules they were accused of breaching.

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Australia 1-1 Brazil in international friendly in Townsville Irankunda hits free kick before Rayan equalises deep in added time It was a Friday night in which the stars descended on Townsville. There was Bruno Guimarães, Raphinha and Vinícius Júnior in the Brazilian XI, with Endrick leading the line and Estêvão out…

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Sign up now! Sign up now! Sign up now? Sign up now! Come Saturday, it will be 73 days since the pain and shame of Atlanta, when England, from a winning position in a World Cup semi-final, decided to do an England, and sit on their lead. What followed resembled a slow-motion crash test dummies video, Enzo Fernández f…

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Scotland’s unproven head coach represents a gamble made by an organisation that could do without another embarrassing episode If time is the commodity most cherished by a manager, Sébastien Pocognoli’s decision to lead Scotland is no surprise. Host nation status for Euro 2028 means it will be exceptionally difficult…

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Day in former England midfielder’s company reveals a chess fan and hands-on manager who will not tolerate tardiness Kieron Dyer is recounting a tale from his time in Japan at the 2002 World Cup. “You have a lot of time on your hands,” he begins from behind his desk at Southend United’s training ground. Dyer, a chess…

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Former footballer appeared in about 12 ad campaigns this summer, pushing holding company’s revenue to $110.5m David Beckham has taken a $51m (£39m) dividend from his business empire after a series of deals with brands for the Fifa World Cup. Beckham appeared in about a dozen ad campaigns across this summer’s tournam…

Chelsea are charged by the Football Association over alleged discriminatory behaviour by fans during their win at Fulham in August.

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Four leagues says Fifa governance ‘not fit for purpose’ They criticise ‘expansionism’ and want more input The Premier League has joined forces with La Liga, Serie A and the Bundesliga to call for urgent governance reform at Fifa after the World Cup sell-off debacle (FFE) as Gianni Infantino prepares to seek a fourth…

Full story | Club expected to appeal against ruling Timeline: City trophies and charges | Mail John One of the best players in the world right now is Raphinha and Sid Lowe sat down with him about life at Barca, read here: The Premier League may be on an international break but there are some English domestic games h…

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Put yourself in the shoes of the new Scotland head coach Sebastien Pocognoli as he picks his first XI.

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Billy Vigar's parents say the Football Association could have prevented their son's death.

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At least Germany can be sure it will not be dull. Jürgen Klopp had predicted his debut as head coach could be wild, a trait he would accept as long as his team were lively enough. Both transpired in a frayed, pinball-like game whose lack of quality could be forgiven on account of its entertainment levels. The Nether…

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Craig Bellamy believes there is "more to come" from his Wales side in the Nations League following their opening-match loss in Lisbon.

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Manchester United confirm they have borrowed another £90m since 30 June, to take their overall debt to more than £1.1bn.

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Uefa believes "a clear two-speed system" is emerging in the transfer market due to huge spending by Premier League clubs this summer.

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Forward gets second yellow card after equalising Nations League match ends in 3-1 loss for Israel Israel’s forward Saied Abu Farchi was ⁠sent off for his goal celebration against Austria in ⁠his side’s 3-1 ​Nations League defeat on Thursday. Abu Farchi headed home in the 55th ⁠minute to bring Israel level after ​Aus…

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Barcelona sporting director Deco says the club is not interested in Manchester United teenager JJ Gabriel.

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