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Plus: players whose names appear in their clubs, big leaps and the top tier short of title-winning managers Mail us with your all of your questions and answers “Which footballer has played for the most clubs?” asks Paul Gage. Surprisingly, throughout the more than two decades of the Knowledge, this question has not…

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Aston Villa are competing in the Super Cup for the first time since 1982, but manager Unai Emery has much more recent experience of the match.

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Fabian Hürzeler has lost key players including Welbeck and Van Hecke with Brighton needing squad depth to cope with the demands of European football Guardian writers’ predicted position: 9th (NB: this is not necessarily John Brewin’s prediction but the average of our writers’ tips) Last season’s position: 8th Contin…

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Ebullient manager takes his side to Salzburg to cross swords with the European champions in the Super Cup One thing was almost instantly detectable as Unai Emery walked into a stuffy room inside the Red Bull Arena on the eve of Wednesday’s Super Cup against Paris Saint-Germain. After a summer of change, Aston Villa’…

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20-year-old injured right knee during Thorns training Midfielder had five goals and five assists this season Moultrie likely to miss Concacaf W Championship Portland Thorns midfielder Olivia Moultrie has been placed on the season-ending injury list because of an ACL injury, the National Women’s Soccer League team an…

The former Al-Ahli head coach, chosen by the Saudi owners to replace Eddie Howe, admits ‘vacuum’ after sale of three key players Matthias Jaissle has been described as “fire” and a “rockstar”, but his formal “unveiling” as Newcastle’s manager revealed a rather more considered and conservative character than advertis…

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Uefa, Concacaf and AFC working together on system Fifa has ignored calls for an independent review Gianni Infantino’s opponents are working together to produce a new framework for running world football to replace what they regard as a system of patronage that Fifa has adopted since he replaced Sepp Blatter as presi…

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England defender keen on move to Italian champions Udogie and Porro set to be Spurs’ first-choice full-backs Tottenham are prepared to allow Djed Spence to join Inter, with the England defender expected to cost around €30m (£25.6m). Spence – who started four games at the World Cup, including the semi-final against A…

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Why investment by a group including Jeff Bezos would not make a marked difference to Liverpool's spending power - and might sit uneasily with fans.

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Sign up now! Sign up now! Sign up now? Sign up now! Far be it for Football Daily to make cheap gags [wait, what? – Football Daily Ed] relating to the involvement of Amazon founder and master of the universe Jeff Bezos in a consortium buying around 30% of Liverpool FC . Will new signings arrive via prompt delivery bu…

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Champions League winners Paris St-Germain were unhappy with the space they were given at Red Bull Arena.

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Chelsea also made aware of 19-year-old’s availability Newcastle’s Lewis Hall remains prime United target Myles Lewis-Skelly has been offered to Manchester United as a potential left-back option, with Arsenal wishing to recoup some of the £75m paid to Newcastle for Bruno Guimarães. Chelsea, it is understood, have als…

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Fulham sign Shea Charles from Saints for £30m Chelsea’s Filip Jorgensen moves to Strasbourg on loan Nottingham Forest have signed Côte d’Ivoire defender Ousmane Diomande from Sporting for an undisclosed fee, reported to be £34.2m. The 22-year-old centre-half, who featured in the Côte d’Ivoire’s World Cup squad, has…

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WSL team will be favourites against Spanish side Financial implications of missing out are significant Chelsea will face Real Sociedad in the Women’s Champions League third qualifying round, needing a win over two legs to secure a place in the main league phase of the competition. The 2021 runners-up and six-time Eu…

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Nottingham Forest sign Ivory Coast defender Ousmane Diomande from Portuguese club Sporting for a reported £34m.

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BBC Sport uses visuals to explore the support and opposition to Gianni Infantino's leadership of Fifa from its members.

Keith Andrews and the high-scoring Igor Thiago face difficult second album after outperforming expectations Guardian writers’ predicted position: 8th (NB: this is not necessarily John Brewin’s prediction but the average of our writers’ tips) Last season’s position: 9th Continue reading...

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Pair sign four-year deals after swapping clubs ‘This is a club that wants to go in the right direction’ Crystal Palace and Everton have agreed a straight swap for Brennan Johnson and Dwight McNeil – six months after McNeil’s partner accused Palace of messing with his mental health after pulling out of a deal. McNeil…

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Fulham confirm the signing of Southampton midfielder Shea Charles in a deal worth up to £30m.

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Everton and Crystal Palace complete the swap deal for Dwight McNeil and Brennan Johnson.

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