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Elanga and Wissa strike as Newcastle extend Spurs’ miserable start to season
If ever you wanted to understand the distinction between ‘winning the transfer market’ and winning an actual football match, then this was the game for you. Tottenham’s first home fixture of the Premier League season began with adulatory focus on all their…
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European football: Elversberg stun Leverkusen in dream Bundesliga debut
Team from town of 13,000 stun 2023-24 champions Nkunku returns as RB Leipzig ease past Gladbach Bundesliga newcomers Elversberg began their first top-flight campaign in style, stunning Bayer Leverkusen with an impressive 3-2 home victory on Saturday. The…
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Championship roundup: Grant puts Charlton top as Saints hammer Millwall
Charlton beat Preston to become last side with 100% record Millwall take lead at St Mary’s but Southampton win 5-1 Charlton moved to the top of the Championship table with a 1-0 victory over struggling Preston . Karlan Grant’s first goal for the Addicks since…
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Scottish Premiership: on-song Durán lifts Celtic spirits in win over Falkirk
Celtic fans’ banner mocks club’s ‘world class’ claims Hearts edge St Johnstone, Dundee United rout Killie Camilo Durán in his preferred position of centre-forward, scored both goals for Celtic in their 2-1 win over Falkirk . The Colombian produced two…
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Nabizada sparkles for Watford as draw puts pressure on West Ham’s Nuno
When a team is an established part of English football’s upper echelons, plays its home games inside a 68,000-seater stadium, and breaks the Championship transfer record immediately after relegation, there are expectations that naturally follow. By all…
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James Tarkowski pounces at the death as Everton deny Bournemouth win
Through wind and rain came the end of summer and a new era at the Vitality. Milan will visit Dorset this autumn, and travel to San Sebastián, Galicia, and Czechia awaits. The stadium itself is under renovation, exoskeletons to be filled in, new security…
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Hull maintain flying start as Liam Millar’s winner ruins Coventry’s day
Perhaps last week’s triumph was not a one-off. Hull backed up a shock victory against Manchester United by maintaining their 100% start to the Premier League by condemning Coventry to successive defeats. “We’re gonna win the league,” was the glorious chant…
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Tottenham Hotspur v Newcastle: Premier League – live
Updates from 5.30pm (BST) kickoff Get in touch: mail Barry and follow us on BlueSky Sandro Tonali is expected to start in midfield for Tottenham against his formner club, while Omar Marmoush could also find himself in Tottenham’s line-up following his arrival…
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José Mourinho claims Real Madrid’s Mbappé should win Ballon d’Or this year
Mourinho: Mbappé deserves award for ‘making history’ ‘The best player in the world is not at PSG or Spain’ José Mourinho has said Kylian Mbappé deserves to win this year’s Ballon d’Or, arguing the award should go to the best player in the world rather than be…
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Víctor Muñoz rescues Liverpool to deny Nottingham Forest another Anfield win
Some of the billionaires behind Liverpool were present for the opening match of Andoni Iraola’s Anfield reign but were given more food-for-thought than the feast they might have been expecting. Nottingham Forest were full value for the second 2-2 draw of…
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Bournemouth v Everton, Coventry v Hull and more: football clockwatch – live
Updates from 3pm games (BST) around the grounds Get in touch: mail Sarah and follow us on Bluesky The teams have been released for Everton’s trip to Bournemouth. Bournemouth : Petrovic, Truffert, Cook, Hill, Scott, Evanilson, Silva, Smith, Tavernier…
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Alonso gets Chelsea’s priorities right by ditching Sánchez for winner Martínez | Jacob Steinberg
Signing of World Cup winner adds to sense that this is the summer when BlueCo got serious in transfer market Carlo Cudicini was a very good goalkeeper. However, José Mourinho was ruthless when he became Chelsea manager in 2004. Very good was not good enough…
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Liverpool v Nottingham Forest: Premier League – live
Updates from 12.30pm (BST) kickoff Get in touch: mail Scott and follow us on BlueSky Liverpool: Alisson, Frimpong, van Dijk, Jacquet, Kerkez, Mac Allister, Szoboszlai, Wirtz, Munoz, Isak, Gakpo. Nottingham Forest: Sels, Cunha, Milenkovic, Murillo, Aina…
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Bradley Barcola due for medical as Liverpool finalise £123m deal for winger
Barcola will be club’s second-most expensive signing PSG player set for medical this weekend before move Liverpool have finalised a deal worth up to £123m for Bradley Barcola, with the Paris Saint-Germain winger to undergo a medical this weekend for his move…
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Transfer news, Liverpool v Nottingham Forest buildup, and more – matchday live
News, buildup and discussion before today’s fixtures Get in touch: mail Luke and follow us on BlueSky Lucy Bronze does not stop. Her brain runs a hundred miles a minute. She does not need traditional entertainment. “I’m not good at watching TV – I can’t sit…
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‘Now is a good time for players to speak up’: Lucy Bronze on Fifa and helping refugees
Chelsea defender reflects on spending time with refugees in Colombia this summer and her passion for helping people on and off the pitch Lucy Bronze does not stop. Her brain runs a hundred miles a minute. She does not need traditional entertainment. “I’m not…
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European football: PSG scramble another draw while Bayern make flying start
Marquinhos grabs late equaliser for Ligue 1 champions Bayern overwhelm Stuttgart 5-1 at Allianz Arena Paris Saint-Germain defender Marquinhos scored deep into stoppage time to snatch a scarcely deserved 2-2 draw at Lille on Friday as the Ligue 1 champions…
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Women’s Super League 2026-27 preview No 8: Everton
Toffees new-look attack will hope to gel during their relatively easy start to the campaign in their second season at the historic Goodison Park Guardian writers’ predicted position: 10th (NB: this is not necessarily Tom Garry’s prediction but the average of…
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Andoni Iraola tells Liverpool’s forwards to ‘exhaust themselves’
‘I tell them they don’t need to give us 90 minutes’ Head coach takes charge of first home game on Saturday Andoni Iraola has said it is more important for Liverpool’s forwards to exhaust themselves than perform for 90 minutes as he prepares to make an…
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Cherki and Haaland double up in Manchester City cruise at Crystal Palace
All who attend the Rayan Cherki show know the ticket comes with a guarantee of entertainment. Enzo Maresca, a manager famed for his obsessive positional control, does not need to put limits on the Manchester City wizard. Cherki has to feel free and he was at…
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