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Chelsea in contact over move for Villa goalkeeper Martinez
Chelsea consider a move for Aston Villa goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez after making contact with the Argentina international's representatives.
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Why can't Real Madrid play at Anfield in the Champions League league phase?
Our Ask Me Anything team explains why Liverpool are not allowed to host Real Madrid in the Champions League's league phase
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Forest in talks with Celta Vigo over Javi Rueda as Axel Disasi joins Palace on loan
Forest likely to end summer spending with right-backBrentford agree deal to sign El Hadji Malick DioufNottingham Forest are in talks over the €15m (£12.8m) signing of the Celta Vigo right-back Javi Rueda, which would probably be their final
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Wrexham close in on Ekomie and Kabore deals
Manchester City's Issa Kabore is poised to seal a permanent switch to Championship club Wrexham, who are also close to signing left-back Jacques Ekomie from French side Angers.
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Uefa poised to lift boycott threat after Fifa promises no World Cup sale repeat
Uefa has received guarantees after ill-fated Infantino planEuropean sides likely to go to under-20 Women’s World CupUefa is poised to drop its threatened boycott of Fifa competitions after receiving concrete guarantees that the global gover
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Postecoglou subs off Ronaldo to spark dramatic Al-Nassr comeback
Cristiano Ronaldo is taken off at half-time with his 10-man Al-Nassr side 2-0 down - but they fight back to seal a dramatic win over Al-Ettifaq.
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Man City complete £86m Bouaddi signing from Lille
Manchester City complete the signing of Morocco midfielder Ayyoub Bouaddi from Lille in a £85.6m deal on a five-year contract.
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Manchester City confirm Bouaddi signing as Marmoush and González head out
Spurs to take Marmoush on loan with obligation to buyCity agree £52m Nico González sale to NewcastleManchester City have confirmed the signing of Ayyoub Bouaddi from Lille for €95m (£81.4m) plus €5m, with the 18-year-old midfielder agreeing
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Bristol City ready to ‘supercharge growth’ and prove women’s clubs can fly solo
After a split from the men’s team, CEO Hannah Buckley is overseeing an ambitious rebuild with WSL promotion firmly in sightAs radiant, August sunshine glistens around a peacefully silent Ashton Gate before Bristol City Women’s pre-season me
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Man City to make offer for £120m-rated Fernandez
Manchester City are set to make an opening offer for priority midfield target Enzo Fernandez.
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When is the Champions League draw and who is in each pot?
BBC Sport's Ask Me Anything team explains when the league phase draw for the 2026-27 Champions League is, as well as looking at who is in each pot
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Villa make offer for Mateta - Wednesday's gossip
Aston Villa make a move for Jean-Philippe Mateta and Nicolas Jackson, Manchester United eye a promising defender, and Manchester City aren't ready to give up on signing Enzo Fernandez.
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'No major damage' for Forfar player after game abandoned for neck injury
Forfar Athletic say Adam Livingstone has not suffered any major damage after Tuesday's Challenge Cup match against Formartine United was abandoned because of a neck injury suffered by the defender.
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Raheem Sterling charged with dangerous driving and nitrous oxide possession
Former England forward crashed on M3 in late MaySterling is also accused of failing to provide a specimenThe former England forward Raheem Sterling has been charged with dangerous driving and possession of nitrous oxide after a crash involv
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Tottenham agree loan for Man City's Marmoush
Tottenham agree a loan deal to sign Manchester City forward Omar Marmoush, with an obligation to make the deal permanent for £60m next summer.
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Football transfer rumours: Jean-Philippe Mateta to Aston Villa?
Today’s fluff is splashing out regardlessLiam Delap may not have broken any records during his time with Chelsea but he is setting one on his way out the door. The England youth international is thought to be breaking Nottingham Forest’s tr
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Newcastle agree £52m deal for Man City's Gonzalez
Newcastle United agree a deal worth up to £52m for Manchester City midfielder Nico Gonzalez.
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Sterling charged with dangerous driving after crash
Raheem Sterling will appear in court next month to face charges of dangerous driving after crashing his car into motorway barriers in May.
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Celtic face competition for Bosnia star - gossip
PAOK emerge as contenders for Celtic-linked midfielder, while Falkirk close in on another loan deal.
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Martin O’Neill puts Champions League collapse among most painful Celtic nights
Celtic lose against Lask in qualifier from 4-0 up on aggregate‘That’s my team and that’s my responsibility,’ O’Neill saysMartin O’Neill has admitted that Celtic’s Champions League qualifying collapse from 4-0 up ranks as one of his most pai
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The relationship between the Irish League and gambling
From changing culture to investment and criticism, BBC Sport NI examines the Irish League's ever-changing relationship with gambling.
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After Dom Ballard’s backheel, what is the earliest goal of the season? | The Knowledge
Plus: player-managers earning international caps, out-of-position goalkeepers sent off and footballers called up to jury serviceMail us with your all of your questions and answers“After watching Dom Ballard’s backheel volley for Bristol Cit
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Celtic deficiencies laid bare on another night of Champions League pain
When Callum McGregor eviscerated his own team-mates in the wake of Celtic's stupefying Champions League collapse against LASK, he delivered their one coherent moment of a spineless night, writes Tom English.
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Liverpool's midfield is fragile - will they act in the window?
Liverpool's draw at Newcastle emphasised once again their midfield fragility but will they act in the market and bring in a defensive-minded player?
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Is Joao Pedro ready to break Chelsea's so-called number nine curse?
Joao Pedro took just 31 seconds to score his opening goal of the season - will the new number nine reach the 20 he scored last season while wearing the number 20 shirt?
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Flex your football brain with our daily quizzes
Test your ball knowledge with today's Who Am I?, Five in Five and Brainteaser.
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Taekwondo, stats and £1m record - the rise of Arsenal striker Smith
Olivia Smith's career has been in the limelight since she was 15 - but she had been preparing herself for it even before she was a professional footballer.
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More than the Score
The 2026 Women's Africa Cup of Nations was full of shocks and surprises
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O'Neill takes responsibility after Celtic's latest European capitulation
Celtic throw away a four-goal aggregate lead as they suffer a 5-4 defeat by Austrian side LASK to miss out on the Champions League for the second year in a row.
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Exhausted and fragile - how Celtic's capitulation unfolded
BBC Scotland guides you through the timeline in Celtic's Champions League reverse in Austria.
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'Super proud' - Smith wins consecutive PFA young player of the year
Arsenal's Olivia Smith wants to "keep setting standards high" as she receives her second consecutive PFA young player of the year award.
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Women’s Super League 2026-27 preview No 5: Charlton Athletic
Karen Hills’s side are a blend of knowhow and young talent and are ready to compete 20 years after their disbandmentGuardian writers’ predicted position: 14th (NB: this is not necessarily Sophie Downey’s prediction but the average of our wr
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'Truly honoured' - Shaw wins PFA player of the year award
Manchester City forward Khadija Shaw reacts to winning her second PFA player of the year award in three seasons.
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Bruno Fernandes and Khadija Shaw land PFA Player of the Year awards
Fellow players pick Manchester United and Manchester City starsNico O’Reilly and Olivia Smith collect young players’ honoursManchester United’s captain Bruno Fernandes has been crowned Professional Footballers’ Association Player of the Yea
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'I'm very proud of this' - Fernandes wins PFA player of the year
Manchester United captain Bruno Fernandes reacts to winning the men's 2026 PFA player of the year award.
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Cardiff's Anyadike, 15, sets new EFL Cup record as youngest player
Cardiff City's Noah Anyadike, 15, becomes the youngest player in EFL Cup history after starting their second-round defeat against Norwich City.
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'A huge award' - O'Reilly named PFA young player of the year
Manchester City and England full-back Nico O'Reilly says "it feels amazing" after receiving the 2026 PFA young player of the year award.
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