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Maresca faces City press conference amid Fernandez pursuit and transfer window frenzy
Enzo Maresca addresses the media ahead of Manchester City's Premier League trip to Crystal Palace on Friday, with the club deep in transfer activity including a reported pursuit of Chelsea midfielder Enzo Fernandez and the confirmed departures of Savinho and Nico Gonzalez.
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Lyon's Champions League exit hands Arsenal cut-price route to Malick Fofana
Lyon's failure to reach the Champions League group stage after a VAR-denied goal ended their play-off against Fenerbahce leaves the French club facing a €30m–€40m revenue shortfall, forcing likely player sales — and putting 21-year-old winger Malick Fofana within Arsenal's reach.
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Guendouzi taunts Lyon crowd and sparks mass brawl as Fenerbahce seal Champions League place
Matteo Guendouzi provoked a chaotic mass brawl at Lyon's Groupama Stadium after celebrating wildly at the final whistle, with fans launching missiles at the Fenerbahce midfielder as the Turkish club advanced 3-2 on aggregate to the Champions League league phase.
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Champions League draw: PSG, Lens and Lille face risk of a group of death
The draw for the new league phase of the Champions League takes place Thursday in Monaco. Despite being double defending champions and in pot 1, PSG could face Barcelona, Bayern Munich, Manchester United and Stuttgart in a worst-case scenario.
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Champions League: best and worst-case draw scenarios for PSG, Lens and Lille
As the Champions League league phase draw takes place Thursday in Monaco, PSG, RC Lens and LOSC Lille will discover their eight opponents in the new 36-team format. The difficulty gap between a Bayern-Arsenal draw and an Atlético-Bruges scenario is stark.
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Guendouzi breaks silence after karate kick sparks Champions League qualifying tunnel brawl
Matteo Guendouzi has defended his post-match celebrations after a tunnel brawl erupted between Fenerbahce and Lyon players following their Champions League qualifier, in which a Lyon goalkeeper coach karate-kicked the former Arsenal midfielder.
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Shearer cuts Match of the Day appearances to once a month to watch Newcastle more
Alan Shearer has revealed he told the BBC some time ago that he wanted to scale back his Match of the Day commitments to roughly once a month, with the Newcastle legend prioritising trips to St James' Park and co-commentary duties over regular studio appearances.
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Manchester United preparing £69m bids for Camavinga and Balde before Tuesday deadline
Manchester United are reportedly set to bid £43m for Real Madrid's Eduardo Camavinga and £26m for Barcelona left-back Alejandro Balde as the transfer window approaches its Tuesday close.
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Man Utd fined over kit rule breach after 2-0 opening-day loss to Hull City
Manchester United's troubled start to the season deepened when the Premier League reminded the club they had breached kit regulations by displaying the competition's badge on only one sleeve during their 2-0 defeat to Hull City.
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Mbappé silences critics with stunning hat-trick against Real Sociedad
Kylian Mbappé scored a hat-trick as Real Madrid won 4-1 against Real Sociedad in a La Liga fixture, then posted a viral ironic message on social media to respond to his doubters.
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Arsenal, Liverpool and City headline Pot One as Champions League 2026/27 draw pots confirmed
UEFA has confirmed the pot allocations for Thursday's Champions League 2026/27 league phase draw in Nyon. Champions Arsenal, Liverpool and Manchester City are in Pot One, while Manchester United and Aston Villa drop into Pot Two.
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Manchester City unveil fan-designed third kit after 1.7 million public votes
Manchester City have revealed their 2026/27 third kit — a white shirt with a two-tone sky blue and navy sash — designed by supporter Elliott after fans submitted 180,000 AI-generated concepts and cast 1.7 million votes.
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Liverpool close in on £114m Barcola as PSG drop asking price before deadline
Liverpool are set to hold fresh talks with PSG over Bradley Barcola after the French club reduced their asking price from £145m to £114m. The 23-year-old winger has requested a move following a fall from favour under Luis Enrique.
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Fonseca calls himself a "shit coach" after Lyon's cruel Champions League playoff elimination
Eliminated by Fenerbahçe in the Champions League playoff (1-2, 2-3 on aggregate), Lyon's six-year wait to return to Europe's top stage is over. Paulo Fonseca lost his composure at the press conference, lashing out at criticism of his substitution timing with cutting irony.
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Guendouzi stands by his provocations at Lyon: "They insulted my mother and my family"
After the post-match chaos between Lyon and Fenerbahçe in the UEFA Champions League play-offs, Mattéo Guendouzi refused to apologize for his provocative gestures, citing the insults he endured throughout the match.
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Igor Paixao to Sunderland for €35m: OM fans slam 'bargain' sale
Igor Paixao is set to leave Olympique de Marseille for Sunderland for approximately €35 million, roughly the same fee OM paid Feyenoord last season. Marseille supporters view the fee as insufficient, pointing to comparable transfers that fetched significantly higher prices.
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UEFA Champions League 2026-2027 group stage draw held Thursday in Monaco
UEFA will hold the group stage draw for the Champions League 2026-2027 on Thursday, August 27, 2026 at 6:00 p.m. at the Grimaldi Forum in Monaco. Thirty-six clubs, including PSG as defending champions, will discover their eight opponents for the regular season.
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UEFA Champions League 2026/27 draw set for Monaco on Thursday at 5pm UK time
The official league phase draw for the 2026/27 UEFA Champions League takes place on Thursday, August 27 at the Grimaldi Forum in Monaco. Proceedings begin at 5pm UK time (18:00 CET), with UEFA deputy secretary general Giorgio Marchetti overseeing the ceremony.
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Cherki Under Zidane: World Cup Attitude Jeopardizes France Future
Despite two assists for Manchester City against Bournemouth, Rayan Cherki faces a serious handicap under Zinédine Zidane: his immature behavior during the North American World Cup continues to weigh on his standing with the national team.
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Tolisso slams Guendouzi over provocations that inflamed OL-Fenerbahçe aftermath
Eliminated from the Ligue des Champions by Fenerbahçe (1-2) on Wednesday at Groupama Stadium, OL saw the evening spiral after the final whistle, with Matteo Guendouzi multiplying provocative gestures toward the Lyon crowd.
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