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Gyokeres 'wants to leave' Arsenal after one season with Barcelona in daily contact
Viktor Gyokeres is pushing for an exit from Arsenal just one year after joining, with his agent in daily talks with Barcelona sporting director Deco, according to a report from Spanish outlet Cope. The Swedish striker scored 21 goals last season as Arsenal won the Premier League.
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Arsenal target Juventus star Yildiz after Vinicius Jr opts to stay at Real Madrid
Arsenal are exploring a deal for Juventus winger Kenan Yildiz as Mikel Arteta searches for a left-sided attacker following Real Madrid's Vinicius Jr choosing to remain at the Bernabeu. A swap involving Gabriel Martinelli has been floated, though Juventus are expected to demand upwards of £60m.
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Lukaku brands 2025 worst year of his life and accuses Napoli of using fitness claims to boycott him
Romelu Lukaku has opened up on a turbulent 2025 that included a serious thigh injury, the death of his father, and a bitter exit from Napoli, whose fitness assessments he flatly denies. The 33-year-old has since joined Fenerbahce on a one-year deal.
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Can Pavard return to France under Zidane? Ménès has doubts
Absent from France selections since November 2024, Benjamin Pavard could benefit from Zinédine Zidane's arrival to rejoin the national team. However, consultant Pierre Ménès tempers the Inter Milan defender's hopes.
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Duran's double fires Celtic to 3-0 first-leg lead over LASK in Champions League play-off
Colombian forward Camilo Duran scored twice as Celtic beat LASK 3-0 in the first leg of their Champions League play-off at Celtic Park, giving Martin O'Neill's side a commanding advantage ahead of next week's second leg in Linz.
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After fourteen years with France, Deschamps targets new challenge in club or international football
Released from his position as France manager after the 2026 World Cup, 57-year-old Didier Deschamps says he wants to continue coaching at the highest level. European clubs and national federations are already reportedly interested.
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Retired Champions League winner Niklas Sule resurfaces in Germany's ninth division at 30
Less than three months after retiring from professional football due to persistent knee injuries, former Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund defender Niklas Sule has returned to play amateur football for ninth-tier German side SV Tiefenbach, scoring a header on debut.
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25 years ago, Zidane made his Real Madrid debut exhausted by uncontrollable frenzy
On August 19, 2001, Zinédine Zidane played his first official match for Real Madrid against Real Saragosse in the Spanish Super Cup. A record transfer at 75 million euros and eighteen Marca front pages in six weeks: the 1998 Ballon d'Or winner experienced an arrival in Madrid as triumphant as it was grueling.
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Zidane reveals his first France squad on September 17 for the Nations League
Appointed as France manager to replace Didier Deschamps, Zinédine Zidane will announce his first squad on September 17, 2026, before a training camp at Clairefontaine and two away matches against Turkey and Belgium.
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Rodri takes parting shot at Arsenal as £65m Barcelona move confirmed
Rodri has left Manchester City for Barcelona on a four-year deal worth £65million, and the Spain midfielder used his farewell letter to single out his stoppage-time winner at the Emirates in 2022 among his most cherished City memories.
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Zaïre-Emery drops out of Golden Boy podium after underwhelming World Cup
Underused by Didier Deschamps at the World Cup, Warren Zaïre-Emery has fallen to fourth place in the August Golden Boy rankings, overtaken by Pau Cubarsí, Lamine Yamal and Yan Diomandé.
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Greenwood equalizes for Fenerbahçe against Lyon with a left-footed strike in playoff
Mason Greenwood equalized for Fenerbahçe against Olympique Lyonnais, responding to Loïs Openda's opening goal right after the break in the first leg of the UEFA Champions League playoff.
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Barcelona sign Rodri from Manchester City in £65.4m deal on four-year contract
Rodri has completed a £65.4million move from Manchester City to Barcelona, signing a four-year contract until 2030. The midfielder, player of the tournament at this summer's World Cup, spent seven seasons at City winning four Premier League titles.
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Real Betis reject £42.7m Antony bid, costing Manchester United £13m sell-on windfall
Manchester United stand to miss out on approximately £12.8m after Real Betis turned down a £42.7m offer for Antony. A sell-on clause inserted when the winger left Old Trafford permanently would have entitled United to around 50 percent of any profit Betis made on the deal.
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Manchester United forced to alter new third kit to meet UEFA Champions League rules
Manchester United's new third kit will look different in European competition after UEFA ruled that the Snapdragon fireball logo alone does not meet its sponsor-consistency requirements, meaning the full wordmark must be added for Champions League matches.
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Champions League 2026/27 draw explained: date, format, pots and how it works
UEFA will conduct the Champions League league-phase draw on Thursday, August 27 at 5pm UK time, assigning each of the 36 competing clubs eight opponents across four seeded pots ahead of a September 8 kick-off.
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Doué named best Parisian of the week, Chanot predicts a future among the world's elite
Decisive against Aston Villa in the European Super Cup and most dangerous against Lens, Désiré Doué (21) is impressing at the start of the 2026-2027 season. Consultant Maxime Chanot believes the PSG winger can become one of the best players in the world.
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Man United forced to alter third kit for Champions League to satisfy UEFA logo rules
Manchester United must modify their new third strip before using it in the Champions League, after UEFA ruled that sponsor logos must remain consistent across all of a club's kits in the competition.
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Ex-United coach Meulensteen warns Carrick that Champions League workload could expose squad limits
Rene Meulensteen, formerly Sir Alex Ferguson's No.1 at Old Trafford, believes Michael Carrick's squad lacks the depth to handle the jump from once-a-week fixtures to a full European schedule, and warns defensive inconsistency remains an urgent problem.
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PSG to Resume Champions League Title Defence on September 9
Two-time defending champions Paris Saint-Germain will begin their 2026-2027 Champions League campaign on Wednesday, September 9. The league phase draw will take place on August 27.
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