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He added: “As long as he’s playing and is in a condition to be selected, I will pick him, within certain limits and under the conditions that I consider best for the national team. “I haven’t spoken with [Ronaldo] yet. [He] is never going to be a problem for the …

Manchester City have signed England international Niamh Charles for £500,000 from Women’s Super League rivals Chelsea. The left-back joins on a three-year deal after six years with the Stamford Bridge club, where she made 173 appearances. Charles, 27, won five WSL titles, four FA Cups and three League Cups with …

West Ham have signed England forward Ebony Salmon on a two-year deal following her exit from Aston Villa. The 25-year-old, who has four England caps, made 75 appearances for Villa before leaving upon the expiry of her contract at the end of the season. Salmon began her career at Villa, …

Available for 29 days Who will win promotion? Who could surprise everyone? And who might be in for a long season? Craig Telfer and John Walker join Charlotte Cohen for a comprehensive preview of League One and League Two. Ross County’s immediate promotion hopes, Hamilton’s recruitment drive, East Kilbride’s first …

Tuchel moved to Stuttgart to study business administration and found work in a bar. This was not just any bar, however. Tuchel’s new workplace was located in the famous Radio Barth building on Stuttgart’s Rotebuhlplatz. Originally a huge music department store which sold records and instruments, the building had been …

Manchester City are to trial an initiative next season offering Premier League matchday tickets priced at £10 for adults living in the local area. Residents in the wards surrounding Etihad Stadium will be able to apply for discounted tickets for every top-flight home game, as well as some domestic cup …

Available for over a year Plenty of players have made names for themselves at this World Cup, from goalkeepers like Cape Verde’s Vozinha and Paraguay’s Orlando Gill to New Zealand midfielder Elijah Just. But though they might not have been familiar to fans, the extent of modern scouting means clubs …

Fraser came through Celtic’s youth system before a five-year spell at Ross County, then joined St Mirren in 2020. The defender scored the crucial goal to preserve the Buddies’ Scottish Premiership status in last season’s play-off final win against Partick Thistle and is “buzzing” to take on the job of …

Stiles’s son John has previously said that football had “killed” his father. John Stiles is head of the Football Families for Justice (FFJ) group which is calling on the football authorities to do more to support ex-players. His father was forced to sell his winner’s medals to fund his dementia …

Arsenal have signed Spain international Ona Batlle on a free transfer following her exit from Barcelona. It is understood that Batlle has joined on a four-year deal, with an option to extend for a further year. The 27-year-old, widely regarded as one of the best full-backs in the world, left …

Available for over a year England Assistant Manager Anthony Barry speaks with our senior football reporter Ian Dennis ahead of their quarter-final match against Norway. He shares his thoughts on Jarell Quansah’s two-match ban for his red card against Mexico and talks about the dynamic between him with Thomas Tuchel, …

Newly-promoted Worthing will travel to Carlisle United in the first National League game in their history on the opening weekend of the season on Saturday, 8 August. The Rebels will be playing fifth-tier football for the first time in the 2026-27 campaign after winning the National League South title last …

The origin story of France’s newest superstar begins closer to home than you might think. Source link

Celtic have confirmed the signing of Camilo Duran from Qarabag on a five-year deal. The 24-year-old Colombian forward arrives from the Azerbaijan Premier League runners-up for an undisclosed fee. He scored 15 goals and provided 10 assists last season, with five of those goals coming in 10 Champions League appearances. …

Available for over a year France are through to the World Cup semi-finals… but is there anyone left who can stop them? Rick Edwards and Lloyd Griffith are joined by Alistair Bruce-Ball after commentating on France’s win over Morocco to break down another dominant display, Kylian Mbappé’s penalty miss and …

Every team left in this World Cup has one thing in common: a clear idea. National teams don’t have the time to build the complexity of club sides, so the message has to be simple and repeated. That is where Spain have an advantage. Their footballing identity has been developed …

When then England manager Gareth Southgate was asked in 2020 whether there was a chance Haaland might have played for the Three Lions, he shut it down quickly. “With players like him, they’re quite clear where they want to play,” Southgate said. “He feels that allegiance to the country that …

Derry City boss Tiernan Lynch said it is still “all to play for” after his side were narrowly defeated 3-2 by CSKA Sofia at the Natsionalen Stadion Vasil Levski in Sofia in the Europa League first qualifying round tie. Ioannis Pittas opened the scoring in fabulous style before Liam Boyce …

Former Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp has revealed how the Reds laid on a private jet and food for Kylian Mbappe and his family in an attempt to sign the France striker before he opted to join Paris St-Germain in 2017. The German said it was the “most expensive non-transfer” the …

England defender Marc Guehi is managing a slight hamstring injury and could miss the World Cup quarter-final against Norway. Guehi complained of a muscle issue following England’s win over Mexico at the Azteca Stadium. Initially it was hoped that the defender was carrying muscular fatigue and that he would be …