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Arsenal explore move for Vinicius Jr, Inter Milan interested in Cristian Romero and Real Madrid bid for Yan Diomande rejected, plus more. Arsenal are exploring a move to sign Brazil winger Vinicius Jr if the 26-year-old does not extend his contract with Real Madrid. (Athletic – subscription required), external New …

Asked about the suggestion that Hogh was about to have a medical, O’Neill continued: “Yes, apparently so. He will have one in the next 24 hours, I think.” News of Hogh’s imminent arrival will ease some of the pressure on Celtic’s board and manager after Saturday’s sale of fan favourite …

Newcastle‘s midfield has been weakened by the departure of Sandro Tonali, who joined Tottenham this month in a deal worth up to £100m. Young midifelders Sean Steur and Aladji Bamba have sinced arrived from Ajax and Monaco respectively. Although Saturday’s game came too soon for Bamba, whose move was announced …

Barcelona have offered their support to the family of a worker who died during renovations at the club’s Nou Camp stadium. The 54-year-old man is believed to have died as a result of “a blow” while working on the redevelopment on Friday, Catalan regional police said. Emergency services were called …

Chelsea are in talks to sign highly regarded set-piece coach Austin MacPhee from Aston Villa but face competition from other Premier League clubs as well as Saudi Pro League teams. Villa would be due compensation for MacPhee with his contract understood to have a specified release clause. The Scottish coach, …

Bergvall, who joined Spurs from Swedish club Djurgarden in 2024, played limited minutes at the end of last season under De Zerbi. The 20-year-old started the Italian’s first game in charge – a 1-0 defeat at Sunderland – and, after that, made four appearances as a substitute. Spurs have since …

After beginning his professional career with Dinamo Zagreb at the age of 16, highly rated Croatian midfielder Alen Halilovic earned a permanent move to Barcelona, where he spent two years before joining Hamburg for a further two seasons. During his time at the Nou Camp, he played primarily for Barcelona …

Celtic consider move for Serie A winger as former Rangers captain has talks with MLS club… Celtic forward Daizen Maeda has completed a medical at Ipswich Town before a prospective switch to the Premier League. Sky Sports, external Former Celtic striker Chris Sutton says the decision to seel Daizen Maeda …

West Ham have confirmed the sale of winger Crysencio Summerville to Saudi club Al-Hilal. Earlier this week, BBC Sport reported the two clubs had agreed a deal worth £60m – an initial £55m plus a further £5m in add-ons – for the Netherlands international. Former Leeds player Summerville, 24, spent …

Welcome to our Who am I? game. The rules are simple. Each day there’s a new footballer and the challenge is to guess who they are in as few attempts as possible. After each wrong guess you unlock a new clue. Guess the answer after as few clues as possible …

Real Madrid are confident they will sign Rodri from Manchester City, Arsenal eye player-plus-cash deal for Atletico striker Julian Alvarez, while Roma are keen on Fulham winger Oscar Bobb, plus more. Real Madrid are working on a deal to sign Manchester City midfielder Rodri, with the Spanish club confident an …

Firmly established as one of South Africa’s senior leaders, Banyana Banyana’s skipper will be looking to help her team reclaim the title they won for the first time in 2022. “When you look at the number of teams in this year’s edition, I think this will be one of the …

St Johnstone must beat League 1 East Fife to keep their hopes of reaching the knockout stages alive. Defeat by Inverness Caledonian Thistle in midweek left Saints third in the group, one point behind Saturday’s opponents and two adrift of the Highland side. A win for East Fife would ensure …

Crystal Palace are interested in signing Brest centre-back Raphael le Guen. The 19-year-old defender is on the Eagles’ radar as Maxence Lacroix’s move to Chelsea edges closer. Le Guen made his debut for Brest in the 2025-26 season and made six appearances in Ligue 1 The teenager started the final …

Mendy followed Savage to Forest Green from Macclesfield last year and was a near ever-present, playing 47 times as the Gloucestershire-based side finished seventh in the table and missed out on promotion after a quarter-final defeat in the play-offs. Forest Green say that the transfer of their club captain could …

The Court of Arbitration for Sport has set a date for a hearing over Senegal’s appeal against being stripped of the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations title. Hosts Morocco were declared the tournament winners after the Confederation of African Football (Caf) overturned the result of the final in January, which …

Newly-promoted Birmingham City have signed goalkeeper Sophie Baggaley as a free agent after she left Brighton. The 29-year-old returns to the club she joined at the age of six and where she made her senior career debut in 2014. It is believed she has signed a two-year deal with an …

Belgium have appointed former Netherlands captain Mark van Bommel as their new head coach on a contract running through Euro 2028. The 49-year-old succeeds Rudi Garcia, whose departure was confirmed after Belgium’s quarter-final exit to eventual world champions Spain at the 2026 World Cup. Van Bommel will officially take up …

Available for over a year Conspiracy theories and the football World Cup seem to go hand in hand. Football writer James Montague is digging into one that refuses to fade; a story that takes us back to the first time America hosted the men’s football World Cup.. Did the US …