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Antonio finds a new home at Watford — Michail Antonio poses in a yellow, red and black Watford FC jersey at a photocall.
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Antonio finds a new home at Watford

United vs City: who's fit, who's out — photo: Football365
CHAOS

United vs City: who's fit, who's out

Neto snubs Man City for new Chelsea deal — photo: si.com
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Neto snubs Man City for new Chelsea deal

Liverpool - Fulham, Premier League
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Liverpool host winless Fulham at Anfield

Newcastle shut the door on Man Utd — photo: BBC Sport — Football
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Newcastle shut the door on Man Utd

Cape Verde's keeper is up for a Ballon d'Or — photo: Foot Mercato
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Cape Verde's keeper is up for a Ballon d'Or

Konaté is already winning Madrid over — photo: Foot Mercato
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Konaté is already winning Madrid over

Do you have a high football IQ? — Week 37, 2026
CULTURE

Do you have a high football IQ?

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  1. PREM

    Leicester City's 5,000/1 title: how the impossible happened

  2. TRANSFERS

    United's Monday papers: exit, miss and a midfield punt

  3. MORE

    The goal, the legend, and what the papers couldn't agree on

  4. SERIE A

    How Inzaghi rebuilt the best back five in Italy

  5. TRANSFERS

    Newcastle's Barella move: the €70m question

  6. INT

    How FIFA's nationality-switching rules actually work

  7. SERIE A

    Malagò's blunt diagnosis of Italian football

  8. MORE

    Why do footballers wear wrist tape?

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UCL·

Something odd on Porto's team sheet

Porto, unbeaten and top of the Primeira Liga, took on Manchester City in the Champions League group stage on 8 September 2026, and The Guardian's live coverage flagged something odd on UEFA's official team sheet without…

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Real Madrid deny Bernabéu rumours

Real Madrid put out an official statement on Monday evening rejecting information that had been doing the rounds on social media and in parts of the press about access to the Santiago Bernabéu, though the club didn't…

WSL·

USA's youth powerhouse just got knocked down

The United States don't usually start these tournaments like this. In Łódź, Italy's U20 women beat the Americans 2-1 in the opening game of the group stage, and suddenly the side everyone expects to be cruising by the…

UEL·

Rangers crash out, McInnes mortified

Rangers had a 1-0 lead from Ibrox and a Czech side from Jablonec standing between them and the Conference League group phase. They are now at home, watching Brighton on television.

SERIE A·

Milan's pre-season headache keeps growing

AC Milan are heading into their pre-season friendly against Manchester United with a mounting injury list — and Matteo Gabbia is the latest name added to it, according to Football Italia.

INJURIES·

Monza lose captain Pessina to knee injury

Monza have lost their captain before the season has barely drawn breath. Ivan Juric confirmed on 13 August that Matteo Pessina has suffered a serious knee injury and will be out 'for a while'

TRANSFERS·

Barça reportedly land Adeyemi, botch the announcement

FC Barcelona have reportedly confirmed the signing of Karim Adeyemi, per Footy Headlines. That should be the whole story. Instead, the Camp Nou social team handed the internet a gift: a promotional graphic so visibly…

INT·

Infantino's World Cup sell-off plan is dead

Gianni Infantino has shelved his plan to create a commercial vehicle that would have opened the World Cup's rights and equity structure to private investment, according to Foot Mercato

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