Brighton sign midfielder Gruda from Mainz for £25m
Brighton sign Germany Under-21 international Brajan Gruda from Bundesliga side Mainz for £25m.
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'Superstar' Mbappe scores first goal for Real Madrid
Watch as Kylian Mbappe scores a debut goal for Real Madrid as they win the Uefa Super Cup against Atalanta.
Premier League chief warns of 'saturation point'
Football will reach saturation point if matches keep being added to the calendar, according to Premier League chief executive Richard Masters.
Rockets beat leaders Invincibles in thriller
Oval Invincibles miss out on the chance to confirm a place in the final of the men's Hundred competition as they lose by six wickets to Trent Rockets in a thrilling encounter at Trent Bridge.
Mbappe scores as Real Madrid win Uefa Super Cup
Watch highlights as Real Madrid beat Atalanta 2-0 to win the Uefa Super Cup, thanks to second-half goals from Fede Valverde and debutant Kylian Mbappe.
Real Madrid 2-0 Atalanta: Kylian Mbappe scores dream debut goal as Los Blancos win UEFA Super Cup
Summer signing off the mark as Spanish giants claim another European trophy
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Premier League chief warns of football ‘saturation’ with Club World Cup expansion
Chief executive Richard Masters is ‘concerned’ about Fifa’s decision to add more matches to the football calendar
Premier League braced for seismic change as rule breach investigations head toward resolution
Chief executive Richard Masters hopes the regulatory disputes, such as with Manchester City, will not ‘normalise asterisks on the league table’
Kylian Mbappe scores on debut as Real Madrid beat Atalanta to win Super Cup
Federico Valverde also scored for Real in Warsaw.
Wayne Rooney happy to ‘get a reaction’ as Plymouth knock out Cheltenham
“What was your overall impression of the ‘wow’ factor?” It could have been a question for the Plymouth supporters as they headed for the exits after witnessing a welcome first win under Wayne Rooney but it is actually a line from the judging criteria for the British Fireworks Championships, the other show in town on the night, down on the waterfront. …
Wada investigator ‘helped’ with Usada scheme to recruit Kenyan runner
Doping agencies in war of words after Observer reportWada insists it ordered Usada to shut down programmeAn official from the World Anti-Doping Agency assisted in a controversial investigation by the US Anti-Doping Agency which involved recruiting athletes to provide information on potential dopers, the Guardian understands.An Observer investigation, which …
Richard Masters: Premier League must ‘preserve and protect’ the competition
League chief praises ‘collective spirit’ amid legal disputesTwo new regulatory financial mechanisms to be trialledRichard Masters has insisted Premier League clubs share a determination to “preserve and protect” the competition, as a new season beset by off‑field challenges is about to get under way.Masters, the top flight’s chief executive, says …
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Howard Webb's six-point plan to improve VAR in the Premier League is revealed with an emphasis on 'Referee's Call' as managers and players are urged to stop criticising the use of technology
SAMI MOKBEL: The Premier League have pleaded with leading managers and players to stop publicly criticising VAR ahead of the new top-flight season getting underway.
Back with a bang! Cristiano Ronaldo scores his first goal of the season for Al-Nassr on his return to action as superstar finds the net for the 23rd consecutive year
In the wake of his disappointing Euro 2024 campaign, Ronaldo marked his club comeback on Wednesday and delivered a sensational performance.
Liverpool agree £10m fee with RB Salzburg for Bobby Clark, with the 19-year-old star star set to be reunited with former Reds assistant Pep Lijnders
Liverpool have agreed a £10m fee to sell 19-year-old star Bobby Clark to RB Salzburg as the youngster prepares to be reunited with former Reds assistant Pep Lijnders at the Austrian side.
Bruno Fernandes reveals he had 'concrete offers' from other clubs to leave Man United before signing new long-term contract to bring him in line with highest earners
Fernandes' new contract is understood the new deal is an improvement on his £240,000 a week deal and brings him in line with the club's top earners and keep him at the club until 2027.
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The ice-cold Icelandic guaranteed to be a £50m star, the generational Norwegian talent dreaming of Man United, and the Colombian Neymar already in Chelsea's sights... meet the next wave of Europe's top prospects
TOM COLLOMOSSE: If you're good enough, you're old enough, as the old adage goes, and in the modern game we're seeing youngsters show they're more than ready to make the step up.
A dream debut! Kylian Mbappe scores his first Real Madrid goal against Atalanta after Jude Bellingham's slick assist and lifts the UEFA Super Cup in perfect start to life in Spain
The superstar, who joined as a free agent this summer after departing PSG, ran onto a cutback from Jude Bellingham and fired coolly into the top corner.
Spain and Barcelona superstar Lamine Yamal's dad, 35, is 'stabbed in a car park' and 'in a serious condition in hospital' with 'three people arrested over attack'
The father of Spain Euro 2024 star Lamine Yamal has been rushed to hospital after being stabbed in a car park on Wednesday evening, according to reports.