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Since embarking on their maiden European voyage in the old Inter-City Fairs Cup some 64 years ago‚ Celtic have scaled some dizzying heights and experienced some crushing lows. Perhaps never before has the sense of sheer desolation felt quite as acute as it did when the final whistle signal sounded last night in northern Austria.
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Bruno Fernandes has been named the PFA Players' Player of the Year after a landmark 2025-26 campaign in which the Manchester United captain broke the Premier League record for most assists in a single season. Fernandes surpassed the previous mark of 20‚ jointly held by Thierry Henry and Kevin De Bruyne‚ on the final day of the season when he set up Patrick Dorgu's header against Brighton to register his 21st assist of the campaign. Fernandes has already won the Premier League Player of the Season and the Football Writers' Association Footballer of the Year accolades‚ and completed the hat-trick by collecting the prestigious‚ player-voted award at Manchester's Opera House on Tuesday evening.
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MAN UNITED CONFIDENTIAL: The 25-year-old Dutchman made just five starts in all competitions last season and was an unused substitute at the MKM Stadium on Saturday. Zirkzee is eager to get regular first-team minutes‚ and the sense around the player is that a compromise is required on all sides to facilitate a move.
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Manchester United have announced the signing of Brighton midfielder Carlos Baleba in a £70million deal. Baleba has signed a five-year-contract at Old Trafford with the option to extend it by 12 months after agreeing personal terms and passing a medical. United will pay an initial £65m and up to £5m more in add-ons to Brighton who have included a sell-on clause as part of the deal.
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The Blues previously set City a deadline of 5pm on August 13 to pay £120m to get the deal done - a deadline City did not meet. But contact has continued with his agent Javier Pastore so City know the 25-year-old is open to coming and now they are set to come back in for the midfielder‚ who played the final half-hour of Chelsea's 3-2 win over Fulham on Monday night.
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Jamie Carragher has urged Liverpool's summer signings from last year to do better or face being branded as the worst collection of transfers in Premier League history. The Reds spent £445million ahead of the 2025-26 campaign as they looked to defend their Premier League title won in 2024-25. Liverpool broke the Premier League record twice that summer - signing Florian Wirtz for £116m before then breaking that to sign Alexander Isak for £125m.
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Paul Pogba has significantly lowered the price of his five-bedroom Cheshire mansion‚ as he pushes to sell the property amid his exit from AS Monaco. The former Manchester United midfielder has knocked £450‚000 off the original asking price of £3.95million following struggles to offload the luxurious residence. Pogba‚ 33‚ initially put the mansion on the market back in 2024 after leaving United two years prior - following six years back at the club - and was looking to secure a healthy £1m profit on the home.
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He teased the new trim in a short Instagram video on Sunday morning and fans will get to see it in all its glory as City take on Bournemouth in their Premier League opener. Haaland has varied his hairstyle down the years‚ sometimes adopting a ponytail and other times letting his plumage fall freely‚ but this is a new aesthetic for the 26-year-old.
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Jean-Philippe Mateta is arguing that the final months of his Crystal Palace contract are invalid and has taken his challenge to FIFA. Palace activated the option year in Mateta's contract in 2024 and his current deal is due to expire at the end of this season. But the 29-year-old is arguing that the contract should be void and that he should have been a free agent this summer.
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Premier League record-breaker Max Dowman has collected his GCSE results and is leaving school on the eve of his first season full-time as a professional footballer. 16-year-old Dowman‚ the Premier League's all-time youngest goalscorer‚ is pictured in his uniform and wearing braces receiving his results at the £30‚000-a-year Brentwood School in Essex yesterday. Dowman juggled school work with football last season as he broke through at Arsenal‚ including scoring against Everton at the Emirates Stadium in March to help the Gunners to the title and collecting his winners' medal in May.
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Stamenic gets love back after traumatic year
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England defender Konsa‚ 28‚ has signed a four year contract with an option for a further year with the Premier League champions.
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Liverpool are expected to make an improved offer for Brighton winger Yankuba Minteh after having a £50m bid rejected. The Gambian is out until October after undergoing surgery on his right leg. Liverpool reverted to the 22-year-old after considering Ibrahim Mbaye of Paris St Germain too expensive. They are continuing discussions for Bradley Barcola.
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Manchester City have identified Roma's Manu Kone as a potential signing in their revamped midfield after selling Rodri and Tijjani Reijnders. The 25-year-old has spent the past two years in Serie A‚ scoring four goals in 63 appearances for Roma‚ but is more renowned for his dynamism and excels off the ball.
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Time moves on but O'Neill moves with it as 22-year absence nears end
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Marcus Rashford has thanked Jamie Carragher for shutting down talk about his future at Man United after Gary Neville was keen to dig into the subject. The England international returned to Old Trafford after his Barcelona loan expired and his £325‚000-a-week wages have made it tricky to find a new club. Last year‚ it seems incredibly unlikely that Rashford would be able to settle back at Man United again but he featured in their last pre-season friendly and looks set for reintegration.
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It seemed for a very long time that the fairytale of the summer‚ the one about the king returning to his castle‚ would enter its final chapter within the walls of the Bernabeu Stadium. That has been the narrative everyone has heard for at least the last year‚ if not longer. 'And after Diomande... Rodri ‚' read a headline in Spanish outlet Marca earlier this month. 'At Real Madrid‚ there is great optimism regarding the arrival of the Spanish midfielder‚ the crowning achievement of a spectacular project spearheaded by Jose Mourinho‚' its author wrote.
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The 24-year-old is one of a number of options Newcastle are considering to replace Bruno Guimaraes after his £75million move to Arsenal. They are keen to bring in an experienced midfielder to slot straight in before Sunday's Premier League opener at home to Liverpool.
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MIKE KEEGAN: Marcus Rashford has left Manchester United officials 'seriously impressed' following his return to the club after his loan spell at Barcelona. Insiders at United's training ground say the 28-year-old‚ who made his first appearance for his boyhood club for 20 months on Saturday‚ has fully embraced what could be viewed as a tricky situation and has been working relentlessly in sessions. There is a growing belief within Old Trafford that Rashford will remain at the club beyond the end of the transfer window and‚ should that be the case‚ there is cautious optimism over what could be a new chapter in a long‚ and not always-smooth United career. The likelihood of Rashford remaining in Manchester increases with each day that passes‚ although more than a fortnight remains to the closure of the transfer window.
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The mysteriously named influencer Pawgli‚ who has been dating the footballer since November last year‚ broke down in tears in one video. She says in other videos that she finds the prospect of moving to the English capital 'scary' and that she is 'panicking' over whether to relocate or not.
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MIKE KEEGAN: Talks are ongoing over a deal that could value the club at £5bn - although whether an agreement can be struck remains to be seen. It is understood that discussions have been taking place on and off for the last two years amid differences in strategy between the two American groups who joined forces to buy the club in a forced sale from Roman Abramovich for £2.5bn with a further commitment of a £1.75bn investment in 2022. While Clearlake owns 61.5 per cent‚ it shares joint control with Boehly‚ who is close to the end of a five-year term as chairman. Next May‚ that role will switch to Clearlake.
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SIMON JONES: Galatasaray‚ Atletico Madrid‚ Juventus and AC Milan are among the clubs who have been weighing up an offer for the United captain. It is understood Galatasaray are ready to put forward £42.7million for the 31-year-old but his intention has been to stay and see if he can realise his ambition of leading United to a Premier League title challenge. Fernandes was hurt by the club's stance last year when Al Hilal were prepared to offer £80m.
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Anthony Gordon was lauded as the 'best player on the pitch' as the England winger made his first appearance for Barcelona since completing a £70m transfer. Barcelona had moved quickly at the end of last season to sign Gordon from Newcastle‚ with the surprise move completed at the end of May ahead of the World Cup. The Spanish giants have been forced to wait to see Gordon feature following England's run to the World Cup semi-finals‚ with his post-tournament break leading to the 25-year-old starting his pre-season late.
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As Premier League teams prepare for the fast-approaching 2026-27 season‚ they've been trudging their way through their customary pre-season friendlies. This year‚ however‚ many of these matches have been anything but friendly‚ featuring a litany of questionable challenges‚ red cards‚ and mass confrontations. Daily Mail Sport takes a look at those in question....
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SIMON JONES: Barcelona and Manchester City are finalising an agreement for the transfer of Rodri. The Spanish champions made a third offer this weekend for the 30-year-old‚ which was understood to be worth up to £60m. Talks continued‚ and a deal has been agreed in principle. The fee is understood to be worth £64.5 million.
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Cristiano Ronaldo admitted that he will likely call time on his three decades in football at the end of the season in an interview about his wedding to Georgina Rodriguez. The 41-year-old married his long-term girlfriend at their home in Portugal on August 11 - the 10-year anniversary of their first meeting - and opened up on the private ceremony speaking to Vogue. But Ronaldo also let slip a seismic career revelation as he shared that he planned to move on from football in the near future.
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The midfielder had just scored to make it 3-1 to his side in the 81st minute‚ but appeared dazed and confused just two minutes later before he was caught by new team-mate Ismael Saibari. After the Morocco star lowered him to the ground‚ medical staff rushed onto the field as Bayern players surrounded the 23-year-old. Amid a hush from the crowd‚ the medical staff eventually game a thumbs up‚ with reports in Germany suggesting that Musiala had struggled with the 33 degrees Celsius heat.
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SIMON JONES: Manchester City are close to concluding talks for Lille's £85million-rated midfielder Ayyoub Bouaddi as Barcelona press to sign Rodri. Bouaddi‚ the 18-year-old Morocco international‚ started on the bench for Lille in their friendly at Everton on Saturday and coach Davide Ancelotti confirmed negotiations. Lille have been fighting to keep the midfielder for one more season‚ but City and the player want to seal a move now‚ which is expected to come at a premium.