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LIVE Transfer Talk: Al Ittihad prepare £60m offer for Salah

The summer transfer window is now open in Europe, and there’s plenty of gossip swirling around. Transfer Talk brings you all the latest buzz on rumours, comings, goings and, of course, done deals! Liverpool have already lost Fabinho, Jordan Henderson and Roberto Firmino to the Saudi Pro League, and reports in the country suggest that Mohamed Salah is the next Reds player on the wanted list. Jurgen Klopp’s preparation for…

Which teams still have work to do before the transfer window closes?

The start of the new Premier League season is just days away and clubs have been frantically trying to prepare themselves. It’s been a summer of transfer activity like no other among most of the Big Six. Manchester City’s squad will look very different, while Arsenal have embarked on what they hope is an upgrade to their midfield as they look to challenge for the title again. Manchester United have…

Time check: Pep peeved by new rules in City loss

Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola bemoaned the officiating changes that led to Arsenal’s dramatic Community Shield shootout victory at Wembley on Sunday. City were leading 1-0 through Cole Palmer’s 77th-minute strike before Leandro Trossard equalised 11 minutes into added time with a tame shot that deflected off Manuel Akanji. – Olley: Beating Man City a confidence boost for Arsenal – Stream on ESPN+: LaLiga, Bundesliga, more (U.S.) Referee Stuart Attwell…

Transfer Talk: PSG near €65m move for Goncalo Ramos

The summer transfer window is now open in Europe, and there’s plenty of gossip swirling around. Transfer Talk brings you all the latest buzz on rumours, comings, goings and, of course, done deals! Paris Saint-Germain have agreed a deal with Benfica for the signing of striker Goncalo Ramos, according to the Athletic. The two clubs have shaken hands over a move that will see the 22-year-old striker head to the…

Dutch stop S. Africa to reach World Cup quarters

Jill Roord scored her fourth goal of the tournament as the Netherlands marched into the quarter-finals of the Women’s World Cup with a 2-0 win over South Africa at Sydney Football Stadium on Sunday.

Hegerberg: Federations must show more respect

Norway striker Ada Hegerberg says football federations need to show more respect to their women’s teams on the back of some historic achievements at the World Cup in Australia and New Zealand. Morocco, Jamaica and South Africa have all reached the knockout stage for the first time at the tournament, while Colombia and Nigeria also caused big upsets in the group stage. – Women’s World Cup bracket and fixtures schedule…

WWC upsets justify 32-team tournament – FIFA

BRISBANE, Australia — FIFA’s chief women’s football officer Sarai Bareman told ESPN the remarkable upsets at the Women’s World Cup justifies the decision to expand to 32 teams. The call to expand the tournament from 24 to 32 teams received criticism at the time, with some feeling it would lead to a host of one-sided results in the pool stages. While there have been a couple of heavy defeats, the…

Transfer Talk: West Ham set to sign Ajax’s Alvarez as Rice replacement

The summer transfer window is now open in Europe, and there’s plenty of gossip swirling around. Transfer Talk brings you all the latest buzz on rumours, comings, goings and, of course, done deals! Manchester United are looking for a new midfielder and could turn to Real Madrid’s Aurelien Tchouameni, according to Sport. Tchouameni, 23, has been linked with a move away, despite signing from Monaco for €80 million just last…

Matildas’ Steph Catley displaying virtue of ‘clutch gene’

As the world became enraptured with the ‘will she play or won’t she play’ saga surrounding Sam Kerr’s troublesome calf, Steph Catley went about her business for Australia. Without much fanfare, and with even less fuss, the 29-year-old defender stepped up to don the armband and lead the Matildas into the knockout stages of the FIFA Women’s World Cup. When the side needed her, she was there. Catley’s 52nd-minute penalty…