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Liverpool owners Fenway Sports Group (FSG) have confirmed the sale of a minority stake in the club to a consortium that includes Amazon founder Jeff Bezos. The consortium, named 1892 Holdings in acknowledgement of the year Liverpool was founded, will be led by British-Indian businessman and former Queens Park Rangers co-owner Amit Bhatia, who will also become the club’s new vice-chairman. – Liverpool fans seek clarity over Bezos-linked bid Sources…

Chelsea insist Enzo Fernández is expected to stay at the club for the upcoming season after no club matched their £120 million ($161.8m) valuation by Friday’s self-imposed deadline, sources have told ESPN. Chelsea gave potential suitors a specific timeframe to make an offer for the Argentina international, who had made it clear earlier this summer that he was keen on a move away from Stamford Bridge. ESPN reported in May…

Under-fire FIFA president Gianni Infantino has taken the governing body to a “whole new level” which has left his critics “jealous,” according to Andrew Giuliani, who was executive director for the White House Task Force on the 2026 World Cup. New Zealand’s football federation became the latest organization to withdraw its support for the Infantino’s reelection next year as he continues to lose global support over his aborted plan to…

Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta has admitted his surprise at this summer’s big-money deals in the transfer market. Four players have changed clubs for more than £100 million ($136m) in the last few weeks with Yan Diomande’s £120m switch from Red Bull Leipzig to Real Madrid the most expensive deal so far. Next on the list is Morgan Rogers — a player the Gunners were in talks to sign over several…

Barcelona will return with a renewed offer for Spain international Rodri as negotiations with Manchester City continue, a source told ESPN. Barça have agreed personal terms with Rodri, who has opted for the Spanish champions over Real Madrid, but have so far failed with two bids for the midfielder. Sources told ESPN that City value the 30-year-old at more than €70 million (£60m / $81m), with the total package of…

Arsenal have added Bayer Leverkusen’s Jarell Quansah to their shortlist of options as they aim to sign a defender in the summer transfer window, sources have told ESPN. No direct talks have taken place between the clubs but sources say the north London club have explored the possibility of a deal through intermediaries. Leverkusen are thought to be reluctant to sell Quansah, however, having only signed the England international from…

Manchester City are unlikely to meet Chelsea‘s Friday deadline for Enzo Fernández, according to Enzo Maresca. Chelsea have set a 5 p.m. UK deadline for interested clubs to meet their £120 million ($161.8m) valuation of Fernández, sources told ESPN, with City among the clubs interested in the Argentina international. The west London club are adamant they will not consider any offers received after that point. Asked about Fernández at a…

Jude Bellingham has described working with coach José Mourinho as “a dream” as the pair prepare to kick off the LaLiga season at Real Madrid. England star Bellingham, 23, is heading into his fourth season at Madrid, after a stunning debut campaign — winning a LaLiga and Champions League double — followed by two years without a major trophy. Mourinho has returned to the club for his second spell in…

New Zealand’s football federation has withdrawn its support for under-fire FIFA president Gianni Infantino in a break with the wider Oceania Football Confederation (OFC). New Zealand Football (NZF), the country’s national governing body, has confirmed it will not back the incumbent president, who is losing global support rapidly over his aborted plan to sell off a stake in the World Cup to private investors, when he seeks re-election next year.…

Former Chelsea team doctor Eva Carneiro has hit back at José Mourinho and John Terry after the pair revisited the controversy that led to her departure from the club 11 years ago. Mourinho and Terry discussed the incident in the new Netflix documentary “Mourinho,” with the former Chelsea manager maintaining Carneiro and head physio Jon Fearn were wrong to enter the pitch to treat Eden Hazard during a 2-2 draw…