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Soccer
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Under new manager Steve Bruce, it is a squad high on quantity but low on outstanding quality. Newcastle could struggle
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Laurent Koscielny is on the verge of a return to France with Bordeaux after the clubs agreed a fee of up to €5m
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Bristol City have written to every Championship club to tell them that they will not kick the ball out of play for any opposing player unless they have suffered a head injury
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The Wolves defender Max Kilman is the first former England futsal international to play in the Premier League
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News
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All the latest deals from England, Spain, Italy, France and Germany
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In depth
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After 157 years the Football League’s oldest club are coming to terms with life in the National League
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Premier League 2019-20 previews
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United need another elite signing before the transfer window shuts while Solskjær has to keep Pogba onside
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Pep Guardiola’s domestic kings have moved slickly in the market to give them the best chance of repelling Liverpool again
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The European champions have shed the substantial weight of nearly men and look the only team capable of denying Manchester City a hat-trick of league titles
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The captures of Ayoze Pérez and Youri Tielemans have the potential to lift Brendan Rodgers’ buoyant side up another level
Video
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Hundreds of São Paulo fans gave Dani Alves a hero's welcome home as the footballer arrived to join his boyhood club on a free transfer
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The Philadelphia Union captain brought attention to this weekend’s mass shootings in Ohio and Texas when he called out Congress after scoring
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Manchester United has made Harry Maguire the world’s most expensive defender after signing him from Leicester for £80m.
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Everton have signed Italy striker Moise Kean, 19, from Juventus in a deal for an initial fee reported to be £29
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Speaking after seeing City edged past Liverpool in the Community Shield, Guardiola revealed his club were interested in Harry Maguire, 'but we couldn't afford him'.
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Rangers fans who invaded the pitch celebrating a late winning goal allegedly destroyed the roof covering disabled fans and injuring one man.
World football
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Philadelphia Union captain Alejandro Bedoya brought attention to this weekend’s mass shootings when he called out Congress after scoring for his team
Opinion
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A few new (and familiar) faces will be hoping to impress when the Championship season kicks off on Friday night
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Using AI to script the coming season is novel but data should not be viewed as a deeper magic underpinning the universe
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Arsenal have spent a club-record £72m deal on Nicolas Pépé and with that comes a responsibility to be more serious, says his dad
Regulars
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In today’s Fiver: Harry Maguire, Radja Nainggolan and plenty more
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Danny Drinkwater and Tiémoué Bakayoko to leave Chelsea? | Gary Cahill to sign for Crystal Palace? | Donny van de Beek to Real Madrid?
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Catch up
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The League One club are staring into the abyss with their first two fixtures now suspended by the Football League
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Brighton’s manager tells Ben Fisher about the power of his job, the darkness of defeat and singing the Lapland national anthem
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The forward, who has shown his potential for Juventus and Italy, will hope more playing time at Everton can help him flourish
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Even a miles-to-goals ratio of 5,500-to-one couldn’t dampen the spirit of the York Hearts supporters’ club
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