The USWNT's domestic-heavy roster can benefit their World Cup yearning
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Brentford agree deal for set-piece coach Keith Andrews to step up as manager
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Nessun Dorma podcast: a 1980s and 1990s football odyssey
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Women's Euro 2025 team guides: Switzerland
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Catwalk Time: Ranking Reading's 21st Century Home Kits (Part Two)
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Arteta wants signing wrapped up before pre-season tour, Arsenal readying offer for “top player”
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Football transfer rumours: Garnacho and Nkunku set for blockbuster swap?
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New assistant manager at Reading FC revealed
The appointment of Reading Football Club's new first-team assistant manager has been revealed.
Erith and Belvedere U14s
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ES Tunis vs Chelsea: Get £20 football free bets and 50 free spins with Midnite
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David Squires on … making Transylvania great again
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Newcastle step up pursuit of Burnley's £40m-rated goalkeeper James Trafford
Trafford was disappointed deal fell through last summerNewcastle ready to sell Longstaff or Willock but not Isak Newcastle hope to succeed where...
Get To Know...Adi Viveash
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Middlesbrough appoint Rob Edwards as head coach on three-year deal
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YouTube should not be exempt from Australia's under-16s social media ban, eSafety commissioner says
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John Clarke and John Ryan sign new deals
The two Johns commit for another season
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Bellinghams do battle and subs stay indoors as Club World Cup warms up
Following the second weekend of Copa Gianni, Fifa were eager to flag up a number of fraternal firsts. In scoring for Borussia Dortmund and Real...
Brazilian clubs are upending the global order at the Club World Cup
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Liam Delap relishes old school physicality for Chelsea in quest to solve striker shortage
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Is the Club World Cup actually … quite good? – Football Weekly podcast
Max Rushden is joined by Barry Glendenning, Will Unwin, Lars Sivertsen and Sid Lowe to talk transfers and Premier League fixturesRate, review,...
Every player linked with Portsmouth so far this summer - including Sunderland, Crystal Palace and Sheff Wed talents
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All the winners from the 2025 Berkshire Football Awards
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Women's Euro 2025 team guides: Iceland
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‘Handcuffed like we're criminals': Ohio teen soccer star recounts deportation
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Sampdoria in line to avoid relegation to Serie C after chaotic playoff abandoned
Salernitana fans hurl smoke bombs and seats on to pitchCEO at Salernitana accepts his club will be in third tierThe second leg of the Serie B...
Ibrahima Konaté disappointed with Liverpool contract offer as talks stall
Defender's representatives pushing for higher basic wageFears at Anfield over running down deal that ends in 2026Ibrahima Konaté is stalling on...
Strange to see Leicester expert talk being trashed by tabloid media
Leicester expert and media man Rob Tanner made it all clear in a recent talk with fan channel The Final Whistle that he would be very surprised and...
New Signing: Miguel Angel Brau
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Woody Johnson signs £190m deal to buy John Textor's shares in Crystal Palace
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Football transfer rumours: Emiliano Martínez eager to join Manchester United?
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US men overcome goalkeeping gaffe to top Haiti 2-1 and win Gold Cup group
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Manchester City hit Al Ain for six in one-sided Club World Cup romp
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Ilkay Gündogan keen to see out final year of Manchester City contract
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Manchester City v Al Ain: Club World Cup updates – live
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Women's Euro 2025 team guides: Finland
A poor Nations League and an injury troubled buildup has taken the shine off Marko Saloranta's side after an impressive qualifying campaignThis...
Santi Cazorla and Real Oviedo pull off the most romantic of returns to La Liga
Twenty-four long years after their relegation, then tumbling lower into ‘the mud', the club whose fans would not let them die witnessed their...
Enzo Maresca has midfield puzzle to solve while Chelsea sweat it out in US
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I know judging other parents is wrong. But when it comes to giving kids smartphones, I'm a lost cause | Polly Hudson
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Marcus Rashford keen on linking up with Lamine Yamal at Barcelona
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Pep Guardiola to shuffle City pack with ‘10 new players' at Club World Cup
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Van Nistelrooy Sacked, Rohl in, Rudkin Out and No OH Leuven Benchmark
The Mirror reports today that Ruud van Nistelrooy officially will be sacked after the 1st of July. This will then be a matter to deal with after...
‘I want to stay': John Stones moves to shut down Manchester City exit talk
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Brighton's transfer push backed by ‘physicality' and cutting-edge data
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Wales women head for Euro 2025 wanting to scale heights and leave legacy
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Santi Cazorla scores in playoff as Real Oviedo end 24-year wait for La Liga return
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USA forward Haji Wright out for rest of Gold Cup with achilles injury
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Elliot Anderson's penalty sees off Spain as England Under-21s reach Euros' last four
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Cult of celebrity feels like a fundamental tension at the heart of the game
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Jobe Bellingham strikes as Dortmund edge 4-3 thriller with Sundowns in Club World Cup
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Monaco target André Onana but goalkeeper is keen to stay at Manchester United
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Leicester Full England International Prospects In High Demand
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Nuno Espirito Santo signs new three-year deal to stay at Nottingham Forest
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Fan Letters: Should we extend the Stadium of Light?
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Roker Report book club – David Snowdon's A Fistful of Doldrums
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Harry Kane hits opener as Bayern edge Boca to advance to Club World Cup knockouts
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Flamengo stun Chelsea with comeback victory at Club World Cup as Jackson sees red
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Club World Cup didn't start the fire – it didn't light it but we'll try to fight it | Max Rushden
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Florian Wirtz looks ready-made to be a key piece of the puzzle at Liverpool | Andy Brassell
After his rapid rise at Leverkusen, Liverpool's new club-record signing is well set to step outside his comfort zoneWhen the Bayern Munich charm...
Florian Wirtz seals Liverpool move from Bayer Leverkusen in club record £116m deal
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Flamengo v Chelsea: Club World Cup updates – live
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Manchester City open to letting Ilkay Gündogan join Galatasaray
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‘It can be a really lonely journey': Myles Lewis-Skelly's mum Marcia on being a star's parent and agent
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Everton Confirms Football Leadership Appointments
Everton can confirm four appointments as part of the Club’s evolution of its football leadership structure.
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Nomadic former Reading youngster returns to top-flight football in fresh Greek switch
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US deports teen soccer star to Honduras days after his high school graduation
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London City Lionesses make statement signing of Daniëlle van de Donk
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Liverpool agree deal to sign Milos Kerkez from Bournemouth for £40m
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Every winner of the 2025 Football in Berkshire Awards
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‘Hopefully we can challenge at the top end of the table’: Reading FC’s new signing speaks on his ambitions
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Fan Advisory Board Vote Deadline Nears
The vote to elect two new members to Everton’s Fan Advisory Board will close at 11.59pm next Thursday (26 June).
Any Evertonian who had a supporter...
Ross County sound transfer warning over Wigan Athletic, Luton Town, Reading, Bolton Wanderers, Derby County, Peterborough, Portsmouth and Wrexham target
Wigan Athletic will not be able to secure the services of transfer target Ronan Hale on the cheap from Ross County.
Leicesrer pre-season news, manager talk and more
Leicester have almost completed their pre-season campaign, being lined up for a friendly vs. TSV-Hartberg on the 19th of July. This certainly...
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Hannah Hampton aims to live up to Mary Earps's legacy as England No 1
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Season Tickets | 2024/25 price freeze to stay
BUY 2025-26 SEASON TICKETSBuy or renew for the beginning of the new eraBUY ONLINECALL USAs the initial phase of Season Ticket sales comes to a...
Why Hugo Ekitike is hot property in the summer transfer window | Ben McAleer
The young Eintracht Frankfurt striker has rough edges but he may be the best value goalscorer on the marketBy WhoScoredAlexander Isak is a man in...
QPR pushing to secure deal for sought-after League One ace
QPR are looking to complete a deal for out-of-contract Reading centre-back Amadou Mbengue, as per West London Sport.…
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From heat to unrest: how five major Club World Cup storylines are shaping up
With the group stage approaching halfway, it is time to take stock of key issues surrounding the expanded tournamentThe Club World Cup is into the...
Wirtz having Liverpool medical, Club World Cup latest and more: football news – live
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Movers Period to begin next week
New seat for a new beginning?
The 2025/26 Movers Period will begin at 10am on Tuesday 24th June, offering supporters the opportunity to move their...