Stories By Graham Ruthven
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Sarina Wiegman has found the winning formula for England at major tournaments and Thomas Tuchel should take note
In many ways, England’s Women’s Euro 2025 triumph defied logic. The Lionesses led for just four minutes and 52 seconds of the tournament’s knockout rounds, yet got their hands on the trophy by beating Spain in Sunday’s final.
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Alexander Isak signing would make Liverpool’s summer window the best in Premier League history
When Liverpool spent a Premier League-record fee to sign Florian Wirtz from Bayer Leverkusen, most believed this would be the champions’ biggest, most notable transfer of the summer. Now, though, it seems Wirtz’s arrival at Anfield might only be the precursor to arguably the biggest statement signing in Premier League history.
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Is James Trafford Ready to Replace Ederson at Man City?
The signing of Ederson was a turning point for Pep Guardiola in the early days of his Manchester City tenure. Guardiola’s first season as City boss was a challenge, not least in between the posts where Claudio Bravo struggled to find consistency.
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Which Premier League team has won the transfer window so far?
The summer transfer window has been open for over a month and Premier League clubs are wasting no time in getting their business done. Indeed, it has already been a very busy period for transfers across the board in the English top division.
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Liam Delap and Joao Pedro Offer Chelsea Two Effective No. 9 Options
Joao Pedro all but paid back his £60m transfer fee in his first two games for Chelsea. The Brazilian forward bagged a brace in a 2-0 win over Fluminense to make the Club World Cup final before scoring another in a 3-0 demolition of Paris Saint-Germain on Sunday.
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Xabi Alonso’s Real Madrid Revolution Is Already Taking Shape
Xabi Alonso surely wishes he was remoulding Real Madrid behind the closed doors of pre-season. Instead, Los Blancos’ new manager is having to do his work under the spotlight of the Club World Cup. Alonso has had no choice but to build the plane while flying it, but Real Madrid are starting to soar with the Spaniard at the helm.
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Depth or Difference-Maker? Assessing Arsenal’s Pursuit of Noni Madueke
For two clubs with a rivalry so deep, Arsenal and Chelsea have exchanged a lot of players in recent times. Indeed, Raheem Sterling, Kai Havertz, Jorginho, Willian, David Luiz and Olivier Giroud have all swapped one London club for the other with Kepa Arrizabalaga another player to go between the two teams, joining the Gunners from the Blues.
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Jobe Bellingham Impresses Ahead of 2026 World Cup
As if one Bellingham wasn’t enough for the top level of European football to handle, there’s now two of them. Jude Bellingham is one of Real Madrid’s best players and his younger brother Jobe is now proving his worth for Borussia Dortmund after joining the Bundesliga giants from Sunderland earlier this summer.
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Is Jamie Gittens ready to become the winger Chelsea need?
Chelsea wanted a new winger this summer and by all accounts they have one. Recent reports claim the Stamford Bridge club have agreed a deal to sign Jamie Gittens from Borussia Dortmund for £55m with the 20-year-old set to have a medical at some point this week.
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Tottenham must strengthen in these three key positions
Tottenham Hotspur’s first big move of the summer was to change manager. Despite guiding the North London club to Europa League glory, Ange Postecoglou was shown the door with Thomas Frank appointed in his place as Spurs’ new boss.
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Jackson red card may jeopardise his Chelsea future
Four minutes. That’s all it took Nicolas Jackson to see red after coming on in the second half of Chelsea’s Club World Cup game against Flamengo. The Blues were already trailing when the striker was sent off for a studs-up tackle on opposition defender Lucas Ayrton, but with 10 men they stood no chance of a comeback.
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