5 h. ago Football Daily | A new Premier League season rolls off the assembly line with subplots galore

Sign up now! Sign up now! Sign up now? Sign up now!Will Liverpool canter to another title? Have Manchester City rediscovered their mojo? Have Arsenal finally found the missing pieces of the jigsaw? Will Chelsea’s midsummer Copa Gianni endeavours catch up with them? Can any or all of the three promoted sides make a decent fist of not going straight back down this time? Will Fulham finish 11th or 12th? How adverse an effect will being the father of twins going through the terrible twos have on the form of Jarrod Bowen? Some early clues to the answers of these and many other questions will be provided this weekend as the latest beautifully packaged model of the Premier League rolls off the assembly line, kicking off with tonight’s ding-dong between Liverpool and what’s left of a Bournemouth carcass that has been feasted upon by a wake of vultures during the transfer window. A club so resilient and resourceful that at one point they exhibited the massed ranks of their lame and halt Davi...

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6 h. ago Crystal Palace: Oliver Glasner issues Marc Guehi and Eberechi Eze update amid Liverpool and Tottenham links

FA Cup winners looking to kick season off with a win after Community Shield triumph

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22 h. ago Premier League: 10 things to look out for on the opening weekend

Another new era at Tottenham, De Cuyper can shine for Brighton and Aston Villa remind us this is a businessA visit to an expectant Anfield, where Florian Wirtz and Hugo Ekitiké will be out to impress on their Premier League debuts, represents a daunting start for a Bournemouth team that have lost three-quarters of last season’s backline to the pulling power of Real Madrid, Paris Saint-Germain and Liverpool this summer. Defensive issues are not exclusive to Andoni Iraola before the Premier League opener, however. Arne Slot voiced concern over the champions’ pre-season vulnerability before and after the Community Shield against Crystal Palace, when the absence of Ryan Gravenberch for family reasons was keenly felt. “Three times we lost the ball very simple in our midfield and three times they could counterattack us,” reflected the Liverpool head coach. Gravenberch will be missing again on Friday due to suspension but Slot expects the team with the second-best defensive record in the P...

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27 h. ago Inside Crystal Palace's new recruitment team as transfer spending stalls for Eagles

The FA Cup and Community Shield winners are into a new era of recruitment, but it has been slow going

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29 h. ago Football Daily | Wayne Rooney, Tom Brady and a serving of ultra

Sign up now! Sign up now! Sign up now? Sign up now!Today’s Football Daily would like to start with the topical events of 15 February 1983. That was the day Manchester United outplayed and outviolenced Arsenal in the first leg of their Milk Cup semi-final at Highbury. United won 4-2; they were 4-0 up after 80 minutes before taking their foot off Arsenal’s throat, and shinbone, and head. “Perhaps we’ve been concentrating too much on passing and technique,” lamented Don Howe, Arsenal’s head coach and assistant to the manager, Terry Neill. “Against United we went out to strike the ball about instead of putting some meat into the game.” In 1980s English football, there was no place for veganism. Things have changed since the days when ABH was a bookable offence, and only then after the first 10 minutes, but English football still has a pretty noxious meat footprint. Continue reading...

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36 h. ago Arne Slot claims Liverpool hurt by ‘honesty’ after ‘weird’ referee decision in Community Shield

The Reds were left upset at Wembley Stadium with Florian Wirtz not awarded a foul after staying on his feet following contact, with Slot adamant his side are too ‘honest’

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37 h. ago Hugo Ekitike 'confronted manager behind the scenes' in incident that speaks volumes

Hugo Ekitike made an instant impact for Liverpool in the Community Shield, but those that have worked with the striker know that his performance came from the French striker's unwavering self-belief

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54 h. ago Football Daily | Ref Cams: behold the era of football’s electronic all

Sign up now! Sign up now! Sign up now? Sign up now!When Football Daily were a lad and everything about football was much better, top-flight referees were able to go about their business unencumbered by nothing more hi-tech and new-fangled than a wrist-watch, a coin, a whistle, red and yellow cards, and a stubby little pencil they could’ve half-inched from the betting shop. Fast forward several decades and while the standard of officiating remains much the same, advances in the fields of both technology and vanishing foam dictate that Premier League refs are now forced to include spray cans, headsets and now body cameras on the list of items to be ticked off their pre-match checklists before they can lead teams out on to the pitch.As an Atlético member of 13 years standing, can I throw a few more comments into the mix of La Liga’s anti-fan policies (yesterday’s Football Daily)? Want to book flights and accommodation to Spain to catch a game? Oh wait, you won’t know the date or even t...

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57 h. ago Six bombshells from explosive Rashford podcast – Man Utd failure, Klopp and 'frustration'

Marcus Rashford pulled no punches during his appearance on The Rest is Football podcast - and Daily Star Sport has a look at the six biggest bombshells

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3 d. ago Champions League qualifying and Carabao Cup first round: football – live

Follow updates from Tuesday’s action around EuropeLive scores | Read Football Daily | Follow us on Bluesky15 min: Fenerbahce 0-0 Feyenoord (agg: 1-2) Jhon Duran – the very same – has just hit the side netting with Fener’s first half-chance. Feyenoord have probably played the more intricate football but Fenerbahce look a threat on the break.Champions League qualifying latest (6pm KOs unless stated)Qarabag 4-1 Shkendija (5pm, agg: 5-1)FC Copenhagen 0-0 Malmo FF (agg: 0-0)Fenerbahce 0-0 Feyenoord (agg: 1-2)Pafos 1-0 Dynamo Kyiv (agg: 2-0)Plzen 0-0 Rangers (agg: 0-3) Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Football Daily | La Liga, where every team plays each other home and away. Unless they’re in Miami

Sign up now! Sign up now! Sign up now? Sign up now!Spanish football is famed for nothing if not its integrity. Whether it’s Franco using his influence to elevate Real Madrid, in general, but with particular regard to the Di Stéfano affair; the way the government facilitated the sale of Madrid’s training ground for a gazillion euros; Barcelona conjuring then pulling their beloved levers; the way it treats the women’s game, in general but with particular regard to the Luis Rubiales affair; racism more suited to a dissertation or police report than a tea-timely email; to say nothing of the Fuentes blood bags.To Manchester United I decided and said yes. I wanted to join Manchester United, to see Alex Ferguson [but Dortmund] could not sell me, because they knew if I stayed they could earn more money, and that I could wait maybe one or two more years” – Robert Lewandowski on how he almost became a Red Devil in 2012, two years after a volcanic ash cloud scuppered a planned move to Blackbur...

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3 d. ago Liverpool transfer news: Virgil van Dijk makes striker demand as unsettled target given ultimatum

Liverpool were beaten by Crystal Palace in the Community Shield on Sunday afternoon and Virgil van Dijk has made it clear that the Reds need to sign a new striker amid Alexander Isak's bombshell

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4 d. ago Frustrated Crystal Palace count cost after Cas upholds Europa League ban | Ed Aarons

Oliver Glasner will fancy his chances of winning the Conference League but the fans have been left disappointedThe news Steve Parish was dreading arrived less than 24 hours after he basked in the glory of watching Crystal Palace win their second trophy in three months. Parish had been confident that the club’s appeal against their demotion from the Europa League would succeed as he discussed their prospects at Wembley Stadium after beating Liverpool in the Community Shield on Sunday.“I really am, even more after Friday,” the club chair said. “I don’t understand that we cannot be in the competition. I really can’t. But it’s up to the judges to decide. We trust them and that they listened to everything we said so let’s see.” Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Football Daily | Virgil v the cosmos, plus shootout ineptitude: the Community Shield delivers

Sign up now! Sign up now! Sign up now? Sign up now!Though rumours abound that, somewhere in the USA USA USA, the Copa Gianni continues in perpetuity, Donald Trump cavorting with Infantino in front of a rapt crowd of -67, back in England, the new season is well under way. Somehow, the Community Shield – or, to give it its proper name, The Annual Curtain-Raiser – has negotiated the logistical nightmare that is a transfer window yet to slam shut, revealing a game that, in a shocking turn of events, did not encourage one to pretend that football does not and has never existed. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Florian Wirtz and Hugo Ekitike footage speaks volumes as Liverpool stars collect medals

Liverpool were beaten by Crystal Palace in the Community Shield on Sunday, and new signings Florian Wirtz and Hugo Ekitike showed their disdain for the runners-up medals

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4 d. ago Virgil van Dijk names one thing Liverpool must do to defend their Premier League title

Liverpool will begin the defence of their Premier League title on Sunday against Arsenal and know what they need to work on after losing the Community Shield to Crystal Palace

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4 d. ago Justin Devenny fires home winning penalty as Crystal Palace edge Liverpool in Community Shield

The former Kilmarnock youth player slammed home the decisive spot-kick

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4 d. ago Virgil van Dijk offer Liverpool transfer update and disagrees with Arne Slot

Liverpool were beaten by Crystal Palace on penalties in the Community Shield, with Virgil van Dijk admitting the Reds need to sign a new striker in the final days of the transfer window

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4 d. ago Arne Slot to make Liverpool tactical change after conceding ELEVEN goals in pre

Liverpool have shipped 11 goals in six games ahead of the 2025-26 Premier League season, including two in Sunday's Community Shield defeat, and Arne Slot wants to tighten up their defence

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4 d. ago The delicate balancing act Arne Slot must master to maintain Liverpool’s success

The Reds’ big spending this summer threatens to upset their stability with more emphasis on the forward areas despite growing defensive frailties

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