3 d. ago Liverpool transfer news: Darwin Nunez bid expected 'in days' as parting message sent

Liverpool have conducted a busy summer of transfer business in and out of the club and do not look like slowing down as Darwin Nunez looks for his next club in the coming weeks

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9 d. ago Liverpool transfers news: Arne Slot advised to make swap deal amid 'concrete interest' in move

Florian Wirtz is set to be Liverpool's next signing but the Reds' business is not done as Arne Slot engages in a busier summer overhaul of the club than 12 months ago

Economics

1 week ago Chelsea transfer news: Malik Fofana, Jamie Gittens, Mike Maignan, Nick Woltemade and more

Chelsea’s summer business is not slowing down despite their ongoing Club World Cup campaign in the US

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1 week ago Tottenham confirm first signing of Thomas Frank era as permanent deal finalised for Mathys Tel

Spurs announce permanent signing of Tel as club step up summer transfer business

Economics

2 w. ago Palmeiras president Leila Pereira: ‘I fought for this. I hope my fight inspires others’

Of the 32 clubs at the men’s Club World Cup, Palmeiras have the only female president, a billionaire businesswoman who pulls no punches“People think women are the weaker sex, and we’re not. I fight back. If they hit me, I hit back – but much harder. The way I hit back is by continuing to work and by showcasing Palmeiras’s work.”Leila Pereira is in full flow as she sits in the Palmeiras president’s office in São Paulo. In the 110-year history of a club founded by Italian working-class immigrants, she is the first woman to hold the post. The male dominance of global football is laid bare once again when you look at the lineup for the revamped men’s Club World Cup in the United States: of the 32 participating clubs, representing six continents, Pereira is the only female president. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago How every Premier League club’s summer business is shaping up

Aston Villa and Manchester United must shift surplus players while Sunderland and Leeds seek extra squad depthRecruitment was cast as the main reason for the club’s disappointment last season. Mikel Merino playing as an auxiliary centre-forward after Kai Havertz had broken down made that apparent. This will be a summer with a marked difference with Andrea Berta ready to go as the club’s new sporting director. Berta spent 12 years at Atlético Madrid, supplying the players and foundation behind Diego Simeone’s dynasty. Arsenal seek to avoid friction between Arteta dictating as he did previously and Berta wielding the same kind of power that was so effective in Madrid. Benjamin Sesko of RB Leipzig is heavily linked to the striking vacancy with Sporting’s Viktor Gyökeres seen as too costly. Martin Zubimendi is expected to reunite with Merino in Arsenal’s midfield, though Real Madrid may yet turn the midfielder’s head. Kepa Arrizabalaga will come in as a back-up goalkeeper within a squad...

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2 w. ago The smell of victory: boom in classic football shirts shows no sign of fading

What was once simply a garment that declared your affiliation to a club is now a global business earning millions from collectors of vintage kitsOn the second floor of an unprepossessing building on the outskirts of Amsterdam, there is a metal cabinet that destroys footballers’ DNA. The contraption belongs to MatchWornShirt and was part of a deal to sell the kits of Real Madrid players to the public. To allay concerns that the genetic material of Cristiano Ronaldo might escape into the wild, the steel wardrobe was built so that every shirt could be blasted by a germicidal lamp.For new, read old, because MatchWornShirt sells precisely what the company’s name suggests: kits that have been stuck to the bodies of professional athletes. Want the jersey Son Heung-min pulled on against Manchester United in the Europa League final? You can have it, if you beat the current auction price of £22,000. The very shirt Cole Palmer had on when he scored four first-half goals against Brighton last s...

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3 w. ago Inside Ukrainian strip club where it's business as usual as war rages outside

Despite the horrors of war raging, a strip club in Ukraine has pledged to keep its doors open every night in an attempt to create a safe heaven amid the ongoing chaos

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