10 h. ago Champions Liverpool start with a win but Antoine Semenyo incident mars opener

The Reds squandered a two-goal lead on an emotional night at Anfield.

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17 h. ago ‘Not in my hands’: diplomatic Howe has lost control of Isak’s Newcastle future

The £150m-rated Sweden striker has effectively gone on strike as he holds out for a transfer to champions LiverpoolAs a player at Bournemouth and Portsmouth Eddie Howe could invariably be found reading the foreign news pages of the then broadsheets while travelling to matches on the team bus.More than two decades on, the Newcastle manager’s ability to construct carefully worded, supremely diplomatic, sentences loaded with cleverly calibrated between-the-lines subtext make it easy to imagine him as some sort of international envoy. Continue reading...

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20 h. ago Rio Ferdinand predicts where every Premier League team will finish with bad news for Man United

Rio Ferdinand has attempted to predict the Premier League table ahead of the new season using a randomised filter, and he fears that Liverpool will once again be crowned champions

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23 h. ago Football transfer rumours: Rasmus Højlund or Richarlison to Fulham?

This page is going off the ballIf the big Premier League kick-off, champions Liverpool welcoming Bournemouth, is happening then that’s still no reason to get off the transfer rollercoaster. How stupid an idea would that be?Manchester United’s hunt for Carlos Baleba of Brighton is becoming one of the summer’s sagas. A twist? United, perhaps to smoke out Tony Bloom’s boys, have decided they might not fancy him anyway and would like to sign Morten Hjulmand, the anchor midfielder who previously worked at Sporting Club with Ruben Amorim. He’d cost £50m, half what Brighton are charging for Baleba. Continue reading...

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25 h. ago Premier League 25/26 predictions: Pundits pick champions, top four and relegated teams

The 2025/26 Premier League season kicks off on Friday evening as champions Liverpool host Bournemouth and pundits have already been hard at work predicted exactly how the campaign will play out

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26 h. ago Where does Nick Ball rank among Liverpool’s world champions?

Liverpool is a proud fighting city and has produced some legendary champions throughout the years

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42 h. ago Roy Keane’s telling reaction to Ian Wright’s Arsenal prediction with three problems fixed

Arsenal faced a myriad of issues last season as they finished behind champions Liverpool, but with their problems now supposedly addressed, Ian Wright and Roy Keane have talked up the club's title chances

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47 h. ago Wayne Rooney reveals Man United and title winners predictions with 'unstoppable' claim

Manchester United legend Wayne Rooney has cast his predictions for the Premier League season, with big calls made concerning both his old side and champions Liverpool

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48 h. ago Sergio Aguero picks Premier League top four and names five Player of Year candidates

Sergio Aguero has backed Manchester City to become Premier League champions ahead of Liverpool and is eyeing one of their leading lights to pick up individual accolades

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3 d. ago Alexander Isak handed shirt number by Newcastle despite speculation over future

The 25-year-old Sweden international was the subject of a rejected £110million bid from Premier League champions Liverpool.

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5 d. ago How to watch Liverpool vs Crystal Palace as ITV loses TV rights to Community Shield

The reigning Premier League champions Liverpool will take on FA Cup winners Crystal Palace in the Community Shield on Sunday - but the match will not be shown on ITV

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5 d. ago How to watch Liverpool vs Crystal Palace: Community Shield live stream as ITV loses TV rights

Crystal Palace make their debut in the Community Shield on Sunday when they take on Premier League champions Liverpool, but the match will not be shown on free-to-air TV for the first time in four years

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6 d. ago How to watch Liverpool v Crystal Palace with game not on free

Premier League champions Liverpool welcome FA Cup winners Crystal Palace.

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6 d. ago Liverpool vs Crystal Palace predictions as champions look to dodge Community Shield upset

Liverpool take on Crystal Palace in the season's curtain raiser as the two sides face off in the Community Shield at Wembley which could see the likes Florian Wirtz debut

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6 d. ago Premier League clubs cash in slapping fans with extra fees of £36 on shirts

Champions Liverpool top the chart for personalising a shirt to add "Premier League Champions Gold Trophy Print" to the back of their £85 home shirts

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6 d. ago Virgil van Dijk says competing on all fronts is ‘bare minimum’ for Liverpool

Arne Slot’s side finished 10 points clear last season‘You want to compete for every trophy you are in’Virgil van Dijk has reinforced Arne Slot’s desire for more silverware for the new season by insisting that retaining the Premier League title is “the bare minimum” for Liverpool.The champions will get a final tune-up for their defence when Sunday’s Community Shield pits them against Crystal Palace and the club’s captain was in a bullish mood in an interview on the club’s website. Slot has been busy strengthening a squad that won the league by 10 points and Van Dijk says that after a spree of almost £300m on new players, there will be no lack of intensity when the season begins against Bournemouth on Friday. Continue reading...

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7 d. ago Liverpool should be title favourites but not because of spending, insists Slot

‘We brought in good players, like all the other teams’Manager accepts uncertainty natural after overhaulArne Slot has conceded Liverpool can be considered favourites for the Premier League title but played down the impact of their spending and said a summer of upheaval had created some uncertainty over his team’s prospects.The head coach accepts Liverpool will carry the mantle of favourites into the new campaign having won a 20th league championship by a comfortable margin last season. Liverpool, who face the FA Cup winners, Crystal Palace, in the Community Shield on Sunday, have since invested almost £300m on new talent and want to add the Newcastle striker Alexander Isak. Continue reading...

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7 d. ago The Championship returns, Palace v Liverpool at Wembley and tennis in Cincinatti

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7 d. ago Liverpool transfer news: Arne Slot's Alexander Isak reply and 'things aren't signed' hint

Liverpool still hope to bring Alexander Isak to the Premier League champions before the end of the summer transfer window and Arne Slot was questioned on the Newcastle striker at a press conference

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7 d. ago Villa sign Guessand, Taylor in at Liverpool, Championship kicks off: football news – live

All the latest transfer and team news before the weekendChampionship guide | Follow us on Bluesky | Mail DavidWe’re over an hour into the blog and are yet to provide an Alexander Isak update. Inevitably, Liverpool boss Arne Slot was asked about the Newcastle striker in his morning press conference but channeled his Tim de Leede and played it back to the bowler.“As you know, from me and I think every manager works like this, you never talk about players that are not yours,” said Slot. “I can talk about Hugo [Ekitike], who we have signed and who has done really well until now. Continue reading...

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