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Arsenal face Manchester City in Cardiff for the 104th Community Shield. In the Premier League era, lifting the thing has been a worse omen than losing it.

Appeal set for Monday The CNOSF has given Bordeaux a negative opinion. The body is recommending that the club stay out of the national leagues. Dominique Delport is not stopping there. At Saturday’s friendly against Chauray, the incoming Bordeaux president laid out the next step. “We will file an injunction at the administrative court on…

Aston Villa line up their next No. 1 Emiliano Martinez has never been closer to leaving Aston Villa. According to The Telegraph, the English club have made an offer for Zion Suzuki and want to get the deal done quickly. The message is clear. The 23-year-old Japanese keeper would come in as the new No.…

Two games, no points, bottom Two matches. Two defeats. Bottom of Ligue 2. FC Nantes have made a dreadful start to life back in the second tier. Beaten at home by Red Star in their opener (0-1), then beaten again at Laval (2-1). No other team in the division is still pointless. And yet the…

Backing, but no free pass Rafael Leao had looked to be heading for the exit at AC Milan. The Portuguese forward is now keeping everyone guessing over his future, after insisting only recently that his focus was purely on the pitch. Ruben Amorim spoke this morning, the day after the Rossoneri beat Manchester United in…

A serious option for the Eagles Wilfried Zaha could be on his way back to Crystal Palace. According to TEAMtalk, the Eagles are seriously weighing up a move to bring back their former forward, three years after he left the club. The Ivory Coast international is 33 and has been without a contract since leaving…

An extra 15 million, just like that 75 million euros. That is the figure anyone wanting to prise Georges Mikautadze away from Villarreal now has to put on the table. The Georgian’s release clause had been set at €60m. It has now jumped to €75m for the final ten days of the transfer window, according…

An unwanted man with 9 goals in 13 games Karim Benzema arrived at Al-Hilal last February from Al-Ittihad, on a deal running until June 2027. Six months on, the Saudi press is painting him as a problem the club’s hierarchy wants off the books. The numbers do not really back that up. Nine goals and…

Nice land an experienced midfielder Axel Witsel is set to get his first taste of Ligue 1 at 37. The Belgian midfielder has reached an agreement in principle with OGC Nice, according to L’Equipe, with Foot Mercato reporting the update this afternoon. The deal is now nearing completion. Witsel has been a free agent since…