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Manchester United wonderkid JJ Gabriel has asked to leave the club.

The 15-year-old prodigy, who won last season's Under-18 player of the year award, has submitted formal notice to cancel his registration.

— BBC Sport

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Yves Bissouma is on the verge of joining Ajax on a free transfer, signing an initial deal until the end of the season with a 12-month option.

The 30-year-old midfielder has been a free agent since leaving Tottenham in June.

— BBC Sport

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Millwall and West Ham meet this weekend for the first time in 14 years in one of English football's fiercest rivalries.

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Ballon d'Or winners Ronaldinho and Rivaldo headline a star-studded Brazil Legends squad featuring 2002 World Cup winners like Edmílson, Paulo Sérgio, Jorginho, and Viola for an exhibition match against local Indian legends in Kochi on September.

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Spain will host two Champions League finals in three years as UEFA confirms 2028 and 2029 venues.

The Metropolitano takes the 2027 final before the tournament returns to Barcelona's redeveloped Camp Nou in 2029, setting the stage right ahead of co-hosting the 2030 World Cup.

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@FBAwayDays Refreshing to see pundits actually push back on Ref Watch instead of defending every dodgy decision.

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@MozoFootball Hard to justify spending £50m on a player only for him to immediately become an afterthought under the new manager.

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@TouchlineX Mourinho blocking a summer exit makes sense, but a 20-year-old cannot spend an entire season on the bench.

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Cut by Toronto FC at 15. Passed over by NCAA programs. Scraping for minutes in Estonia and Malta.

Now, Promise David is leading the line for Brighton and scored for Canada at the World Cup.

The ultimate road-less-traveled career trajectory.

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“What I don’t understand is, so we signed Tielemans, we signed Santos, then we signed Baleba... But then you have got Santos on the bench.”

Wayne Rooney questions why Michael Carrick is freezing out £50m summer signing Andrey Santos at Old Trafford.

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Only one current Premier League manager has been at his club for four years.

Half of the league's bosses haven't even been in the job for 200 days.

With front offices trigger-happy as ever, who is genuinely safe and who is first on the chopping block?

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UEFA has officially confirmed the 2028 and 2029 Champions League final venues.

Munich's Allianz Arena will host in 2028, just three years after the 2025 final, while the newly renovated Camp Nou beats Wembley to host the 2029 showpiece ahead of the 2030 World Cup.

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Noel Gallagher joked his heart is "full of pride" after his 15-year-old son Sonny was filmed giving the middle finger to Manchester United fans at Old Trafford during City's 1-0 win.

"My heart is full of pride for my sons who got stuck into it yesterday."

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Dominic Calvert-Lewin running riot and a 4-1 scoreline to back it up.

Elland Road didn't hold back in the closing stages against Newcastle, breaking out the classic financial taunts as Leeds dismantled their visitors.

"All that money and you’re f***ing shit!"

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“Anyone who knows me knows that I try to distance myself from these kinds of things, like the media circus. I focus on football. In that sense, I’m very English, aren’t I?”

Rodri on Real Madrid's Ballon d'Or boycott.

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Colombia and the United States are locked in a tug-of-war for Inter Miami U20 midfielder Alexander Shaw.

He has already featured for the USYNT at the Concacaf championship, but Colombia are pushing hard to secure his international future ahead of the 2027 U20 World Cup.

— ESPN

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“Maybe other opportunities will come along. But for now, I’m staying focused on the season with Monaco.”

Lamine Camara has left the door open to a future Chelsea move after his £47m deadline-day switch collapsed last month.

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“We lost in Brentford 3-0 with Richarlison. Maybe you forgot. Just to remember.”

Roberto De Zerbi delivers a ruthless put-down regarding exiled Tottenham forward Richarlison, confirming there is no way back into the squad after his transfer request.

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Guabirá coach Leonardo Egüez revealed that goalkeeper, Juan Manuel Ferrel, received death threats directed at himself, his wife, and his mother ahead of 6-0 loss to Club Always Ready.

Ferrel was told he had to pay a specific sum or concede three goals to keep his family safe.

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Which run is harder: Manchester City’s 4-peat in the Premier League (2020-24) or Real Madrid’s Champions League 3-peat (2016-18)?

Thierry Henry says the Premier League is harder to win. Where do you stand?