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Miguel DelaneyFootball

Arsenal’s ‘now or never’ season is the culmination of the Arteta era

The pieces are in place for the Gunners to take the step from perennial runners-up to Premier League winners following Arteta’s successful rebuild

<p>Mikel Arteta’s Arsenal are on the brink of becoming a winning team but are yet to get over the line</p>
<p>Tottenham Hotspur manager Thomas Frank oversees training</p>
RIchard JollyUefa Super Cup

PSG evolution offers Tottenham chance to reignite forgotten reputation

Thomas Frank guides Spurs in Udine with a chance to claim a trophy in his first match in charge against the European champions PSG

    <p>Arne Slot faces the challenge of going even better than his stellar debut campaign at Anfield</p>
    Richard Jolly Football

    How Slot aims to turn Liverpool into Europe’s footballing superpower

    <p>Jack Grealish will wear the No.18 shirt at Everton emulating Wayne Rooney and Paul Gascoigne</p>
    Football

    Grealish aims to emulate Rooney after completing move to Everton

    LiveFootball

    Transfers: Isak forces Liverpool move, Donnarumma’s agent rages at PSG

    Premier League 2025/26 previews

    Football

    Who will win the Premier League? Best signing and more predictions

    Richard Jolly

    After rock bottom, are the good days finally coming for Man United?

    <p>Pep Guardiola and Erling Haaland will try to rectify Man City’s disastrous campaign last year</p>
    Richard Jolly

    Man City enter their age of uncertainty with legacies on the line

    <p>Newcastle head coach Eddie Howe faces the task of trying to persuade Alexander Isak that his future remains on Tyneside</p>
    Miguel Delaney

    The damage Newcastle’s tragic summer could do to their wider project

    More news

    <p>Gianluigi Donnarumma was an eye-catching omission from Paris St Germain’s Super Cup squad to face Tottenham (David Davies/PA)</p>
    Football

    Donnarumma’s agent hits out at PSG as English giants pursue transfer

    Football

    FPL 2025/26: 30 players you should consider signing for the new season

    <p>Marc Guehi lifts the Community Shield trophy (Adam Davy/PA)</p>
    Football

    Crystal Palace chairman makes Guehi admission amid Liverpool links

    Football

    Tottenham ready to beat Arsenal and sign Eze after opportunity emerges

    <p>Richard Kone of Wycombe Wanderers is poised to join QPR</p>
    Football

    Kone set for QPR move after fee agreed with Wycombe

    <p>Presenter Mark Chapman will host the first Match of the Day of the post-Gary Lineker era (Richard Sellers/PA)</p>
    Football

    Chapman to host first Match of the Day without Lineker

    <p>Tottenham have seen a glimpse of what could be to come under Thomas Frank</p>
    Football

    Tottenham have hope under Frank and the priority is now clear

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    ACFC

    Why Matheus Cunha is Man United’s best signing in years

    ACFC

    The real reason Liverpool signed Jeremie Frimpong

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    ACFC

    Making a Premier League team of the season that actually works

    ACFC

    The Newcastle tactics that proved Eddie Howe is an elite manager

    Premier League

    <p>The Carabao Cup second round draw is set to be made</p>
    Football

    When is Carabao Cup second round draw? Start time and how to watch

    <p>Donnarumma has been nominated for the Ballon d'Or in 2025</p>
    LiveFootball

    Transfers: Isak forces Liverpool move, Donnarumma’s agent rages at PSG

    <p>Marcus Rashford has left Manchester United on a loan move to Barcelona</p>
    Sport

    Marcus Rashford believes Man United are stuck in ‘no man’s land’

    <p>Cristian Romero has been appointed Tottenham captain</p>
    Football

    Tottenham confirm new club captain after Son’s departure

    Newcastle’s squad list for the new season includes wantaway striker Alexander Isak at number 14 (Owen Humphreys/PA)
    Football

    Alexander Isak handed shirt number by Newcastle despite speculation over future

    <p>Tributes will be paid to Diogo Jota ahead of the opening round of Premier League fixtures</p>
    Football

    Premier League fixtures to be preceded by silence in memory of Jota

    Tottenham have opened talks with Crystal Palace over the signing of Eberechi Eze (John Walton/PA)
    Football

    Frank responds to speculation over Tottenham’s pursuit of Eze

    <p>Liverpool have opened talks with Crystal Palace over Marc Guehi</p>
    Football

    Liverpool turn to Marc Guehi in pursuit of defensive reinforcements

    <p>Crystal Palace qualified for the Europa League by winning last season’s FA Cup but have been demoted to the Conference League</p>
    Football

    Crystal Palace issue furious response to appeal decision

    <p>Sky Sports pundit Roy Keane</p>
    Football

    Sky Sports to protect pundit Roy Keane from fan abuse this season

    <p>Liverpool have opened talks with Crystal Palace over Marc Guehi</p>
    Football

    Liverpool turn to Marc Guehi in pursuit of defensive reinforcements

    <p>Crystal Palace qualified for the Europa League by winning last season’s FA Cup but have been demoted to the Conference League</p>
    Football

    Crystal Palace issue furious response to appeal decision

    <p>Sky Sports pundit Roy Keane</p>
    Football

    Sky Sports to protect pundit Roy Keane from fan abuse this season

    Women’s football

    <p>Hannah Hampton was England’s hero during the Euro 2025 final penalty shootout</p>
    Football

    Hampton regrets revealing Euros final bottle trick after hate comments

    Football

    Hampton regrets revealing Euros final bottle trick after hate comments

    <p>Hannah Hampton was England’s hero during the Euro 2025 final penalty shootout</p>
    Football

    Spain to part ways with head coach after Euro final defeat to England

    <p>Gareth Taylor left his role at Man City in March</p>
    Football

    Liverpool appoint former Man City boss Taylor as new head coach

    Football

    Lionesses announce first Wembley fixture since Euro 2025 triumph

    <p>Sarina Wiegman dances with Burna Boy during England’s celebrations</p>
    Football

    Wiegman’s dancing with Burna Boy taught us something new about England

    <p>Sarina Wiegman dances with Burna Boy during England’s celebrations</p>
    Football

    Wiegman’s dancing with Burna Boy taught us something new about England

    <p>Chloe Kelly takes to the stage to thank supporters during the Lionesses victory parade </p>
    Football

    Kelly apologises after swearing on stage during England’s Euros parade

    Football

    England’s Euro 2025 final win most-watched TV moment of year

    European football

    <p>Barcelona goalkeeper Marc-Andre ter Stegen</p>
    Football

    Barcelona strip Ter Stegen of captaincy over medical dispute

    <p>Costa (left) lifted the Champions League under Mourinho as Porto captain in 2004</p>
    Football

    Jose Mourinho pays tribute to Porto’s Champions League-winning captain

    <p>Rashford made his Barcelona debut at the end of July in a friendly against Vissel Kobe</p>
    Football

    Rashford scores first goal for Barcelona in 5-0 rout

    Transfers

    <p>Jack Grealish during training session at the City Football Academy</p>
    Football

    Where it went wrong for Grealish – and how Everton can fix him

    <p>Manchester City’s Jack Grealish could depart this summer (Adam Davy/PA)</p>
    Football

    Everton strike deal with Man City to sign Grealish

    <p>Ismaila Sarr poses with the Community Shield</p>
    Football

    Sarr is Crystal Palace’s unheralded star – just the way they like it

    <p>During his three years at Anfield, Nunez approached the role of centre-forward in the manner of a runaway horse</p>
    Football

    Farewell, Darwin Nunez, Liverpool’s magnificently ridiculous striker

    <p>Yoane Wissa has emerged as one of Newcastle's top attacking targets this summer</p>
    Football

    Newcastle United transfer news: Sesko, Wissa, Guehi and more

    <p>Manchester City’s Jack Grealish could depart this summer (Adam Davy/PA)</p>
    Football

    Everton approach City about signing Grealish on season-long loan deal

    <p>Benjamin Sesko is set to leave RB Leipzig this summer</p>
    Football

    Man Utd and Newcastle bid for Sesko as Leipzig star makes choice

    <p>Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall is nearing a move to Everton</p>
    Football

    Everton close in on Dewsbury-Hall as summer investment continues

    International football

    <p>Chloe Kelly stands over the penalty kick</p>
    Football

    Greenwood reveals Kelly’s words before crucial Euros penalty

    <p>The countdown to the 2026 World Cup is on</p>
    Football

    World Cup pollution like ‘6.5m cars driven for a year’, claims report

    <p>The Lionesses came up short against France in their Euro 2025 opener</p>
    Football

    England’s fundamental flaw that led to Euro 2025 defeat by France

    Football League

    <p>Sheffield Wednesday are in all sorts of bother</p>
    Football

    Crisis club Sheffield Wednesday can’t afford to think about the future

    <p>The club is currently under transfer embargo due on financial complications</p>
    Football

    Sheffield Wednesday fans react to facial recognition at Hillsborough

    <p>Snoop Dogg inexplicably helped unveil the Swansea kit</p>
    Football

    Snoop Dogg unveils Swansea kit in dig at Ryan Reynolds and Wrexham

    More news

    Leah Williamson is recovering from a knee issue (Nick Potts/PA)
    Football

    Leah Williamson misses Arsenal training camp in Germany due to knee injury

    Football

    Leah Williamson misses Arsenal training camp in Germany due to knee injury

    Leah Williamson is recovering from a knee issue (Nick Potts/PA)
    <p>Marcus Rashford’s time at Man United came to a protracted, and slightly bitter, end</p>
    Football

    Rashford explains Man United’s biggest problem

    Football

    Is PSG v Spurs on TV? Kick-off time and how to watch the Super Cup

    <p>Wrexham won 5-3 on penalties</p>
    Football

    Wrexham beat Hull on penalties after dramatic stoppage-time comeback

    Gianluigi Donnarumma was an eye-catching omission from Paris St Germain’s Super Cup squad to face Tottenham (David Davies/PA)
    Football

    Donnarumma ‘disappointed and disheartened’ at PSG Super Cup squad omission

    Gianluigi Donnarumma was an eye-catching omission from Paris St Germain’s Super Cup squad to face Tottenham (David Davies/PA)
    Football

    Donnarumma ‘disappointed and disheartened’ at PSG Super Cup squad omission

    <p>Bissouma has been dropped due to a disciplinary issue</p>
    Football

    Bissouma dropped by Tottenham for Super Cup due to persistent lateness

    Alexander Isak’s future remains up in the air (Owen Humphreys/PA)
    Football

    Liverpool would not cruise to title even with Alexander Isak

    Football betting

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    Best Football Betting Sites UK 2025: Top 10 Ranked and Reviewed

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    Best Betting Sites UK: Top 10 Online Bookmakers For June 2025

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    Best Free Bets and Betting Sign Up Offers UK for August 2025

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