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How Maresca is navigating first, complicated days at Chelsea

Enzo Maresca is trying to do what his three predecessors couldn't: succeed at Chelsea. And he's doing it while managing the Enzo Fernández fallout.

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TEAMS TO MONITOR IN THE TRANSFER WINDOW

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Summer transfer window's most interesting teams, from Real Madrid to Aston Villa

There's still just over a month to go in the summer transfer window, but several clubs have made intriguing moves already -- including Real Madrid's long-awaited swoop for Kylian Mbappe.

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NEW ERA BEGINS AT BARCELONA

Barcelona's summer needs: Will Flick & Co. sign Nico Williams? Which players might leave?

In the middle of another hectic summer for Barcelona and new manager Hansi Flick formally unveiled, how are the squad and the club's transfer plans shaping up? We break it down.

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Flick: We have to create an atmosphere at Barcelona

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NEW THREADS FOR MANCHESTER CLUBS

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Manchester City launch new third kit at New York block party

With the return of the Premier League edging ever closer, Manchester City have released their new third kit for the 2024-25 campaign.

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Manchester United unveil '90s-inspired dark blue away kit

Manchester United have revealed their new away kit for 2024-25 that sees the Premier League club return to a classic blue change strip.

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MATCH DAY 1

Lawson: Japan looked very flat in Spain defeat

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ASIAN HOPEFULS MAKE BRIGHT START

In contrasting style, Japan and Iraq deliver statement wins in Olympic openers

Japan and Iraq both recorded impressive wins -- albeit in contrasting fashion -- in their Olympic openers.

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Olympic debutants Uzbekistan show plenty of promise despite defeat to Spain

Uzbekistan were neither overawed by the occasion of their Olympic football debut nor the opposition in the form of Spain.

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TRANSFER TALK

LIVE Transfer Talk: Man United to move for Benfica's Silva

Manchester United are "convinced" they can land Benfica defender Antonio Silva. Transfer Talk has the latest.

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Why Ian Rush thinks Mo Salah is crucial to Liverpool's success

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NAVIGATING THE TRANSFER WINDOW

Ranking the best/worst transfers as investments (and how Chelsea, Man United can be smarter)

By grading the top 100 most expensive transfers over the past four years, we can assess why teams like Chelsea and Man United miss the mark but Real Madrid are on fire.

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OLYMPIC FOOTBALL OPENING DAY DRAMA

Why it took two hours for VAR to disallow Argentina's dramatic goal at Olympics

Argentina thought they had equalised against Morocco in the 16th minute of stoppage time. Ninety minutes later, the goal was ruled out by the VAR. Here's what happened.

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Why the Argentina-Morocco match took so long to finish

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