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• Arsenal hold talks over signing Victor Osimhen amid interest in Gabriel Martinelli and Ethan Nwaneri - as Barcelona prepare fresh bid for Rodri: WINDOW WATCH14 August 2026, 8:31 am
  It's that time of the year again - the transfer window is now open until September 1 and it's sure to be a busy period with clubs looking to make big signings ahead of next season. 
  
• Jamie Carragher identifies 'huge problem' at Liverpool which means they WON'T compete for the Premier League title - despite there being 'too much quality'!14 August 2026, 8:18 am
  The Reds are now under the management of Andoni Iraola after a difficult campaign in 2025-26 where they came fifth, a finish that resulted in Arne Slot being sacked.
  
• Declan Rice kicks back with James Corden in Sardinia as Arsenal star enjoys luxury yacht break with comedian and West Ham legend Mark Noble ahead of new season14 August 2026, 8:13 am
  After a gruelling season, both mentally and physically, followed by an intense run to the semi-finals of the World Cup, Declan Rice has been making the most of every moment of his downtime.
  
• Cristiano Ronaldo unveils shock new look just days after marrying Georgina Rodriguez at intimate wedding ceremony14 August 2026, 7:55 am
  The 41-year-old has been remarkably consistent with his look down the years but, with his fresh trim, it would now be hard to tell him apart from his old Manchester United team-mate Paul Scholes.
  
• Revealed: Cristiano Ronaldo signed prenup agreement with new wife Georgina Rodriguez, as marriage certificate and full details of their wedding at £30m mansion emerge14 August 2026, 7:50 am
  Cristiano Ronaldo and Georgina Rodriguez got married at their new £30million mansion near Lisbon in front of just four witnesses and their children, it emerged today.
  
• 'I want to be an extension of his legacy': New Salford City boss Peter Cklamovski on making Ange Postecoglou 'proud', leading David Beckham's club-wide reboot - and the League Two promotion race14 August 2026, 1:00 am
  EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW BY WILL PICKWORTH: Now, at 47, he has arrived in League Two as one of the most intriguing EFL appointments in recent years.
  
• Is Enzo Fernandez really good enough to replace Rodri? And is he worth £120million? Enzo Maresca thinks so - and this is why14 August 2026, 1:00 am
  So, what would Man City get for their £120million if they choose to pay up for Enzo? Well, what some might call a 'character'. Maresca, though, gets a player he trusts more than any other.
  
• 'I'm not a huge fan of Viktor Gyokeres - any Arsenal striker should get minimum 20 goals a season. I didn't sleep in the summer if I hadn't': MICKY QUINN on Coventry, his Highbury hat-trick, assault courses, army training and the Funky Chicken14 August 2026, 1:00 am
  With Coventry City back from a 25-year exile and launching their campaign at Arsenal no less, the defending champions, live on Sky on the opening night, he would have been the perfect studio guest.
  
• SHKENDIJA 0 HIBERNIAN 0: Resolute Hibs handle the heat in Skopje to set up European play-off against Gent13 August 2026, 11:00 pm
  Hibernian held firm in the Skopje heat to grind out a goalless draw with Shkendija and set up a showdown with Belgian side Gent in the Conference League play-off.
  
• Motherwell boss Alfred Johansson hails best victory of his career as Steelmen set up glamour Conference League play-off with Freiburg13 August 2026, 10:53 pm
  Motherwell boss Alfred Johansson admitted last night's outstanding Europa Conference League victory over HJK Helsinki was up there with the best of his managerial career.
  
• The heat is on for Derek McInnes as abject Rangers see their Europa League ambitions go up in smoke13 August 2026, 10:44 pm
  Derek McInnes last night admitted that Rangers simply were not good enough to reach the Europa League after being dumped out in the qualifiers by Jagiellonia Bialystok.
  
• Rangers suffer latest European humiliation after crashing out of Europa League qualifying with embarrassing defeat by Polish minnows: Pressure already growing on Derek McInnes13 August 2026, 10:43 pm
  In the build-up to this Europa League qualifier against Jagiellonia Bialystok, Rangers manager Derek McInnes had spoken of how the club were 'playing with fire'.
  
• Former Chelsea doctor Eva Carneiro takes aim at Jose Mourinho and John Terry as she reignites row over infamous touchline spat after ex-manager refused to apologise in new documentary13 August 2026, 10:30 pm
  Mourinho has refused to apologise to Carneiro for their infamous touchline row which saw him allegedly brand her a 'daughter of a whore' in Portuguese.
  
• Why Turkey has become the go-to destination this summer as Romelu Lukaku joins Mohamed Salah and Leandro Trossard in landing lucrative moves13 August 2026, 8:48 pm
  Lukaku is far from the first this summer to go through this welcoming process, following Leandro Trossard, Mason Greenwood, Dusan Vlahovic and Mohamed Salah in Turkey.
  
• Chelsea still await bid for Enzo Fernandez despite looming deadline - as his suitors Man City agree to sell Tijjani Reijnders to Saudi Arabia: WINDOW WATCH13 August 2026, 8:13 pm
  Nottingham Forest remain in the frame for the Netherlands international but he is weighing up whether to accept the offer to link up with coach Brendan Rodgers.