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• Britain WILL make bid to host the World Cup in 2038 or 2042 as Andy Burnham eyes football tournament as chance to drive growth beyond London21 August 2026, 12:38 pm
  Football's biggest tournament has not been hosted in the United Kingdom since 1966, when England won the coveted prize under Sir Alf Ramsay at Wembley.
  
• Jamal Musiala's collapse down to change of medication, reveals Bayern Munich boss Vincent Kompany - after neurologists cleared Germany star to play21 August 2026, 12:35 pm
  Bayern Munich head coach Vincent Kompany has revealed that Jamal Musiala's two frightening on-pitch collapses were the result of a small change to his medication. 
  
• Arsenal wonderboy Max Dowman, 16, collects his GCSE results and leaves £30,000-per-year school for Premier League stardom21 August 2026, 12:17 pm
  Premier League record-breaker Max Dowman has collected his GCSE results and is leaving school on the eve of his first season full-time as a professional footballer.
  
• Premier League's SEVEN big issues: IAN LADYMAN on why Arsenal might be less effective, flawed Liverpool, Newcastle freefall fears - and the two English players who MUST flourish21 August 2026, 11:30 am
  IAN LADYMAN: Every manager in the game reaches a stage where old methods fail, players stop hanging on every word and the stresses and strains of the job simply become too much.
  
• Curtis Jones arrives in Italy ahead of Inter Milan move, Arsenal land Aston Villa man in £55m deal and Spurs agree £85m fee for Savinho: Transfer news and Premier League press conferences LIVE21 August 2026, 11:21 am
  The Premier League returns today - and clubs are counting down the days to get their deals done before the transfer window shuts. All the latest updates are here.
  
• PREMIER LEAGUE PREDICTIONS: Our experts pick which side will win title, who will go down, biggest flop and best new signing ahead of the new season21 August 2026, 11:20 am
  It's been a long 12 weeks since the final day of the 2025-26 season but football fans can finally rejoice - the Premier League is back. 
  
• Arsenal complete Ezri Konsa signing: Premier League champions land Aston Villa star in £55m move hours before beginning title defence21 August 2026, 11:20 am
  England defender Konsa, 28, has signed a four year contract with an option for a further year with the Premier League champions.
  
• Tottenham set to shatter £300m summer transfer spend after agreeing £85m deal with Manchester City for Savinho - and MORE arrivals are expected before window slams shut21 August 2026, 11:20 am
  Savinho's arrival will push Spurs' spending this summer past £300m, although they have recouped about £140m through player sales.
  
• New Premier League 2026-27 rules revealed: MORE VAR involvement, strictly timed substitutions - and the plan to crack down on time-wasting goalkeepers21 August 2026, 11:19 am
  Here, Daily Mail Sport examines the major changes ahead of the 2026-27 season coming into play from the start of Arsenal's curtain-raiser against Coventry.
  
• Curtis Jones sale means Liverpool have lost 'Scouse heartbeat' for first time in 134 years - here's why it's happened, why the timing couldn't be worse and how Everton have played a part21 August 2026, 11:13 am
  IAN HERBERT: Curtis Jones once said that it would be 'unbelievable' if the Kop's chant about a player being 'the Scouser in our team' were ever directed at him. It won't happen now.
  
• The making of Hayden Hackney, Everton's new midfield gem: How tough love from his parents and a brutal loan forged a better, grittier player, why Hackney only wanted Everton - and David Moyes' masterplan for his 'Swiss Army Knife'21 August 2026, 11:00 am
  'He wasn't arrogant, he just wanted to play in the Premier League.' Neil Cox is remembering Hayden Hackney, the lad he had on loan at Scunthorpe in League Two in 2021-22.
  
• Inside story of Chelsea's whirlwind summer: The special department shaping Blues' recruitment, how 'insulting' Granit Xhaka saga unfolded, Xabi Alonso's mind games on Romeo Lavia and two-tier training sessions21 August 2026, 10:58 am
  Chelsea's summer invited interpretation. As if they were swapping a nursery for a nursing home. As if Xabi Alonso now had unprecedented power over this Premier League club's recruitment model.
  
• Arsenal, Man United and Chelsea can rejoice. Because without Pep Guardiola, Man City have lost their aura, fear factor, their reason for being. They are reduced with Enzo Maresca on the touchline where a genius once stood21 August 2026, 10:57 am
  OLIVER HOLT: After the opening game of the World Cup in Mexico City, I bumped into Jurgen Klopp. I told him that English football missed him. 'You don't know what you've got till it's gone,' he said.
  
• Axel Disasi closes in on Crystal Palace loan move as Chelsea continue their summer fire sale in attempt to trim Blues' bloated squad21 August 2026, 10:36 am
  KIERAN GILL: It would see the 28-year-old Frenchman spend time with yet another Premier League club, after previously being loaned to Aston Villa and West Ham.
  
• 'Banned because refs can't do their job': Championship star is handed two-match ban for 'successful deception' with handball goal in incredible decision which has left fans of ALL clubs furious21 August 2026, 8:47 am
  West Bromwich Albion star Aune Heggebo has received a two-match ban after scoring a goal with his arm - but the retrospective decision has incensed supporters online.