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• How Enzo Maresca has already stamped his mark on Man City: New training methods, new leaders, new build-up play, new demands on his goalkeepers... same sky-high expectations as Pep Guardiola15 August 2026, 1:00 am
  JACK GAUGHAN: The Manchester City dressing room has looked within itself this summer, wondering about hangovers and resets and their changing world. The king is dead and all that.
  
• West Ham's fresh start: The revamped transfer operation and what's behind it, two new faces leading promotion charge and a return to the 'Academy of Football'15 August 2026, 1:00 am
  JAMES SHARPE: Club insiders talk of finding a sense of normality. Not many football clubs are all that normal deep down but few have been less able to claim it in recent years than West Ham.
  
• Former Arsenal star Francis Coquelin suffers 'suspected broken eye socket' as veteran is rushed to hospital after brutal clash of heads in Ligue 2 fixture14 August 2026, 10:56 pm
  Reports in France stated that Coquelin was conscious as he was taken to hospital, but has undergone a scan amid concerns he had suffered a broken eye socket.
  
• Celtic boss Martin O'Neill eyes replacement for Arne Engels as Belgian nears West Ham move14 August 2026, 9:37 pm
  Martin O'Neil still hopes to land a direct replacement for Arne Engels in time for next week's Champions League play-off - despite making Mika Baur his fourth summer signing.
  
• KILMARNOCK 3 AYR UTD 2: Nicky Clescenco the hero as Neil McCann's men leave it late to clinch derby thriller14 August 2026, 9:33 pm
  You can expect a certain degree of understanding if the four goals conceded happen to arrive away from home on the first day of the league season.
  
• Rangers reeling as £7m deal for PSV Eindhoven winger Couhaib Driouech falls through at the 11th hour14 August 2026, 9:31 pm
  Rangers have suffered another major blow after the £7million deal to sign PSV winger Couhaib Driouech was called off at the last minute due to an issue with his medical.
  
• Manor Solomon opens up on his friendship with West Ham favourite Yossi Benayoun, not realising the rivalry with Tottenham and Championship ambitions after move14 August 2026, 9:30 pm
  INTERVIEW BY JAMES SHARPE: Solomon's arrival means he's the first player to make the switch from Spurs to West Ham since Callum Davenport in 2007.
  
• Supercomputer backs Arsenal to retain Premier League title, predicts how Liverpool, Chelsea and Man City will get on under new bosses - and names the surprise team in Europe who might get relegated14 August 2026, 9:25 pm
  According to Opta's supercomputer, which has conducted 10,000 data-led simulations of the campaign, have given one side a 38 per cent chance of being crowned champions this season.
  
• GREENZONE: It's your ultimate club-by-club guide to all 50 Irish players in the EFL Championship and who are the ones Ireland boss Heimir Hallgrimsson should keep his eye on14 August 2026, 8:39 pm
  There are Irish players at all but four of the clubs in the Championship and more than 50 whom Ireland can call upon among the various squads
  
• 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, 8:23 pm
  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.
  
• Paul Scholes names £60m Arsenal star they should 'get rid of' instead of Myles Lewis-Skelly amid Man United and Chelsea links14 August 2026, 8:10 pm
  Lewis-Skelly, 19, enjoyed a breakout campaign in 2024-25, and while he struggled for gametime last time out, he played an important role in the end-of-season run-in.
  
• Amazon's billionaire founder Jeff Bezos officially buys minority stake in Liverpool - as consortium's £1.65billion investment with ex-QPR owner Amit Bhatia is confirmed in Reds statement14 August 2026, 8:08 pm
  LEWIS STEELE: It is a mega-money deal that sees the Boston-based FSG, who also own baseball behemoths the Red Sox, set for a £1.65billion payout.
  
• Enzo Fernandez expected to STAY at Chelsea for the entire season after club's £120m transfer deadline passes with zero bids from Man City and other suitors14 August 2026, 7:18 pm
  Manchester City and other interested parties did not lodge a bid for the Argentina midfielder ahead of the 5pm cut-off, with the Blues insistent that the chances of a departure are all but over.
  
• Cristian Romero confirms his Tottenham exit as he admits he 'wasn't perfect' in heartfelt social media message to fans - with £34m Atletico Madrid move still yet to be announced by the club14 August 2026, 7:14 pm
  SIMON JONES: Tottenham captain Cristian Romero has posted a farewell to fans ahead of confirming his move to Atletico Madrid. Atletico have agreed a £34m deal in principle.
  
• Arsenal's Highbury store cordoned off by police tape after alleged 4am break-in14 August 2026, 7:13 pm
  Arsenal's official store near the Emirates Stadium was cordoned off by police this morning following an alleged overnight raid. One of the doors was left on the ground with another hanging off its hinges.