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• Crystal Palace vs Manchester City - Premier League LIVE: Rayan Cherki steals the show with superb second to restore two-goal lead28 August 2026, 8:39 pm
  Follow Daily Mail Sport's live coverage for the latest updates of Crystal Palace's Premier League clash with Manchester City at Selhurst Park.
  
• The Preview: Stenhousemuir's flying start to life in the Championship is providing the feel-good factor our game desperately needs28 August 2026, 8:32 pm
  At the end of yet another utterly shameful week for our top clubs on the continent - well, two of them at least - it's hard to be too optimistic about the state of our national game.
  
• Premier League footballers living in Cheshire's exclusive 'Golden Triangle' forced to knock hundreds of thousands off asking price of their mansions28 August 2026, 6:52 pm
  Premier League footballers are knocking hundreds of thousands of pounds off the asking prices of their homes in a bid to sell them.
  
• Aston Villa confirm £65m Nicolas Jackson signing, Arsenal target Julian Alvarez misses training AGAIN and Atletico join race for Man United star Joshua Zirkzee: WINDOW WATCH28 August 2026, 6:34 pm
  Relive Daily Mail Sport's live blog for every Premier press conference ahead of this weekend - plus the latest on the biggest transfer stories.
  
• Old Firm stadium ban is a line-in-the-sand moment for the Scottish game. Finally, the authorities have shown a bit of backbone28 August 2026, 5:58 pm
  For as long as anyone can remember, the fall-out from violence and disorder around an Old Firm match has always tended to follow a familiar pattern.
  
• Derek McInnes already looks doomed at Rangers... but many heads must roll over the directionless mess at Ibrox28 August 2026, 5:50 pm
  Among many other things, Rangers manager Derek McInnes felt his side looked 'young' and 'inexperienced' in Thursday night's barrel-scraping fiasco in Jablonec nad Nisou.
  
• The very fact Martin O'Neill is still manager shows how unambitious and unserious Celtic really are28 August 2026, 5:49 pm
  Martin O'Neill returning to the dug-out for a second time last season was a desperate cry for help from major shareholder Dermot Desmond and a Celtic board running around with their hair on fire.
  
• Xabi Alonso reveals details of Enzo Fernandez conversation which led to him being left out of squad to face Luton - as Monaco midfielder emerges as contender to replace Argentine if he leaves club28 August 2026, 5:42 pm
  KIERAN GILL: Fernandez's absence immediately sparked speculation that City had opened club-to-club talks surrounding a potential £120million transfer.
  
• Valencia lead chase for Harvey Elliott as European clubs battle to land Liverpool star after his Aston Villa nightmare28 August 2026, 4:46 pm
  SIMON JONES: Elliott had a tough time at Aston Villa last season where he was on loan with an obligation to buy at £35m following 10 games.
  
• Aston Villa strike £47m deal to sign PSG star Ibrahim Mbaye after missing out on Rafael Leao28 August 2026, 3:40 pm
  TOM COLLOMOSSE AND SIMON JONES: Daily Mail Sport first revealed Villa's interest in Mbaye on May 1 after he was deemed surplus to requirements by the Champions League holders.
  
• Now show why we paid £100million: Spurs' Sandro Tonali has a point to prove against old club Newcastle... after missing cup clash over fitness concerns28 August 2026, 3:39 pm
  MATT BARLOW: Tonali was signed to be a figure of authority in midfield. To enrich Spurs with more power and industry, to add tactical acumen and restore a balance they lost in recent years.
  
• Thug who wore Man United shirt mocking Hillsborough Disaster is JAILED for 24 years after rape, sexual assault and violent abuse28 August 2026, 1:56 pm
  James White was banned from every football ground in the country in 2023 after he pleaded guilty to displaying threatening or abusive writing likely to cause harassment, alarm or distress.
  
• 'Disgraced and hairy... that's all your lot ever call me!': RICHARD KEYS and ANDY GRAY on fleeing bombs in Qatar, why Keys had to laser his hairy hands, the truth about his younger wife, Gray's regret, and what they think of today's pundits28 August 2026, 1:30 pm
  EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW BY CRAIG HOPE: 'Disgraced and hairy, that's all your lot ever call me,' says Richard Keys. Instinctively, I look to his hands. Where's the hair gone?
  
• Chelsea FINALLY set to end hunt for front-of-shirt sponsor after setting target for £50m deal - as they near lucrative agreement with American digital currency outfit28 August 2026, 12:16 pm
  EXCLUSIVE BY MIKE KEEGAN: Chelsea are set to end their search for a front-of-shirt sponsor - by signing a lucrative deal with a digital currency outfit.
  
• Jamie Vardy's podcast secures live broadcasting rights for the BUNDESLIGA - as he beats Gary Neville to new gig28 August 2026, 11:57 am
  It follows Mark Goldbridge picking up a similar arrangement for his That's Football channel. His Bundesliga live streams have typically garnered somewhere between 20,000 and 30,000 views.