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Ken Bates: Colourful, controversial – and significant
Ken Bates, the former owner of Chelsea and Leeds United, has died at the age of 94. Bates was one of the most colourful, controversial and significant figures in modern English football, best known for famously buying a near-bankrupt Chelsea for just £1 in 1982 and later selling the club to Roman Abramovich in a…
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Coventry City sign winger Tchaouna from Burnley
Premier League Coventry City signed winger Loum Tchaouna from relegated Burnley for an undisclosed fee.
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Internet is up in arms about ESPN FPI rankings, but everyone is missing one key point
An OutKick/Fox News opinion piece addresses the online backlash that greets ESPN’s Football Power Index (FPI) rankings each college football offseason, arguing that critics are overlooking an important caveat. The article frames the annual release of preseason polls and predictions as an inevitable feature of this point in the calendar, coinciding with conference media days…
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Spireites hold Sheffield United to goalless draw – Chesterfield FC
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Jayden Adams Dead: South African Soccer Pro Who Played 2026 FIFA World Cup Was 25
Jayden Adams, the 25-year-old South African footballer who represented his country at the 2026 FIFA World Cup, has died. The Mamelodi Sundowns midfielder’s body was found on Saturday morning at a house in the Schotschekloof suburb of central Cape Town, where police have opened an investigation. A cause of death has not yet been established,…
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TOMORA on soundtracking World Cup TV coverage ahead
Norwegian-British duo TOMORA — made up of art-pop singer Aurora and The Chemical Brothers’ Tom Rowlands — have spoken to NME about how their music is soundtracking UK television coverage of the 2026 World Cup. The interview coincided with a knock-out match on Saturday 11 July in which the pair’s home nations, Aurora’s Norway and…
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Harry Kane and Erling Haaland set for FIFA World Cup quarterfinal duel as England eye moneyline win
Erling Haaland and Harry Kane face off in the FIFA World Cup quarterfinals, but the 1-2 punch of Kane and Bellingham may tip the balance.
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Jürgen Klopp reaches agreement to take over as Germany head coach
The German football association (DFB) has announced that Jürgen Klopp has “reached an agreement on the key points” to become Germany’s next head coach, succeeding Julian Nagelsmann. The 59-year-old former Liverpool manager is expected to sign a contract running until 2030, marking his return to management after two years away from the dugout. The appointment…
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Ken Bates, former Chelsea owner who sold club to Abramovich, dies at 94
Ken Bates, one of the most colourful and divisive figures in English football, has died aged 94, Chelsea announced on Saturday. The club said he passed away peacefully in Monaco surrounded by his wife, Suzannah, and family. Bates is chiefly remembered for buying Chelsea for £1 in 1982, when the club was in serious financial…
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Football Daily | Belgium and the End Of The Golden Generation Klaxon
Sign up now! Sign up now! Sign up now? Sign up now! Look at it up there on the hill, shining in the sunlight, an almost imperceptible aura of melancholia surrounding it like a halo. Look at the ornate carvings, the faces etched across its flanks. There’s Davor Suker! Preben Elkjær! Ferenc Puskas! Is that…