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Why can't the Premier League attract the world's best players?
Vinicius Jr chose to stay at Real Madrid, but why does the Premier League rarely attract global superstars at their peak?
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EA Sports FC 27: what does the next instalment of the world’s biggest football game have in store?
The all-conquering franchise’s revamps are technically impressive, its transfers more true to life – and its new grassroots social hub is surprising fun As if the world wasn’t sufficiently…
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A secret invite and other 'pinch-me' moments before Leicester woke up
Leicester are gearing up for League One but 10 years ago they were defending Premier League champions. The dream moments haven't been forgotten.
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Man City reject Barcelona's Rodri bid & in talks for Bouaddi
Manchester City reject £38m offer from Barcelona for Rodri and remain in talks for Lille midfielder Ayyoub Bouaddi.
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‘It might be one of the most unpopular tunes ever written!’: kids’ TV composers tell all
Big cheques, standing ovations, irate adults – there are surprising sides to composing a children’s TV theme tune. From Bluey to Byker Grove, the creators of the best reveal the secrets How…
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Emotional Guimaraes wanted to leave - Newcastle chief Wilson
Newcastle United sporting director Ross Wilson says the club did not plan to sell Bruno Guimaraes, but their "very emotional" captain wanted to join Arsenal.
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Assistant referee Massey-Ellis retires to take FA role
Assistant referee Sian Massey‑Ellis announces her retirement from officiating to take up a position with the Football Association.
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Atletico Madrid in talks for Tottenham captain Romero
Atletico Madrid hold talks over a move for Tottenham captain Cristian Romero, who is expected to leave the club this summer.
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Norway call for Infantino to resign as Mexico and Argentina back president
The Norwegian Football Federation calls for Fifa president Gianni Infantino to resign after he attempted to sell off stakes in the World Cup.
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Lewis-Skelly's chance to threaten Arsenal's big-name midfielders
Myles Lewis-Skelly broke into the Arsenal first team at left-back, but the teenager's preference has always been to play in midfield.
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David Sullivan set to attend West Ham tie against advice
David Sullivan is expected to attend Saturday's EFL Cup first-round tie against Portsmouth despite being advised to stay away from home matches at the London Stadium.
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Strange Loops: Clarinet Quintets album review – drama, imagination and sonic flair
Van de Wiel/Soloists of the Philharmonia (Signum) Clarinettist Mark Von de Wiel performs music by Anna Clyne, Ruth Gipps and Weber Mark van de Wiel was principal clarinet of the…
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Pony Island 2 Panda Circus: gallop out of hell in this phantasmagorical follow-up to 2016’s indie hit
Daniel Mullins explains how he plans to follow up his quirky classic without losing what made it stand out in the first place Glitchy aesthetics. Literally collapsing menu boxes. The game…
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Flo: Therapy at the Club review – skirting the dancefloor and overly sweating the small stuff
(EMI) The British R&B girl group’s follow up to 2024’s Access All Areas is lyrically spicy and musically diverse but lacks the hedonism the title suggests When Flo burst out in 2022, the…
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Arun Sood and Angeline Morrison: Donn/Dubh review – British folk giants startlingly transform sacred histories
(Real World) Leaning on their Hebridean heritage, the duo meld 10th-century Celtic cantos with distortion, dream-pop and post-rock, with shades of Twin Peaks and Boards of Canada Two of…
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Chess: Adams loses first British Championship game since 1988 to rising star
The Taunton grandmaster had been unbeaten in 87 games in a row, during which time he had won all his nine titles Michael Adams, the 54-year-old Taunton grandmaster aiming for a…
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Sports quiz of the week: big deals, bad luck, nicknames and hidden talents
Have you been following the big news in football, darts, cycling, curling, athletics and golf? Continue reading...
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Caldentey embraces 'cool' pressure as Arsenal target Treble
Midfielder Mariona Caldentey explains why Arsenal, strengthened by seven new players, are talking up their chances of winning the Treble this season.
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‘These cooks ripped each other apart’: Dominic Sessa on playing Anthony Bourdain, kitchen bullies and the joys of being a 70s barfly
After his breakthrough in The Holdovers in 2023, Sessa has gone back to the 70s again for Tony, the biopic of bad-boy chef and Kitchen Confidential author Bourdain. And, he says, a big part…
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Now, Autonomy by Max Easton review – a sardonic yet compassionate take on millennial apathy
The author’s third novel to chronicle life in Sydney’s west follows a group of flawed friends trying to sustain meaning amid an ‘erosion in the world’ If any part of Australia can lay claim…
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'Put your phone down': K-pop band weighs in on concert etiquette
Cortis's plea has drawn mixed reactions in a fandom that's obsessed with capturing every moment.
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Springboks and All Blacks flex financial muscles with ‘Greatest Rivalry’ tour
Throwback series rekindles memories of the past, but the focus is very much on realities of the modern game Just in case you were unaware that the series between South Africa and New…
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Why Liverpool icon Salah has chosen Trabzonspor
Why Mohamed Salah chose Trabzonspor over Saudi Arabia and MLS, and what the move means for him and Turkish football.
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‘The first time I felt art in my nose’: why a critic missed the point when he called my exhibition meaningless
Projects like London’s Backyard Biennial East are collective endeavours aiming to reach people who feel excluded by art galleries In 2018, on the outside wall surrounding the entrance of…
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