Vanessa Gold has confirmed she has agreed to sell her stake in the club to a consortium led by former Newcastle co-owner Amanda Staveley.
FIFA president Gianni Infantino has abandoned plans to sell World Cup profits to private equity after widespread criticism from football governing bodies.
Richarlison scored a 92nd-minute winner for Tottenham as they beat Chelsea 2-1 to win the Sydney Super Cup despite Kevin Danso being sent off in the second half.
Hearts’ miserable summer continued as they conceded two late goals to lose 2-1 to Aberdeen in their Scottish Premiership opener at Pittodrie.
Killian Phillips scored in each half to reward a terrific St Mirren away display with a 2-0 opening-weekend win at Falkirk in the Scottish Premiership.
Bournemouth have completed the signing of Portugal international defender Antonio Silva from Benfica.
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There was a time when Antonio Silva's rise to the top appeared an inevitability. He was only 18 years old when he scored his first Champions League goal for Benfica in a 4-3 win over Juventus. He played at the 2022 World Cup for Portugal soon after that.
Newcastle are set to announce Matthias Jaissle as their new head coach on Saturday after Eddie Howe's exit was confirmed.
Rangers got the Derek McInnes era off to a stuttering start as they were forced to come from behind to earn a draw at Dundee United in the opening game of the Scottish Premiership season.
Chelsea winger Mykhailo Mudryk has been cleared to return to play after his doping ban was resolved.
Chelsea have been fined £10m and given a suspended two-window transfer ban by an independent appeal board after admitting breaches of Football Association agent rules, the FA has announced.
West Ham are in talks with Celtic over the signing of Arne Engels, with the Scottish club holding out for a deal worth around £25m for the midfielder.
Celtic boss Martin O'Neill has reiterated his desire not to lose any more key players during the summer transfer window amid interest in Arne Engels and Alistair Johnston.
UEFA announced on Thursday that it will boycott FIFA tournaments until plans from president Gianni Infantino to sell off stakes in the World Cup are ended.
This year's World Cup saw 48 teams take part. It was a long, long tournament. But after saying goodbye to the 2026 edition, this competition may be getting even bigger.
Eddie Howe questioned whether it was time for a change and suggested that perhaps the Newcastle team needed new energy following the defeat to Fulham on the final day of last season.
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