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19 September 2026 Off

Newcastle 2-1 Hull City: Hosts hold off late fightback to end their unbeaten league start

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25 August 2026 Off

Jack Grealish: What does the future hold for the Man City winger?

By Total Football News

Grealish looked to be getting back to his best during his loan at Everton, contributing two goals and six assists in 20 appearances before his injury.

Such was his form at the beginning of last season, he claimed the Premier League’s Player of the Month award for August and quickly became a fans’ favourite.

City sources say there have been no concrete offers for Grealish so far this summer,

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24 August 2026 Off

Jean-Philippe Mateta: What does future hold after Crystal Palace contract claim?

By Total Football News

Indeed, sources suggest there is some sympathy with Mateta, even in the light of the contractual dispute, amid a feeling the striker could have been advised differently, though supporters on social media have been far less compassionate towards him.

Employment lawyer Libby Payne said: “It is possible to argue that the terms of the option are inherently unfair and therefore void, although the threshold for this is high and such

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18 August 2026 Off

Watford 2-1 Southampton: Hornets hold on to win Championship opener

By Total Football News

It has been almost 13 weeks since Southampton were unceremoniously expelled from last season’s Championship play-off final, but the full fallout from the scandal remains to be seen.

Saints were docked four points as part of their punishment – and after this defeat, that deficit remains – but the FA’s investigation into head coach Tonda Eckert rumbles on.

BBC Sport has been told that an FA hearing is likely to

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17 August 2026 Off

Chelsea co-owners Todd Boehly and Mark Walter hold talks over selling shares to majority owners Clearlake Capital | Football News

By Total Football News

Todd Boehly and Mark Walter have held talks about selling their shares in Chelsea to Clearlake Capital.

Clearlake currently owns 61.5 per cent of the club, while Boehly, Walter and Hansjorg Wyss each own a 12.8 per cent stake.

Clearlake, under the leadership of Behdad Eghbali and Jose Feliciano, effectively run the club even though Boehly is the chairman.

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29 July 2026 Off

Takehiro Tomiyasu: Crystal Palace hold talks over free transfer

By Total Football News

Crystal Palace have held talks with Takehiro Tomiyasu over a permanent contract that would mean the defender returning to the Premier League.

Tomiyasu is training with Palace and was named as a substitute in the pre-season friendly versus Lens on Tuesday.

And the Japan international is understood to have held discussions over a permanent deal with Palace that would mean the 27-year-old joining on a free transfer.

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27 July 2026 Off

Danny Welbeck transfer news: Chelsea hold positives talks with Brighton over signing of striker | Football News

By Total Football News

Chelsea have held positive initial talks with Brighton about a deal for Danny Welbeck.

With a year remaining on his contract, Brighton do not want to stand in the striker’s way as long as they get a fair price for his sale.

Welbeck has continued to be a reliable goalscorer in the Premier League at 35 years old. Last season he scored 13 times, after scoring 10 in the previous

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20 July 2026 Off

Marcus Rashford: What does the future hold for Manchester United forward?

By Total Football News

Suggestions around Rashford have been that he is relaxed about the prospect of returning to training at United.

For a start, there is not the same confrontational relationship between the player and his coach.

Ruben Amorim fell out with the forward within weeks of his arrival from Sporting Lisbon. Amorim eventually exiled him, which triggered a loan move to Aston Villa.

Then the head coach put Rashford in his ‘bomb

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