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West Ham will sell Lucas Paquetá … if Flamengo agree to loan him back

Londoners have rejected €35m bid for midfielder Facundo Buonanotte likely to make Leeds move West Ham will sell Lucas Paquetá this month if the deal includes an agreement for Flamengo to loan the midfielder back for the rest of the season. Flamengo had an opening bid of €35m (£30.3m) rejected for the Brazilian and are […]

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Arsenal’s power statement shows this time they have the muscle for the battle | David Hytner

First-leg victory at Stamford Bridge displayed the hallmarks of another vintage Gunners team who refused to be bullied Nobody said it had to be pretty. And for large portions of Arsenal’s 3-2 win at Chelsea in the Carabao Cup semi-final first-leg on Wednesday, it certainly was not. But for Mikel Arteta and his players, there

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Tension at the tennis: inside the high-stakes world of racket stringing

There would be no Australian Open were it not for the work undertaken in an unassuming underground room at Melbourne Park Underneath Rod Laver Arena, a group of tennis specialists cut and twist and weave – intently focused on their preparation for the action on the blue court a few metres above their heads. In

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Spurs take Moersen from City Football Group as director of football operations

Moersen to serve months of gardening leave Major part of new role will involve women’s setup Tottenham have appointed Carlos Raphael Moersen as their first director of football operations, taking him from City Football Group, which oversees a stable of clubs that includes Manchester City. Moersen, known as Rafi, will not join until before the

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The Carabao Cup semis and more upheaval at Real Madrid: Football Weekly Extra – podcast

Max Rushden is joined by Barry Glendenning, Philippe Auclair, Dan Bardell and Sid Lowe as Xabi Alonso leaves Real Madrid and the Carabao Cup semi-finals begin Rate, review, share on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Audioboom, Mixcloud, Acast and Stitcher, and join the conversation on email. On the podcast today: Arsenal win at Stamford Bridge in their

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