Konsa joins Arsenal; Shakhtar to play European home games at Chelsea: football news – as it happened
The champions added another big signing and Leandro Paredes received a 10-game ban for his part in the World Cup final brawl Nothing like a bit of exclusive news to kick off the shift. Can we keep this momentum going? We shall see! Uefa and Concacaf have begun talks about setting up a combined Nations League tournament featuring all 96 European and North and Central American and Caribbean countries, in another direct
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- The Guardian
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- England / United Kingdom
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- 21 Aug 2026, 17:03 UTC
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- Tom Bassam and Will Unwin (earlier), Niall McVeigh
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- Premier League
The champions added another big signing and Leandro Paredes received a 10-game ban for his part in the World Cup final brawl Nothing like a bit of exclusive news to kick off the shift. Can we keep this momentum going? We shall see! Uefa and Concacaf have begun talks about setting up a combined Nations League tournament featuring all 96 European and North and Central American and Caribbean countries, in another direct
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Konsa joins Arsenal; Shakhtar to play European home games at Chelsea: football news – as it happened
The champions added another big signing and Leandro Paredes received a 10-game ban for his part in the World Cup final brawl Nothing like a bit of exclusive news to kick off the shift. Can we keep this momentum going? We shall see! Uefa and Concacaf have begun talks about setting up a combined Nations League tournament featuring all 96 European and North and Central American and Caribbean countries, in another direct
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Konsa joins Arsenal; Shakhtar to play European home games at Chelsea; Paredes gets 10-match ban: football – live
⚽ All the latest football news, comment and previews ⚽ This weekend’s fixtures | Read Football Daily | Mail Tom Nothing like a bit of exclusive news to kick off the shift. Can we keep this momentum going? We shall see! Uefa and Concacaf have begun talks about setting up a combined Nations League tournament featuring all 96 European and North and Central American and Caribbean countries, in another direct challenge to
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Konsa joins Arsenal; Shakhtar to play European home games at Chelsea; Paredes gets 10-match ban: football – live
⚽ All the latest football news, comment and previews ⚽ This weekend’s fixtures | Read Football Daily | Mail Tom Nothing like a bit of exclusive news to kick off the shift. Can we keep this momentum going? We shall see! Uefa and Concacaf have begun talks about setting up a combined Nations League tournament featuring all 96 European and North and Central American and Caribbean countries, in another direct challenge to
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Konsa joins Arsenal; Shakhtar to play European home games at Chelsea; Paredes gets 10-match ban: football – live
⚽ All the latest football news, comment and previews ⚽ This weekend’s fixtures | Read Football Daily | Mail Tom Nothing like a bit of exclusive news to kick off the shift. Can we keep this momentum going? We shall see! Uefa and Concacaf have begun talks about setting up a combined Nations League tournament featuring all 96 European and North and Central American and Caribbean countries, in another direct challenge to
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Konsa joins Arsenal; Shakhtar to play European home games at Chelsea; Paredes gets 10-match ban: football – live
⚽ All the latest football news, comment and previews ⚽ This weekend’s fixtures | Read Football Daily | Mail Tom Nothing like a bit of exclusive news to kick off the shift. Can we keep this momentum going? We shall see! Uefa and Concacaf have begun talks about setting up a combined Nations League tournament featuring all 96 European and North and Central American and Caribbean countries, in another direct challenge to
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Konsa joins Arsenal; Shakhtar to play European home games at Chelsea; Paredes gets 10-match ban: football – live
⚽ All the latest football news, comment and previews ⚽ This weekend’s fixtures | Read Football Daily | Mail Tom Nothing like a bit of exclusive news to kick off the shift. Can we keep this momentum going? We shall see! Uefa and Concacaf have begun talks about setting up a combined Nations League tournament featuring all 96 European and North and Central American and Caribbean countries, in another direct challenge to
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Konsa joins Arsenal; Shakhtar to play European home games at Chelsea; Paredes gets 10-match ban: football – live
⚽ All the latest football news, comment and previews ⚽ This weekend’s fixtures | Read Football Daily | Mail Tom Nothing like a bit of exclusive news to kick off the shift. Can we keep this momentum going? We shall see! Uefa and Concacaf have begun talks about setting up a combined Nations League tournament featuring all 96 European and North and Central American and Caribbean countries, in another direct challenge to
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Arsenal complete £51m Konsa deal; Paredes gets 10-match ban for part in World Cup brawl: football – live
⚽ All the latest football news, comment and previews ⚽ This weekend’s fixtures | Read Football Daily | Mail Tom Nothing like a bit of exclusive news to kick off the shift. Can we keep this momentum going? We shall see! Uefa and Concacaf have begun talks about setting up a combined Nations League tournament featuring all 96 European and North and Central American and Caribbean countries, in another direct challenge to
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Arsenal complete £51m Konsa deal; Emery says Watkins could leave Villa; Iraola on ‘thin squad’: football – live
⚽ All the latest football news, comment and previews ⚽ This weekend’s fixtures | Read Football Daily | Mail Tom Nothing like a bit of exclusive news to kick off the shift. Can we keep this momentum going? We shall see! Uefa and Concacaf have begun talks about setting up a combined Nations League tournament featuring all 96 European and North and Central American and Caribbean countries, in another direct challenge to
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Arsenal complete £51m Konsa deal; Emery says Watkins could leave Villa; Iraola on ‘thin squad’: football – live
⚽ All the latest football news, comment and previews ⚽ This weekend’s fixtures | Read Football Daily | Mail Tom Nothing like a bit of exclusive news to kick off the shift. Can we keep this momentum going? We shall see! Uefa and Concacaf have begun talks about setting up a combined Nations League tournament featuring all 96 European and North and Central American and Caribbean countries, in another direct challenge to
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Arsenal complete £51m Konsa deal, Wan-Bissaka joins Villa, Iraola on Liverpool’s ‘thin squad’: football – live
⚽ All the latest football news, comment and previews ⚽ This weekend’s fixtures | Read Football Daily | Mail Tom Nothing like a bit of exclusive news to kick off the shift. Can we keep this momentum going? We shall see! Uefa and Concacaf have begun talks about setting up a combined Nations League tournament featuring all 96 European and North and Central American and Caribbean countries, in another direct challenge to
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Arsenal complete £51m Konsa deal, Wan-Bissaka joins Villa, Iraola on Liverpool’s ‘thin squad’: football – live
⚽ All the latest football news, comment and previews ⚽ This weekend’s fixtures | Read Football Daily | Mail Tom Nothing like a bit of exclusive news to kick off the shift. Can we keep this momentum going? We shall see! Uefa and Concacaf have begun talks about setting up a combined Nations League tournament featuring all 96 European and North and Central American and Caribbean countries, in another direct challenge to
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Arsenal complete £51m Konsa deal, Wan-Bissaka joins Villa, Iraola on Liverpool’s ‘thin squad’: football – live
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Arsenal complete £51m Konsa deal, Wan-Bissaka joins Villa, Iraola on Liverpool’s ‘thin squad’: football – live
⚽ All the latest football news, comment and previews ⚽ This weekend’s fixtures | Read Football Daily | Mail Will Nothing like a bit of exclusive news to kick off the shift. Can we keep this momentum going? We shall see! Uefa and Concacaf have begun talks about setting up a combined Nations League tournament featuring all 96 European and North and Central American and Caribbean countries, in another direct challenge t
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Arsenal complete £51m Konsa deal, Wan-Bissaka joins Villa, Iraola on Liverpool’s ‘thin squad’: football – live
⚽ All the latest football news, comment and previews ⚽ This weekend’s fixtures | Read Football Daily | Mail Will Nothing like a bit of exclusive news to kick off the shift. Can we keep this momentum going? We shall see! Uefa and Concacaf have begun talks about setting up a combined Nations League tournament featuring all 96 European and North and Central American and Caribbean countries, in another direct challenge t
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Arsenal complete £51m Konsa deal, Wan-Bissaka joins Villa, Iraola on Liverpool’s ‘thin squad’: football – live
⚽ All the latest football news, comment and previews ⚽ This weekend’s fixtures | Read Football Daily | Mail Will Nothing like a bit of exclusive news to kick off the shift. Can we keep this momentum going? We shall see! Uefa and Concacaf have begun talks about setting up a combined Nations League tournament featuring all 96 European and North and Central American and Caribbean countries, in another direct challenge t
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Arsenal complete £51m Konsa deal, Wan-Bissaka joins Villa, Iraola on Liverpool’s ‘thin squad’: football – live
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Arsenal complete £51m Konsa deal, Wan-Bissaka joins Villa, Iraola on Liverpool’s ‘thin squad’: football – live
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Arsenal complete £51m Konsa deal, Wan-Bissaka joins Villa, Iraola on Liverpool’s ‘thin squad’: football – live
⚽ All the latest football news, comment and previews ⚽ This weekend’s fixtures | Read Football Daily | Mail Will Nothing like a bit of exclusive news to kick off the shift. Can we keep this momentum going? We shall see! Uefa and Concacaf have begun talks about setting up a combined Nations League tournament featuring all 96 European and North and Central American and Caribbean countries, in another direct challenge t
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Arsenal complete £51m Konsa deal, Wan-Bissaka joins Villa, Iraola on Liverpool’s ‘thin squad’: football – live
⚽ All the latest football news, comment and previews ⚽ This weekend’s fixtures | Read Football Daily | Mail Will Nothing like a bit of exclusive news to kick off the shift. Can we keep this momentum going? We shall see! Uefa and Concacaf have begun talks about setting up a combined Nations League tournament featuring all 96 European and North and Central American and Caribbean countries, in another direct challenge t
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Premier League returns, Wan-Bissaka joins Villa, Iraola on Liverpool’s ‘thin squad’: football – live
⚽ All the latest football news, comment and previews ⚽ This weekend’s fixtures | Read Football Daily | Mail Will Nothing like a bit of exclusive news to kick off the shift. Can we keep this momentum going? We shall see! Uefa and Concacaf have begun talks about setting up a combined Nations League tournament featuring all 96 European and North and Central American and Caribbean countries, in another direct challenge t
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Premier League returns, Wan-Bissaka joins Villa, Iraola on Liverpool’s ‘thin squad’: football – live
⚽ All the latest football news, comment and previews ⚽ This weekend’s fixtures | Read Football Daily | Mail Will Nothing like a bit of exclusive news to kick off the shift. Can we keep this momentum going? We shall see! Uefa and Concacaf have begun talks about setting up a combined Nations League tournament featuring all 96 European and North and Central American and Caribbean countries, in another direct challenge t
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Premier League returns with Arsenal v Coventry; transfer news and more: football – live
⚽ All the latest football news, comment and previews ⚽ This weekend’s fixtures | Read Football Daily | Mail Will Nothing like a bit of exclusive news to kick off the shift. Can we keep this momentum going? We shall see! Uefa and Concacaf have begun talks about setting up a combined Nations League tournament featuring all 96 European and North and Central American and Caribbean countries, in another direct challenge t
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Premier League returns with Arsenal v Coventry; transfer news and more: football – live
⚽ All the latest football news, comment and previews ⚽ This weekend’s fixtures | Read Football Daily | Mail Will Nothing like a bit of exclusive news to kick off the shift. Can we keep this momentum going? We shall see! Uefa and Concacaf have begun talks about setting up a combined Nations League tournament featuring all 96 European and North and Central American and Caribbean countries, in another direct challenge t
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Premier League returns with Arsenal v Coventry; transfer news and more: football – live
⚽ All the latest football news, comment and previews ⚽ This weekend’s fixtures | Read Football Daily | Mail Will Short stint for me on the Friday football blog this morning, here to take over is Will Unwin. Outgoings are the main focus for Chelsea at the moment. They’re set to loan Axel Disasi to Crystal Palace. West Ham wanted to bring the French defender back to the London Stadium but that was always a tough one fo
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Premier League returns with Arsenal v Coventry; transfer news and more: football – live
⚽ All the latest football news, comment and previews ⚽ This weekend’s fixtures | Read Football Daily | Mail Tom Manchester City are close to agreeing the transfer of Savinho to Tottenham for £85m, with a separate deal of around £75m for the arrival of Omar Marmoush from the FA Cup-winners to the north London club also being worked on. Full story: After Vinícius Júnior signed a shiny new deal at Real Madrid, Arsenal a
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