Has Arsenal's indifferent pre-season revealed a surprise weakness?

Arsenal have been conceding goals at an alarming rate in pre-season. Seven across three games. Has their greatest strength, one that contributed hugely to their Premier League title success last season, become a surprise source of frailty on the eve of the next?

'Dubois has ingredients to replace Taylor as face of boxing'

Caroline Dubois "has the ingredients" to succeed Katie Taylor as one of the biggest stars in boxing, according to Most Valuable Promotions partner Nakisa Bidarian.

Liverpool owners close to £1.35bn sale of 30% stake to consortium including Jeff Bezos

Group including Amazon founder has held talks with FSG Bhatia and Facebook co-founder Saverin also involved A consortium including Amazon founder Jeff Bezos is close to completing a deal for a 30% stake in Liverpool after months of talks with Fenway Sports Group. The investors are led by Amit Bhatia, the son-in-law of Indian billionaire Lakshmi Mittal, who previously was a shareholder at Queens Park Rangers. Facebook co-founder Eduardo Saverin is another member of the group who are set to pay in the region of £1.35bn for almost a third of the Premier League club. The Guardian understands the d

Carabao Cup second-round draw tonight as Chelsea, Spurs and Newcastle enter

Football Daily | Self-aggrandisement, backslapping and news from the past: it’s José time

Sign up now! Sign up now! Sign up now? Sign up now! “You don’t do a documentary with a guy who wins nothing,” parps José Mourinho during the trailer for his shiny, new Netflix film, although since 2017, his sole piece of silverware is the 2021-22 Tin Pot with Roma. And while his failure to win anything with Tottenham, Fenerbahce or Benfica didn’t exactly – on paper, at least – make him the most obvious candidate as the author of that opening quote, neither does he immediately feel like the best man to put Florentino Pérez’s Death Star back on course in Madrid. Having boycotted the Geopolitic

Consortium including Bezos advances talks for Liverpool stake

A group including Amazon founder Jeff Bezos advances its talks to buy about a 30% stake in Liverpool, BBC Sport has been told.

Infantino hangs on by a thread and the overhaul at Newcastle: Football Weekly – podcast

Max Rushden is joined by Robyn Cowen, Dan Bardell, Sam Dalling and Matt Hughes to look at how Fifa deals with its Infantino problem On today’s podcast: we’ve all been there … tried to sell the World Cup on a Monday, get threatened with a boycott on Tuesday, wildly backtrack on a Wednesday, and you’re issuing further denials on Thursday and Friday and Saturday. Max and the panel take you through the Fifa story and find out if Gianni Infantino will cling hold to power. Beyond Uefa, is there enough of a groundswell to actually get rid of him? Continue reading...

Sliding doors - when Mourinho said yes, then no, to Man Utd

The inside story of Manchester United's attempt to get Jose Mourinho to replace Sir Alex Ferguson, why he said 'no' and the impact of that decision.

Palace close to signing Khalaili from Union SG

Crystal Palace poised to sign 21-year-old midfielder Anan Khalaili from Belgian side Union Saint-Gilloise.

Jeff Bezos consortium nears deal to buy stake in Liverpool FC: Reports

Investment reportedly values the club at about $5.9bn, making it one of the largest ever football club valuations.

What are the rules on transfer window player swaps?

Our Ask Me Anything team look at what the rules are for Premier League clubs exchanging players in swap deals.

Chelsea get Luton as Spurs to host Charlton in Carabao Cup

Chelsea will host Jack Wilshere's Luton Town in the Carabao Cup second round, while Tottenham Hotspur host Charlton Athletic in a London derby.