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Aston Villa transfer chief Damian Viadagany confirmed the club are in talks with Bayern Munich over a potential transfer for Joao Palhinha. Palhinha has struggled to nail down a place at Bayern since joining in July 2024, making just 25 appearances in all competitions in his first season. He then spent last season on loan in the Premier League with Tottenham, with his goal ensuring the club stayed in the top-flight on the final day. Palhinha won his team five points via goals scored in the Premier League in 2025-26; it was the joint-most by any player for Spurs (also…

There has been little time to waste following a period of dramatic change at the club.Former head coach Eddie Howe has moved on while key players Alexander Isak, Bruno Guimaraes, Sandro Tonali and Anthony Gordon have all left in the last year.Gallows humour gripped some supporters who made the trip after they adapted a chant which once featured the names of Guimaraes and Isak, who are now with Arsenal and Liverpool.”We’ve got someone in the middle,” they sang. “He knows exactly what we need. [Sven] Botman at the back, someone in attack, Newcastle are going to win the Premier League.”But…

Simpson set the pace early. Rather than giving Williamson room to attack as he had in their first fight, the Barnsley fighter pushed forward and made the rematch physical from the opening rounds. The third produced one of Simpson’s best attacks. He hurt Williamson badly and unloaded as the former champion grabbed hold to make it through the round. Williamson refused to disappear. He began finding success when he drove Simpson backward, and the fight developed into the type of grueling exchange that kept the Leeds crowd roaring. Neither man showed much interest in giving ground for long. That was…

Callum Simpson reclaimed the British and Commonwealth super-middleweight titles after earning a unanimous decision in his rematch with Troy Williamson.The impressive Simpson avenged the only loss of his career, when Williamson upset the odds to stop him in the 10th round in December.The English pair put on another thrilling contest in Leeds which the judges scored 116-112, 117-112 and 115-113 in Simpson’s favour.The 29-year-old, fighting under new trainer Rob McCracken, rocked Williamson with a big right hand in the third round.But Williamson, 34, hung in and stung the challenger in the eighth round. Then, knowing he needed a knockout, he…

Xabi Alonso has given a clearer indication of how Chelsea could set up this season after experimenting with a different shape in Saturday’s 3-0 win over AC Milan. If you enjoy Talk Chelsea coverage and want to see more of it, add us as a preferred source on Google to make us a favourite and see more of our content. Chelsea operated with a back three for periods of the game, while their shape regularly changed in and out of possession. Speaking to Chelsea’s official website after the match, Alonso stressed that flexibility will be central to his approach. “We…

Callum Simpson reclaimed the British and Commonwealth super-middleweight titles Saturday night, defeating Troy Williamson by unanimous decision in their rematch at the First Direct Bank Arena in Leeds. The judges scored the 12-round fight 116-112, 117-112 and 115-113 for Simpson, who gained revenge for the only defeat of his professional career. Williamson had stopped Simpson in the 10th round of their first meeting last December after dropping him four times. Rather than trying to erase that loss with an immediate knockout, Simpson fought with greater control in the rematch and made his size and work rate count. The biggest danger…

Fifa has strongly criticised what it calls a “concerted and ongoing effort” to “undermine” the organisation and its president Gianni Infantino. The statement follows a Daily Telegraph report, external which claimed Infantino’s alleged lover was given a severance payment by Uefa after he had an affair while he was its general secretary.”Fifa president Gianni Infantino strongly denies these allegations, and they are categorically untrue. Any insinuation of inappropriate conduct or violation of statutes or regulations is defamatory,” a Fifa spokesperson told the Telegraph.Fifa has how itself hit out at “unsubstantiated assertions and demonstrably false claims”, adding that “speculation and insinuation…

Xavier Simons sent off after hitting Harry Gray as Bolton suffer a Carabao Cup First Round exit to Sheffield Wednesday. It was a scrappy first half, Championship newboys Bolton missed three chances, reduced to 10 men, then Wednesday, who suffered relegation to League One, the stronger, grabbing a beautiful late winner from Jamal Lowe, with Barry Bannan involved in the goal. As seen in video footage below, Simons losing his head, lashing out then the Owls had the last laugh. Cant be throwing a punch because someone pulls your shirt. Silly#bwfc pic.twitter.com/10xvNMBGHe — RB (@karate_kid29) August 8, 2026 Simons red…

Barcelona increase Rodri bid, Cristian Romero wants to join Arsenal and Nottingham Forest are set to sign Ousmane Diomande.Barcelona are in continued talks with Manchester City over signing Rodri and have made an increased bid of £51.4m for the Spain midfielder, 30. (Sport – in Spanish), externalCristian Romero would like to join Arsenal, but Tottenham have no intention of allowing the 28-year-old Argentina centre-back to move to their north London rivals. (Sun), externalRomero is also an option for Barcelona, who are set to let Uruguay centre-back Ronald Araujo, 27, join Liverpool on loan. (Mundo Deportivo – in Spanish), externalNottingham Forest…

With the top three of Leeds, Wigan and Wakefield, getting plenty of attention, Warrington are travelling under the radar but that suits Burgess, with England captain George Williams set to make his comeback in one of the next two games and a home play-off within reach.Williams’ return will boost Wire but 18-year-old Irwin and Leon Hayes, 22, proved an effective half back pairing, with the kicking both out of hand and off the tee superb.Ethan Ryan had begun the scoring for the hosts with his 13th try of the Super League season on 14 minutes, Luke Hooley missing the extras…