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Arsenal have reached an agreement with Max Dowman to sign scholarship terms, with a professional contract expected to follow when he turns 17.

Dowman has emerged as one of the game’s top prospects and made his Premier League debut against Leeds United in August, aged only 15 years and 235 days

Lionel Messi has signed a new 3 year contract with Inter Miami, which will end when he is 41 years of age
 
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Juventus have sacked manager Igor Tudor following the side's defeat by Lazio.

The Croatian joined the Italian club in March as Thiago Motta's replacement.

But the 43-year-old has overseen an eight-match winless run, which has left the club eighth in the Serie A table.

Defeat against Lazio on Sunday was the side's third consecutive loss in all competitions.

Aston Villa defender Matty Cash has signed a new three-and-a-half-year deal with the club until 2029.

The Poland international joined Villa from Nottingham Forest in 2020, and has gone on to make 193 appearances in claret and blue.

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Will Still has parted ways with Southampton after only four wins in 16 matches.

Ruben Martinez, Clément Lemaitre and Carl Martin have also left their positions as coaching staff at the club, leaving men’s Under-21s head coach Tonda Eckert to take charge of the team on an interim basis.
 
Who are the betting favourites to be the next Wolves manager?

Gary ONeil 7/4

Rob Edwards 4/1

Rui Borges 10/1

Brendan Rodgers 12/1

Sergio Conceicao 14/1
 
Gary O'Neil has held talks with Wolves over a potential return to the club - less than 12 months after he was sacked by the relegation-threatened Premier League club

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Nottingham Forest owner Evangelos Marinakis has gone on trial in Athens accused of instigating football violence and supporting a criminal organisation.

The 58-year-old, who owns Greek side Olympiacos, is accused, along with four other board members of two misdemeanour counts - instigating violence with statements against authorities and of supporting a criminal group between 2019 to 2024.

Marinakis, who was represented by his lawyer Vassilis Dimakopoulos in court, and the other Olympiacos board members have dismissed misdemeanour charges as groundless.

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Nottingham Forest owner Evangelos Marinakis has reportedly reached out to Stephen Creen offering him a free life time season ticket to the die hard Forest fan who bravely fought to stop the train incident becoming a tragedy.
 
Preston striker Milutin Osmajic has been handed a nine-game ban for allegedly racially abusing Burnley's Hannibal Mejbri earlier this year.

The 26-year-old will not be available to play again until North End's trip to Stoke on Boxing Day.
 
Norwich City have sacked head coach Liam Manning after today's 2-1 defeat to Leicester.

Manning was handed his marching orders after losing eight of his last 11 games in all competitions, and winning none of them.
 
Arsenal and Crystal Palace have seen their Premier League matches on the weekend before Christmas moved forward a day due to their Carabao Cup quarter-final on December 23.

Arsenal and Palace were due to face away trips on December 21 to Everton and Leeds respectively.

But because of their Carabao Cup quarter-final being scheduled for 48 hours later - they will now both play those fixtures on Saturday December 20 at 8pm

Swansea have sacked head coach Alan Sheehan after six months in charge. They currently sit 18th in the Championship
 
Norwich City have appointed former Rangers boss Philippe Clement as head coach on a three-and-a-half-year contract.

The Belgian, 51, replaces Liam Manning, who was sacked after just 17 games in charge following a 2-1 home defeat by Leicester City on 8 November.

The Canaries are second from bottom of the Championship with nine points from 15 games and have lost all eight home matches in league and cup this season.
 
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TNT Sports lose UCL UK TV rights from 2027 - 2030 to Paramount+. Prime Video will continue to have the first pick of Tuesday games
Comcast own NBC and Sky UK and Foxtel in Australia (including Fox Sports) has been bought by DAZN
 
Premier League clubs have voted for an overhaul of financial regulations from the start of the 2026-2027 season (I will admit I asked Co-Pilot to summarise it as the report I saw was pages long)

⚽️ What’s Changing?
From the 2026/27 season, clubs can only spend up to 85% of the money they bring in on player wages, transfers, and agent fees. (I believe for those clubs playing in European competitions this figure is set at 70% not 85%)
This replaces the current “Profit & Sustainability” rules, which were based on how much clubs could lose over three years.

✅ What Got Voted Through
The 85% spending cap (known as the “squad cost rule”).
Rules designed to match UEFA’s system, so clubs playing in Europe follow the same standards.

❌ What Was Rejected
A stricter hard salary cap (limiting total wages to a fixed number) was voted down.
Proposals to keep the old system alongside the new one were also rejected.
Some clubs — especially those with bigger revenues — opposed the changes, but the majority voted in favour.

🏟 What It Means for Fans
Clubs must live within their means: spend what they earn, not more.
Overspending could lead to penalties like fines or points deductions.
The aim is to stop reckless spending, protect clubs from financial trouble, and keep competition fairer.

👉 In short: no more endless spending sprees — clubs have to balance the books

Chairman Peter Lawwell adjourned Celtic's annual general meeting inside five minutes following chants of "sack the board" by some shareholders.

Directors were met with boos while dozens of enlarged red cards were held up as they entered the Kerrydale Suite at Celtic Park.
 
The BBC has retained the rights to broadcast highlights of the men's Champions League for a further four seasons until the end of the 2030-31 campaign.

Highlights from Europe's elite club competition have been available on the BBC since the 2024-25 season as part of a three-year deal.

Alex Kay-Jelski, director of BBC Sport, said: "The Champions League is the pinnacle of European club football and we're delighted to be providing a free-to-air option for fans who want to see every goal and moment that matters.

"This deal continues our game-changing football portfolio and ensures audiences can enjoy the very best coverage across BBC TV, iPlayer, Sounds, radio, and digital platforms."

Highlights will continue to be shown from 22:00 on the Wednesday of match weeks on BBC TV, BBC iPlayer and the BBC Sport website and app, with clips also available online and on social media.

A Match of the Day programme will also be broadcast on BBC One after the news on Wednesday nights.

The show, which can also be watched on iPlayer, will bring viewers all the goals, reaction and analysis from that week's Champions League fixtures.

The BBC Sport website and app will also provide comprehensive coverage of the competition through live text coverage, news, reports and in-depth analysis, while BBC Radio 5 Live will continue to have live commentary of selected matches.

The extended Champions League deal complements the BBC's existing domestic football rights which include Premier League highlights and live FA Cup coverage.
 
Wilfried Nancy is close to being appointed Celtic manager, BBC Scotland has learned.

Talks between the club and the French head coach of Major League Soccer outfit Columbus Crew have reached an advanced stage

Rangers have sacked Chief executive Patrick Stewart and Sporting Director Kevin Thelwell

Matos became Swansea's fifth new manager in five seasons when he was confirmed as Alan Sheehan's replacement on Monday.

Middlesbrough have appointed Kim Hellberg as their new head coach.

The 37-year-old who had been in charge of Swedish side Hammarby, replaces Rob Edwards, who left for Premier League strugglers Wolverhampton Wanderers earlier this month.
 
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