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Wayne Rooney has responded to criticism from NFL star Tom Brady, saying it was "very unfair" of Brady to question his work ethic during his brief stint as head coach at Birmingham City. Rooney was sacked by Birmingham, where Brady is a part-owner, after only 83 days in the job in January 2024. Rooney said he was "really disappointed with the comment."

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Manchester United opened the doors on Friday to their 50 million pound redevelopment of their men’s first team building at the Carrington Training Complex, a week before the Premier League season kicks off.

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Fenerbahce dug deep to progress from the Champions League (UCL) third qualifying round, defeating Feyenoord 5-2 in Turkey to claim a 6-4 aggregate win. Progression keeps their hopes of a first UCL main draw appearance since 2008/09 alive.

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Former Dutch Eredivisie club Vitesse Arnhem have officially lost their professional licence after a civil court ruled in favour of the KNVB’s revocation of the licence.

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FC Copenhagen clinched their place in the UEFA Champions League play-off round after a dominant 5-0 victory over Malmö FF in the second leg of their third qualifying round tie at Parken Stadium.

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Fights broke out between fans of Vikingur Reykjavik and Brondby and the Danish supporters also destroyed parts of the stadium after Brondby suffered an embarrassing 3-0 defeat against the Icelandic minnows in the third qualifying round of the Conference League on Thursday evening.

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Jack Grealish has completed a season-long loan move to Everton from Manchester City, declaring that there was only one club he wanted to join. The 29-year-old becomes Everton's sixth summer signing after Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall, Charly Alcaraz, Thierno Barry, Mark Travers and Adam Aznou. Grealish revealed that conversations with Toffees boss David Moyes played a key role in his decision, along with the warm reception from Everton fans online. Expressing his excitement, the England winger said he was "over the moon" to sign for what he described as a great club with passionate supporters, promising to repay their faith. He is expected to make his debut in Everton's Premier League opener away at Leeds on Monday.

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Harry Kane scored his first goal against his former side as Bayern Munich romped past Tottenham 4-0 at home in a pre-season friendly on Thursday. Kane, who is boyhood club Tottenham's all-time top goalscorer with 280 strikes in 435 matches, put Bayern in the lead after 12 minutes with a composed penalty box finish.