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Chelsea have been very active in the transfer market this summer but aside from new recruits, they have now tied Cole Palmer (22) down until 2033 on a new contract, according to reports. Palmer arrived a year ago from Manchester City and quickly became the driving force of the Blues' offence.

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The first-ever Manchester Derby settled by a penalty shootout was won by Manchester City, who ended a run of three consecutive losses in the Community Shield after a 7-6 victory against Manchester United, giving Pep Guardiola’s men a seventh triumph in their history and their third since the Spaniard took over as City manager.

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Real Madrid and Brazil forward Vinicius Jr (24) is open to an offer of more than one billion euros from Saudi Arabia, sources close to the player told Reuters on Monday. Vinicius was approached by Saudi Public Investment Fund (PIF) officials to inquire about his interest in moving to the Saudi Pro League (SPL) on a five-year contract worth around 200 million euros per season fixed, plus bonuses.

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Manchester United could be missing several key defenders for the traditional season-opening Community Shield match against Manchester City at Wembley on Saturday, manager Erik ten Hag said on Thursday.

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Spain emerged from a scintillating Olympics final against France with a 5-3 victory after extra time and their second-ever gold, with the other coming during their own home Games in 1992. A nervy start with tetchy moments indicated how much was at stake in this gold medal match.

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Portuguese centre-back Pepe (41) has announced that he'll be bringing an end to his playing career with immediate effect. In a post shared on social media, with a video totalling 33 minutes in length, Pepe confirmed the end of his playing career after ending his contract with Porto.

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The United States claimed a record-extending fifth Olympic gold medal in women's football after Mallory Swanson (26) earned them a 1-0 win over Brazil in the final at Parc des Princes on Saturday. Following a goalless first half, Swanson broke the deadlock 12 minutes after the break to earn the U.S. their first Olympic title since London 2012 after a perfect run in the tournament. U.S. coach Emma Hayes enjoyed almost instant success as she secured the title only two months after taking the job.

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With the grandiose spending during the transfer windows, it has been the Premier League that has been associated with big money singings in recent years but it has been Atletico Madrid attracting attention this summer.