Bournemouth have agreed a deal for Liverpool winger Ben Doak for an initial £20m with a further £5m in add-ons. The 19-year-old is expected to complete his transfer to the south coast in the next 24 hours in a move that remains subject to paperwork and passing a medical. Doak was left out of Liverpool’s 4-2 win over Bournemouth at …
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In a statement issued at full-time, the Football Association said: “We are very concerned about the allegation of discrimination from an area of the crowd, which was reported to the match officials during the Premier League fixture between Liverpool and Bournemouth. “Incidents of this nature have no place in our game, and we will work closely with the match officials, …
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Liverpool’s title defence is up and running, just, after Bournemouth were beaten on an emotional, dramatic and controversial night at Anfield. While Liverpool forward Diogo Jota and his brother Andre Silva, who both died in a car crash in July, were remembered with chants, banners and a beautifully observed minute’s silence, the opening game of the 2025-26 Premier League season …
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Key events Show key events only Please turn on JavaScript to use this feature Pre-match postbag. “They’ll sing in the stadium, in pubs, in living rooms. #His name is Diogo# Present tense. Is. In the collective memory of the football world. I can’t imagine what it’ll be like for his wife and children in the stadium. I hope they feel …
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Welcome to the first edition of The Athletic’s new Premier League Predictions game. This is where you (our lovely subscribers) have the opportunity to join a data algorithm, a six-year-old boy, and me in putting our credibility on the line on a weekly basis. Every week, we will give score predictions for each of the 10 Premier League games, with …
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Manchester United beat AFC Bournemouth 4-1 in Chicago to continue their impressive tour of the USA Manchester United centre-forward Joshua Zirkzee(Image: Ash Donelon/Manchester United via Getty Images) Manchester United forward Joshua Zirkzee has congratulated 19-year-old Ethan Williams after the winger bagged his first goal for the Reds’ senior team against AFC Bournemouth. In the torrential rain in Chicago, United put …
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Bournemouth recently made a transfer offer to sign Đorđe Petrović, and it would appear that their offer was a good one as they have now reportedly reached an agreement with Chelsea as well. As first reported by David Ornstein, and shortly thereafter corroborated by the BBC, Fabrizio Romano and Ben Jacobs, the Blues and the Cherries have agreed on a …
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