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Manchester City‘s quest to retain the league title was successful - beating Liverpool by a single point in a pulsating contest.

Scotland goalkeeper David Marshall has completed a move to Wigan following his departure from Hull. Marshall made 67 appearances for the Tigers after joining from Cardiff in 2016, and left the KCOM Stadium at the end of his contract. The veteran keeper, who also had spells at Celtic and Norwich, has signed a two-year deal with Latics. With more than 500 career appearances, Marshall will bring plenty of experience to Paul Cook’s squad as they look to build on last...

The 25-year-old Romanian Laurentiu Branescu has joined on a season-long loan from the Italian champions. Alessio worked with the former Romania Under-21s international during his time as assistant to Antonio Conte in Turin. Branescu first arrived at Juve in 2012 but has not broken into the first team and has spent time on loan elsewhere in Italy along with clubs in Hungary, Cyprus, Croatia and Lithuania as well as Dinamo Bucharest in his homeland. He told the club’s official website:...

Jordan Rossiter looks to have played his last game for Rangers after joining Fleetwood on a season-long loan. The midfielder has been reunited with manager Joey Barton and first-team coach Clint Hill, two of his former Rangers team-mates. He follows another Gers colleague, Jason Holt, who played for Town on loan last season. The former Liverpool player made 22 appearances on loan for Bury last season and was deemed surplus to requirements by Steven Gerrard this summer. The loan spell...

Former Tottenham midfielder Ryan Mason has been appointed coach of the club’s under-19 UEFA Youth League side. Mason was forced to retire at the age of 26 after failing to recover from the fractured skull he suffered while playing for Hull during January 2017. The midfielder, who earned a senior England cap in 2015, had been involved in a clash of heads with Chelsea defender Gary Cahill at Stamford Bridge. In February last year, Mason confirmed following specialist medical advice...

Burnley have made their first summer signing with Stoke defender Erik Pieters joining on a two-year deal. Pieters also has a further 12-month option and joined up with Sean Dyche’s squad on their pre-season trip to Portugal, a statement on Burnley’s website revealed. The 30-year-old made over 200 appearances for Stoke after joining from PSV Eindhoven in 2013. But Pieters fell out of favour in the Potteries last season, first under Gary Rowett and then Nathan Jones, and ended the...

Manchester City and Chelsea will play their opening matches of the Women’s Super League season at the Etihad Stadium and Stamford Bridge respectively, the two clubs have announced. City’s meeting with Manchester United on September 7 and Chelsea’s clash with Tottenham the following day will both be staged at the Premier League grounds, with the men’s top-flight on an international break. The decision to move the most high-profile WSL season-openers to large stadiums is part of a wider initiative by...

Divock Origi believes Liverpool are even more hungry for silverware after last season’s Champions League success. Origi sealed Liverpool’s 2-0 final victory over Tottenham last month as the Reds claimed their first trophy under Jurgen Klopp. “It always gives you the will to win more,” Origi told the official club website as he reported for his first day of pre-season training on Monday. “I saw Sir Kenny Dalglish after the game (in Madrid) and he said the first (trophy) is...

Anna Wintour sees a future cover star in teenage sensation Cori Gauff – when she gets a little older. Sporting her trademark shades and cream, mid-length dress the editor of US Vogue said she was excited to see “everybody” at Wimbledon on Monday. “There’s Serena, there’s Roger – of course there’s Coco. It’s Manic Monday,” she told PA. Anna Wintour is at Wimbledon for Manic Monday (Philip Toscano/PA) When asked if the 15-year-old – who goes by the nickname Coco...