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Daniel Candeias has been omitted from Rangers’ list of registered players for their Europa League first-round encounters with St Joseph’s of Gibraltar. The Portuguese winger made 52 appearances last season and netted in a 5-0 friendly win over Oxford on Sunday but there was no place for him in the 22-man squad listed on UEFA’s website. Teams can name up to 25 players but the number is reduced if they do not have enough club-trained or locally-trained players. Full-back Jon...

Bournemouth have completed the signing of defender Jack Stacey from Luton for an undisclosed fee. The 23-year-old right-back has agreed a four-year deal with the Premier League club. Stacey made 95 appearances for the Hatters in all competitions and helped the club secure successive promotions to reach the Sky Bet Championship. “There were a few clubs interested but Bournemouth was always the one I saw myself at,” Stacey told afcbTV. “This is a great club with a fantastic manager who helps establish...

Other auction items include Bertie Auld’s Adidas holdall from the Lisbon triumph and Jimmy Johnstone’s jersey from the 1967 World Club Championship. Football boots worn by Tommy Gemmell in Celtic’s 1967 European Cup final win could fetch up to £10,000 when they are auctioned later this month. The Adidas boots are being sold by an anonymous Glasgow businessman, whose father was friends with both Gemmell and fellow Lisbon Lion Bertie Auld. The seller’s father was with Gemmell, who scored the...

Norway Under-21 midfielder Einar Iversen has signed a three-year deal at Everton. Iversen, who joined Everton from Norwegian outfit Stord in 2017, has signed his first professional contract after captaining the Blues’ Under-18 side last season. “My whole life I’ve been dreaming of becoming a professional footballer, so signing this contract is a great feeling for myself and my family,” Iversen, 18, told evertonfc.com. “I’ve developed a lot since moving to Everton – technically and physically, too. “My goal this...

Marko Arnautovic has completed his move from West Ham to Shanghai SIPG, the Premier League club have announced. The 30-year-old Austria international joins the Chinese Super League champions for an undisclosed fee. He scored 22 goals in 65 appearances during his two-season stay with the Hammers after joining from Stoke in 2017. https://twitter.com/WestHamUtd/status/1148147206723125248 “West Ham United can confirm that Marko Arnautovic has joined Chinese Super League champions Shanghai SIPG for an undisclosed fee,” read a statement on West Ham’s website that...

A former Liverpool captain’s managerial prowess is being sought in Newcastle. What the papers say Newcastle have reportedly looked north in their search for Rafael Benitez’s successor, with the Daily Mirror reporting Rangers boss Steven Gerrard has been approached by Magpies owner Mike Ashley. United have been looking for leadership since Benitez’s contract expired and the Spaniard signed with Chinese club Dalian Yifang. But former Liverpool captain Gerrard has apparently rebuffed Ashley’s offer, after only managing the Glaswegian side for...

Rangers midfielder Greg Docherty is confident they will be ready for their first Europa League encounter on Tuesday. The Ibrox side’s trip to Gibraltar to face St Joseph’s was brought forward by two days because of a fixture clash in the British overseas territory. Manager Steven Gerrard was forced to cut the time some of his first-team players got in Sunday’s 5-0 friendly win over Oxford as a result but Docherty believes hard work done on a pre-season camp in...

Gabriel Jesus was sent off as 10-man Brazil lifted the Copa America for the ninth time with a 3-1 victory over Peru. The Manchester City striker was dismissed for two bookable offences either side of half-time, having earlier set up Everton’s opener and then scored the second himself after Paolo Guerrero had levelled with a penalty at the Maracana Stadium in Rio de Janeiro. His premature departure left Brazil to fight out a tense conclusion during which substitute Richarlison struck...

El Khadra are yet to concede a goal at the tournament. Riyad Mahrez scored a wonderful goal as Algeria underlined their status as one of the favourites for the Africa Cup of Nations with a 3-0 win over Guinea which booked their place in the quarter-finals. The Manchester City winger’s superb control and composed finish in the 57th minute put his side two goals up after Youcef Belaili’s 24th-minute opener in Cairo. And Algeria sealed their progression as substitute Adam...