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Sheffield Wednesday host Bradford City in a League One derby

Sheffield Wednesday hosts Bradford City at Hillsborough on Thursday, 20 August. The League One match begins at 20:00 local time. It is Wednesday’s first home league fixture of the 2026/27 season. The game places two Yorkshire clubs together during the opening schedule. Both teams completed cup matches before this league meeting. Bradford beat Rochdale 2-0 […]

Aug 20, 2026
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Celtic beat LASK 3-0 in the Champions League playoff opener

Celtic beat LASK 3-0 in the opening match of their Champions League playoff. Benjamin Nygren opened the scoring after 26 minutes at Celtic Park. Camilo Duran added goals in the 38th and 67th minutes. The result gives Celtic a three-goal aggregate lead before the return match. LASK hosts that match on Tuesday, 25 August. The winner enters the 2026/27 Champions […]

Aug 20, 2026
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Twelve Europa League play-off matches open the final qualifying round

Twelve Europa League play-off matches open the final qualifying round on 20 August. Twenty-four clubs remain in the qualifying path before the league phase. Every contest concludes with a second match one week later. Twelve play-off winners will enter the 36-team league phase. The remaining places come from direct entries and Champions League transfers. Thursday therefore decides […]

Aug 20, 2026
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All three Tuesday Champions League playoff first legs end level

The first three Champions League playoff ties remain level after Tuesday’s opening matches. Dinamo Zagreb drew 2-2 with Viking, Levski Sofia and AEK Athens finished 0-0, and Fenerbahce drew 1-1 with Lyon. Every place in the league phase will therefore be decided in the return legs. The second matches take place on 26 August. None […]

Aug 19, 2026
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Paul Pogba and Monaco end their contract one year early

Paul Pogba and Monaco have ended their contract by mutual agreement. The deal had been due to run until June 2027. The 33-year-old midfielder is now without a club before the new French league season begins. Monaco said the original objectives had been achieved only in part. The club thanked Pogba for his professionalism during […]

Aug 19, 2026
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Central American Cup week four begins with three matches

Week four of the 2026 Concacaf Central American Cup begins on 18 August. Three group-stage matches open the programme in Costa Rica, Nicaragua and Guatemala. The competition contains twenty clubs divided into four groups of five. Cartagines host Verdes before Real Esteli face Herediano and Xelaju meet Diriangen. The listed times use Eastern Time, with […]

Aug 19, 2026
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Juventus sign Guglielmo Vicario on loan from Tottenham

Juventus completed the loan signing of Guglielmo Vicario from Tottenham on 18 August. The agreement runs until 30 June 2027 and contains no initial loan fee. Both clubs confirmed the temporary transfer after the goalkeeper travelled to Turin. The announcement describes a free loan for the registration rights. It does not confirm a permanent transfer […]

Aug 19, 2026
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Patrick Vieira becomes Senegal head coach

Senegal appointed Patrick Vieira as head coach of the men’s national team on 18 August. The former France midfielder replaces Pape Thiaw after the 2026 World Cup. His first work will focus on the next Africa Cup of Nations qualifying matches. Vieira returns to international football in a coaching role after several club jobs. He […]

Aug 19, 2026
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Real Madrid present Jose Mourinho as head coach

Real Madrid formally presented Jose Mourinho as their head coach on 18 August. The private ceremony took place at the club’s training complex in Valdebebas. Mourinho had already started pre-season work after joining the team on 13 July. The club first announced his appointment on 11 June. His contract runs for three seasons and ends […]

Aug 19, 2026