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Ranking the 50 most expensive Premier League transfers this summer by true cost
There's how much a transfer costs vs. what a club can afford to pay. We've ranked the *actual* 50 most expensive transfers of the 2026 summer window.
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Man City's busy summer: How Maresca & Co. navigated Rodri exit, rebuilding midfield
Man City and coach Enzo Maresca were caught by surprise with Rodri's decision to leave this summer, and that exit was the highlight of a busy window in which not everything went their way.
TOP HEADLINES
Connelly's bold 2026-27 predictions: Olise wins 2027 Ballon d'Or, Spurs go down?
MATILDAS
AFC Women's Asian Cup
Matilda breaks A-League Women transfer record
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Matildas to host Colombia in 2 pre-WWC friendlies
PREMIER LEAGUE
Man City's busy summer: How Maresca & Co. navigated Rodri exit, rebuilding midfield
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Inside Manchester United's 'building blocks' transfer strategy
Liverpool needed to add depth in the transfer window. They didn't get it
UEFA Women's Champions League
UWCL draw overreactions: Barcelona vs. Arsenal final? Chelsea finish top? OL Lyonnes miss top four?
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WEEKEND FOOTBALL
Weekend predictions: Arsenal take on Chelsea in a London derby, can PSG bounce back?
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Highs and lows
Premier League's summer transfer market is dangerously out of control
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Ranked: The 11 transfers from this summer most likely to fail
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Summer transfer window bargains: Karetsas, Yohanna, Mora and more
SOCCEROOS
Socceroos transfer tracker: Australia's most significant transfer window in years
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Transfer Talk
Transfer window winners and losers: How Chelsea, Liverpool, Barcelona, others fared
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Transfer rumors, news: Trabzonspor eye Richarlison move on deadline day
Top Headlines
- Postecoglou: Ronaldo drew me to Al Nassr
- Martinelli joins Al Hilal from Arsenal for £60m
- Endo, Chiesa left out of Liverpool's UCL squad
- FIFA: UEFA legal action part of 'smear campaign'
- Hugh Jackman in talks to buy Norwich City stake
- Mourinho pays tribute to Messi: 'Player we'll miss'
- Ex-PL ref Dean played 'game' to not blow whistle
- No Richarlison in Spurs' PL squad amid exit talk
- Barcola could make Liverpool debut on Friday
- ▶️ Nicol: Liverpool won't finish in the top four
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Ranking every FIFA World Cup from 1930 to 2026
Spain's romp to victory in 2026 capped a brilliant World Cup. But where did this summer rank in the all-time record?
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World Cup 2030 Way-Too-Early Power Rankings: Who is No. 1?
The 2026 World Cup is over, and we're already itching to look ahead to 2030. So, we asked our reporters to vote for the top teams they expect to contend in four years' time. Who made the cut?
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The Far Post Podcast
Join Angela Christian-Wilkes, Anna Harrington, Sam Lewis, and Marissa Lordanic as they dissect all the latest news in women's football.
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