Derby are keen on a loan move for West Brom and Republic of Ireland winger Mikey Johnston, 27, and Ipswich and Albania attacking midfielder Anis Mehmeti, 25. (Alan Nixon, via subscription)
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#derby #brom #ipswich #albania

good morning everyone – Isn't it good to have football back?
One of the questions I've been asking myself today is, "How did I not know Marcus Edwards plays for Burnley?", which is quickly followed by, "Have I been living under a rock?"
These are the kinds of questions you ask yourself when you watch the EFL Championship. The Clarets were relegated last year to the second tier, where their season has not gotten off to a good start. They lost 1-3 to West Brom in the second match. Usually you'd expect Burnley to make another automatics charge, but this feels different.
What I noticed watching the WBA-Burnley match on Sunday was one Marcus Edwards. The former Tottenham Hotspur starlet is in his first full season with the club after being loaned there in February by Sporting CP.
He's had a very odd career. Mauricio Pochettino compared him to Lionel Messi (that didn't pan out).

#second #match #isn 't

West Bromwich maintained their perfect start to the Championship season with a convincing 3-1 victory over Burnley at The Hawthorns.
The visitors struck first after just eight minutes when Callum Styles inadvertently turned a Burnley cross into his own net following a quick break.
West Brom responded impressively, drawing level before the half-hour mark. Jimmy-Jay Morgan picked out Harry Whitwell, who calmly finished to register his first league goal at The Hawthorns.
The visitors threatened to restore their advantage before the interval, with Armando Broja hitting the post, but the Baggies came out strongly after the break.
They completed the turnaround just two minutes into the second half when Isaac Price found the net with a superb finish after Morgan's involvement once again helped create the opening.

#hawthorns #half #bromwich

West Brom Albion v Burnley (12:00 BST)
West Brom looking to follow win against Norwich with another three points
Burnley drew 2-2 with West Ham in their first game of the season
West Brom without striker Aune Heggbo who was banned for two games this week after scoring with his hand against Canaries
Clarets missing striker Zian Flemming, who scored twice against the Hammers, due to injury

#brom #striker #albion #norwich

Photo via ***** nal.com
The ***** nal u18s kicked off their season away to West Bromwich Albion last weekend, and they played their second game of the campaign at home to Ipswich Town on Saturday, but things aren't going particularly well so far.
Arsenal's opening 0-0 draw with West Brom wasn't a terrible result, given it was the first game back and playing on the road.
But Saturday's 3-1 defeat to Ipswich was much less excusable, with Chris Atherton scoring a hat-trick for the visitors.
Photo via ***** nal.com

#ipswich #bromwich

Quevin Castro, 25, died after collapsing during a friendly match between lower-league Portuguese side Real Sport Clube and Estrela da Amadora on Saturday.
"We extend our most sincere condolences to his family, friends, team-mates, and staff," his club Real said in a statement.
Opponents Amadora said: "Estrela da Amadora hereby express their deepest sorrow for the passing of Quevin Castro.
"Our thoughts are with all those close to him. Rest in peace, Quevin."
His former club West Bromwich Albion of England also paid tribute.

#quevin #estrela

Former West Bromwich Albion player Quévin Castro has died at the age of 25 after collapsing during a friendly match in Portugal.
The Portuguese-English midfielder was representing Real SC against Estrela da Amadora on Saturday morning when he became unconscious during the opening minutes of the fixture.
Medical teams from both clubs immediately rushed to his aid, with a defibrillator also used in an attempt to save his life. Emergency services were called to the scene and paramedics continued efforts to resuscitate Castro, but he was later **** ounced dead.
Born in Portugal, Castro moved to England in 2017 at the age of 16. He spent time in the youth systems of Chelsea and West Bromwich Albion before playing for several clubs in the country.
He returned to Portugal this season after signing for Real SC, with the midfielder hoping to help the club compete in the Campeonato de Portugal.

#midfielder

Live coverage of 23 matches across League One & Two
League One: Leicester have Oliver Skipp sent off after going 2-0 down at home to Burton
Bromley level with Cambridge in their first-ever third tier home match
Also Wimbledon v Reading; MK Dons v Huddersfield; Peterborough v Mansfield; Stevenage v Oxford; Stockport v Blackpool; Wigan v Orient; Wycombe v Plymouth
Luton and Notts Co share spoils in 2-2 draw and Doncaster & Barnsley play out goalless draw in lunchtime kick-offs

#league #home #leicester #bromley

It is 0-0 between Norwich City and West Bromwich Albion with 15 minutes remaining in the opening game of the season at Carrow Road.
Baggies forward Jimmy Jay-Morgan crosses it into Norwich's six-yard box at pace, flying by the outstretched hand of Canaries keeper Vladan Kovacevic and into the path of Albion striker Aune Heggebo.
The Norwegian jumps, seemingly trying to guide it in with his foot but it hits his hand instead and flies into the net.
Did he mean to handball it? Hard to tell at the speed it all happened.
Norwich players protest, but referee Tim Robinson and his ******* istants did not see it and the goal is given.

#baggies

Burnley have signed Feyenoord defender Anel Ahmedhodzic for an undisclosed fee on a four-year deal.
The 27-year-old Bosnia international joined the Dutch side from Sheffield United last summer and made 35 appearances in all competitions.
He is Burnley's seventh summer signing as they look to win promotion back to the Premier League this season.
"I've played at Turf Moor against Burnley before and it's always been a really good atmosphere, I'm excited to call it home," he told the club website.
He could feature for the Clarets in Sunday's Championship trip to West Bromwich Albion.

#anel #ahmedhodzic #dutch

West Brom forward Aune Heggebo has been handed a two-match suspension for "successful deception of a match official" after scoring a goal with his hand during their 2-1 victory at Norwich in the opening Sky Bet Championship match of the new season.
The Football ****** ociation charged the Norwegian player with misconduct, contrary to FA Rule E3.1, following last weekend's fixture at Carrow Road, where on-field officials allowed his 75th-minute goal to stand despite objections raised by the Norwich players and bench.
Heggebo had contested the charge, but an independent regulatory commission found it to be proven and handed down the sanction after a hearing.
West Brom stated the charge is believed to be "the first of its kind in English football", arising from a regulatory change prior to the 2024-25 season. The club's appeal maintained the ball had taken a deflection off the Norwich goalkeeper immediately before touching Heggebo's arm, making any such contact accidental.
West Brom beat Norwich last weekend, but their first goal appeared to be scored with the use of Heggebo's hand (Getty)

#match #season

A disabled man violently attacked a ******* worker before dumping her body in a canal with the help of his daughter, a murder trial has heard.
Chereiss Bailey was found dead near a waterway off Ryders Green Road in West Bromwich on 29 September last year.
John Anslow, 65, and his daughter Hayley-Marie Ferguson, 42, both from West Bromwich, are accused of placing Bailey's corpse in a wheelchair and adding paving slabs before pushing it into the water.
Anslow has admitted preventing a lawful and decent burial but denies murdering Bailey. Ferguson, who is not accused of murder, has pleaded not guilty to preventing a lawful and decent burial and another charge of ******* isting an offender.
On the opening day of the trial, Birmingham Crown Court heard Bailey, who was 36, was last seen on the afternoon of 27 September, two days before her body was found.

#bailey

West Bromwich Albion head coach James Morrison says the thing that most frustrated him about captain Alex Mowatt's eve-of-season exit to Derby County was the timing of it.
For the second season running, following Darnell Furlong's departure to Ipswich Town a year ago, the Baggies have lost the captain they started the season with.
But Mowatt's successor George Campbell proved a lucky on-field general in Saturday's somewhat fortuitous 2-1 win at Norwich.
And Morrison is now only looking forward after Albion's third successive opening-day Championship win in as many seasons.
"It's just football," Morrison told BBC Radio WM. "There's a little bit of a hangover. But am I going to let it derail me? No. I've got to lead the team and set an example and show that it can't affect us.

#captain #bromwich #albion

Former Monaco head coach Sebastien Pocognoli has been confirmed as Scotland men's new head coach.
The 39-year-old Belgian, who replaces Steve Clarke, left Monaco at the end of last season and previously led Union Saint-Gilloise to a first league ****** le in 90 years in 2024-25.
Pocognoli spent time in England during his playing career, turning out for West Bromwich Albion and Brighton & Hove Albion and earned 13 caps for Belgium.
He becomes just the second foreign boss of the Scotland men's team, after German Berti Vogts.
Clarke - who had signed a new four-year deal in May - resigned following the group-stage exit at the World Cup, ending his seven-year tenure.

#pocognoli #Scotland

Riccardo Calafiori has broken the record for the fastest goal ever scored in the Community Shield.
Calafiori opened the scoring forArsenal against Manchester City after just 24 seconds at the Principality Stadium in Cardiff, racing onto Myles Lewis-Skelly's pass to fire past Gianluigi Donnarumma.
The lightning start from thePremier League champions has set a new Community Shield record. Calafiori's opener is the fastest goal in the trophy's history, beating the previous record set by Manchester City's Bobby Owen against West Bromwich Albion in 1968.
Owen's first-minute goal set the Cityzens on route to a 6-1 win over West Brom, with the forward netting after just 35 seconds.
Arsenal's opener has put Mikel Arteta's side in the driving seat for the season's first silverware, as the Gunners look to win the Community Shield for an 18th time.

#record #goal

Norwich City head coach Philippe Clement spoke to BBC Radio Norfolk after his side's 2-1 defeat by West Bromwich Albion.
On West Brom's opening goal, he said: "It was a decisive moment in the game. I think this is a clear-cut goal that should be disallowed.
"We were dominating the game, we were creating the chances, the best chances, most chances.
"Then they have one counter-attack where they make it 0-2, but you see again the right reaction from my team and they kept going and we scored the goal. But we should have scored much more goals today.
"You have games where things don't go your way; for sure it was the case today, because my team deserved the three points."

#west

Former Monaco head coach Sebastien Pocognoli has been identified by the Scottish FA as their prime candidate to replace Steve Clarke.
The 39-year-old Belgian, who left Monaco at the end of last season, previously led Union Saint-Gilloise to a first league ******* le in 90 years in 2024/25.
Pocognoli is one of several candidates to have been spoken to by Scottish FA chief executive Ian Maxwell and Craig Mulholland, who was appointed as the ******* ociation's chief football officer in May.
And it is thought an appointment could be imminent, with Scotland returning to action in the Nations League with a four-game block of fixtures, starting in Slovenia on 26 September.
Pocognoli spent time in England during his playing career, turning out for West Bromwich Albion and Brighton, and earned 13 caps for Belgium.

#scottish

League action is back!
The Royals narrowly went through to the second round of the Carabao Cup last Saturday, beating Bromley on penalties. It was Joel Pereira that had the last laugh in that game, saving Ethon Archer's penalty, but plaudits should go to Kyreece Lisbie, who had a great game.
Lewis Wing missed a penalty but the captain settled that by kicking off the scoring in the shootout. It will be Stevenage that Reading play in the next round (which I predicted), so we will be able to focus on the league at least.
Luton Town beat Gillingham 3-0 in the cup, with their campaign getting off to a smoother start than the Royals'. Goals by Nahki Wells, Bennadict Benagr and Giddeon Kouda sealed the deal for the Hatters, who face Chelsea in the next round. So it is likely Luton will also be focusing on the league, but these games are never predictable.
We finally hit matchday one of League One, with Reading vs Luton kicking off at 12:30 on Saturday. It will be available on Sky Sports and will be played at the Select Car Leasing Stadium, which has a capacity of 24,161. The referee to take us into league action will be Leigh Doughty.

#saturday #reading #action

West Bromwich Albion have rejected an offer from fellow Championship club Derby County for midfielder Alex Mowatt, reports BBC Radio WM.
Mowatt, 31, has a year remaining on his contract at The Hawthorns.
The former Leeds and Barnsley man has made 170 appearances for the Baggies since joining in 2021 and started Saturday's Carabao Cup win at Rotherham.

#bromwich #radio

Newcastle United will enter a new era this season with Matthias Jaissle replacing Eddie Howe, and the German will have several competitions to navigate despite the Magpies missing out on European soccer following last season's 12th-place Premier League finish.
After learning of their EPL opponent on opening day — Liverpool at St. James' Park on Aug. 23 — the Magpies now also know their first Carabao Cup foe.
Newcastle has been drawn at home against Championship side West Bromwich Albion in the second round of the EFL Cup, with the tie scheduled for the week beginning Aug. 24 and the game sandwiched between the clash with the Reds and a game away at Tottenham.
The exact date and kickoff time have yet to be confirmed, but it is expected to take place on Aug. 25 or Aug. 26.
Newcastle entered the competition at this stage because it is not involved in European competition this season. The Premier League clubs participating in Europe, including defending Carabao Cup champion Manchester City, will join in the third round.

#newcastle

Women's MetroBank One Day Cup, League Two, Bromsgrove
Glamorgan 358-7 (50 overs): Freeborn 128, Parfitt 58, Sturge 50
Worcestershire Rapids 163 (32.5 overs): Bishop 33; Reid 4-35, Porter 3-28
Glamorgan won by 195 runs
Scorecard; table

#league #bromsgrove #parfitt #worcestershire

ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- Football teams often have to deal with sudden change, but perhaps the change was even more sudden for special teams coordinator Kerry Coombs.
The former Ohio State defensive coordinator was the final hire by former head coach Sherrone Moore, having ousted JB Brown at the end of the season. Coombs was in Ann Arbor for just a few days before Moore, himself, was out. Thus, his head was somewhat spinning, as he got a new job and then suddenly, the person who hired him was gone.
On Thursday, Coombs recalled the tumultuous December and how he found himself wearing maize and blue.
"It's quite a story," Coombs said. "There's a great book in there somewhere. I got hired, officially hired, on Saturday. Coach asked me if I could be up here on Sunday, which I packed my boxes and came on up and said we've got practice on Monday. We did. That was our first bowl practice. Coach was sitting in the front row. We started with a special teams meeting. I was installing things. We practiced the first day. Same thing for the second day. Then the third day, Coach got up in the middle of the meeting and left. Then we ended up having a full meeting after that. We were notified that there was going to be a change made.
"For me, I give Biff and those guys that were here a lot of credit for holding things together. They embraced me. I knew some guys in the building because the guys were here, like Dave and Phil Bromley. Those guys were here when I was bringing my high school team up here years and years ago. I knew some people. Tony is the only guy I knew on the staff. It was an incredible month. My wife would tell you that. I couldn't be more excited to have survived that and be here right now."

#coach #teams #change #arbor

Tony Pulis believes Cardiff City is a massive club that would grace the Premier League, but warns they will need to step up a level as they return to the Championship after a season in League One.
The experienced former Premier League manager - whose lengthy career included spells in charge at Stoke City, Crystal Palace, West Bromwich Albion and Middlesbrough - was impressed by the Bluebirds as they won promotion in their first season under boss Brian Barry-Murphy.
"Obviously Cardiff had a fantastic season last year and they get promoted back up to the Championship," Newport-born Pulis told Radio Wales Breakfast.
"They've got a massive challenge on next year. The Championship is getting stronger and stronger every season.
"You know, for me, Cardiff is a massive football club, always has been in my mind, and would definitely be a great addition to the Premier League, never mind the Championship.

#championship #season #club

Rotherham United have signed experienced striker Tom Bradshaw on a one-year deal.
The 34-year-old was a free agent after leaving Oxford United at the end of last season.
The former Wales international has scored 115 goals in 473 career league appearances.
Bradshaw, who becomes Rotherham's ninth summer signing, could make his debut for the League Two side in Saturday's Carabao Cup first-round tie against West Bromwich Albion.
His deal includes an option for another year, although the club have not disclosed whether that is in their favour or the player's.

#bradshaw

West Bromwich Albion have signed Norway midfielder Felix Horn Myhre on a three-year contract for an undisclosed fee.
The 27-year-old, capped six times by his country, joins the Baggies from Norwegian top-flight side SK Brann to become head coach James Morrison's sixth major signing of the summer.
Myhre brings experience of playing in the Europa League, helping Brann reach the knockout stages of the competition last season and has also featured in the qualifying rounds of the Champions League and Europa Conference League.
He has been linked with the move to Albion for a few weeks and said conversations with Morrison gave him a "really good vision for the club" and that he saw a "lot of potential" with the squad.
Myhre will join his Norway - and former Brann - team-mate Aune Heggebo, at The Hawthorns and follows forward Jimmy-Jay Morgan, defender Conor Townsend, goalkeeper Matt Ingram and striker Barney Stewart in signing for the new season.

#norway #year #west

Rotherham United have signed former Dunfermline Athletic defenders Ewan Otoo and Kieran Ngwenya on two-year deals.
The duo, both 23, were free agents after leaving the Scottish Championship side at the end of last season.
Otoo joined the Pars from Celtic on an initial loan deal in February 2023 and made a total of 88 league appearances, while Ngwenya started his career at Aberdeen before moving to East End Park in June 2024, making a total of 61 appearances.
Their arrivals bring the Millers, who were relegated to League Two last season, up to eight summer signings.
The pair could both make their competitive debuts for the club in Saturday's EFL Cup first-round tie against West Bromwich Albion.

#otoo #appearances #dunfermline

The World Athletics U20 Championships meet is back in Eugene for the second time in 12 years and though the gates at Hayward Field don't open until Aug. 5, the first record of the meet has already been set.
Approximately 1,800 athletes from 147 countries are expected to compete Wednesday through Sunday, breaking the previous high of 1,558 competitors for the 2024 meet in Lima, Peru.
Among them are current Oregon track athlete Juan Gonzalez (men's 5,000 meters), and future Ducks Jaslene Massey (women's discus and shot put), Ellery Lincoln (women's 1,500), Simon Rosselli (men's discus) and Estonian heptathlete Mia Uusorg.
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The 2014 U20 championships at Hayward Field featured many young athletes who have gone on to have tremendous success on the world stage, including American women's discus star Valarie (Allman) Sion and men's sprinter Trayvon Bromell; Uganda's Joshua Cheptegei, who owns world records in the men's 5,000 and 10,000; Ethiopian men's distance star Yomif Kejelcha; sprinter Dina Asher-Smith of Great Britain; and Croatia's Sara Kolak, who two years after the 2014 meet would win Olympic gold in the women's javelin.

#meet

WSL Football revealed the 2026/2027 Barclays Women's Super League fixtures this morning via an official press release.
The pick of the opening weekend's games sees big-spending London City Lionesses play host to Manchester United at The Copperjax Community Stadium in Bromley. Both clubs will be chasing European qualification this season and potentially more.
Other notable fixtures see Chelsea play host to Aston Villa while **** nal go to Brighton & Hove Albion. There's also a London derby between Tottenham Hotspur and West Ham United.
The other opening weekend fixtures see Manchester City play host to Barclays WSL2 champions Birmingham City while the two other promoted sides, Charlton Athletic and Crystal Palace, have home ties against Liverpool and Everton.
All fixture dates and kick-off times across the entire season will be announced in due course.

#fixtures

Rotherham United have signed Sheffield United full-back Jili Buyabu on a season-long loan deal.
The 22-year-old scored seven goals in 37 appearances during a loan spell with National League side Forest Green Rovers in the 2025-26 season.
He is the fifth player to join the Millers, who were relegated from League One last season, so far this summer.
Buyabu could make his competitive debut for Alex Bruce's side when they host West Bromwich Albion in the EFL Cup first round on Saturday, 8 August.
All done deals in July 2026

#league #national

West Bromwich Albion have signed French right-back Nolan Galves on a four-year contract from Ligue 2 side Rodez AF.
The 23-year-old moves to The Hawthorns for an undisclosed fee and becomes the club's fifth senior summer signing following forward Jimmy-Jay Morgan, defender Conor Townsend, goalkeeper Matt Ingram and striker Barney Stewart.
Galves helped Rodez reach the second-tier play-offs in France last season, where they lost on penalties to Saint-Etienne. He made 36 appearances in all competitions, with eight **** ists.
His contract will keep him with the Baggies until the summer of 2030.
All done deals in July 2026

#west