The Guardian Europe
Liverpool and Bournemouth played a first half so turgid the ref added no time, while Sunderland and City somehow scored four goals between them.
The Guardian Europe
Mike Dean's old boss calls his ref antics 'fantasy land', Spurs dump Richarlison, Liverpool sign a French teen, and the WSL kicks off with a bang - because football never sleeps, even if your brain might.
The Guardian Europe
Football's transfer deadline day: where clubs spend millions on players, loan them out a year later, and hope nobody notices the gaps in the squad.
The Guardian Europe
Liverpool splashes £123m on Barcola, Everton may sell a teen for financial reasons, and Glasner says he's not a magician. Football is back, and so is the chaos.
The Guardian Europe
Arsenal buys the league's best defender, Liverpool's squad is thinner than a supermodel's patience, Hull are doomed per the Coles, and Ronaldinho is apparently 46 and playing Serie C - it's the football silly season, folks.
BBC Business
Jeff Bezos and friends want to buy a chunk of Liverpool FC, because apparently running Amazon wasn't enough of a challenge.
The Guardian Europe
Fenway Sports Group may sell 30% of Liverpool to a consortium led by Amit Bhatia and backed by steel magnate Lakshmi Mittal for £1.35bn, valuing the club at £4.5bn.
The Guardian Europe
Tottenham and West Ham battle to avoid relegation in a finale where Liverpool's coaching drama and Arsenal fans' existential relief provide the real entertainment.
BBC Business
Swatch stores close for a second day as crowds go feral over a £335 pocket watch that's already being resold for sixteen grand, because nothing says 'safety considerations' like a stampede for a timepiece.
BBC Health
Liverpool's health data confirms that when you design a world for men, women's health takes a hit - who could have guessed?
The Guardian Europe
Paul Simon returns to the stage at 84, turning hearing loss into a hushed, introspective reinvention of the arena concert experience.
BBC Business
Chip shops in the North West are swapping cod for cheap imported catfish, because nothing says 'traditional' like a tropical freshwater fish you didn't order.
The Guardian Europe
London clubs Tottenham and West Ham fight relegation, Liverpool face a fourth loss to Crystal Palace, and Brighton stun Man City in the WSL - because late April is when dreams go to die or get weirdly resurrected.
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