Transfer latest, Club World Cup, Euro 2025 and Euro U-21 final: football news
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Date: 2025-06-27T08:33:05.000Z
Title: News from across the Atlantic.
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Date: 2025-06-27T08:31:46.000Z
Title: Let's talk about transfers with the Rumour Mill.
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Date: 2025-06-27T08:30:01.000Z
Title: Preamble
Content: That Friday feeling in the close season of the season that never ends. We'll have updates from the US and Slovakia where international big boy stuff is going on. Plus the latest news as Euro 2025 approaches. And the latest in a transfer market yet to truly catch fire beyond that Florian Wirtz deal last Friday. Perhaps today's the day.
Let's see. Join us throughout the day.
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