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Why English clubs resort to retail therapy rather than facing the truth

Overjoyed: Real Madrid players celebrate at the end of the Champions League Final against Juventus.

With the cup in Real Madrid's hands for the 12th time, English football comforted itself the way it knows best: with another dose of $170 million transfer targets and $250 million "war chests". Retail therapy is a way to avoid the truth about how far the Premier League is behind what we observed here on Saturday night.

Griezmann deal off as United seek target man

Staying put?: Antoine Griezmann.

Manchester United's transfer plans have taken a twist with the club cooling their long-standing interest in France striker Antoine Griezmann to focus their efforts on signing a target man to replace the injured Zlatan Ibrahimovic.

A-League moves to Network Ten in new FTA deal

Expect to see a lot more of Sydney FC and Melbourne Victory on prime time TV.

The FFA has finally achieved its aim and the A-League will be shown on a free-to-air commercial network for the first time after Network Ten and Fox Sports brokered a deal for the terrestrial channel to become the sport's FTA partner.

Roar to appeal AFC 'lobster' meal fine

festival general images lobster, bbq, barbecue, jetty

Brisbane Roar will appeal a hefty fine from the Asian Football Confederation for not providing "international buffet style" meals for a group of travelling Champions League match officials.

City to spend big on Guardiola project

Hit list: Alexis Sanchez, Leonardo Bonucci, Benjamin Mendy and Kyle Walker.

Manchester City chairman Khaldoon al-Mubarak said Manchester City had no cause to celebrate Pep Guardiola's "disappointing" first season as manager but expressed "high confidence" that the manager will deliver.