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Braintree Town have signed midfielder Matt Dibley-Dias on loan from Premier League club Fulham for the rest of the season.

The 22-year-old has yet to appear for Fulham's first team but made two EFL Trophy appearances for their under-21s in 2023-24.

Dibley-Dias made four appearances for Chesterfield earlier in the current campaign and joins the Iron in time for Wednesday's game against Aldershot Town.

Braintree have also brought in forward Amir Hadi from National League South side Farnborough, for whom he has scored twice in 16 games this season.

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Rochdale defender Sam Beckwith has signed a two-year contract extension which will keep him at the club until the summer of 2028.

The 24-year-old, who moved to the Crown Oil Arena from Maidenhead United, was named players' player of the season in 2024-25 and was also included in the National League's team of the season.

He is currently sidelined by a hamstring injury which has kept him out of action since December.

"I'm buzzing to sign. It's the place I really want to be," he told the club's website., external

"The club have shown a real loyalty towards me since my injury and it's only right that I repay that."

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Sutton United have re-signed striker Osman Foyo on loan for the rest of the season from AFC Wimbledon.

Foyo was on loan at the club earlier this season and made two appearances in November, but his stay was ended after he was handed an additional suspension by the Football Association for breaching betting rules.

He subsequently served three months of a five-month ban, with two months suspended for 24 months, which will only be activated if a further breach of betting rules takes place.

The 21-year-old was part of the AFC Wimbledon side that won promotion at the end of last season to League One, making 10 appearances.

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Boston United have signed former Leeds United and Northampton Town forward Liam McCarron on a short-term contract until the end of the season.

McCarron, 24, began his career with Carlisle before moving to Elland Road where he made one Premier League appearance as a substitute in a 4-1 home defeat by Arsenal in December 2021.

He then had spells with Stoke City and Port Vale before joining the Cobblers for the 2024-25 season, where he made 21 appearances and scored twice in all competitions.

McCarron is set for his Boston debut in their National League game against Forest Green Rovers on Tuesday [19:45 GMT].

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Struggling Morecambe have signed experienced defender Liam Hogan from National League rivals Rochdale on an 18-month contract.

The 37-year-old, who captained Salford City to promotion into the English Football League in 2018-19, has 465 senior appearances to his name.

He was a regular for Rochdale last season but has enjoyed limited opportunities during the current campaign and has chosen to make the switch.

"In the moment that Morecambe are in, I feel like my attributes - my experience and my time in this league will be good - especially off the back of a really good win at the weekend," Hogan told the club's website., external

"Coming from Rochdale, it's a little bit bittersweet in terms of I've left a really good group there and I wish them all the very best."

Morecambe, who beat Eastleigh 4-0 on Saturday, travel to Gateshead on Wednesday.