Bag of Rice 👜 🍚

Fixtures & Competitions We’re Watching 📺️ 

• Women’s World Cup

• Argentina Primera Division

• Belgium First Division A

• Austria Bundesliga

• Denmark Superligaen

• Club Friendlies

Full schedule + where to watch

Starting Lineup 📋️ 

• Real Madrid very unhappy with Mbappe as 2024 move becomes “complicated” (FE)

• Jose Mourinho loses his appeal against UEFA's four-match touchline ban (DM)

• Luton Town handed Premier League rule exemption for top-flight return (MN)

• Barcelona given provisional place in next season’s Champions League (CO)

• Kylian Mbappé’s transfer saga creating tense atmosphere at PSG’s pre-season Asia tour (GFFN)

• World Cup 2026 visa issues to be solved by Biden administration (WST)

Transfer Market: News, Links, & Rumors 📰 🔗 👂️ 

• Bayern Munich to step up Harry Kane transfer pursuit after £70m bid was rejected, with two top figures set to fly to London for talks with Tottenham (DM)

• Brighton reject third bid of £80million from Chelsea for Moises Caicedo (MS)

• Man City given Gvardiol August 12th deadline by Leipzig (CO)

• Al Hilal to move for Victor Osimhen after failing in bid to lure Kylian Mbappé to Saudi Arabia (GFFN)

• Barcelona approach Real Valladolid again for Iván Fresneda (GSFN)

• PSG open to selling Marquinhos after defender angered club management (GFFN)

• Nottingham Forest want to sign former Premier League star Alexis Sanchez (CO)

• Man United make new verbal offer of €50million plus add-ons to Atalanta for Rasmus Hojlund (CO)

• PSG place official counter bid for Rasmus Hojlund (WST)

• Chelsea preparing higher offer than Liverpool for exciting youngster, Romeo Lavia (CO)

• Valencia lower demands on Milan target Musah (FI)

• Wolves' Ryan Giles closes in on a £5m move to Luton (DM)

• Rennes midfielder Lovro Majer agrees to join Wolfsburg (GFFN)

• Fenerbahce closing in on agreement with Bologna over Nicolas Dominguez (GIFN)

• Fulham make £4m move for Chelsea’s Callum Hudson-Odoi (GFN)

• Al-Shabab are courting Kerem Demirbay, who can leave Bayer Leverkusen (GGFN)

• Inter reportedly reach Sommer deal with Bayern (FI)

• Teun Koopmeiners set to sign new Atalanta contract (GIFN)

On The Ball 💼 

• Suning loan debt has increased, putting Inter future in danger (FI)

• Tottenham one of only three EPL clubs to be profitable over 10 year period (CO)

• Villarreal’s transfer income reaches €100m with sale of Samuel Chukwueze to AC Milan (FE)

• Sampdoria docked two Serie B points for failure to pay debts (FI)

• Top 10 most efficient soccer clubs in the world (WST)

Data Based 📊 

Coaches Box 🏟️ 

• Ancelotti: Madrid are 'complete' without Mbappé (ESPN)

• Russell Martin opens up on Stuart Armstrong's Southampton future (FLW)

Throw Ins ⚽️ 

• Premier League introduce major change to their top-tier youth football (SUN)

• Match officials Allison and Howson earn promotion (SKY)

• Kim Kardashian gives perfect answer when asked to choose between Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo (MN)

Offsides 👀 

• Borussia Monchengladbach star Stefan Lainer diagnosed with cancer with club confident of full recovery (TS)

• La Liga accused of Real Madrid favouritism by Valencia’s Mouctar Diakhaby regarding Vinicius Junior racism (FE)

• Red Star Belgrade Ultra’s display war message directed at Kosovo during friendly with Fiorentina (WST)

• Aldershot tweet infuriates Chelsea fans who claim they saved National League club (TS)

Fantasyland 🔮 

• Fantasy Football Fixtures Gameweek 1 2023/24 (FF247)

• Best FPL Goalkeepers at Each Price Point for the 2023/24 Season (AAFPL)