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Fixtures & Competitions We’re Watching 📺️ 

• Women’s World Cup

• Club Friendlies

Full schedule + where to watch

Starting Lineup 📋️ 

• Lionel Messi stars with two goals and an assist in his first start (DM)

• Tottenham owner Joe Lewis indicted for insider trading (TA)

• Gianni Infantino hails Women's World Cup as a 'great success' as FIFA boss praises record attendances (DM)

• UEFA confirm Osasuna’s participation in 2023-24 Europa Conference League (FE)

• Kylian Mbappe’s family want him to accept €1bn offer from Al Hilal (FE)

• World Cup 2026 organizers urge soccer chiefs to bring Champions League matches to the USA (DM)

• FA pledges to discuss proposed FA Cup changes with fans groups (SN)

• Australian Indigenous players slam WWC funding (ESPN)

Transfer Market: News, Links, & Rumors 🪟 

• Liverpool have £35million offer for Romeo Lavia rejected by Southampton (TS)

• PSG expecting formal Chelsea transfer offer for Kylian Mbappe (CO)

• Saudi Arabia come after Antoine Griezmann with mammoth bid (FE)

• Villarreal announce signing of former Real Sociedad striker Alexander Sorloth (FE)

• Lazio set to seal move for Eintracht Frankfurt’s Djibril Sow (GIFN)

• Tottenham accept bid from Russian club for unwanted star, Davinson Sanchez (CO)

• Fenerbahçe in talks with Marseille over Cengiz Ünder (GFFN)

• Fiorentina pushing to sign Croatian defender Josip Sutalo from Dinamo Zagreb (GIFN)

• Manchester United ready to pay €50m for Real Madrid star, David Alaba (CO)

• Bayern Munich GK Alexander Nübel to join VfB Stuttgart on loan (GGFN)

• Inter eyeing Atalanta defenders Toloi and Palomino to reinforce back-line (GIFN)

• Fulham agree £15m deal to sign Southampton defender Mohammed Salisu (TS)

• Atalanta sell winger Jeremie Boga to Nice (FI)

• Bournemouth preparing an offer for Sporting striker, Youssef Chermiti (SW)

• Man City star Nathan Ake ready to extend contract at the Etihad (CO)

• Kamada demands put off Lazio, Milan and Roma (FI)

• Lyon agree terms with Dynamo Moscow defender Saba Sazonov (GFFN)

• Rumours suggest Mario Balotelli will receive Saudi offer (FI)

On The Ball 💼 

• Apple passes on Premier League UK rights as it's not MLS model (WST)

• Barcelona Vice President reveals savings of €200m in first team wage bill (FE)

• Premier League have 11 teams in the top 20 of Deloitte’s Money League (CO)

• Jean-Michel Aulas promised €112m in player sales to DNCG (GFFN)

Data Based 📊 

Coaches Box 🏟️ 

• Will Xabi Alonso extend his contract at Bayer Leverkusen? (GGFN)

• Ranieri: ‘I will end career at Cagliari’ (FI)

• Brazilian legend Cafu questions Carlo Ancelotti’s agreement with Brazil team (FE)

• Allegri experiments new Juventus shape (FI)

Throw Ins ⚽️ 

• Women’s World Cup viewers spot players wearing unusual collars – here’s the reason behind the device (MS)

• Premier League fans have their say on the best and worst top-flight atmospheres (DM)

• Panathinaikos president Giannis Alafouzos on corruption in Greek football, cleaning up the game in the country and Champions League hopes ahead of qualifying tie against Dnipro (DM)

• Exploring the Thrilling World of Online Football Games (FI)

Offsides 👀 

• Zambia ends WWC presser due to sexual misconduct allegation questions aimed at coach (ESPN)

• Federico Valverde cleared of alleged assault of Villarreal's Alex Baena (90MIN)

• Mesut Ozil appears to inadvertently show off tattoo of far-right symbol (CO)

• Hilarious lyrics to Erling Haaland rap music video have been translated in English (TS)