Giannis = Mbappe ⚽️ 🏀

Fixtures & Competitions We’re Watching 📺️ 

• Women’s World Cup

• Argentina Primera Division

• Club Friendlies

Full schedule + where to watch

Starting Lineup 📋️ 

• Al Hilal makes world record $332m Mbappé bid (ESPN)

• Premier League chief says he's not worried about Saudi Pro League (BBC)

• FIFA intervene after incident in Women's World Cup press conference endangered players (MN)

• Football agents fail in bid to fight back against FIFA crackdown after losing Court of Arbitration for Sport case (DM)

• ESPN's Shaka Hislop speaks out after fainting during live report before Milan-Real Madrid friendly in LA (DM)

Transfer Market: News, Links, & Rumors 🪟 

• PSG allow Al-Hilal to enter talks with Kylian Mbappé after accepting world-record €300m bid (GFFN)

• Barcelona reportedly enter the race for Kylian Mbappé (GSFN)

• Bayern set to offer bumper €100m package to sign Tottenham’s Harry Kane (CO)

• Juventus have begun talks with Eintracht Frankfurt’s Jesper Lindstrøm (GGFN)

• Man United consider move for Arsenal & Chelsea transfer target Mohammed Kudus (CO)

• Al Hilal closing in on Aleksandar Mitrovic agreement with Fulham (90MIN)

• Marseille agree £15m deal for Watford star Ismaila Sarr (DM)

• Club Brugge’s Jack Hendry set to join Steven Gerrard in Saudi-Arabia (GBFN)

• Southampton winger Kamaldeen Sulemana courted by Lille and Nice (GFFN)

• Besiktas make offer for Milan forward Rebic (FI)

• Fulham agree deal for Wolves striker Raul Jimenez (TA)

• Napoli agree personal terms with Lens’ Kevin Danso (GIFN)

• Feyenoord set to poach Calvin Stengs away from Antwerp (GDFN)

• Bournemouth and Wolves in transfer battle for Southampton's Che Adams (FLW)

• Celtic complete signings of Yang and Kwon (SKY)

On The Ball 💼 

• Average Inter Miami home ticket price up 690% with Messi (WST)

• PSG make approach for ex-Milan sporting director Paolo Maldini (GIFN)

• Global Football Partners Completes Charlton Athletic Takeover (FCB)

Data Based 📊 

Coaches Box 🏟️ 

• Former Strasbourg manager Julien Stéphan in talks with Al-Ahli (GFFN)

• Thomas Frank hilariously reveals why he was late to Brentford's first-ever Premier League game (DM)

Throw Ins ⚽️ 

• Saudi Arabia is problematic – but it’s the cash cow the Premier League needs (TA)

• Lionel Messi on key to his longevity: ‘It’s the desire to outperform myself – always wanting more’ (TA)

Offsides 👀 

• Club president slept with referee’s wife as revenge for biased performance that helped rivals win (CO)

• Mexican soccer team Atlas FC issues a groveling apology after bizarrely using a quote from Nazi propaganda (DM)

• MLS star sent off for sickening headbutt on Premier League loanee (MN)

• Glasgow United could lose their home ground if they pursue an interest in disgraced footballer David Goodwillie (DM)

• Man City star looks unrecognisable in pink wig as he and Scott Carson hilariously recreate iconic film scene (SUN)