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Fixtures & Competitions We’re Watching 📺️ 

Fixtures

• Spain v Sweden

• Philadelphia v Inter Miami

Competitions

• Brazil Serie A

• Champions League Qualification

• Leagues Cup

Full schedule + where to watch

Starting Lineup 📋️ 

• UEFA unsure on Athens hosting European final after fan violence (WST)

• FIGC work on avoiding Spalletti payment to Napoli (FI)

• Real Madrid facing financial penalties over television commitments (FE)

• Inside Saudi Arabia's $300M 'Operation Neymar' (DM)

• Fluidity, experience & 'Rolfo factor': Why Sweden are favorites for WWC final (SKY)

• Why are players picking Chelsea over Liverpool? (SKY)

Transfer News, Links, & Rumors 📰 🔗 👂️ 

• Neymar undergoing Al-Hilal medical ahead of stunning £1.3million-a-week transfer from PSG (SUN)

• Liverpool set to miss out on another target following Moises Caicedo snub with Romeo Lavia poised to join Chelsea after agreeing terms for £50m move from Southampton (DM)

• Man City to make improved offer for Lucas Paqueta after seeing £70m bid rejected by West Ham (DM)

• FC Dallas striker Jesus Ferreira wanted by Cadiz in LaLiga (WST)

• Atletico Madrid reject Barcelona swap deal of Ansu Fati for Joao Felix (FE)

• Brighton in pole position to sign Leeds’ Tyler Adams after Chelsea collapse with Bournemouth lurking (FLW)

• Napoli agree Gabri Veiga deal with Celta Vigo (FI)

• Union Berlin set for major transfer coup with Inter’s Robin Gosens (GGFN)

• Clément Lenglet close to joining Al-Nassr after Tottenham loan (GFFN)

• Michael Olise set to snub Man City transfer for return to former club Chelsea after agreeing personal terms (SUN)

• Beşiktaş looking to sign Nicolas Pépé from Arsenal (GFFN)

• Barcelona preparing loan-to-buy offer for Manchester City star, Joao Cancelo (CO)

• Milan eye up Broja and Ekitike from Chelsea and PSG (FI)

• Feyenoord make contact with Leeds United over potential transfer of Luis Sinisterra (FLW)

• Borussia Dortmund interested in Crystal Palace striker Jean-Philippe Mateta (GGFN)

On The Ball 💼 

• Neymar to be paid $500K per social media post by Saudi Arabia (WST)

• Chelsea have spent £906m on transfers under Boehly after Caicedo joins and Lavia signing will take it close to a billion (SUN)

• Leeds have cut their wage bill for this season by £76million, more cuts likely (CO)

• Placating fans, battling demanding owners, giving up your weekends! What it takes to be an executive at a Premier League club (DM)

Data Based 📊 

Coaches Box 🏟️ 

• Spalletti to succeed Mancini as Italy boss but pay issue with Napoli emerges (WST)

• Manchester City appoint former Sevilla and Marseille assistant Inigo Dominquez as first-team coach (DM)

Throw Ins ⚽️ 

• Lionel Messi's Transfer to MLS, Inter Miami Will Be Featured in Apple TV+ Series (BR)

• Why have Chelsea changed the manager dugouts around? (90MIN)

• Saudi Arabia, football and faith’s role in a revolution (TA)

Offsides 👀 

• Worker, 26, killed in 'heavy machinery incident' at Everton's new stadium construction site (MN)

• Bizarre moment Barcelona star Ronald Araujo ‘forgets rules of football’ in middle of match (SUN)

• Sky Sports forced to apologize after reporter Melissa Reddy uses X-rated phrase live on air before Man Utd vs Wolves (SUN)

• LEAKED: Three Burnley players captained Erling Haaland in FPL just hours before he netted brace against them (CO)

Injury Time 🤕 

• Ajax goalkeeper Gerónimo Rulli expected to be out of action for months due to serious shoulder injury (GDFN)

• Nantes’ Alban Lafont out for two months with collapsed lung (GFFN)

• Arsenal’s Jurrien Timber to see specialist as concerns grow over knee injury (FM)

• Kevin De Bruyne amid Man City trio left out of UEFA Super Cup squad (IN)

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