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Fixtures & Competitions We’re Watching 📺️ 

• Club Friendlies

Full schedule + where to watch

Starting Lineup 📋️ 

• PSG president opts against Mbappe meeting as standoff continues (SKY)

• How referees will announce VAR calls at Women's World Cup (ESPN)

• Lyon boss John Textor voices anger as French FA confirms DNCG sanctions (GFFN)

• Lionel Messi might not play against Cruz Azul, says David Beckham (DM)

• FIFA come under fire for lack of pro LGBTQ+ stance on their range of 'Unite' armbands for the World Cup (DM)

• Bayern Munich beat local side Rottach-Egern 27-0 in pre-season match (BBC)

Transfer Market: News, Links, & Rumors 🪟 

• Man United intensify talks for Atalanta striker Rasmus Hojlund (FI)

• Chelsea to hold talks with Marseille over Aubameyang after striker agrees move (TG)

• Newcastle in talks with Al Ahli over £30m sale of Allan Saint-Maximin as Magpies 'have to trade' due to Financial Fair Play (DM)

• Inter Miami looking for Suarez, Messi reunion (ESPN)

• Porto waiting for green light from Barcelona to sign midfielder, Nico Gonzalez (FE)

• AS Roma showing interest in PSG midfielder Renato Sanches (GFFN)

• Chelsea & Strasbourg in advanced talks with Montpellier forward Elye Wahi (GFFN)

• Milan and Torino nearing blockbuster swap involving Singo and Messias (GIFN)

• Bayern Munich interested in Real Madrid’s Aurelien Tchouameni (GGFN)

• Al Nassr eye swoop for Man United outcast Alex Telles (TS)

• Liverpool targeting surprise Crystal Palace midfielder, Cheick Doucoure (PF)

• Monterrey close to reaching agreement with Real Betis over €15m deal for Sergio Canales (FE)

• West Ham offered the chance to sign 24-year-old defensive midfielder, Tyler Adams (CO)

• PSG target €120m Gonçalo Ramos as Victor Osimhen and Randal Kolo Muani talks fail (GFFN)

• Tottenham in talks to seal player plus cash deal for Galatasaray defender Victor Nelsson (CO)

• Wolves in talks with Borussia Mönchengladbach’s Nico Elvedi (GGFN)

• Federico Chiesa destined to leave Juventus this summer as club needs funds from sale (GIFN)

• Crystal Palace youngster Jake O’Brien set for return to RWDM (GBFN)

• Gianluigi Donnarumma & Marco Verratti discussed in PSG swap deal offer to Manchester City for Bernardo Silva (GFFN)

On The Ball 💼 

• Leeds confirm Radrizzani departure after takeover approval from EFL (FI)

• Bayern Munich poach RB Salzburg's Christoph Freund as club's new sporting director (DM)

• Ex-Lyon President Aulas fires shots at John Textor: “I was never troubled by the French football financial watchdog.” (GFFN)

• MLS teams receive FIFA World Cup windfall (WST)

Data Based 📊 

Throw Ins ⚽️ 

• How Messi's stats compare to Pelé and Maradona (WST)

• Cristiano Ronaldo laments standard of European football and MLS (90MIN)

• Footballers who’ve made insane money from other things: Horses, Vegas, biochemicals (PF)

• Four couples set to compete against each other at the FIFA Women's World Cup in Australia (DM)

Offsides 👀 

• Isco claims Ex-Sevilla director Monchi assaulted him (ESPN)

• Inter’s Curva Nord slams Romelu Lukaku: “Vile, cheap mercenary” (GIFN)

• Samuel Eto’o accused of trying to ruin career of Manchester United signing, Andre Onana (FE)

• Vinicius Junior and Memphis Depay called out for rape verdict messages (FE)

Injury Time 🤕 

• “We all feel so sad” – Pochettino offers support to injured Chelsea star, Wesley Fofana, out of action for months with ACL injury (CO)

• PSG left-back Nuno Mendes suffers serious hamstring injury (GFFN)