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Fixtures & Competitions We’re Watching 📺️ 

Competitions

• Europa League Qualification

• Europa Conference League Qualification

• Copa Libertadores

• Copa Sudamericana

Full schedule + where to watch

Starting Lineup 📋️ 

• FIGC could take legal action after Mancini departure (FI)

• UCL won't follow 'absurd' FIFA added time rules (ESPN)

• Ex-Inter director arrested for corruption in China (FI)

• Tottenham 'barred' Harry Kane from club by email ahead of Bayern Munich transfer (MN)

• All you need to know about the Champions League draw (CO)

Transfer News, Links, & Rumors 📰 🔗 👂️ 

• Man City close in on €55m deal for Wolves' Nunes (ESPN)

• Joao Felix “very close” to joining Barcelona from Atletico Madrid (FE)

• Bradley Barcola set to sign for €50m PSG move despite Chelsea approach (GFFN)

• Chelsea close to signing Man City winger Cole Palmer (SKY)

• Man United’s initial offer for Sofyan Amrabat has been rejected by Fiorentina (CO)

• Barcelona forward Ansu Fati set for Brighton and Hove Albion move after Tottenham Hotspur U-turn (FE)

• Frankfurt sign Toulouse winger Farès Chaïbi for €17m (GFFN)

• Fulham closing in on a £20m deal for Everton’s Alex Iwobi (DM)

• Eintracht Frankfurt striker Kolo Muani refuses to train as he eyes PSG move (BBC)

• Man United star Jadon Sancho an option for Chelsea joining three other players on transfer list (CO)

• Lille in talks with Espanyol to sign Martin Braithwaite (GFFN)

• Clément Lenglet to join Aston Villa on loan from Barcelona (GSFN)

• Strasbourg set to retain Habib Diarra after rejecting Wolves’ €25m bid (GFFN)

• Atletico Madrid’s Yannick Carrasco has agreed terms with Saudi Arabian club Al Shabab, bid expected (FE)

• Genoa interested in Manchester United’s Donny van de Beek (GIFN)

On The Ball 💼 

• Messi effect: Inter Miami revenue to hit $224 million in 2024 (WST)

• Boehly-Friedkin link key to Lukaku’s Roma transfer from Chelsea (FI)

• Former President Jean-Michel Aulas freezes €14.5m of Lyon’s funds (GFFN)

Data Based 📊 

Coaches Box 🏟️ 

• RFEF preparing to sack Spain’s World Cup-winning head coach (FE)

• Claudio Ranieri mocks Mancini for taking Saudi Arabia job (WST)

• The key questions behind Vera Pauw’s Republic of Ireland departure (SN)

Throw Ins ⚽️ 

• Berhalter unveils USMNT squad for September friendlies (WST)

• Swedish third-tier team Torns IF find offside rule loophole (TG)

• Erling Haaland reveals his bizarre bed-time routine, including taping his mouth shut and wearing special glasses before bed (DM)

Offsides 👀 

• Metz midfielder Kévin N’Doram receives one-match suspended ban for homophobic slur (GFFN)

• Sevilla Sporting Director banned for two matches following confrontation with referee (FE)

• Suspended RFEF President Luis Rubiales accused of several irregularities by family member (FE)

• New CCTV footage is released from Aston Villa's team bus as the window is smashed by a brick (DM)

Injury Time 🤕 

• Atletico Madrid continue worrying trend with Memphis Depay injury (FE)

• Levi Colwill injury: Mauricio Pochettino issues update on Chelsea defender (MS)

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