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• Man United youngster wanted by Southampton, Ruggeri joining Villa could free up Romero switch, Wednesday chase Liverpool star Scanlon: WINDOW WATCH8 August 2026, 9:34 am
  It's that time of the year again - the transfer window is now open until September 1 and it's sure to be a busy period with clubs looking to make big signings ahead of next season. 
  
• Liverpool agree surprise loan move for Barcelona captain Ronald Araujo as Andoni Iraola looks to bolster injury-hit defence8 August 2026, 8:58 am
  SIMON JONES: Primarily a central defender, Araujo would also also provide cover at right back for Jeremie Frimpong and Conor Bradley, whose knee injury is set to continue sidelining him.
  
• Revealed: 'Three strict measures' Jose Mourinho has imposed at Real Madrid to lay down his authority - after legendary boss was hired to improve discipline at the Bernabeu8 August 2026, 7:33 am
  Tasked with managing the personalities of Kylian Mbappe, Jude Bellingham and Vinicius Junior, Jose Mourinho has focused on three key areas to improve standards at Real Madrid.
  
• Matheus Nunes opens up on Pep Guardiola's emotional Man City exit, adapting to his new role as a right back - and 'p***ing off' John Stones!8 August 2026, 6:45 am
  JACK GAUGHAN: Eighteen hours after a needlessly dramatic last-minute win over Leeds last November, Stones ambled out at City's training complex with Matheus Nunes firmly in his sights.
  
• Gianni Infantino's 'alleged mistress received six-figure pay-off from UEFA following affair while he was in senior position' - as FIFA president faces mounting calls to quit8 August 2026, 6:40 am
  The pressure on Gianni Infantino to resign as FIFA president has grown after it emerged UEFA paid off his alleged mistress during his time with the European governing body.
  
• Inside Chelsea's summer clear-out: The price tags slapped on Enzo Fernandez, Nicolas Jackson and Liam Delap, latest on Pedro Neto, why Blues aren't panicking about 46-man squad and the two stars set to sign new deals8 August 2026, 1:00 am
  Chelsea's website has 46 player profiles listed for their senior squad and soon there should be another addition. That is Pep Chavarria, a 28-year-old Spaniard whom you may not be familiar with.
  
• Rodri tells Real Madrid he wishes to join Barcelona while Aston Villa strike agreement with Atletico Madrid star in move that could help push Cristian Romero closer to Spain move: WINDOW WATCH7 August 2026, 10:53 pm
  The transfer window is now open until September 1 and it's sure to be a busy period with clubs looking to make big signings ahead of next season. Here are today's latest developments.
  
• Some of the elites criticising Gianni Infantino are sheer hypocrites. How can the money-obsessed leeches behind the Super League expect us to listen to their confected moral outrage as they bleed our beloved game dry, writes IAN HERBERT7 August 2026, 10:37 pm
  The most preposterous man in football is staggering on, so perhaps that's why the biggest hypocrites of another dark week for football appear to have got away with it.
  
• Celtic's forgotten man Jota back in training after injury hell... as assistant boss Shaun Maloney outlines plan for winger's return to first-team fold7 August 2026, 9:51 pm
  While Martin O'Neill's absence from Celtic training yesterday was entirely expected, the presence of a familiar face on the Lennoxtown grass was not.
  
• Named: The seven Premier League youngsters who have shone in pre-season and could stake a claim to feature in the first-team7 August 2026, 9:18 pm
  Daily Mail Sport runs the rule over the youngsters who have staked the greatest claim to earn Premier League minutes and who they would have to leapfrog to claim these opportunities.
  
• SFA call for summit with all 42 Scottish clubs to discuss worrying lack of home-based players in matchday squads7 August 2026, 9:16 pm
  All 42 SPFL clubs have been summoned to attend a crisis meeting by the SFA around the future of Scottish football.
  
• Former Tottenham star Andros Townsend joins 17th club of his career - after his bizarre diet made him a viral sensation during the World Cup7 August 2026, 8:00 pm
  Townsend, 34, has previously played for Spurs, Newcastle, Palace and Everton, and moved to Thailand after a short spell with Turkish side Antalyaspor.
  
• Newcastle identify former Tottenham midfielder Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg as the man to replace Bruno Guimaraes and Sandro Tonali7 August 2026, 7:37 pm
  SIMON JONES AND CRAIG HOPE: The experienced Danish international has been identified as someone who could help smooth the transition from losing Guimaraes and Tonali.
  
• The Preview: Premiership new boys St Johnstone can be this year's great entertainers under Simo Valakari7 August 2026, 6:38 pm
  Ahead of St Johnstone's opening-day meeting with Kilmarnock last weekend, manager Simo Valakari warned of his side's need to be 'solid' and 'streetwise' to have a chance of staying up.
  
• Lucy Bronze becomes the first England footballer to back FIFA boycott as pressure mounts on Gianni Infantino: 'It is for the good of the game'7 August 2026, 6:19 pm
  UEFA previously said that Infantino's proposal would have to be withdrawn and that it would need assurances that such 'attempts to disfigure the game this way will never be made again'.