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• Newcastle appear short on quality and identity as Matthias Jaissle's Magpies limp to 2-1 Bayer Leverkusen defeat - and an embarrassing kit farce only adds to the suffering at St James' Park, writes CRAIG HOPE15 August 2026, 7:16 pm
  CRAIG HOPE: Matthias Jaissle suffered a 2-1 defeat by Bayer Leverkusen in his first game at St James' Park, as Newcastle's pre-season continued to stutter.
  
• New-look Tottenham are bigger, tougher and stronger after a summer of Roberto De Zerbi, as Mikey Moore bags brace in 3-0 thumping of Hoffenheim15 August 2026, 7:16 pm
  MATT BARLOW: Two goals by Mikey Moore after the opener from Richarlison swept Hoffenheim aside in front of a pre-season crowd of nearly 55,000.
  
• Man United's desperation for a new left-back and legs in midfield is horribly exposed by Ruben Amorim's AC Milan in 4-2 defeat, as old boss has the last laugh and Marcus Rashford returns15 August 2026, 7:12 pm
  MAN UNITED 2-4 AC MILAN: Manchester United were made to suffer at the hands of Ruben Amorim after they rounded off pre-season with a puzzling 4-2 defeat against AC Milan in Wroclaw.
  
• Loco for Poco! Belgian Sebastien Pocognoli set to be named Scotland's first foreign boss since Berti Vogts15 August 2026, 6:29 pm
  Sebastien Pocognoli is on the brink of being named Scotland's first foreign boss in more than 20 years.
  
• Newcastle set their sights on Bayern Munich star Palhinha after deal between German champions and Aston Villa breaks down15 August 2026, 6:19 pm
  Newcastle United have revived talks to sign Joao Palhinha from Bayern Munich.
  
• Man United vs AC Milan - pre-season friendly RECAP: Delight for Ruben Amorim against old side as Italians cash in on hapless defending to score FOUR in win - and Marcus Rashford returns15 August 2026, 6:11 pm
  Re-live Daily Mail Sport's coverage of Manchester United's game against AC Milan in a pre-season friendly in Poland.
  
• Enzo Fernandez BOOED by Chelsea fans in awkward reception during home friendly win against Real Sociedad, £117m Morgan Rogers scores and Joao Pedro keeps up red hot form15 August 2026, 6:06 pm
  BOBBY MANZI AT STAMFORD BRIDGE: There were perhaps expected boos when his name was read out before kick-off, with the World Cup runner-up starting on the bench.
  
• McInnes insists he can turnaround Rangers' disastrous start to season15 August 2026, 5:07 pm
  Rangers boss Derek McInnes is adamant that he can turn things around despite a nightmare start to the new season.
  
• Derek McInnes has worked all his career to be Rangers boss... but his reign could be doomed ALREADY if he fails to pick up victory over St Mirren15 August 2026, 4:22 pm
  There is something almost tragic in how quickly things can unravel at Rangers. Only a few weeks ago, many observers were tipping them as the early favourites to win the league title this season.
  
• Aston Villa in talks with Japan goalkeeper Zion Suzuki as PSG move crumbles, while Southampton reject Benfica's opening bid for Harwood-Bellis: WINDOW WATCH15 August 2026, 4:16 pm
  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 as clubs look to make big signings ahead of the new season.
  
• £11m for Kasper Hogh, £5.5m for Camilo Duran, £6m for Haissem Hassan and £4.5m for Mika Baur... has the infamous Celtic biscuit tin finally been thrown into the Clyde?15 August 2026, 3:14 pm
  Even as Celtic have grown from a shell of a club in the early 90s into the financial powerhouse of the Scottish game, old habits have tended to die hard.
  
• Lewis Ferguson will always ask his dad Derek for advice... even if the Bologna and Scotland midfielder ends up ignoring it!15 August 2026, 3:09 pm
  Derek Ferguson was sitting, sweltering on the sidelines last Saturday, watching his boy Lewis limber up for the new Serie A season in a friendly match against recently-relegated Pisa.
  
• Play LEGENDS and collect a Premier League great EVERY day in Daily Mail Sport's exclusive game for the 2026-27 season15 August 2026, 1:08 pm
  50 days. 50 Premier League legends. Can you guess them all?
  
• Mikel Arteta reassures Arsenal fans over future despite contract entering final year - after admitting surprise at inflated summer transfer fees15 August 2026, 12:43 pm
  Arteta ended Arsenal's 22-year wait to win the Premier League in May, while the club's co-chairman Josh Kroenke said that tying the Spaniard to a new deal was an 'utmost priority'.
  
• How insiders feel about the Ruben Amorim-Marcus Rashford Manchester United rift as the two prepare to meet again this weekend, writes NATHAN SALT15 August 2026, 10:34 am
  NATHAN SALT: It was inside the tight-knit press room at Craven Cottage following a 1-0 win over Fulham where Ruben Amorim completely took Marcus Rashford apart.