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• Liverpool stance over sale of Cody Gakpo made clear amid interest from Tottenham - as highly-rated Reds academy star attracts interest from EFL clubs3 August 2026, 8:45 am
  Gakpo, 27, is contracted until 2030 and with current market prices escalating for players of his experience, it would take a huge sum to change Liverpool's stance.
  
• England and Wales withdraw support for Gianni Infantino's re-election as FIFA president - days after his plan to sell the World Cup was scuppered3 August 2026, 8:29 am
  Wales have stuck their head above the parapet and become the first nation to explicitly stand against Gianni Infantino's re-election as FIFA president.
  
• Liverpool's second-half changes exposed Andoni Iraola's blunt attack but the new boss MUST give starts to two teenagers - while Daniel Farke faces a huge call as Leeds aim to make a big push3 August 2026, 8:24 am
  LIVERPOOL 2-4 LEEDS - THINGS WE LEARNED: In the Reds' final game of this pre-season tour, early goals from young defender Luke Chambers and Florian Wirtz had them on their way to a perfect trip.
  
• Socceroos teen star set for record million transfer to Premier League side Hull3 August 2026, 8:23 am
  Teenage Socceroo Lucas Herrington is on the verge of a move to Premier League club Hull City that would be the most expensive transfer for an Australian player
  
• Manchester United Women part company with head coach Marc Skinner - as pressure mounts on club to keep pace with WSL rivals3 August 2026, 8:19 am
  TARA ANSON-WALSH: Manchester United Women manager Marc Skinner has reached a mutual agreement with the club to terminate his contract.
  
• Non-league club confirm 'humble and generous' Jadon Sancho trained at their ground - just three miles from Man United's Carrington training base - as £73m star awaits his next move after leaving Old Trafford as a free agent3 August 2026, 8:02 am
  Manchester United's former £73million man departed Old Trafford this summer as a free agent after a checkered five-year stint.
  
• Furious UEFA warned Gianni Infantino NOT to destroy botched World Cup plan documents with lawsuit threatened before FIFA president abandoned his plot3 August 2026, 7:58 am
  European football's governing body had previously led the rebellion, announcing that their 55 member nations would boycott the World Cup if the plans weren't scrapped.
  
• World Cup viral star Vozinha lands in Chile after signing for new club in the wake of shot-stopping success for Cape Verde3 August 2026, 7:44 am
  Vozinha, the 40-year-old goalkeeper who made history with Cape Verde at the recently concluded World Cup, arrived in Chile on Sunday to join Colo Colo.
  
• Chaotic moment international football icon Luka Modric, 40, is mobbed by fans after landing in Australia to a hero's welcome3 August 2026, 6:47 am
  Luka Modric has been mobbed by football supporters after arriving in Perth for AC Milan's blockbuster exhibition match against bitter rivals Inter Milan
  
• Argentina's Valentin Barco earned a slap from Jude Bellingham and will feel the heat from English fans when he kicks off his Chelsea career... but here's how his talent can win over his petulance2 August 2026, 11:25 pm
  The Blues' latest acquisition is set to be given a hostile welcome to the Premier League by the vast majority of fans as a result of his behaviour in the semi-final.
  
• Liverpool vs Leeds - pre-season friendly RECAP: Andoni Iraola's Reds concede FOUR in dismal second half in Chicago - after taking two-goal lead into the break2 August 2026, 10:58 pm
  Relive Daily Mail Sport's live coverage as Leeds produced a stunning comeback to down Liverpool in a pre-season match in Chicago.
  
• Argentinian star signs for Chelsea, Newcastle's £27m goalkeeping target completes medical, Bournemouth bag Sevilla ace - while Hull are set to beat Rangers and Cardiff City to highly-rated Norwegian: WINDOW WATCH2 August 2026, 10:48 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 with clubs looking to make big signings ahead of next season.
  
• 'Gutted' former Premier League star Charlie Austin reveals he has been rejected from first coaching job by former club QPR2 August 2026, 10:10 pm
  Austin, 37, has hung up his boots from playing professionally after a 20-year career, and is now trying to continue his time in the game by helping bring through the next generation.
  
• Robert Lewandowski makes perfect start to MLS life with Chicago Fire as city lands the star attraction they have so desperately craved after missing out on Neymar, writes LEWIS STEELE2 August 2026, 9:00 pm
  LEWIS STEELE IN CHICAGO: Lagging somewhat behind, although certainly on the rise now, is the local football team. Fandom for Chicago Fire is spreading across the city.
  
• St Johnstone 4-3 Kilmarnock: Simo Valakari's fearless approach helps Premiership new boys make flying start2 August 2026, 7:15 pm
  Simo Valakari's team was presented with, perhaps, a defining test of their Premiership credentials in the 53rd minute of an opening-day thriller.