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• Journey to Wembley: After a fortnight of fretting over floodlights on the fritz, Nelson's FA Cup journey ends at Witton Albion - where home fans toasted victory with pina coladas!24 August 2026, 1:00 am
  It's the annual pina colada festival in the Witton area - the song about the drink, which topped the US charts in the late 1970s - but life has not exactly been a cocktail party for Nelson lately.
  
• Alexander Isak's Newcastle return was full of vitriol and vicious noise - the £125m man looked paralysed by pressure in performance that will not have endeared him to ambivalent Liverpool fans, writes CRAIG HOPE24 August 2026, 1:00 am
  CRAIG HOPE AT ST JAMES' PARK: Four, four-letter words. Love. Hate. King. Isak.
  
• Why Andoni Iraola should be concerned after Newcastle draw: The key problem Liverpool must solve, the player they desperately need in the transfer window and a worrying lack of depth in attack24 August 2026, 1:00 am
  LEWIS STEELE: Last August, they were singing and dancing as they left the stadium. They were doing the same here but with a nagging worry in the backs of their minds.
  
• Arsenal target Julian Alvarez BOOED by his own fans amid attempt to force move away from Atletico Madrid23 August 2026, 11:07 pm
  Julian Alvarez was given a hostile reception from his own Atletico Madrid supporters to further intensify doubt around his future at the club.
  
• 'I want to put a rocket up him!': Gary Neville hits out at Florian Wirtz and Alexander Isak, claiming £240m Liverpool duo are 'too nice' as he warns 'enough is enough' after another poor display23 August 2026, 10:39 pm
  Gary Neville has warned Florian Wirtz and Alexander Isak to improve and become more tenacious if they are to succeed as Liverpool players.
  
• Carlos Baleba passes Man United medical ahead of £70m move as Old Trafford chiefs monitor Barcelona star Alejandro Balde23 August 2026, 10:35 pm
  SIMON JONES: The agreement for the Cameroon midfielder, 22, is made up of a £65m guaranteed payment plus £5m in bonuses.
  
• New season, new hairstyle for Haaland! Man City star Erling chops off iconic long hair and shows off new look ahead of Premier League campaign23 August 2026, 10:28 pm
  He teased the new trim in a short Instagram video on Sunday morning and fans will get to see it in all its glory as City take on Bournemouth in their Premier League opener.
  
• Celtic boss Martin O'Neill warns players to steer clear of social media and keep eyes on the prize23 August 2026, 9:30 pm
  Martin O'Neill ordered his players to steer clear of social media and stay focused on securing a return to the Champions League.
  
• Manchester City agree £81.4m deal to sign Morocco's teenage World Cup star Ayyoub Bouaddi, 18, after new boss Enzo Maresca insisted club urgently need a Rodri replacement23 August 2026, 8:27 pm
  Manchester City are set to complete the signing of Moroccan teenager Ayyoub Bouaddi for an initial £81.4million.
  
• Police investigate derby disorder after Dundee keeper Owen Goodman is struck by missile at Tannadice23 August 2026, 8:17 pm
  Police are investigating the incident in which Dundee goalkeeper Owen Goodman was struck by a missile thrown from the crowd at Tannadice yesterday.
  
• Matthias Jaissle hits out at 'soft' penalty decision that cost Newcastle victory in 2-2 draw with Liverpool as Andoni Iraola backs £125m Alexander Isak after star's disappointing return23 August 2026, 8:04 pm
  CRAIG HOPE: The Reds rescued a point at the death when substitute Victor Munoz was brought down by Lewis Hall and Dominik Szoboszlai converted.
  
• Man City 2-1 Bournemouth: Enzo Maresca's bold call to play Marc Guehi in midfield was Pep Guardiola-esque - it paid off, but the Italian knows they need more signings there for a title challenge, writes JACK GAUGHAN23 August 2026, 7:32 pm
  JACK GAUGHAN AT THE ETIHAD: Part of City's insistence on making this place an entertainment venue is to install a zip line from the South Stand to the new one named after Pep Guardiola.
  
• No amount of data will save Dundee United boss Jim Goodwin if his players don't have the hunger to go with it23 August 2026, 7:20 pm
  Key metrics, laws of averages, touches in the opponents' box, possession, shots, dangerous attacks.
  
• 'It will be difficult, but we must beat the odds... this club is our life': REGIS LE BRIS and GRANIT XHAKA welcome Daily Mail Sport into Sunderland's inner sanctum - and take us inside their plan to take Europe by storm23 August 2026, 7:19 pm
  Little about the office tucked into the corner of the Academy of Light gives any clue it belongs to the man leading Sunderland's first European adventure in over half a century.
  
• Aston Villa suffer NIGHTMARE start to the Premier League season as Unai Emery's side concede FOUR - and new signing is sent off - in opening half at Brighton23 August 2026, 7:10 pm
  The Seagulls ran riot against Unai Emery's new-look Villans, netting four times in the opening 31 minutes to leave the Spaniard apoplectic on the touchline.