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• Aston Villa in talks to sign another Chelsea outcast after Alejandro Garnacho - as Maxence Lacroix undergoes Blues medical ahead of £55m move: WINDOW WATCH24 July 2026, 12:58 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. 
  
• Jurgen Klopp confirmed as Germany manager - and has already threatened to QUIT after World Cup's 'most controversial WAG' was criticised: 'If you don't leave my family in peace, I'm gone'24 July 2026, 12:49 pm
  The Liverpool legend, 59, is back in the dugout having overseen Red Bull's football operation after leaving Anfield, and has been tasked with turning the team around.
  
• Daily Mail's Whistleblowers shortlisted for Best Sport Podcast at prestigious British Podcast Awards24 July 2026, 12:02 pm
  The Daily Mail's hit podcast Whistleblowers has been shortlisted for Best Sport Podcast at the prestigious British Podcast Awards.
  
• Donald Trump's Folarin Balogun red card intervention scandal takes fresh twist as match-fixing watchdog reveals betting line opened just moments after US striker was sent off at the World Cup24 July 2026, 11:50 am
  A gambling watchdog group has flagged the United States' Round-of-16 loss to Belgium as one of seven World Cup matches that drew irregular betting activity.
  
• Revealed: Jude Bellingham's brutal dig at World Cup referee as unseen footage goes viral - moments before England star slapped Argentina rival following semi-final defeat24 July 2026, 11:34 am
  The Real Madrid star made a point of confronting Ismail Elfath - Lionel Messi's favourite referee - to share his grievances after England's 2-1 loss last week.
  
• Football's super mum! Crystal Palace star pictured training while SEVEN months pregnant - as she 'puts in the work' ahead of the new season24 July 2026, 11:13 am
  She will not be the only new mother in the squad as her team-mate Josie Green, a Wales star, welcomed a daughter on Thursday alongside her partner Marcus Gan.
  
• THE ANALYST - Ousmane Diomande, Nottingham Forest's £35m 'coup': Barred from training with Viktor Gyokeres after too many bust-ups, how he muzzled Erling Haaland and why he's the perfect fit for Oliver Glasner and the Premier League24 July 2026, 11:11 am
  THE ANALYST: Such is Ousmane Diomande's competitive nature that his former manager Ruben Amorim was frequently forced to intervene to stop him and Viktor Gyokeres coming to blows.
  
• The crack coaching team Andoni Iraola has brought in to bring Liverpool back to the top: A 'fiery' fitness specialist to fight injuries, the solution to set-piece woes and Napoli's title-winning goalkeeping guru24 July 2026, 10:51 am
  Liverpool fans are growing used to Andoni Iraola as their new head coach but when he takes charge of his first match on Saturday against Sunderland in Nashville, he'll be flanked by several new faces.
  
• Defiant Argentina president claims 'people are JEALOUS' that they are 'good at almost everything' as he claps back at criticism of Lionel Messi and Co's shameful World Cup campaign24 July 2026, 9:19 am
  Argentina president Javier Milei has declared that people are 'jealous' of his country because they are 'good at almost everything' - despite their shameful World Cup final defeat.
  
• Argentina star who PUNCHED Spain rival in shameful World Cup final antics hints at quitting international football after 'painful' defeat - but finally admits new world champions 'were the better team'24 July 2026, 9:17 am
  It is a time of contemplation for Argentina. Manager Lionel Scaloni was in tears as he hinted at his exit, while Nicolas Otamendi has already announced his retirement.
  
• Socceroos star Cristian Volpato allegedly tests positive for cocaine as he's accused of speeding in Sydney twice in a matter of hours24 July 2026, 5:00 am
  Socceroos star Cristian Volpato has allegedly returned a positive roadside drug test for cocaine.
  
• Aberdeen granted licence to sell alcohol at Pittodrie in major breakthrough for Scottish football23 July 2026, 9:52 pm
  Aberdeen have become the first club in Scotland to secure a permanent licence for the sale of alcohol at selected home matches.
  
• Chelsea close in on £55m agreement for Crystal Palace defender Maxence Lacroix as Arsenal announce £34m signing of Christos Tzolis: WINDOW WATCH23 July 2026, 9:42 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. 
  
• MALISHEVA 2 HIBERNIAN 0: Humiliation for Hibs as David Gray's Leith men fall to Kosovans in Conference League qualification23 July 2026, 9:20 pm
  Hibernian's quest for Conference League football is in jeopardy after a humbling by unfancied Kosovan outfit Malisheva.
  
• Jermain Defoe walks away from Woking after less than four months in charge: Ex-England star fails to take training before abruptly QUITTING amid clash with member of club management23 July 2026, 8:46 pm
  BOBBY MANZI: Defoe managed six competitive matches at Woking and had been preparing the side for the new season but has abruptly quit his role.