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• Socceroos teen star set for record million transfer to Premier League side Hull FC3 August 2026, 12:07 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
  
• 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'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 push2 August 2026, 11:11 pm
  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.
  
• 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.
  
• Furious UEFA warned Gianni Infantino NOT to destroy botched World Cup plan documents with lawsuit threatened before FIFA president abandoned his plot2 August 2026, 10:48 pm
  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.
  
• 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.
  
• England's World Cup nemesis Valentin Barco joins Chelsea: Argentina star who provoked Three Lions in semi-final defeat confirms switch to Stamford Bridge after Atlanta antics2 August 2026, 6:42 pm
  The Argentine hit the headlines last month when he clashed with Jude Bellingham after England's semi-final defeat at the World Cup.
  
• HIBERNIAN 1 MOTHERWELL 2: New manager Alfred Johansson fills the boots of Jens Berthel Askou in style as Steelmen get off to a winning start2 August 2026, 6:42 pm
  Meet the new boss, same as the old boss? Time will tell but Alfred Johansson has certainly hit the ground running as he embraces the task of filling Jens Berthel Askou's shoes at Motherwell.
  
• The Review: The lack of homegrown players in Scotland's top flight is turning into a crisis2 August 2026, 6:31 pm
  For many, the start of a new Premiership season was a chance to put behind them the traumas of the World Cup and forget about the future of the national side.
  
• A 15-year-old in Greenock used to go straight to the shipyard. These days they go straight into the Morton first team2 August 2026, 4:41 pm
  The past is visible in Greenock. Any gaps in history are filled with the voices of memory and the remembrances of times past.
  
• Chelsea's new manager Xabi Alonso on how he 'reset' after the 'scar' Real Madrid disaster, the importance of signing Danny Welbeck and Jordan Henderson - and why he thinks the Blues is the right move2 August 2026, 4:00 pm
  INTERVIEW BY KIERAN GILL: He is a hell of a hire by their BlueCo owners, as good as an appointment that they could have secured after the hiring and firing of Liam Rosenior last season.
  
• Kai Havertz warns Arsenal must improve again to defend their Premier League title with rivals making big signings - as Gunners chase Bruno Guimaraes and Vinicius Junior2 August 2026, 4:00 pm
  ISAAN KHAN: Bruno Guimaraes is expected to have his medical on Monday, while Arsenal are chasing Real Madrid 's Vinicius Junior whose contract expires next summer.