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• New £18m Chelsea signing's WAG left terrified and trapped by a SQUIRREL - after ChatGPT told her it could attack - amid struggles with move to London24 August 2026, 12:38 pm
  Influencer Pawgli, who has been dating £18million full-back Pep Chavarria since November, has moved to the English capital despite severe reservations over the switch.
  
• 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, 12:32 pm
  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.
  
• Newcastle edge closer to signing Nico Gonzalez from Man City - who want another midfielder after agreeing deal for Ayyoub Bouaddi: WINDOW WATCH24 August 2026, 11:55 am
  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.
  
• Aston Villa fans turn on Ollie Watkins and wife Ellie after manager hinted he REFUSED to play to force £34m move to Saudi Arabia's Al-Hilal24 August 2026, 11:42 am
  Villa say they have rejected four offers from Saudi Pro League club Al-Hilal for Watkins, the latest of which is thought to be around £34million, a price the Premier League side will not sell at.
  
• OLIVER HOLT: Michael Carrick should have been backed to the hilt by Man United this summer. Instead the club's dawdling and crowded hierarchy has hung him out to dry24 August 2026, 11:42 am
  OLIVER HOLT: It was, Hull City manager Sergej Jakirovic said, as easy and relaxing for his goalkeeper as drinking a cup of afternoon tea. What a damning assessment of Manchester United.
  
• A scary Alexander Isak issue, the punditry duo who outshone struggling Wayne Rooney and who from Man United's 'spine' is still on the beach? IAN LADYMAN on My Football Weekend24 August 2026, 11:31 am
  IAN LADYMAN: Alexander Isak used to take penalties for his old club but when Liverpool won one in the 96th minute yesterday, I almost hoped he wouldn't take it. He didn't.
  
• Bizarre moment MLS game is halted after a BABY escapes onto the field24 August 2026, 11:29 am
  During the final moments of Minnesota United's 5-1 win over the San Jose Earthquakes , the infant intruder was spotted on the field by officials and security.
  
• 'Come on, that's ridiculous!': Man United boss Michael Carrick snaps at ex-player interviewer as pressure hits on first question about his team's 'passion' after collapsing at promoted Hull City24 August 2026, 10:57 am
  United's Premier League season got off to a nightmare start as goals from Semi Ajayi and Nobel Mendy - both stemming from set-pieces - put them to the sword in Yorkshire.
  
• Harry Maguire is caught tackling his OWN TEAM-MATE in new angle of Man United's defensive horror show - as Luke Shaw's comments spark concern about weaknesses24 August 2026, 10:46 am
  The centre-back had his arm around Noussair Mazraoui before the man he should have been marking, Semi Ajayi, bashed the ball into the net.
  
• Arthurlie have been caught in a perfect storm and now face a battle they must win. But there is no panic, just a sense of purpose...24 August 2026, 9:55 am
  Last night I dreamt I went to Dunterlie again. The wilful mangling of the first line of Rebecca, the spell-binding novel and magnificent film, is a homage to how words can cast a chilling spell.
  
• 'No chance!': Peter Schmeichel is shot down live on TV by Newcastle boss Matthias Jaissle on Man United's hopes of signing Lewis Hall24 August 2026, 8:37 am
  Speaking in the aftermath of his side's 2-2 draw with Liverpool at St James' Park on Sunday, Jaissle was conducting a pitchside interview with Viaplay.
  
• Mutiny-hit Match of the Day review: BBC try to go with same old, same old amid Alan Shearer backing out - and no sign of the 'modernisation'24 August 2026, 6:43 am
  Despite an addiction to trying to fix what is not broken, the BBC begin each and every MOTD by celebrating how long this staple of Saturday nights has been on our screens.
  
• After the darkest of times, the glint is back in Terry Butcher's eye...  you can't keep a good man down24 August 2026, 6:00 am
  The photographs on the wall are only a small sample of his myriad adventures in the game.
  
• Michael Carrick must make his mark as capitulation in dismal defeat by Hull raises fresh concerns over this Man United squad's ability to build on his achievements, writes CHRIS WHEELER24 August 2026, 6:00 am
  When Michael Carrick celebrated his return to Old Trafford in January with back-to-back wins against Manchester City and Arsenal, the message from the head coach was calm and consistent.
  
• 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.