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• Jamie Carragher warns Bradley Barcola is NOT a suitable replacement for Mohamed Salah as he questions Liverpool's pursuit of £145m PSG star29 July 2026, 9:19 pm
  Jamie Carragher has warned Bradley Barcola should not be viewed as a successor for Mohamed Salah as Liverpool prepare to launch their first offer for the £145million-valued PSG star.
  
• Defensive signings are a MUST after Joe Gomez injury, young star who took his chance and forgotten man Federico Chiesa gives Andoni Iraola food for thought: THINGS WE LEARNED as Liverpool beat Sunderland29 July 2026, 9:03 pm
  LEWIS STEELE IN NASHVILLE: The Andoni Iraola era got off to a flying start with a 4-2 thumping of Sunderland.
  
• Man City push for World Cup wonderkid amid doubts over Rodri's future - as Juventus swoop to steal Kerim Alajbegovic from Chelsea's grasp: WINDOW WATCH29 July 2026, 8:37 pm
  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. Here are today's latest developments.
  
• Mikel Arteta makes transfer promise to Arsenal fans amid interest in sensational Vinicius Jr deal, Julian Alvarez and Bruno Guimaraes as wait goes on for marquee signing29 July 2026, 8:18 pm
  ISAAN KHAN: Mikel Arteta hinted that Arsenal are hunting for new signings to take the club to a 'different dimension' and promised transfer plans will become 'very concrete' soon.
  
• UEFA accuse FIFA president of BRIBING nations to back Gianni Infantino's plans to sell stakes in the World Cup - as they step up criticism of controversial proposal29 July 2026, 8:03 pm
  UEFA have responded to the letter, insinuating that FIFA are attempting to bribe associations into accepting the proposition.
  
• Why Gianni Infantino is 'untouchable', how the FIFA president can be stopped and who could replace him: All the big questions answered amid fury over plans to sell stakes in the World Cup29 July 2026, 7:07 pm
  FIFA have set the wheels in motion on a radical plan to sell stakes in the World Cup to private investors. Daily Mail Sport digests the biggest danger to football since the European Super League.
  
• Argentina stars facing bans over Falkland Islands banner and ASSAULT for 'punching' Spain players in ugly brawl after World Cup final as FIFA open disciplinary case29 July 2026, 6:43 pm
  FIFA have launched disciplinary action against the Argentine FA over the Falklands banner displayed by players after the England match, alongside a number of other alleged breaches.
  
• FIFA pile pressure on nations over Gianni Infantino's controversial proposal to sell the World Cup - with members given just 53 days to decide whether they accept £30m offer29 July 2026, 6:32 pm
  FIFA boss Gianni Infantino is considering selling parts of the tournament to private investors and forming a new company in a deal that could be worth around £15billion.
  
• Bournemouth star Eli Junior Kroupi ruled out for three months after surgery - as Cherries attempt to fight off suitors including Barcelona and Tottenham29 July 2026, 5:53 pm
  SIMON JONES: Bournemouth's pre-season plans have been rocked after striker Eli Junior Kroupi was ruled out for at least three months following surgery on a broken metatarsal.
  
• Angry Man United fans to challenge club after ticket touting clampdown saw thousands of accounts wrongly suspended29 July 2026, 5:11 pm
  CHRIS WHEELER: Man United fans' groups will challenge the club over its controversial clampdown on ticket touting at a Fans' Forum meeting on Thursday night as criticism continues to grow.
  
• JEFF POWELL MBE: It's time England led the football world again by standing up to mafia godfather Gianni Infantino - his plan to sell the World Cup is a bribe by any other name and there's only one way we can save our sport from extinction29 July 2026, 3:59 pm
  How the corporate greed will trample on the purity of Pele's beautiful game, if Gianni Infantino is allowed to flog off the World Cup in share lots as if it were just a pharmaceutical bloodsucker.
  
• Roberto De Zerbi offers Lucas Bergvall ultimatum after surprise pre-season appearance as Tottenham stars made to work despite 30-hour trip: Tottenham 1-1 Sydney FC (4-2 on pens)29 July 2026, 3:03 pm
  KIERAN GILL AT THE ALLIANZ STADIUM IN SYDNEY: Roberto De Zerbi had promised to speak with the Sweden star because he only wants players who are 'proud' to wear this shirt.
  
• Turkey's bid to be a football giant: Why Mohamed Salah would be a 'BURDEN' to Besiktas, Galatasaray's private island, how clubs have lost almost £500M in four years - and the restaurant serving ribs coated in gold29 July 2026, 3:01 pm
  Osimhen's weekly salary of around £300,000 is only bettered in the Premier League by Haaland and Van Dijk. Ederson, Kante, Sane, Gundogan, Trossard, and Greenwood all call Istanbul home now.
  
• Liverpool prepare to submit opening bid for £145m-rated PSG winger Bradley Barcola29 July 2026, 2:57 pm
  The Reds are preparing their first offer for the Paris Saint-Germain winger. They do not want to pay the French club's asking price and hope a deal can be done for a smaller figure.
  
• Pochettino makes decision on USA future after World Cup ended in disaster29 July 2026, 1:59 pm
  The 54-year-old's initial contract expired following the World Cup, where the USMNT suffered a dispiriting 4-1 thrashing at the hands of Belgium in the round of 16.