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Man City have reached an agreement in principle with Chelsea of the transfer of the Argentine midfielder, reports Gianluca Di Marzio

The Citizens will pay at least £120M (€140M) for Enzo.

FULL-TIME | Friendly - Nigeria Falconets 🇳🇬 1–1 South Korea U20 🇰🇷

⚽ 29’ — Mary Mamudu 🇳🇬
⚽ 78’ — South Korea 🇰🇷 (pen.)

🇳🇬 The Falconets end their Poland-based warm-up friendlies with one win and one draw.

🇵🇱 NEXT UP: FIFA U-20 WOMEN’S WORLD CUP

🇳🇬 Nigeria vs Spain 🇪🇸
📅 September 7
🏆 Group F
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🚨Lazio have entered talks with FC Basel over a possible move for Nigeria winger Philip Otele.

The Serie A club are discussing a loan deal with an option to buy the 27-year-old as they search for an attacking addition before the transfer deadline.

Otele returned to Basel after a Bundesliga loan spell with Hamburger SV and has previously attracted interest from other Italian clubs, including Lecce.

No agreement has been reached yet, but negotiations are ongoing. 🇳🇬🇮🇹

🚨BREAKING! Manu Kone to Chelsea is advancing. Deal worth £52m. ✅🔵

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American venture capitalist Joshua Kushner, founder of Thrive Capital, broke his silence regarding the collapse of FIFA’s controversial initiative to sell a stake in the World Cup commercial rights to private investors.
Speaking out after weeks of backlash, Kushner blamed internal political friction within global football for the proposal's downfall and admitted his firm would not have gotten involved had they foreseen the severity of the outrage.
Key Details Behind the Failed Deal
The Proposal (FIFA Forward Enterprise): FIFA President Gianni Infantino secretly developed a plan alongside Thrive Capital and JPMorgan Chase to sell up to a 20% minority stake in a $20 billion commercial entity managing World Cup broadcast rights, sponsorships, ticketing, and licensing. The initiative aimed to raise roughly $4.2 billion to distribute to smaller, underdeveloped football nations.
Kushner's Comments: Kushner stated that his firm "failed to appreciate the political dynamics of global football." He argued that the backlash was largely driven by entrenched power struggles within the sport, noting that football's financial wealth has historically been concentrated among a small group of elite nations that opposed redistributing resources worldwide.
Global Outrage & UEFA Pushback: European governing body UEFA strongly condemned the deal as an "ultimatum" and a secretive profit scheme, threatening a full boycott of all FIFA competitions. UEFA lawyers pointed out that the World Cup was deliberately undervalued at $20 billion (£15 billion) without an open, competitive auction or independent valuation.
Current Status: Under intense pressure from continental confederations (including UEFA and CONCACAF) and politicians, Infantino formally abandoned the plan on July 31, 2026. FIFA subsequently issued an apology to its 211 member associations. UEFA has since initiated legal action in Switzerland and requested court subpoenas in New York for documents from Thrive Capital as part of an investigation into FIFA's leadership and governance.

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Wait a minute, why are people making noise about this game? Aston Villa FC lost 5⃣ key starters in Youri, Morgan, Konsa, Martinez and Lucas but Emery is Emery and he didn't replace them badly but they are still creating the bond in the team.

Now Arsenal!

So why are people surprised with that 1_0 win margin and blaming Arteta🤣? Come on that's Arteta typical style of a game. Focuses much on safety first than opening up.

You think every game is going to be like Convetry City winning 3️⃣_0? Guys lower your expectations. Every game is handled differently and the typical Arteta I know is a defensive minded coach that's why throughout he has invested a lot in defence than any other department. Next to that is the midfield.

So in a nutshell Arsenal's main strength is the defence which includes the GK and the midfield but not attack.

Finally it's rare to find a team strong in all the departments on pitch but certain teams use one or two departments to cover their weak department and that's Arsenal whereby their defence and midfield covers the attack. Set piece and corners fill the gap of attack.

Thank you. See you at the Ashburton Grove Defence 🆚 Attack [The Bosque boys from Antiguoko].