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• Club have not received an offer they consider to be acceptable • Manager believes goalkeeper’s England chances will not suffer Gary Rowett has said he expects Jack Butland to remain at Stoke City beyond next Thursday’s summer transfer deadline and insists staying in the Championship will not damage the England goalkeeper’s international hopes. Stoke have not received an offer that meets their valuation of the 25-year-old, with Rowett confident Butland will remain Stoke’s No 1 this season. However, if Chelsea were to sell Thibaut Courtois, and there is concrete interest in the Belgian from Real Madrid , Stoke would brace themselves for a bid for the former Birmingham City goalkeeper who has won eight caps for his country. Continue reading... from Football | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/football/2018/jul/31/gary-rowett-jack-butland-stay-at-stoke-city

The tech giant has managed to beat forecasts thanks to sales of more expensive iPhones and services.

The tech giant has managed to beat forecasts thanks to sales of more expensive iPhones and services.

The UK car firm has reported its first loss in three years after a change in Chinese import duties.

The social network has found evidence of a co-ordinated campaign to influence the US mid-term vote.

Some 341 apprentices from the collapsed construction firm will stop being paid at the end of August.

The social network has found evidence of a co-ordinated campaign to influence the US mid-term vote.

Apple's share value could climb through the trillion-dollar mark. What other companies are close?

• New system will also be used in Carabao Cup • Managers could face long touchline bans The EFL will pilot an Ifab (international football association board) developed scheme that will see managers in the top four divisions of English football, as well as the Carabao Cup and Checkatrade Trophy, receive red and yellow cards this season in a bid to clean up touchline behaviour. Managers will receive yellow cards for incidents such as kicking a water bottle, sarcastic clapping or any other gesture that could be considered as attempting to undermine the match official. A red card would be handed out for actions such as violent conduct, spitting and stopping the opponent restarting play. If a manager accumulates four yellow cards, they would receive a one-match ban, eight a two-match ban, 12 a three-match ban and 16 would result in them going to Wembley to sit in front of a Football Association disciplinary panel. Subsequent fines, if deemed relevant, will be determined by the FA. Conti

Sign up now! Sign up now! Sign up now? Sign up now ! With the Premier League’s transfer window set to shut early this year, The Fiver recently sat down for a chat with Jim White to hear how the Sky Sports News presenter has had to alter his pre-season plans. “9 August!” White bellowed. “I don’t know if you were aware that Deadline Day used to happen at the end of August. Or sometimes at the start of September; it depended on the calendar. But you have to move with the times and my motto is WE’RE HEARING THAT CARDIFF HAVE MADE A £6M BID FOR SOUTHAMPTON’S FRASER FOSTER! See, made you jump. You didn’t see that coming, did you?” Continue reading... from Football | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/football/2018/jul/31/the-fiver-tottenham-mauricio-pochettino-transfer-deadline

• Manager admits he is happy with club’s recruitment so far • United interested in Harry Maguire and Ivan Perisic José Mourinho has struck a conciliatory tone by stating he is now confident of making one new signing for Manchester United before the window closes on 9 August. Related: Crystal Palace closing in on Max Meyer and schedule a medical Continue reading... from Football | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/football/2018/jul/31/manchester-united-jose-mourinho-confident-one-more-signing

The technology company says sales of its phone were lower than expected, but has plans to fix the problem.

The technology company says sales of its phone were lower than expected, but has plans to fix the problem.

• Argentina forward to move to San Siro with option to buy • Sampdoria to announce signing of Ronaldo Vieira from Leeds Gonzalo Higuaín has agreed to join Milan on a season-long loan from Juventus, with the Argentina forward set to move to San Siro after the arrival of Cristiano Ronaldo earlier this month. Higuaín, who had been a reported target for Chelsea manager Maurizio Sarri, held talks with Milan officials this week after being told he was free to leave the Italian champions and has now agreed a deal that will see him remain in Serie A. It is understood that Milan will pay an initial €18m (£16m) for the loan with the option to make the move permanently for €36m (£32m) at the end of the season. Continue reading... from Football | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/football/2018/jul/31/gonzalo-higuain-milan-juventus-bonucci-returns

Salford City have made some big-money signings but, with just one automatic promotion slot available, who can blame them By James Kelly for These Football Times It’s 9:45pm on a Tuesday in April and a terrace in Kent is filled with Wrexham fans facing an arduous four-hour journey back to north Wales. Local children goad the departing visitors by holding aloft their fingers in reference to the 3-0 scoreline Ebbsfleet United have just inflicted. Further along the stand, a small scuffle breaks out among travelling supporters who are frustrated by their team’s inability to make the play-offs for a fifth straight year. As we wait to board the bus home, news filters through that the journey will be delayed because the driver has gone to help fix an engine problem with the team coach. Afforded time to contemplate, it dawns on me that, with the chance of promotion gone, the upcoming season will be Wrexham’s 11th in non-league. For a club with such an illustrious history, the prospect borde

Christine Van Loo, a seven-time US national acro-gymnastics champion, explains how she got to the top of her game.

The fantasy figure maker, which has nearly 500 stores worldwide, says its business is in "great shape".

"Virtual queues" on the Vue cinema website have left some customers struggling to see popular films.

Borrowers stuck on expensive variable rates could get help, despite still being locked out of the wider market.

The regulator says it has "very limited" powers over actions taken by RBS's turnaround division.

Legal action in eight US states seeks to ban the blueprints, published four days ahead of the planned date.

The tour operator says more people are staying at home rather than booking last-minute holidays.

A new owner, new manager and new players for Sunderland, Pompey under Kenny Jackett can also revive former glories, while Charlton and Barnsley should challenge too After successive shattering relegations, Sunderland must not only halt an alarming slide but navigate an instant return to the Championship. The buck now stops with Jack Ross, the 42-year-old former St Mirren manager tasked with reviving a club floundering for respite. He must succeed where most recently Simon Grayson and Chris Coleman have tried and failed, in turn breathing life back into what has proved a hollow stadium of plight. Continue reading... from Football | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/football/blog/2018/jul/31/league-one-season-preview-2018-19-sunderland-portsmouth

We asked major labels if they destroyed their excess stock. They weren't all forthcoming.

Tottenham are yet to bring in any new players this summer Pochettino urged club to be ‘brave and take risks’ in the market Mauricio Pochettino says Tottenham might not make any signings this summer after criticising the decision to close the transfer window early. Spurs, who traditionally do their business late, are the only club in the top six not to bring any fresh faces in so far and only have another eight days to do so before the window shuts on 9 August. The decision to bring forward deadline day was voted on by Premier League clubs, who opted to shut the window before the season starts, although it remains open for the rest of Europe. Continue reading... from Football | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/football/2018/jul/31/mauricio-pochettino-unsure-spurs-any-signings-window-tottenham

After a successful spell at Reading, the England goalkeeper has moved to the German champions Having played with her brother’s side Mary Earps, went in search of a girls team once she was no longer allowed to play with the boys, it was there, in one of her first games, that she first stepped between the posts. She saved a penalty, and the gloves have not come off since. After playing her way around the top tier of the Women’s Super League, the 25-year-old has spent the past two seasons at Reading, helping the side to an impressive fourth-place finish last term. While the chance to continue at the Royals as they take their place in the new fully-professional WSL was tempting, once one of the biggest women’s football teams on the planet came calling – ahead of a World Cup year – it was impossible not to think again. Continue reading... from Football | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/football/2018/jul/31/wolfsburg-reading-mary-earps

Iain Conn says that British Gas has switched more than 900,000 customers on to other tariffs

Today’s fluff is brought to you with great enthusiasm With Mount José in danger of erupting at any moment , you’d think that Ed Woodward would have sprung into action by now. At the very least, Manchester United’s chief suit could have invested in a big hose in case Mount José starts to spew lava all over Old Trafford. But inertia seems to have taken hold at the biggest club in England. While the papers are full of stories about United’s players deciding to give Mount José a swerve, there aren’t any about new signings . Continue reading... from Football | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/football/2018/jul/31/football-transfer-rumours-chelsea-in-for-arsenals-aaron-ramsey

The retailer says details of 10 million customers were affected by last year's data breach.

Amazon's profits dazzled this week - how Jeff Bezos brought it from bookstore to behemoth in 20 years.

The ride-hailing firm says it will now focus solely on the development of self-driving cars.

In the UK, 340,000 accounts, representing about 270,000 people, were closed in the first half of 2018.

The retailer says the number of personal data records hacked has risen to 10 million customers.

The ride-hailing firm says it will now focus solely on the development of self-driving cars.

The announcement comes at a time when the US and China are butting heads in a tit-for-tat trade war.

As adventure tourism booms, more people are trekking the route to Mount Everest's base camp.

As a child, herder Richard Turere invented a device to stop lions killing cattle but who benefited?

Industry body the SMMT says the 47% drop in production for the UK market in June was an "anomaly".

Not everyone sticks to the standard out-of-office reply - we take a look at the more unusual ones.

• Gambling firms sponsor 17 of 24 Championship sides • GambleAware fear ‘tipping point’ among younger supporters Experts on problem gambling have described the growing number of football clubs with betting firms and online casinos on their shirts as “disturbing” and “worrying” and said a national debate on the potential harm is overdue. Nearly 60% of the clubs in England’s top two divisions will have gambling companies on their shirts this season – nine of 20 in the Premier League and a staggering 17 of 24 teams in the Championship. Continue reading... from Football | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/football/2018/jul/30/campaigners-concerned-championship-efl-clubs-sponsored-betting

Many US firms are facing higher costs due to tariffs, but while some are thriving others are struggling.

The Sports Direct tycoon already owns an 11% stake in the department store chain.

As he enters his third season with United short of the players he wants, the Portuguese’s complaints are serving to galvanise rivals while demoralising his own players José Mourinho’s outburst after Manchester United’s 4-1 defeat against Liverpool may signal the Portuguese entering his endgame at the club. Even for a manager whose media appearances are often outspoken, the comments were extraordinary. He confessed disquiet at handing Ed Woodward, the club’s executive vice-chairman, a list of five players for “two new signings” and being unsure if even one of these will arrive by 9 August when the window closes. Related: Manchester United back José Mourinho despite manager's transfer frustrations Continue reading... from Football | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/football/2018/jul/30/jose-mourinho-moaning-manchester-united-post-precarious

• Former Chelsea striker had medical at Leeds on Monday • Move for an initial £7m rising to £10m Patrick Bamford is close to completing an intriguing transfer from Middlesbrough to their Championship rivals Leeds United in a deal which could be eventually be worth £10m. Related: Fulham set to sign Swansea City’s Alfie Mawson in deal worth up to £20m Continue reading... from Football | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/football/2018/jul/30/patrick-bamford-middlesbrough-leeds-united-transfer

The budget airline has already cancelled hundreds of flights across Europe this month over strikes.

Sign up now! Sign up now! Sign up now? Sign up now ! One of the guiding principles employed by Elmer Wheeler, America’s greatest salesman, was that “you don’t sell the steak, you sell the sizzle”. Whether it is the tang in the cheese, the bubbles in the champagne, the crunch in the cracker or the pucker in the pickle, Elmer believed there was a “sizzle” hidden in everything you sell in life and that identifying it was crucial if you were to successfully market that product. His is apparently not a view shared by José Mourinho, who has been struggling to identify anything resembling a sizzle in the Manchester United side currently touring the USA! USA!! USA!!! and has been wondering aloud why any of their fans would pay actual money to come to see one of the world’s biggest football clubs go through their pre-season motions minus a dizzying array of big name players who are either: a) knacked; b) on holiday after the Ethics World Cup; and c) still just names on a shopping list he hande

Max Mara is the quintessentially Italian fashion brand, but it's run by a former punk from Derbyshire.

• Defender due to undergo medical for London club on Tuesday • Mawson understood to prefer move to Fulham over Burnley Swansea City’s Alfie Mawson is set to undergo a medical at Fulham on Tuesday in a transfer that could cost the new Premier League side up £20m. The defender has been expected to leave the Welsh side following their relegation to the Championship last season. Continue reading... from Football | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/football/2018/jul/30/fulham-swansea-city-alfie-mawson-transfer

London Spitfire scored a solid victory over its opponent, Philadelphia Fusion, in the e-sports final.

MK Dons will be hoping their stay in the fourth tier is a brief one but the promotion race will be fierce with Notts County and Exeter hoping to improve on last season’s play-off defeats The  MK Dons  chairman, Pete Winkelman, may have held his hands up at what he described as two poor managerial appointments following two relegations in three seasons but the club dropping into the bottom rung of the Football League has at least provided an opportunity to reset and go back to basics. Continue reading... from Football | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/football/2018/jul/30/league-two-2018-19-season-preview

Eddie Howe looks to have made typically shrewd acquisitions and will hope his young squad can again defy expectations and thrive in the top flight Guardian writers’ predicted position: 17th (NB: this is not necessarily Ben Fisher’s prediction but the average of our writers’ tips) Last season’s position: 12th Continue reading... from Football | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/football/2018/jul/30/premier-league-2018-19-preview-bournemouth

TV companies battle to find another format that can rival the success of ITV's reality hit.

Will Marcelo Bielsa light up Leeds? Will Graham Potter succeed in Wales? And will Frank Lampard flourish at Derby? The Championship season kicks off on Friday night with an intriguing contest that pits two former colleagues – and two Champions League winners – against each other at the Madejski Stadium. Paul Clement will be leading out Reading against one of his former clubs, while Frank Lampard will be taking charge of Derby in the first competitive fixture of his managerial career. Derby have enjoyed a positive pre-season under Lampard, beating both Wolves and Southampton in the last fortnight to ease him into the new job. Clement’s side, however, have not been blessed with such a productive summer, having failed to win any of their six pre-season games. Any way you look at it, the fixture list has thrown up a fascinating start to the season but, then again, the Championship should be consistently compelling this season. Marcelo Bielsa has joined Leeds after his topsy-turvy time at

London Spitfire scored a solid victory over its opponent, Philadelphia Fusion, in the e-sports final.

Brewer Samuel Smith and its chairman are sentenced after failing to give details to regulators.

US military programs and agencies will be stopped from using code that could compromise their work

The store's literature has photos and technical details of the as yet unannounced Mavic 2 Pro drone.

In the space of little more than a month, Bands FC has become a Twitter phenomenon. Created by Mark Liptrott of Concrete Studio and Nick Fraser, who sells merchandise for the Charlatans, they bring together football and music by pairing iconic identities from both worlds. The idea is simple: combine football team badges with band logos. Or, in their own words: ‘Bands as football teams and football teams as bands’ Continue reading... from Football | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/football/gallery/2018/jul/30/bands-fc-where-music-and-football-badges-collide

Gloucestershire-based League Two club powered by renewable energy and endorsed by Vegan Society A British professional football club that is powered by renewable energy and serves vegan food to players, staff and fans has received a prestigious United Nations certification. Forest Green Rovers, which plays in League Two, announced on Monday that it has become the world’s first UN certified carbon neutral football club. Continue reading... from Football | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/football/2018/jul/30/forest-green-rovers-named-worlds-first-un-certified-carbon-neutral-football-club

Board tell manager that finances are available for signings Mourinho frustrated by player absences after the World Cup José Mourinho retains the full backing of Manchester United’s board, with the hierarchy understanding the manager’s frustrations regarding signings and the number of players missing from the US tour. The manager has been told there are still finances to strengthen his squad, with there being no need for Mourinho to sell before making any purchase. The 55-year-old is targeting a wide forward and a centre-back, with Internazionale’s Ivan Perisic and Leicester City’s Harry Maguire among his targets. Continue reading... from Football | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/football/2018/jul/30/manchester-united-back-jose-mourinho-despite-managers-transfer-frustrations

The Canadian teenager’s rise from a Ghanaian refugee camp to newly minted Bayern Munich signee is a modern fairy-tale Last month, dozens of grey-haired men in dark suits congregated in a sprawling space at Moscow’s Expocentre for a five-hour Fifa Congress marathon. The big business was selecting the hosts of the 2026 World Cup and both bids were given a 15-minute presentation opportunity to make a final pitch to voters. The United bid, composing of the United States, Mexico and Canada, were up first. Their opening gambit came from a young man dressed in a bright red tracksuit top who strode confidently towards the microphone before detailing his personal story. He told the crowd that his parents had fled relentless violence in Liberia and that he had been born in a Ghanaian refugee camp. Continue reading... from Football | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/football/2018/jul/30/alphonso-davies-bayern-munich-canada

Today’s tell-all had a very nice weekend at the seaside Real Madrid are ready to stump up £100m for Chelsea duo Thibaut Courtois and Willian , according to assorted Monday back-page reports. The Belgian goalkeeper has just one year left on his contract at Stamford Bridge and is understood to be pining for a return to the Spanish capital, where he spent three happy seasons on loan at Atlético Madrid before becoming Chelsea’s first-choice goalkeeper. Courtois’ big-haired Brazilian team-mate is already the subject of interest from Barcelona and Manchester United, but while Maurizio Sarri has made it clear he wants both players to stay, their sale would help fund the purchase of centre-back Mattia Caldara and striker Gonzalo Higuaín from Juventus. Extremely unconvincing since his arrival from Monaco, Tiémoué Bakayoko says he wants to stay at Chelsea despite interest in the midfielder from both Milan and Sevilla. Related: Rejuvenated Daniel Sturridge eager to revive his Liverpool ca

Arsène Wenger has gone, Unai Emery is in charge and it is time for a new dawn to begin. It could be bumpy at the start and fans have no option but to trust in the new man Guardian writers’ predicted position : 5th (NB: this is not necessarily Jacob Steinberg’s prediction but the average of our writers’ tips) Last season’s position : 6th Continue reading... from Football | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/football/blog/2018/jul/30/premier-league-2018-19-preview-arsenal-unai-emery

The firm is understood to have lost the rights to broadcast NBA basketball and UFC ultimate fighting.

The scheme was discovered after the prisoners boosted their accounts with artificial credits.

With the number of self-employed workers on the rise, BBC News asks why we're seeing this trend.

The stagnant London property market continues to dog Foxtons, but the rental market helps out.

Reach writes down the value of its regional newspaper titles by £150m amid "difficult" trading.

Grace is one of the few remaining loom weavers in Kenya.

USA (Horan 90+1) 1-1 Australia (Logarzo 22) Late equaliser keeps USA’s unbeaten record intact An injury-time equaliser saved the United States’ now 18-game unbeaten record as the Matildas came within seconds of repeating last year’s Tournament of Nations victory over the current World Cup holders. Australia coach Alen Stajcic came to the University of Connecticut’s Rentschler Field – a 40,000-capacity open concrete bowl home to the American football team – with a plan and the Matildas came close to executing it to perfection. Continue reading... from Football | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/football/2018/jul/30/matildas-suffer-late-heartbreak-as-usa-salvage-tournament-of-nations-draw

The firm is to bring back three-quarters of the routes it withdrew due to the disruption caused by its new timetable.

"Business is like a marathon," says Clem Chambers, who created some of the first computer games.

How a shipping container full of French armchairs paved the way for online furniture store Swoon.

The telecoms giant spokesperson said it would not bid "any more than the rights are worth to us".

A team in Gibraltar will pay players in cryptocurrency as football delves into the innovation in the financial sector Nestled between the Rock and an airport runway, a football team are making history in Gibraltar. This time it is not the national side conceding an exorbitant number of goals (124 at the last count in four and a half years) or Lincoln Red Imps beating Celtic in the Champions League. It did not even happen on the artificial pitch of the iconic national ground, Victoria Stadium. Instead, Premier Division Gibraltar United have crept into the spotlight by becoming the world’s first football team to introduce cryptocurrency. Through their owner, Pablo Dana, an investor in the cryptocurrency Quantocoin, the club started a sponsorship partnership. Dana says all player contracts will include payment agreements in cryptocurrency by next season. Continue reading... from Football | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/football/2018/jul/29/cryptocurrency-football-future-gi

The Glasgow City player, who scored her 250th goal for the club last month, says the game has changed ‘night and day’ since she was young There is barely a more credible witness to evolution and revolution within Scottish women’s football than Leanne Ross, the Glasgow City player who created history in June when she scored her 250th goal for the club. The 37-year-old modestly describes her journey from itinerant teenager to the forefront of the Scottish club scene [as well as an appearance at the European Championships ], as something of a fluke. Ross emerged from an era in which chances for emerging players ranged between little-known and nonexistent. Related: Wales misses golden opportunity in game against England Women | Suzanne Wrack Continue reading... from Football | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/football/2018/jul/29/leanne-ross-womens-football-glasgow-city

Speaking after Manchester United lost 4-1 to Liverpool in a pre-season match in the US, José Mourinho expressed his disappointment and said he 'wouldn't spend money to see these teams'. The Portuguese manager also aired his frustration at the club's summer transfer process as he revealed he expects only one more signing before the transfer deadline. 'In trouble': Jos é  Mourinho lashes out at Manchested United transfer process Continue reading... from Football | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/football/video/2018/jul/29/jose-mourinho-two-more-players-manchester-uniteds-defeat-liverpool-video

Travel giant Thomas Cook stops selling SeaWorld and Loro Parque tickets over animal welfare concerns.

The UK owner is considering a joint venture, after the way was paved for legal US sports betting.

Michael Gove says customers expect a "reliable and resilient water supply".

The obscure "input symbol for Latin capital letters" is now less popular than "aerial tramway" on Twitter

New laws must be introduced to clamp down on the "wild west" social media world, MPs say.

The contented one versus the disgruntled one was an accurate billing for the latest instalment of English football’s fiercest rivalry given the pre-match moods of Jürgen Klopp and José Mourinho respectively. It was certainly fitting afterwards as Manchester United were comprehensively beaten by Liverpool on the latest leg of their US pre-season tour. Xherdan Shaqiri marked his first appearance for Liverpool with a stunning overhead kick and also set up Daniel Sturridge for a cool finish, while penalties from Sadio Mané and Sheyi Ojo added to Mourinho’s problems in the International Champions Cup. Continue reading... from Football | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/football/2018/jul/28/manchester-united-liverpool-friendly-match-report

The Hammers’ new record signing arrives from Lazio full of confidence. He doesn’t yet speak English, but is already aware who Bobby Moore is When Manuel Pellegrini was asked about the “West Ham way” last week, his answer was straightforward: “I always like to play offensive.” The sense remains, however, that in making Felipe Anderson his marquee signing in a busy transfer window the new Hammers manager knew he was signing a crowd pleaser. The winger arrives in east London after five years in Rome with Lazio. During that time he has had ups and downs, hot streaks and periods outside the team. But Anderson’s stats have remained consistently impressive. With real pace on the right-hand side and the technical level you would expect from a Brazilian international, he is now backing himself to deliver again in the Premier League. Continue reading... from Football | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/football/2018/jul/28/west-ham-felipe-anderson-fast-intelligence-winger

• Arsenal 5-1 Paris St-Germain • Alexandre Lacazette comes off bench to score quickfire double Mesut Özil enjoyed a successful return to action at the end of a tumultuous week as he scored the opening goal in Arsenal’s 5-1 victory over a makeshift Paris St-Germain side at their pre-season International Champions Cup game in Singapore. Özil quit the German national side last Sunday citing “racism and disrespect” for his Turkish roots as he bore the brunt of criticism following Germany’s disastrous World Cup, but the midfielder looked relaxed and focused here. Continue reading... from Football | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/football/2018/jul/28/arsenal-psg-international-champions-cup-report-mesut-ozil

Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola has voiced his frustrations over the lack of star power in his current pre-season roster for the International Champions Cup. City are currently without 15 out of 16 of their players who competed in the World Cup . Speaking before the team's match against Bayern Munich in Miami, Guardiola reflected on the fact that he is not the only manager in this situation and said 'we have to adapt' All or Nothing: Manchester City docu-series reveals team talks and singalongs Continue reading... from Football | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/football/video/2018/jul/28/pep-guardiola-missing-manchester-citys-world-cup-stars-video

Will Lampard, Bielsa and Potter light up the Championship, is Barton manager material and how low can Sunderland go? After seeing Rúben Neves help Wolves tear the Championship apart last season, Nottingham Forest have also decided to tap into the Portuguese market as they attempt to end their long absence from the top division. They have broken their transfer record to buy João Carvalho from Benfica for £13.2m and have also signed Diogo Gonçalves on loan. The arrival of the Portugal Under-21 internationals are signs of big-spending Forest’s ambition. Continue reading... from Football | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/football/blog/2018/jul/28/football-league-2018-19-20-things-watch-out-for-championship-league-one-two

Eleven Sports has already snapped up the US PGA, La Liga and Serie A rights as another new broadcaster enters the ever-changing TV sports landscape When the new season arrives there will be some changes to get your head around. New players, new managers, new shirts, new tactics and new haircuts. This year, there will also be a new broadcaster. On Monday, Eleven Sports announced it will be launching in the UK on 9 August. Its opening event will be exclusive coverage of the US PGA Championship. That will be followed by both La Liga and Serie A football, pinched from under the noses of Sky Sports and BT Sports respectively. For some fans, who already pay for one or both of those services, this development will be like taking a rabbit punch to the wallet. Continue reading... from Football | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2018/jul/28/eleven-sports-new-player-sport-broadcast-rights

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Social media sites should face regulation, the committee investigating fake news proposes.

Amazon's profits dazzled this week - how Jeff Bezos brought it from bookstore to behemoth in 20 years.

Disney is to buy the film and television assets of Rupert Murdoch's 21st Century Fox.

The US President heralded an economic growth report by citing numbers - a lot of them.

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The lifelong fan travels to Aberdeen to celebrate the club’s return to European competition “One-nil to the Sunday league, one-nil to the Sunday league ...” There was a period on Thursday night when Aberdeen were leading us off the pitch as well on it. That particular piece of Aberdonian self-mockery was designed to highlight the “gulf” between the Premier Leagues of Scotland and England. A £3m wage bill was leading £61m thanks to a first-half penalty from Gary Mackay-Steven. Sam Cosgrove, a £20,000 signing from Carlisle, was leading the line for Aberdeen against internationals who earn that in a few days. If the “gulf” cliche had had a fair run-out in the buildup to this Europa League tie, so did that old favourite “Battle of Britain”, though football economics would say this was more David at home to Goliath with Burnley, a relative pauper alongside the six clubs above us in the Premier League, unused to the Goliath role. Continue reading... from Football | The Guardian https://

Social media users are being asked to try Scroll Free September, as part of a public health campaign.

The US economy saw growth accelerate in the second quarter of the year, official figures show.

The change means apps that let people mine coins on their phones will soon be purged.

The messaging platform makes record quarterly profits but monthly usage numbers disappoint.

The group of youngsters in South America chose to honour their late friend by setting up his ‘final goal’ in a football game before his funeral. The video, posted on social media in July, shows one boy kicking the ball to their deceased friend’s coffin and then bouncing into the goal. The group then all run over and hug the coffin, many in floods of tears, ahead of the service to honour their late friend’s life. Continue reading... from Football | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/sport/video/2018/jul/27/young-footballers-give-late-friend-touching-tribute-with-final-goal-before-funeral-video

The messaging platform makes record quarterly profits but monthly usage numbers disappoint.

Its shares fell by a fifth wiping $120bn off its value, the biggest one-day loss in history.

Its shares fell by a fifth wiping $120bn off its value, the biggest one-day loss in history.

Manchester United manager should be enjoying the California sun but his constant complaining, valid or not, does not augur well for his club’s or his own chances in the months ahead An illustration of the pressure José Mourinho may be feeling, and the sombre mood he has been in during Manchester United’s tour of the United States, came at their UCLA training base earlier this week. The manager was due to sit down with a TV reporter who had travelled to Los Angeles for a pre-arranged interview on behalf of a prominent broadcaster. Yet just before it was supposed to happen, Mourinho decided to pull out. The journalist wandered off, only to be told that the Portuguese had changed his mind again, and the interview took place. Continue reading... from Football | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/football/2018/jul/27/jose-mourinho-manchester-united

The workrooms of Natalia Goncharova and Kazimir Malevich can now be explored by museum visitors.

In an extract from his new book Kaiser! , which accompanies the film of the same name, Rob Smyth looks at some of the tricks used by football’s greatest con artist Eri Johnson, one of Brazil’s most famous actors, will never forget the first time he met footballing royalty. “The first time I saw Kaiser,” he says, “he was crossing the street with such swagger that I thought, ‘That guy must be one of the best footballers in the world.’” As a big football fan, Johnson had no idea who Kaiser was. But the way Renato Gaúcho greeted Kaiser made Johnson think he was in the presence of someone different. “I even regret not getting up back then. I apologise to Kaiser for that. I’d already met Pelé but I thought the way Kaiser walked was more distinguished. I should have got on my knees, because those legs were incredible!” Continue reading... from Football | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/football/2018/jul/27/the-weird-and-wonderful-world-of-carlos-kaiser-football-conman

The suspension comes after videos posted by the channel were found to break Facebook's policies.

Shares in the e-commerce giant jump on record profits, driven by online sales and its cloud services.

The YouTuber is being criticised for appearing to make fun of Demi Lovato being in hospital.