- NBC Sports
Three keys for Liverpool vs. Hoffenheim
Liverpool is making its grand return to the UEFA Champions League, but it faces one of the toughest tests in Hoffenheim on Tuesday for a place in the group stage. Jurgen Klopp faces Germany’s newest manager darling in Julian Naglesman, the 30-year-old who managed to take a team in a relegation battle and earn them a place in the Champions League playoff round for the first time in club history. Liverpool will be without Philippe Coutinho, who’s transfer saga continues to dominate headlines, due to a back issue, and Daniel Sturridge and Adam Lallana also miss out with injury.
- Newsweek
Transfer News: Chelsea Prepares £50 Million Bid, Tottenham Reaches Agreement With Manchester United Target
With just two weeks remaining until the transfer window closes in what has been a historic summer of spending, Premier League clubs are still looking to do business. Chelsea is preparing a £50 million ($64m) offer for Tottenham left-back Danny Rose, according to The Sun. The Englishman, who was outspoken on a recent interview about Spurs’ lack of spending this summer, was a target for Manchester United and Manchester City, but Antonio Conte is looking to hijack the deals.
- USA Today
Cristiano Ronaldo's five-game ban upheld after failed appeal
The Royal Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) appeals committee turned down Real Madrid's attempt to overturn star player Cristiano Ronaldo's five-game ban, multiple outlets reported Wednesday. That means he'll miss Wednesday's Spanish Super Cup second leg match against Barcelona. Ronaldo was issued the suspension for pushing a referee in his team's Spanish Super Cup win at Barcelona on Sunday. Ronaldo, who entered the game as a substitute, first earned a yellow card for taking off his shirt and flexing his muscles to taunt Barcelona fans upon scoring a goal. After Ronaldo was dealt a second yellow card for diving to try to win a penalty, he shoved official Ricardo De Burgos Bengoetxea in the
Headlines
- Asensio, Real Madrid outclass Barcelona in Spanish Super Cup
- Injured U.S. defender John Brooks expected to miss World Cup Qualifiers
- Liverpool in good position to reach Champions League group stage
- Reports: Everton agrees to $58M fee for Swansea's Sigurdsson
- Cristiano Ronaldo suspended five games for red card, referee shove
