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There are only 20 days left until the summer transfer window closes in England, and Manchester United still have plenty of business get done. Just three days after the window closes, United will host Chelsea FC in the season opener. In other words, the silly season will soon give way to the season of substance.
That said, let’s take a look at some of the narratives currently driving the news cycle in regards to Manchester United.
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Liverpool will take to the pitch at Notre Dame Stadium tomorrow night, where they’ll face Borussia Dortmund, and thus kick-off the club’s three destination pre-season exhibition tour of the United States. Reds boss Jurgen Klopp and team captain Jordan Henderson addressed the media at the University of Notre Dame, in South Bend, Indiana, ahead of tomorrow’s exhibition.
Here are some of the news and notes circulating in the LFC online community as the start of the USA tour has now now arrived. Go here for part one of today’s LFC at ND news and notes. We begin with the YouTube of the Klopp and Henderson press conference today.
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Liverpool Football Club will be at Notre Dame Stadium to face Borussia Dortmund tomorrow night to kick-off the club’s three stop pre-season exhibition tour of the United States. Later today, Reds boss Jurgen Klopp will address the media at the University of Notre Dame, in South Bend, Indiana, ahead of tomorrow’s friendly against his former club.
The LFC tour also includes stops at Fenway Park in Boston (versus Sevilla on Sunday) and Yankee Stadium in New York (versus Sporting Lisbon next Wednesday). Here are some of the news and notes circulating in the LFC online community as the start of the USA tour is now here.
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The headlines surrounding Arsenal football club this week have centered around supporter discontent with the leadership. The fans have voiced their disgust with the direction the Kroenke family has taken them, and Josh Kroenke, Vice-Chairman of the ownership group has responded publicly.
Transfer policy is certainly one area that has come under heavy scrutiny, so it will be interesting to see the fan reaction to the signing of defender William Saliba, an 18-year-old who currently plies his trade with St. Etienne.
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Chicago Fire General Manager Nelson Rodriguez just completed the second of his three media roundtable Q&A sessions this year, and unfortunately, there wasn’t any real hard breaking news to emerge from it. Rodriguez was evasive on the topics of Head Coach Veljko Paunovic’s job security and the potential long term home for the team.
He didn’t offer much insight or news-worthy quotes when the topic turned to playing in Solider Field either. However, when asked about the infamous anti-gay chant that Mexican soccer fans make on goal kicks, he gave a strong, impassioned response.
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Romelu Lukaku missed Manchester United’s first exhibition friendly in Australia last weekend (a 2-0 win over Perth Glory) due to a minor injury, but he had been expected to feature in the second one last night versus Leeds United.
However, the Belgian was left out of the team that won 4-0 at Opta Stadium entirely, increasing speculation surrounding the player’s uncertain future. According to various media outlets yesterday, Inter Milan have bid £60 million for Big Rom. It remains to be seen whether United would accept such an offer, as they’re likely holding out for more money.
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It’s been a tumultuous week at Arsenal football club, and given the comments made today by team Director Josh Kroenke, don’t expect serenity any time soon. Monday brought a letter from prominent supporter groups and bloggers calling for owner Stan Kroenke, who first invested in Arsenal in 2007 and went on to become majority shareholder in 2011, to change his course of actions with the club.
Tuesday brought a public response from his son, Kroenke Sports & Entertainment (KSE) Vice Chairman Josh Kroenke, who hit back at the notion that his family doesn’t really have their heart in running and owning the club.
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Liverpool Football Club will be at Notre Dame Stadium to face Borussia Dortmund Friday night kicking-off the club’s three stop pre-season exhibition tour of the United States. On Thursday, Reds boss Jurgen Klopp will address the media in South Bend, Indiana and at the University of Notre Dame, ahead of the friendly versus his former club.
The LFC tour also includes stops at Fenway Park in Boston (versus Sevilla on Sunday) and Yankee Stadium in New York (versus Sporting Lisbon next Wednesday). Here are some of the news and notes circulating in the LFC online community as the start of the USA tour draws near.
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The deal that will send Tottenham Hotspur defender Kieran Trippier to Atletico Madrid developed rather rapidly, with almost all of the news relating to it coming out in the past 24 hours or so. We often talk about long, protracted tedious transfer sagas, but this narrative is certainly the polar opposite.
Trippier, according to various sources, including The Guardian and The Telegraph, will fly out to Madrid to undergo his medical ahead of a £20 million (plus add-ons) deal. The full back had a breakout 2018 World Cup with England, but wasn’t able to transfer that success with country over to club.
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Yesterday saw Arsenal Owner/Majority Shareholder Stan Kroenke called out as an absentee leader of the club in a public statement made by several supporter groups.
A two-page letter, signed by several major organizations of Arsenal fans and prominent bloggers, called for change and openly questioned the American’s intentions for and interests in the club. It was a rallying cry of #KroenkeChange not #KroenkeOut and today a member of the billionaire’s family made a public response.
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There are only 23 days left before the summer transfer window closes in England, and Manchester United still have plenty of business to attend to. Three days after the window closes, United will host Chelsea in the season opener. In other words, the silly season will soon give way to the season of substance.
Right now there are two names currently driving the news cycle in regards to Man United comings and goings- striker Romelu Lukaku and central defender Victor Lindelof. We’ll start with the latter, who has dismissed talk of a move to FC Barcelona.
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Today marked the first day that FIFA’s updated disciplinary code went into effect and along with it harsher punishments for discrimination on the pitch, whether it’s from supporters or players. The global federation is seeking to stamp out the ugliness of racism and homophobia that exists within the beautiful game, and one of the main targets is a certain chant that you’re bound to hear, at least a few times, if you attend a Mexico national team game or watch it on television.
When the opposing goalkeeper kicks the ball away on a goal kick, all at once in a massive chorus, Mexico fans scream at the top of their lungs: “Eeeeeehhhhhhhhhh Puuuutoooo!”
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