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Men\u2019s transfer interactive<\/a> | Women\u2019s transfer interactive<\/a>
Today\u2019s Rumour Mill<\/a> | Football Daily<\/a> | And mail Will<\/a>
Arsenal duo Alessia Russo and Mariona Caldentey are on the six-person shortlist for the Professional Footballers\u2019 Association Women\u2019s Player of the Year award.<\/p>\n

The Gunners became champions of Europe thanks to their shock win over Barcelona last month, with Russo and Caldentey two of the stars of their 2024-25 season.<\/p>\n

Former Manchester United forward Russo scored eight times in Arsenal\u2019s European success and was joint top scorer in the Women\u2019s Super League with 12 goals. Her team-mate Caldentey managed nine goals and five assists in the WSL and added eight more in the Champions League.<\/p>\n

Erin Cuthbert is flying the flag for WSL champions Chelsea, with her contributions from midfield helping the Blues end the league season unbeaten. Manchester City duo Mary Fowler and Yui Hasegawa are also on the list, along with Manchester United goalkeeper Phallon Tullis-Joyce.<\/p>\n

The American kept 13 clean sheets in United\u2019s 22 WSL matches.
The winner will be announced at the PFA Awards ceremony in Manchester on August 19. PA Media<\/strong>
Elsewhere in the Guardian blogging world we have some \u2026<\/strong>
Cricket.<\/strong>
Horse racing.<\/strong>
\u201cNice to see Bill Murray in the Stripes of Athletic,\u201d writes Graeme Neill.<\/strong> \u201cI wonder whether he will make a Quick Change into another strip and Rushmore to other clubs while he is in Spain. Let\u2019s hope his Spanish is good so nothing is Lost in Translation.<\/p>\n

\u201c(I\u2019m so sorry. The heat has got to me)\u201d
Speaking of Chelsea \u2026 Jacob Steinberg has been taking a look at Cole Palmer and his role under Enzo Maresca.<\/strong>
<\/path><\/svg>Cole Palmer sees himself as a normal kid. Strangers watch him with something close to fascination, though. What\u2019s going on beneath the chilled exterior? The shrugging demeanour adds to the mystique. Kids copy the Chelsea<\/a> attacker\u2019s \u201ccold\u201d celebration. Interviewers walk away amused but bemused after spending time with him. What\u2019s the story with those answers? Why are they all so short and sweet?
We have three Club World Cup games later today.<\/strong>
Group C
<\/strong>
Benfica v Auckland City 5pm BST
Group D<\/strong>
Flamengo v Chelsea 7pm BST
Los Angeles v ES Tnus 11pm BST
I wrote today\u2019s rumours just for you.<\/strong>
What else I bring in Bill Murray being given a lovely tour around Athletic Bilbao\u2019s San Mames. Will they be replacing Nico Williams with a William?<\/strong>
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A bit of news to start as I have bothered to find this out \u2026 Sunderland are set to bring former Roma sporting director Florentino Ghisolfi to join the club\u2019s football department. The 40-year-old Frenchman departed the Italian club this summer, having previously worked at Nice and Lens. <\/strong>
Ghisolfi will work alongside current sporting director Kristjaan Speakman at newly-promoted Sunderland.
Thank you very much David.<\/strong> It is somewhat muggy out here with the occasional bit of breeze, something I need a bit more of.
That\u2019s my stint over.<\/strong> We now go live to Will Unwin\u2019s garden where he\u2019ll be taking this blog to even greater levels.
Rumour Mill:<\/strong> Plenty of hot gossip today and Liverpool are at the centre of a fair chunk of it. Could Crystal Palace\u2019s Marc Gu\u00e9hi be the one to bolster the Reds\u2019 centre-back options? And which Premier League player could be joining Kevin De Bruyne at Napoli?
Club World Cup:<\/strong> Back to the action in the United States and a couple of stories featuring two high-profile Englishmen: Cole Palmer and Harry Kane.
Florian Wirtz latest:<\/strong> The German attacker flew into the UK last night (Manchester rather than Liverpool; just logistics rather then a dramatic change of heart) and has already undergone and successfully completed the first part of his medical in Liverpool.
Like a sofa delivery, the best we have on part two is that it will be \u201clater today\u201d. What we do know is that Wirtz spent his first night in the city yesterday and arrived at Liverpool\u2019s training ground at 08.30 this morning. Sky Sports news have wobbly footage of his van going through a traffic barrier at the club\u2019s AXA Training Centre.
Club World Cup:<\/strong> With the group stage approaching halfway \u2013 blimey, that went quick \u2013 it\u2019s time to take stock of key issues surrounding the expanded tournament. Alexander Abnos does that here.
The 2025\/26 SPL fixtures have been released.<\/strong> New Rangers boss Russell Martin faces a trip to Motherwell for starters (Saturday 2 August) and will tackle his first Old Firm derby before the month is out. Champions Celtic host St Mirren in their Sunday opener (3 August).
Martin\u2019s two key early dates courtesy of PA Media\u2026
Motherwell v Rangers (August 2)
<\/strong>Martin kicks off his domestic campaign as Rangers head coach against a familiar opponent in new Motherwell manager Jens Berthel Asjou. The pair were team-mates at Norwich for two seasons as they clinched back-to-back promotions under Paul Lambert. Motherwell have been tricky opponents for Rangers recently \u2013 the Steelmen have taken seven points from the past four league meetings.
Rangers v Celtic (August 31)
<\/strong>The big two meet for the first time, as usual, just ahead of the first international break. Martin suffered 4-0 and 5-0 defeats against Celtic in a brief playing spell at Ibrox and will be under no illusion about the importance of making an impression against the champions.
Here\u2019s why Liverpool fans are still pacing up and down this morning.<\/strong> From seven years ago, one of the best-known examples of a late collapse. The club had done his video, picture and everything. Surely there will be no such problems with Florian Wirtz.
Club World Cup:<\/strong> Being used to the former, gentler format where there seemed to be just the odd game here and there for a few days, it\u2019s easy to lose track of what\u2019s going in the current bloated version.
There were four games again yesterday and, ideally for TikTok (presumably how the majority are following this), there was a Messi free-kick goal in Inter Miami\u2019s 2-1 win over FC Porto. That\u2019s the 68th time he\u2019s scored from a free-kick, and according to the internet that puts him four clear of Ronaldo.
Catch up with yesterday\u2019s games here:
And here\u2019s today\u2019s fixtures: All times BST
Group C:<\/strong> Benfica v Auckland City \u2013 5pm
Group D:<\/strong> Flamengo v Chelsea \u2013 7pm
Group D:<\/strong> LAFC v Es Tunis \u2013 11pm
Group C: <\/strong>Bayern Munich v Boca Juniors \u2013 2am
Liverpool:<\/strong> While Florian Wirtz prepares to touch his toes and go \u201cahhhhhh\u201d while a doctor holds a wooden lolly stick on his tongue, here\u2019s some more positive Liverpool news: Mo Salah and Alexis Mac Allister have been shortlisted for the PFA Players\u2019 Player of the Year award.
Manchester United\u2019s Bruno Fernandes, Newcastle\u2019s Alexander Isak, Chelsea\u2019s Cole Palmer and Arsenal\u2019s Declan Rice are the other four contenders for the award voted for by their peers.
Suprisingly hot weather in the UK has us thinking more of rolled backhands and cover drives but THE FOOTBALL never stops and there\u2019s plenty to get stuck into both home and abroad.
The rush of four games a day at the Club World Cup continues with Chelsea in action in the second of those and back on these shores there\u2019s the little matter of the British transfer record being broken as Liverpool fans look for white smoke coming out of Anfield to signal that Florian Wirtz has completed his medical.
We\u2019ll have all the latest transfer news, delve into all the other big football stories and generally make it worthwhile for you to keep refreshing this page as you sit in the garden with a mojito and break it to the dog that it\u2019s too hot for a walk.<\/p>\n

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