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Guardiola: City may have to play Community Shield with second team

Pep Guardiola conceded Manchester City will have to play the Community Shield with an inexperienced side as much of his senior squad rests following the rigours of last season and...

Van Dijk in contention to make return from injury against Hertha Berlin

Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp has confirmed centre-back Virgil van Dijk is in contention to make his long-awaited return from injury in Thursday's pre-season friendly with Hertha Berlin. Van Dijk appeared just...

Ronaldo 'will stay' with Juventus, claims Nedved

Cristiano Ronaldo will remain with Juventus despite speculation he will depart before the new season, according to the Serie A club's vice-president Pavel Nedved The Portugal international is into the final...

Depay fully aware of Barcelona expectancy after first goal

Memphis Depay claimed he will thrive on the expectancy at Barcelona after scoring his first goal for the club in a friendly match. The Netherlands forward converted an 85th-minute penalty as...

Nagelsmann shrugs off Bayern fan taunts

Julian Nagelsmann shrugged off the abuse he received from a small section of Bayern Munich supporters during a friendly against Ajax. In his first game at the Allianz Arena a pocket...

Klopp staying patient as Van Dijk and Gomez impress in pre-season training

Jurgen Klopp revealed Virgil van Dijk and Joe Gomez have looked "really good" in pre-season training with Liverpool, though made clear the need for patience over the returning duo. Van Dijk and fellow centre-back...

Colchester United 0-3 Tottenham: Son, Lucas & Alli on target in Nuno's first win

Tottenham claimed their first win under Nuno Espirito Santo as they beat Colchester United 3-0 in a friendly. Held by Leyton Orient as they started their pre-season preparations last Saturday, Spurs offered...

Koeman feeling positive after Barcelona begin pre-season with hard-fought victory

Ronald Koeman was left feeling positive for the future after Barcelona kicked off their pre-season campaign with a hard-fought 4-0 win over 10-man Gimnastic at the Estadi Johan Cruyff. Albania striker...

Quarantine rules force Man City to scrap Troyes trip

Manchester City's pre-season preparations suffered a double blow on Wednesday as a friendly against Troyes was cancelled due to a change in quarantine rules and another fixture against Preston North...

Mane scores but Liverpool held in two shortened friendlies in Austria

A youthful Liverpool side played out a 1-1 draw with Wacker Innsbruck in their first 30-minute friendly in Austria before a stronger Reds side were held to the same scoreline...