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Michael Carrick rejects ‘ridiculous’ talk of easy start to Manchester United season

Michael Carrick has dismissed suggestions that facing promoted Hull and Ipswich constituted a favourable start to the season for Manchester United

Liverpool see £50m bid for Yankuba Minteh rejected by Brighton

Liverpool have had a £50m bid for winger Yankuba Minteh rejected by Brighton, and are continuing their pursuit of PSG’s Bradley Barcola

‘Enzo is a Chelsea player,’ says Alonso but doesn’t guarantee Fernández’s future

Xabi Alonso has refused to offer any guarantee that Chelsea will hold firm if Manchester City try to sign Enzo Fernández

Maracanã to host opening game and final at next year’s Women’s World Cup

The schedule for next year’s Women’s World Cup in Brazil has been released with the opening game and final to played at Rio de Janeiro’s Maracanã

Arteta demands ‘desire and ambition’ for title defence and says Lewis-Skelly will stay

Mikel Arteta has called on Arsenal to prove they have the desire to defend their title and insisted Myles Lewis-Skelly will not be leaving in this transfer window

Robot building and Essien: Yirenkyi’s circuitous path to Premier League

Coventry’s £26m record signing from Nordsjælland, a Right to Dream academy graduate, is set to make a big top-flight impact

West Ham condemn ‘offensive and divisive’ chant about Israel winger Manor Solomon

West Ham have urged fans to stop singing chant with an anti-Palestine message that was heard during their 2-2 draw with Burnley

PSG’s Ligue 1 home opener moved to Rennes after pitch damaged by heat

Paris Saint-Germain will face Rennes in Brittany because the Parc des Princes playing surface is a risk to ‘the safety and wellbeing of the players’