Monday cannon fodder: Friendly BS transfer struggle

When Saturday Comes - Hell for leather: mystery surrounds the first ever World Cup final ball
From June: Eighty-eight years on, there is still a mystery surrounding which football was used in the first ever World Cup final.

Klopp: Nobody forgets the bullsh*t I say anymore - Football365
Jurgen Klopp talks sense about the senseless.

Alexis Sánchez shines but Manchester United held by San Jose Earthquakes | Football | The Guardian
José Mourinho made a host of changes during the club’s 0-0 draw with San Jose Earthquakes.

Liverpool 1-3 Borussia Dortmund: Pulisic scores twice against depleted Reds - BBC Sport
Borussia Dortmund come from behind to defeat Liverpool in Charlotte in the International Champions Cup.

Premier League teams face World Cup hangover after abridged pre-season | Paul Wilson | Football | The Guardian
116 Premier League players went to the World Cup, and only Bournemouth and Fulham are training for the new season with complete squads at their disposal.

The rush after Russia – Premier League clubs struggle with new transfer deadline | Football | The Guardian
With only three weeks until the Premier League window closes. activity will be squeezed into an uncomfortably short space of time because apparently England doesn't know how calendars work.

Everton and Barcelona take pioneering lead towards equality | Louise Taylor | Football | The Guardian
Groundbreaking initiatives on Merseyside and in Catalonia are helping to create a more level playing field.

Cristiano Ronaldo move to Juventus influenced by Spain tax rate - La Liga chief
Ronaldo left Real Madrid after nine seasons to join Italian champions Juventus in a €100m transfer earlier this month.

'It used to be about Man United-ness': how ICC changed the pre-season friendly | Football | The Guardian
The International Champions Cup has been on a mission to change summer warm-ups into something worth playing for.