Lionel Messi is close to joining Paris Saint-Germain after leaving Barcelona.
The 34-year-old is expected to sign a two-year contract next week, worth £25m a year after tax, with the option of a further year.
Luton players will not take a knee before matches at the start of the 2021/22 season, the club has confirmed.
The decision, reached unanimously by the players, has been taken because the club fears the gesture has been “misrepresented as a political statement.”
Team news, stats, kick-off and how to follow ahead of Leicester City vs Manchester City in the 2021 Community Shield at Wembley on Saturday.
Team news
Leicester will be without centre-back Wesley Fofana for the Community Shield clash after he fractured his fibula in Wednesday’s pre-season fixture against Villarreal.
The match Stoke City – Reading for the Championship of England will be held on August 7 (Saturday) from 17:00. Reading started last season as the early goal scorers and then somehow managed to break into the playoffs. Since the beginning of February, the Royals have won just five of their 20 league games.
Stoke City is 2.05 to win. The draw in the match is rated with 3.25. Reading is 3.80 to win. Watch our full football TV program.
The match Troyes – PSG from Ligue 1 of France will be held on August 7 (Saturday) from 22:00. PSG begin their quest to fight for the Ligue 1 title as a guest at the newly lifted Troyes this Saturday, and although a victory is expected for Mauricio Pochettino’s team, they can be made to work for it by the Ligue 2 champions.
Odds for Troyes to win are 12.00. The draw in the match is assessed with 6.00. The odds for PSG to win are 1.25. Watch our full football TV program.
The match Botev Plovdiv – Slavia Sofia for the First League of Bulgaria will be held on August 7 (Saturday) at 18:45. Slavia Sofia have not lost in their last 4 matches. Slavia Sofia have not lost in their last 7 away matches. During the last 20 meetings with Botev PD as host, Botev PD has won 11 times.
Botev Plovdiv is 2.30 to win. The draw in the match is rated with 3.20. Slavia Sofia is 2.90 to win. Watch our full football TV program.
The match Beroe – Cherno More for the First League of Bulgaria will be held on August 7 (Saturday) from 21:00. As a host, Beroe has not lost to the Cherno More in the last 3 meetings between them. Cherno More have not lost in their last 5 matches. Beroe are in a winning streak of 4 matches.
Beroe is 2.37 to win. The draw in the match is rated with 3.20. The coefficient for the victory of the Cherno More is 2.80. Watch our full football TV program.
Lionel Messi is said to be “shocked” and “surprised” at the dramatic revelation on Thursday that Barcelona could not re-sign him.
The Argentine is at his home in Barcelona, taking time with his father and agent Jorge to come to terms with what has happened and analyse his options for the future.
Football Manager players will no longer be able to manage ‘Manchester United’, following a settlement between the club and the games developer Sports Interactive.
Instead, from FM22 onwards, the Manchester United football club will be renamed “Manchester UFC” or “Man UFC”, the games maker announced on Friday.
Harry Kane says he never refused to train with Tottenham and will return to the club on Saturday “as planned”.
Kane did not show up for pre-season tests on Monday as expected by Spurs, instead remaining on holiday in the Bahamas before travelling to Florida amid transfer interest from Manchester City.