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Devon & Cornwall Police have called a press conference for 16:30

They can, they have and they will

It's nice enough. Looks like they learned some lessons from the PL kit 2yrs ago and made some tweaks to improve upon that Not sure about the black socks, that feels very Sheffield United to me

Has tomorrow's date on that ad poster so not long to wait

The last 8 France v Morocco Spain v Belgium Norway v England Argentina v Switzerland

Nope...

Ding ding ding, we have a winner: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cn0v9l9x0g8t

FIFA President Gianni Infantino: “I have seen the public comments regarding the decision of the independent FIFA Disciplinary Committee related to the suspension of Folarin Balogun, and I would like to reiterate a fundamental principle of FIFA’s governance. “FIFA’s judicial bodies are independent. They operate autonomously, apply the FIFA Disciplinary Code, and decide cases based on the applicable regulations and the specific facts before them. Their independence is essential to the credibility and integrity of football, and this must always be respected. “Yes, I regularly discuss matters related to the FIFA World Cup with the President of the United States, and on this matter, I did receive a call from President Donald Trump, just as I receive calls from heads of state, government officials, football stakeholders and business executives from around the world on many different issues. During our conversation, I explained that there was an ongoing legal process involving FIFA’s independent judicial bodies and that the case would be decided in due course by the competent bodies. That is how FIFA’s system works, and it is a principle that I will always uphold. “I read the decisions of the FIFA Disciplinary Committee when they are issued. Sometimes I am surprised by them. Sometimes I agree with them, and sometimes I disagree. “What I always do, however, is respect those decisions and the autonomy of the bodies that make them. Whether we personally like a decision or not is irrelevant. Respect for independent institutions and the rule of law is what protects the integrity of our competitions and the credibility of FIFA at all times.”

It gets worse!

42 days... investigation was formally opened on May 21

Suppose this belongs here too... update:

Update:

Daily Mail: Leeds submit new offer of £23m guaranteed + add-ons for Shea Charles, getting them closer to Southampton's £30m valuation

Could he? We play with one up top and they need to be someone to play up to and off of Adam Armstrong couldn’t hack that role despite having a better scoring record and more physicality than Ballard People need to pump the brakes on Ballard a bit I feel

U-turned and decided to sign for Rangers instead… ah well, don’t want people who don’t want to be here enough. European football and closer to home in South Shields, fair enough I suppose

Yeah fair point, they do like a Thursday kit release so it's stocked up for the weekend

Based purely on the fact they posted about it for the first time on Monday encouraging people to sign up for alerts, I reckon next Monday. A week of promoting that it's coming and trying to harvest some data from fans and maybe doing some players returning for preseason content at the end of this week, then drop the new kit next week, a little under two weeks before the first preseason friendly.

Paul Joyce has confirmed in the Telegraph that Middlesbrough and Everton have reached an agreement for Hayden Hackney £16.5m guaranteed initial fee £5m based on Everton appearances £3m possible in event of England caps + UCL qualification with Everton

Genuinely not sure if this is an attempt at banter, but Saints are playing Eastleigh in the first preseason game on Saturday, July 18

They usually launch in the first week or so of July, not long before the first time they're worn in preseason (Eastleigh, July 18)

Selling the shirt and stadium sponsorship to themselves in a roundabout way via Etihad Airways probably helps