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Papers: Parish tells Liverpool £50m Sarr move was 'never going to happen'

The top stories and transfer rumours from Saturday's newspapers...

Ancelotti unhappy with pitch after Brazil draw in Australia

Members of both Brazil's and Australia's squads have voiced their displeasure with the playing surface at the Queensland Country Bank Stadium following their 1-1 draw on Friday evening.

Klopp is ready to lead Germany to salvation, but he'll do things his way

After 858 days, Jürgen Klopp is back in management with Germany. A 1-1 draw with Netherlands showed a bit of what we can expect as he seeks to turn things around.

'In his prime!' Can Purdy lead 49ers to Super Bowl contention?

There isn't a more unusual or more fluctuating expectation spectrum than that of Brock Purdy, who has seen to the San Francisco 49ers flying out of the blocks through two weeks of the NFL season.

Tennis scores from Team Europe vs Team World at the Laver Cup

Socceroos denied famous win as late Brazil goal cancels out Irankunda stunner

Australia 1-1 Brazil in international friendly in Townsville Irankunda hits free kick before Rayan equalises deep in added time It was a Friday night in which the stars descended on Townsville. There was Bruno Guimarães, Raphinha and Vinícius Júnior in the Brazilian XI, with Endrick leading the line and Estêvão out on the flank, all instructed by Carlo Ancelotti in the dugout. But on this evening, their limelight was stolen by Australia’s star boy Nestory Irankunda. His magnificent 68th-minute free kick may have been cancelled out at the death by Rayan’s header, ensuring Australia and Brazil shared a 1-1 draw at Queensland Country Bank Stadium, but on a night in which some of the planet’s biggest and best were on hand, Irankunda stood up to be counted. Continue reading...

Connelly's must-see international soccer: Cape Verde's return to action, USMNT kids

FIFA has served up a veritable feast of soccer with the first-ever three-week September international window. So what should you look out for? Bill Connelly casts his eye across the fixture list.

Pocognoli deserves time but Scottish FA must also prove its credentials

Scotland’s unproven head coach represents a gamble made by an organisation that could do without another embarrassing episode If time is the commodity most cherished by a manager, Sébastien Pocognoli’s decision to lead Scotland is no surprise. Host nation status for Euro 2028 means it will be exceptionally difficult for them not to qualify for the tournament. In the Nations League, starting on Saturday in Slovenia, Pocognoli can experiment without fear of serious consequence. The 39-year-old has taken over a national team that represents a country which had not only – and partly unfairly – grown weary of Steve Clarke but screamed for a brave new dawn. The public wants what the public gets. They are unlikely to turn on Pocognoli, even if the start to his international management career proves bumpy. Continue reading...

Juventus held talks for Borussia Dortmund and Italy talent Inacio in June

Transfer expert Fabrizio Romano reports that Juventus were among the clubs that asked for information...

Zidane waited for France - now can he harness their star power?

Zinedine Zidane says he waited for the France job, but what will he bring to the role after five years out of management?

Zidane feeling 'immense emotion' ahead of debut as France coach

Zinedine Zidane was asked if taking charge of his first France game on Friday will feel just as special as his playing debut for Les Bleus more than 30 years ago.

Reyna legacy grows with Carolina named to U.S. U17 WWC roster

Carolina Reyna, sister of United States men's national team midfielder Gio Reyna, has been named to the United States' U17 Women's World Cup roster.

Scaloni: Time is right for Messi's Argentina farewell

Argentina coach Lionel Scaloni said now is the right time for Lionel Messi's international farewell amid uncertainty about his own future in charge of the national team.

Chelsea lead race for Scott - Friday's gossip

Chelsea target Bournemouth's Alex Scott, Bayern Munich are interested in Dani Olmo and Jude Bellingham denies Manchester City interest.

How PSG's Ballon d'Or duo are pushing each other on

While there can only be one winner, team-mates Ousmane Dembele and Khvicha Kvaratskhelia are backing each other to win the Ballon d'Or.

Sandro Mazzola obituary

Outstanding footballer who won two European Cups with Internazionale and a World Cup runners-up medal with Italy The Italian footballer Sandro Mazzola, who has died aged 83, was a supremely gifted forward who won two European Cups and four Serie A titles during 17 years with his only club, Internazionale of Milan. With Italy’s national side he won the European Championship in 1968 and played in the 4-1 defeat by Pelé ’s Brazil in the final of the 1970 World Cup. He was six years old when his father, Valentino Mazzola, the captain of an invincible Torino team and of Italy, died aged 30, along with the rest of the team, when their chartered plane, returning in bad weather from a friendly fixture in Lisbon in May 1949, crashed into the Superga hill overlooking Turin, killing everyone on board. The demise of Il Grande Torino , as they were known, traumatized the nation. Continue reading...

Vinícius Júnior et al land in unlikely outpost of Townsville as Brazil reboot begins | Joey Lynch

The Seleção’s rebuild after their latest World Cup exit begins against the Socceroos in a place better known for rugby league than joga bonito It’s a safe bet that Vinícius Júnior, who plays week in and week out for Real Madrid at the Santiago Bernabéu, doesn’t know about North Queensland Fury. Why would he? Indeed, it is likely that none of the Brazil side that landed in Townsville on Thursday are aware of Australian football’s history in the region. Nor, perhaps, the city itself, until recently. Maybe in the spirit of cultural exchange, then, Raphinha will be posting #BringBackTheFury on his Instagram page by the time the Seleção depart the Sunshine State next week. Such a post would only feel slightly more surreal than the Barcelona attacker rubbing shoulders at Townsville airport with almost 80 junior rugby league sides from around Queensland, jetting in for the Gordon Tallis Cup . Continue reading...

International break preview: USMNT's next generation, Messi's farewell, more

There's a lot happening in international soccer: from the U.S. youth movement to Lionel Messi's farewell.