52 matches today. Times in UTC ### Argentina - Cup Talleres vs Colon - 30.08.2023 19:00 Argentinos Juniors vs San Martin San Juan - 30.08.2023 21:15 San Lorenzo vs Belgrano - 30.08.2023 23:30 ### Brazil - Serie B Novorizontino vs Ituano FC - 31.08.2023 00:00 ### England - EFL Cup Chelsea vs Wimbledon - 30.08.2023 20:45 Harrogate Town vs Blackburn - 30.08.2023 20:45 Nottm Forest vs Burnley - 30.08.2023 20:45 Sheff Utd vs Lincoln - 30.08.2023 20:45 Doncaster vs Everton - 30.08.2023 21:00 ### Finland - Veikkausliiga FC Lahti vs FC Inter Turku - 30.08.2023 17:00 ### Germany - Regionalliga Southwest FCA Walldorf vs FSV Frankfurt - 30.08.2023 19:00 Hessen Kassel vs Eintracht Frankfurt II - 30.08.2023 19:00 TuS Koblenz vs Hoffenheim II - 30.08.2023 19:00 ### INT - Champions League Qualification AEK Athens vs Royal Antwerp - 30.08.2023 21:00 FC København vs Rakow Czestochowa - 30.08.2023 21:00 PSV Eindhoven vs Rangers - 30.08.2023 21:00 ### Iceland - Besta deildin FH Hafnarfjordur vs KA Akureyri - 30.08.2023 19:30 ### Iran - Persian Gulf Pro League Zob Ahan vs Havadar SC - 30.08.2023 18:00 Aluminium vs Shams Azar - 30.08.2023 18:30 Foolad vs Persepolis - 30.08.2023 20:00 ### Italy - Serie B Bari vs Cittadella - 30.08.2023 20:30 Catanzaro vs Spezia - 30.08.2023 20:30 Sampdoria vs Venezia - 30.08.2023 20:30 Ternana vs Cremonese - 30.08.2023 20:30 ### Mexico - Liga MX Apertura Toluca vs Monterrey - 31.08.2023 03:00 Querétaro vs Atlas - 31.08.2023 03:06 Tigres vs Santos - 31.08.2023 05:00 ### Mexico - Liga de Expansion MX Apertura Tepatitlan FC vs Cancun FC - 31.08.2023 01:00 Tlaxcala FC vs Celaya - 31.08.2023 03:05 Atletico La Paz vs Cimarrones - 31.08.2023 05:05 ### Poland - Ekstraklasa Pogon Szczecin vs Slask Wroclaw - 30.08.2023 18:30 ### Russia - Cup Grp. A Sochi vs CSKA - 30.08.2023 16:15 ### Russia - Cup Grp. B Rostov vs Lokomotiv - 30.08.2023 18:30 ### Russia - Cup Grp. C Akhmat vs Krylya Sovetov - 30.08.2023 16:15 Baltika vs Zenit - 30.08.2023 18:30 ### United States - Major League Soccer Atlanta United vs Cincinnati - 31.08.2023 01:30 Charlotte FC vs Orlando - 31.08.2023 01:30 Inter Miami CF vs Nashville SC - 31.08.2023 01:30 New England vs NY Red Bulls - 31.08.2023 01:30 NYCFC vs Montreal - 31.08.2023 01:30 Toronto vs Philadelphia - 31.08.2023 01:30 Austin FC vs Seattle Sounders - 31.08.2023 02:30 Chicago vs Vancouver - 31.08.2023 02:30 Houston vs Columbus - 31.08.2023 02:30 Minnesota vs Colorado - 31.08.2023 02:30 St. Louis City vs Dallas - 31.08.2023 02:30 Portland vs Salt Lake - 31.08.2023 04:30 San Jose vs LA Galaxy - 31.08.2023 04:30 ### United States - USL Championship Rio Grande Valley FC vs San Antonio FC - 31.08.2023 02:00 New Mexico United vs Las Vegas Lights FC - 31.08.2023 03:00 Phoenix Rising FC vs Sacramento Republic FC - 31.08.2023 04:30 ### United States - USL League One Richmond Kickers vs Central Valley Fuego FC - 31.08.2023 01:00 Data from fotmob.com

15 matches today. Times in UTC ### Brazil - Serie B Londrina EC vs Atletico GO - 18.08.2023 00:00 Vila Nova vs Mirassol - 18.08.2023 02:30 ### INT - Europa League Qualification HJK vs Qarabag FK - 17.08.2023 18:00 Häcken vs Zalgiris Vilnius - 17.08.2023 19:00 Breidablik vs Zrinjski Mostar - 17.08.2023 19:30 BATE Borisov vs FC Sheriff - 17.08.2023 20:00 Genk vs Olympiacos - 17.08.2023 20:00 Ludogorets Razgrad vs FC Astana - 17.08.2023 20:00 SC Dnipro-1 vs Slavia Prague - 17.08.2023 20:00 ### Iran - Persian Gulf Pro League Esteghlal vs Malavan - 17.08.2023 18:00 ### Mexico - Liga MX Apertura Monterrey vs Tijuana - 18.08.2023 01:00 ### Mexico - Liga de Expansion MX Apertura UDG vs Venados - 18.08.2023 01:05 ### Russia - Second League Division A Silver Group First Stage Chertanovo Moscow vs Tekstilshchik - 17.08.2023 16:00 ### Saudi Arabia - Saudi Professional League Damac FC vs Al Riyadh - 17.08.2023 17:00 Al Khaleej vs Al Ahli - 17.08.2023 20:00 Data from fotmob.com

With a 10:3 ratio in support for migrating the community off of lemmy.world as suggested by [@[email protected]](https://sopuli.xyz/u/Blaze) in this [post](https://lemmy.world/post/22907596), we will run a trial period of migrating the community over to [[email protected]](https://lemm.ee/c/football) ### Trial period We will run a trial period of 2 months on lemm.ee to see how stable the instance is. Since all of you who discussed potential instances only had good things to say about the instance, expect the trial period to just be formality though. ### Locking down [email protected] The FootballAutoMod has been configured to automatically lock down any new posts and tell the posters to repost in the new community. While I could lock the community completely, I think this solution might help inform those of you who maybe don't check in on the community regularly. ### Why lemm.ee It's a moderately large EU-based instance with little to no drama as far as I know. The admin team seems to be competent and maintains a neutral stance with few defederations across the fediverse. The instance also got multiple recommendations amongst our users.

Uefa has been accused of presenting “completely untrue” evidence to its own independent inquiry into the near-disaster at the 2022 Champions League final, to protect its safety and security unit – headed by the president’s best friend – from criticism.

Let me preface this with the confession that I was the one person who supported the Super League. But hot take and this in not a likely prediction or anything, but very much a hot take. If a major change in the football landscape is incoming it's the fifa club world cup gaining relevance. I say this bc if Saudi Arabia can have 6 teams stacked with top players and a decent league around that you have another massive league, meanwhile Qatar and the MLS are attracting top players too. If there can be 5 Non European leagues which have 2 teams that are UCL level an expansion would make sense. But if that happens, quality players will be spread across even more leagues and the bottom half teams across the European clubs will get worse and worse, clubs like Werder Bremen, Rayo Vallecano, Empoli cannot compete at a decent level in such a world. Best case scenario, the domestic season becomes an 18 game season with 10 teams in the top division with the fifa club world cup in whatever way its formatted being the primary revenue generator for top clubs. This could make the UCL either another competition or it could make it the lower tier competition. Perhaps smth like the Euros even.

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/744388 > “ Manchester City have pulled out of the race to sign Declan Rice, leaving the path clear for Arsenal to complete a £105m deal for the West Ham midfielder. > > Arsenal lodged a third offer of £100m plus £5m in add-ons on Tuesday night and are in talks with West Ham over the structure of the deal. City had a £90m bid rejected earlier in the day and do not want to go that high.”

Bonucci will be made available on the market with immediate effect.

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/3026362 > Article text: > > Apart from writing about sport for a living, I have undertaken training for several years as a psychotherapist. As part of the learning, I hope to start work soon among prisoners in a London jail. > At least one relative insists that there must be people in distress much more deserving of my time but I have argued that these future clients, locked away and easily forgotten in a creaking system, cannot all be written off as hopeless cases. I believe in second chances and, above all, the human potential for change. > And if you are wondering the point of this in a sports column, it is that the boss thought I should tackle the thorniest subject of all — no, not if Harry Kane is better off at Bayern Munich — but Mason Greenwood. Do we write him off? Hound him out of the game? Hope for the rehabilitation of his reputation? > > I cannot promise you a simple, clean answer because it is conflicted and horribly difficult and there are many valid, polarised opinions — and Greenwood has not been found guilty of anything. If therapy teaches us one thing, it is that life and people come with secrets, shadows, complexities, contradictions — and which of us, truly, knows Greenwood or all the facts fully enough to make a wise, comprehensive judgment? > But Manchester United have to make a decision imminently as his employers and the challenge for them is to prove that they looked beyond just the obvious financial imperatives. > Nike did not dawdle long on the dilemmas. A brand not renowned as sound ethical arbiters (see Lance Armstrong, Alberto Salazar etc) ditched the United striker even though charges of attempted rape, controlling and coercive behaviour and assault occasioning actual bodily harm were dropped by the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) in February. The CPS said there was “no longer a realistic prospect of conviction” after key witnesses withdrew their co-operation but the company still did not want the forward in their boots. > How nice for them to have that certainty about what is good for business. Most people I have spoken to about Greenwood — men, women, United fans and otherwise — are far more conflicted even if they are also very troubled. > They have heard tapes, perhaps seen some images on social media, made presumptions on snippets of unverified audio that linger. Alarming, distressing — enough to make any of us fret deeply about the right outcome — but never tested in court. > > I know sensible United fans who hope never to cheer Greenwood in a red shirt again — and also those who insist that a jury has not judged him and nor should we. Keeping the decision hanging for months suggests their club want to keep options open for as long as possible. > In trying to predict the outcome, history has taught us to be cynical; that the game, being a business, will always prize the economic value of great talent above all other considerations. > Perhaps in another walk of life, Greenwood might already have been dismissed. As employment lawyers have explained ever since the forward was suspended 19 months ago, a criminal burden of proof is different from an allegation of, say, bringing a company into disrepute. > Were he a kit man or cleaner, he would be much lower-profile but might also have seemed dispensable to any club. Playing assets, of course, are different. > No one is expecting Gareth Southgate to attempt to bring Greenwood back into representative, international football with England — the player was even seen training in Jamaica kit recently and could switch allegiances — but there have already been reports of plenty of club offers and opportunities. > Erik ten Hag, the United manager, has made his views clear internally and they may be pragmatic; that if a 21-year-old forward who has scored 35 goals in 129 appearances is allowed to resume his career, why should it not be at the club who have him contracted for another two years? > The final decision involves Richard Arnold, the chief executive, and the owners. United as an institution are not one you would trust over recent years to get much right, a commercial machine with a football club attached. > They will have heard from worried sponsors, alarmed fans and, indeed, members of the United women’s team, who, according to a report in this paper, have harboured concerns about Greenwood returning to the training ground. > United’s global stature loads on more scrutiny but no one thinks the forward, as a free man, will not be scoring goals again for somebody soon enough. This week he was seen working out in a park in Manchester. United are reportedly receiving his training data. So what next? > A loan deal is regarded by many as the likely outcome; protect the asset, see how he returns to the game and if he is still potentially a £100 million finisher. Sending him elsewhere buys time, allowing the toxicity to diminish a little. > I hear the reasons, but is that not a fudge? If Greenwood is to be brought back, is that process not better done among people who know him? Given the sensitivity and magnitude of allegations, would you not want to see exactly how he behaves not just on the pitch but daily around staff and colleagues? > Greenwood has been associated with United since he was six when he was picked out by an academy coach as a prodigy. He has recently become a father — boy and man at the club — so they know him better than anyone and whether he has properly faced up to such alarming allegations. > Taking responsibility for himself would be a necessary first step back. The therapist in me cares a lot more about that than the football writer wonders how many goals he might yet score for any team.

Gosens will travel to Germany as he’ll undergo medical tests and sign long term deal on Tuesday.

EXCLUSIVE: Joško Gvardiol to Man City, here we go! Agreement reached on the fee between City and Leipzig 🔵🇭🇷 🚨 Understand Gvardiol has completed the first part of medical tests today — deal on the verge of being signed. Gvardiol agreed personal terms one month ago with City.