The Offside Daily – Signings for Chelsea and Newcastle United, Liverpool star to Kosovo? And twitter hashtag hilarity
10 of the biggest football stories of the day:
1. Barcelona are set to open talks with Liverpool striker Luis Suarez over a move to the Camp Nou.
2. Chelsea have now confirmed the signing of Atletico Madrid striker Diego Costa for £32 million.
3. Newcastle United have announced the signing of Ajax captain Siem De Jong on a six year deal.
4. Former Swansea boss Michael Laudrup has been appointed as coach of Qatari side Lekhwiya.
5. The last eight teams left in the World Cup all happened to win their group in the tournament.
6. A US referee had died after being punched in the head by a player in the US state of Michigan. (BBC News)
7. Epping Primary School has banned lunchtime football due to ‘inappropriate language.’ (BBC News)
8. Kosovan Superleague Hajvalia has offered to loan Luis Suarez so he can play football during his four month ban. (Telegraph)
9. After a wonderful goalkeeping display in the USA’s 2-1 defeat to Belgium, the hashtag #ThingsTimHowardCouldSave appeared. (Metro)
10. VIDEO – Angel Di Maria makes a mess of the ‘Rabona’ skill. (Metro)
And 5 transfer stories that will not go away:
1. Arturo Vidal – Juventus to Manchester United – £48 million
2. Mathieu Debuchy – Newcastle United to Arsenal – £11 million
3. Xherdan Shaqiri – Bayern Munich to Liverpool – Undisclosed
4. Sandro – Tottenham to Napoli – £20 million
5. Danny Ings – Burnley to Multiple EPL Clubs – Undisclosed
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