The Offside Daily – One out at Manchester City, one in for Southampton and Everton, and Manchester United star to miss semi?
10 of the biggest football stories of the day:
1. Luis Felipe Scolari has described Brazil’s 7-1 defeat to Germany last night as the ‘worst day’ of his life.
2. Meanwhile, Germany striker Miroslav Klose broke Ronaldo’s record for most goals in World Cup finals history.
3. Everton have signed Manchester City midfielder Gareth Barry on a three-year deal.
4. Southampton have confirmed the signing of FC Twente midfielder Dusan Tadic for £10m.
5. Manchester United striker Robin Van Persie is a doubt ahead of the Netherlands World Cup semi final against Argentina.
6. An English football fan is set for a long jail sentence after biting a chunk out of his girlfriends eat during England’s defeat to Italy. (Daily Mail)
7. VIDEO – Schoolgirl Erin Cuthbert has been dubbed ‘Little Miss Messi’ after scoring a wonder goal in a Cup game. (Daily Record)
8. Exeter City have transfer listed and stripped Danny Coles of the club captaincy after comments he made towards a fan on social media. (BBC Sport)
9. A women correctly predicted Germany’s 7-1 victory last night thanks to her sleep walking husband. (Metro)
10. Amateur football side London Box Sash FC held its very own open top bus parade in London. (Metro)
And 5 transfer stories that will not go away:
1. Remy Cabella – Montpellier to Newcastle United – £10 million
2. Xherdan Shaqiri – Bayern Munich to Roma – £17 million
3. Mehdi Benatia – Roma to Manchester City – £30 million
4. Divock Origi – Lille to Liverpool – £9.8 million
5. Eliaquim Mangala – Porto to Manchester City – £32 million
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