The Offside Daily – Manchester United’s technology boost, Tottenham defenders extends deal and transfer rumours
10 of the biggest football stories of the day:
1. Manchester United’s Carrington training ground has had new hi-tech cameras installed so Louis Van Gaal can keep a close eye on his players.
2. All football personnel in the top eight tiers of English football are now no longer allowed to bet on the sport at all.
3. Richard Dunne has retired from International football but will continue to play for QPR.
4. The Football Conference will now allow the use of artificial 3G pitches for league games from the 2015-16 season.
5. Danny Rose has signed a new five year contract with Tottenham.
6. The Milk cup match between Northern Ireland and Mexico was cut short due to violence which resulted in 4 players being sent off (BBC Sport)
7. Spanish football club Cultural Leonesa have played their first match in their new ‘tuxedo kit’ and the photo has found its way online through social media. (Twitter)
8. Tom Huddlestone had a mare after first having his penalty saved, then missing an easy rebound in Hull’s first ever European game, watch the video here: (Daily Mail)
9. David Nugent scores a belter in preseason against Walsall, he won’t score many better than this. (Who Ate All the Pies)
10. We already have a few miss of the season candidates but we can’t see this effort by Vladimir Bystrov of Krasnodar being topped easily. (Metro)
And 5 transfer stories that will not go away:
1. Angel Di Maria – Real Madrid to Manchester United/PSG – £47 Million
2. Fabio Borini – Liverpool to Sunderland – £14 Million
3. Marouane Fellaini – Manchester United to Napoli – £18 Million
4. Alberto Moreno – Atletico Madrid to Liverpool – £20 Million
5. Samuel Eto’o – Unattached to West Ham/QPR – Free
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