The Offside Daily – One out for Liverpool and Manchester City, Admiration for Manchester United manager and transfer rumours
10 of the biggest football stories of the day:
1. Liverpool goalkeeper Pepe Reina is set to leave the club and join Bayern Munich.
2. Sunderland have completed the signing of Jack Rodwell for £10 million from Manchester City.
3. England’s top referee Howard Webb has retired from the profession after 25 years.
4. Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers has told the press that he admires Manchester United boss Louis Van Gaal.
5. Top female footballers are outraged at the decision to hold the 2015 World Cup on artificial pitches.
6. Has Lionel Messi produced the worst haircut of all time? Decide for yourself…(but no, he hasn’t) (Mirror)
7. Scandal in Russia, as female supporters are strip searched at a game in Kazan. (Eurosport)
8. Sierre Leone has followed Liberia’s lead and stopped all football activity due to the Ebola outbreak in the region. (BBC Sport)
9. Rhianna is eager to buy a ‘UK Soccer club’ according to reports. (TVNZ)
10. An AIK player was forced to borrow a fans replica shirt in a game against Gothenberg. (Metro)
And 5 transfer stories that will not go away:
1. Juan Cuadrado – Fiorentina to Manchester United – £29 million
2. Fraser Forster – Celtic to Southampton – £8 million
3. Thomas Vermaelen – Arsenal to Barcelona/Manchester United – £10 million
4. Daniel Agger – Liverpool to Arsenal – £12 million
5. Micah Richards – Manchester City to Everton – Undisclosed
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