The Offside Daily – Arsenal player suffers injury, Chelsea boss on goalkeepers and more…

10 of the biggest football stories of the day:

1. Luis Suarez made his long awaited Barcelona debut in a friendly at the Nou Camp against Mexican side Club Leon.

2. Jose Mourinho hopes that Petr Cech will choose to stay at the club, despite Thibaut Courtois being chosen ahead of him against Burnley.

3. James Alexander Gordon, the voice of the classified results on the BBC for over 35 years has sadly passed away, aged 78.

4. Arsene Wenger says the prestige of competing in the Champions League is more important than the financial rewards that it brings.

5. Kieran Gibbs has been ruled out for three weeks with a hamstring problem that he picked up during Arsenal’s match against Crystal Palace.

6. The fan that ran onto the pitch and took a free-kick during the match between West Ham and Tottenham Hotspur has been charged. (BBC News)

7. The ever entertaining Mario Balotelli is the latest star to complete the Ice Bucket Challenge and his reaction is comical. (Purely Football)

8. Legia Warsaw’s appeal against their expulsion from the Champions League has been rejected by the Court of Arbitration of Sport. (Guardian)

9. Corinthians midfielder Petros has been banned for six months for shoving a referee from behind during a match. (USA Today)

10. In contrast, Martin Olsson has been banned for three matches by the FA after a similar incident in which he also pushed a referee. (Sky Sports)

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