The Offside Daily – One in, One out at Manchester United, Arsenal boss blast referee and Barcelona ban upheld
10 of the biggest stories of the day:
1. FIFA have rejected Barcelona’s appeal against their transfer ban, the club will be unable to buy any players in the next two transfer windows.
2. Manchester United are close to securing the signing of Sporting Lisbon defender Marcos Rojo, with Nani possibly going in the other direction on loan.
3. Malky Mackay is set to become the new manager at Crystal Palace in the next 48 hours.
4. Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has described the decision to send Aaron Ramsay off in the clubs 0-0 Champions League draw against Besiktas as ‘unbelievable.’
5. Swansea have completed the signing of Argentinian defender Federico Fernandez for a reported £8m.
6. A refugee football team in Glasgow is looking to bring unity to the city. (Guardian)
7. The Glazer family have ruled out selling Manchester United for five years. (Guardian)
8. The manager of Hull United AFC is paying fans to attend his teams games. (Hull Daily Mail)
9. A Dutch newspaper has had to apologise for reporting the false news that Johan Cruyff had died. (Metro)
10. VIDEO – It was a bad day at the office for Everton U21’s goalkeeper Jindrich Stanek. (Metro)
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