The Offside Daily – England Women return home, Liverpool appoint new assistant and Southampton face legal battle.

10 of the biggest football stories of the day:

1. England players return home to a rapturous reception following their 3^rd place finish at the Women’s World Cup.

2. Southampton face a legal battle with Atletico Madrid over a release clause if they are to sign defender Toby Alderweireld.

3. Liverpool have appointed former Bournemouth manager Sean O’Driscoll as Brendan Rodgers’ new assistant at Anfield.

4. Ex-England skipper Steven Gerrard was unveiled as an LA Galaxy player to a hero’s welcome.

5. Cristiano Ronaldo stormed out of an interview during which he was asked about Sergio Ramos’ future amid continued speculation the defender is destined for Old Trafford.

6. Micronesia has conceded 68 goals in 2 games, including shipping 38 against Fiji. (BBC Sport)

7. Witness Nigel Pearson’s sense of humour failure at being asked if he’s an ostrich (Mirror)

8. Rayo Vallecano release new kit to promote anti-homophobia campaign. (Metro)

9. Roman Abramovic caught out in the rain whilst cycling on holiday. (Mirror)

10, World Cup winner Mario Gotze’s amazing generosity to a fan who broke their games controller whilst playing FIFA as him. (Metro)

5 Transfer Rumours that won’t go away:

1, Christian Benteke – Aston Villa to Liverpool – £32.5m

2, Pedro – Barcelona to Arsenal – Undisclosed

3, Matt Phillips – QPR to West Brom – £10m

4, Yannick Ferreira Carrasco – Monaco to Tottenham – £18m

5, Asmir Begovic – Stoke City to Manchester United – Undisclosed

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