The Offside Daily – Liverpool striker’s future in ‘own hands,’ Chelsea fans banned and LVG forgets defenders first name

Posted on July 22, 2015 in The Offside Daily

1. Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers says Mario Balotelli’s future is in his own hands.

2. USA forward Alex Morgan will become the first woman to be on the cover of a FIFA.

3. Four Chelsea fans have been banned from attending football games for five years following a racial incident on the Paris underground.

4. Leeds United and Eintracht Frankfurt have been arrested for brawls following their friendly game.

5. Raheem Sterling scored his first Manchester City goal within 2 minutes of coming on as a substitute during a pre-season friendly with Roma…

6. …but only after doing thid with his first touch as a City player. (Mirror)

7. An AC Milan fan has giant ‘Inzaghi 9’ tattoo covering his whole back. (Mirror)

8. Championship Manager legend Cherno Samba retires, causing sorrow amongst gamers. (Metro)

9. A member of the public who happens to be called Andres Iniesta causes confusion on Instagram. (Mirror)

10. Louis van Gaal calls Chris Smalling ‘Mike’ during a press conference. (BBC Sport)

5 Transfer Rumours that won’t go away:

1. Marco Reus – Borrusia Dortmund to Liverpool – £46m

2. Thomas Muller – Bayern Munich to Manchester United – Undisclosed

3. John Stones – Everton to Chelsea – £26m

4. Matheiu Flamini – Arsenal to Galatasary – £2.8m

5. Emmanuel Adebayor – Tottenham to Aston Villa – Undisclosed

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