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Miguel Delaney
Infantino arrives at his moment but football’s response is coming
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<p>Florian Wirtz will soon be a Liverpool player</p>

Liverpool agree record fee with Leverkusen for Germany star Wirtz

Wirtz, 22, is currently on holiday and will complete his transfer to Liverpool next week after a medical

<p>Fifa president Gianni Infantino unveiled his Club World Cup trophy inside the Oval Office</p>

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Infantino arrives at his moment but football’s response is coming

<p>United are understood to have made contact with Brentford over the signing of Bryan Mbeumo (Mike Egerton/PA)</p>

Liverpool agree British record fee for Wirtz; Mbeumo prefers Man Utd

Why Club World Cup could be transformative for a new Chelsea

Club World Cup

<p>Fifa president Gianni Infantino unveiled his Club World Cup trophy inside the Oval Office</p>

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Infantino arrives at his moment but football’s response is coming

<p>Victory at the Club World Cup could mean a number of different things to the competing teams from across the globe</p>

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Why Arsenal want Martin Zubimendi so badly

The Newcastle tactics that proved Eddie Howe is an elite manager

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Why Matheus Cunha is Man United’s best signing in years

The real reason Liverpool signed Jeremie Frimpong

Premier League

Florian Wirtz is close to completing a move to Anfield (Niall Carson/PA)

Saturday’s briefing: Liverpool agree club-record deal for Florian Wirtz

David Beckham says he is “immensely proud” to have been awarded a knighthood in the King’s Birthday Honours (Toby Melville/PA)

David Beckham ‘immensely proud’ over knighthood award in King’s Birthday Honours

David Beckham applauds Manchester United fans at Old Trafford (Martin Rickett/PA).

David Beckham’s rollercoaster journey from Leyton Orient trial to a knighthood

Thomas Frank, left, and Brentford forward Bryan Mbeumo (Steven Paston/PA)

Tottenham to rival Man Utd for Bryan Mbeumo following Thomas Frank appointment

European football

Marseille reach ‘agreement in principle’ to sign Angel Gomes

<p>Aleksander Ceferin is coming under pressure as Uefa president (Mike Egerton/PA)</p>

Uefa mutiny brewing as rebels plot challenge to Ceferin’s presidency

<p>Cristiano Ronaldo celebrates after scoring Portugal's winning goal</p>

Ronaldo sends Portugal past Germany to Nations League final amid drama

International football

<p>Michal Probierz has stepped down as Poland manager</p>

Poland manager resigns after Lewandowski threat

<p>Thomas Tuchel has a number of problems to solve with England</p>

Tuchel issues warning to England players in World Cup countdown

<p>England were booed off in only Thomas Tuchel’s fourth match in charge (Mike Egerton/PA)</p>

Tuchel opens up on whether he’ll stay England manager beyond World Cup

Football League

<p>Sheffield Wednesday face a troubled financial future</p>

Wednesday charged over failing to pay players as EFL sounds warning

<p>Charlton are back in the second tier of English football</p>

Charlton seal Championship return with Wembley win over Leyton Orient

<p>Jobe Bellingham helped Sunderland reach the promised land of the Premier League</p>

How Sunderland are set up to survive in the Premier League

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