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Mohamed Salah and Cody Gakpo were on target as Liverpool beat Athletic Club 3-2 in the second of two preseason friendlies at Anfield on Monday.

After a number of Liverpool’s fringe players had played out a 4-1 victory over the Spanish club earlier in the afternoon, head coach Arne Slot named a completely changed side for the late kick-off.

The hosts started well, with both Gakpo and Florian Wirtz going close before new signing Hugo Ekitike teed up Salah to score the opener inside 14 minutes.

While Liverpool dominated, Athletic Club equalised in the first half through Oihan Sancet, who was there to capitalise after Slot’s side failed to deal with a free-kick into the penalty area. However, Liverpool restored their lead after the break when Gakpo was on hand to tap home after Unai Simón had parried a long-range shot from Ryan Gravenberch.

Netherlands international quickly atoned for his error, scoring the winner after his powerful shot squirmed under Simon’s gloves 20 minutes from time, while Salah blazed a late penalty over the bar.

In the first game of the double-header, 16-year-old Rio Ngumoha opened the scoring with a stunning solo effort to continue his impressive preseason form. The teenager then swiftly turned provider, heading the ball down for Darwin Núñez to sweep in from close range inside five minutes.

Goals from Ben Doak and Harvey Elliott made sure of the victory for the Premier League champions before Athletic Club reduced the deficit through a header from Gorka Guruzeta in the second half.

Diogo Jota and his brother André Silva, with former Liverpool captain Phil Thompson and Athletic Club president Jon Uriarte laying wreaths in front of the Kop in tribute.

Jota’s song could also be heard ringing out from the stands throughout the evening and there was a period of applause in the 20th minute of both games in acknowledgment of Jota’s shirt number, which Liverpool confirmed they would be retiring last month.

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“I think in both games we created a lot of chances, scored seven goals — four in the first, three in the second — so that’s very pleasing to see because we definitely didn’t score every chance we had,” Slot told Liverpool’s club website. “Especially in the second game in the first half, I think we could have scored a few goals more than we did. So that pleased me most, the ability to create the chances and even to score seven goals over two games is also good.”

Captain Virgil van Dijk missed out through illness while defenders Conor Bradley and Joe Gomez were absent due to injuries. Goalkeeper Alisson Becker also wasn’t involved, having left Liverpool’s preseason tour of the Far East last week due to a personal matter.

Liverpool will travel to Wembley on Sunday to take on FA Cup winners Crystal Palace in the FA Community Shield before starting their Premier League campaign at home to Bournemouth on Aug. 14.

Asked whether he is excited by Liverpool’s new-look attack this season, Slot said: “Yeah, but we’ve also lost two quality players with Diogo [Jota] and Luis Díaz. But we’ve added with Hugo [Ekitike] definitely a player that’s going to be a very good player for us. Rio is showing good things every time in preseason.

“The other games in preseason, I think we’ve conceded a few chances too much. Today we hardly conceded anything at all, so that pleased me as well.

“But then to concede, especially in the second game, two set-piece goals, that’s not what you want — especially if you play Crystal Palace [on Sunday] who are a team that are very strong on set-pieces. That’s then another thing to work on — we’ve worked on that already but to work on that even more in the upcoming week. But players are fit, worked really hard, played some good football, defended really strong and good — apart from the two set-pieces.

Source: https://www.espn.com/soccer/story/_/id/45899785/rio-ngumoha-scores-again-liverpool-beat-athletic-club-friendly

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Forward Ally Watt has been traded from the Orlando Pride to 2026 NWSL expansion team Denver Summit FC, sources have told ESPN. The move makes Watt, a Colorado native, the first player in the team’s history.

Watt was immediately loaned back to the Orlando Pride, the club she helped win the 2024 NWSL Shield and NWSL Championship, for the remainder of the 2025 season.

Denver will play its first NWSL season next year.

In return, Orlando received $75,000 in expansion allocation money — which can be spent through the end of 2027 — and another $37,500 in transfer funds, a source told ESPN. The Pride also received salary cap relief as part of the loan agreement.

Watt played in Orlando’s first 13 games this season before missing Sunday’s match with an ankle injury. The 28-year-old has one goal and one assist on the season.

told ESPN in May. “If you start going down the list, Colorado has been fertile ground for this sport for a long time, and we’re going to dig into that, and we’re going to hire people that have made their names as a result of their upbringing in soccer in Colorado. For sure, that’s going to be a part of our DNA.”

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Intra-league loans are new to the NWSL this year and were approved in conjunction with other roster-building mechanisms for 2026 expansion teams Boston Legacy FC and Denver Summit FC.

Boston and Denver each has access to up to $1.065 million in allocation money, which allows teams to spend outside of the salary cap and transfer threshold. The league had previously announced that it was phasing out existing allocation money by Dec. 31, 2026, but the allocation money that originates with Boston and Denver can be spent through the end of 2027.

In the case of the Watt trade, that means Orlando has an additional year to use the $75,000.

On the manager front, ESPN previously reported that Denver was finalizing terms to hire former Manchester City and New York City FC head coach Nick Cushing to be its first manager.

Source: https://www.espn.com/soccer/story/_/id/45899285/orlando-pride-ally-watt-becomes-denver-summit-fc-first-signing-sources

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ATLANTA — Manchester United defender Leny Yoro has said the team are out for “revenge” after their worst season for more than 50 years.

United’s 15th-place finish was their lowest in the top-flight since relegation to the second division in 1974.

Ruben Amorim’s side have enjoyed a largely positive preseason tour of America with two wins and a draw against West Ham, Bournemouth and Everton.

Players and staff have arrived back in Manchester to go through their final preparation before the start of the new Premier League season.

And ahead of Arsenal’s visit to Old Trafford on Aug. 17, Yoro insisted this season “will be different” to last year’s disappointing campaign.

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Amorim will also be under the spotlight after a difficult start to his reign.

Yoro said he believes there will be critics hoping that United struggle again, but the Frenchman has backed the squad to cut out the outside noise and have a successful campaign.

“We are a big club,” Yoro said. “There are a lot of people that want us to fail and we know that. But there are also a lot of people that want us to do it, to do great things. We just focus on the fans, you know.

“We don’t care about what they say outside, about the media, everyone said bulls— about us last year.

“But I understand because we didn’t do really well. This season will be different, I hope for us. We don’t need to listen to this and just be focused on ourselves.”

Source: https://www.espn.com/soccer/story/_/id/45899102/man-united-gearing-revenge-season-leny-yoro

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United Soccer Coaches Release

STEPHENVILLE, Texas – For the third season in a row, Tarleton State Women’s Soccer was awarded the College Team Academic Award presented by the United Soccer Coaches, recognized for their exemplary performance in the classroom during the 2024-25 academic year.

A total of 697 soccer teams (283 men, 414 women) posted a team grade point average of 3.0 or higher, thereby earning the United Soccer Coaches Team Academic Award for the 2024-25 academic year.

Tarleton State Women’s Soccer was one of five Western Athletic Conference teams recognized for the Team Academic Award. Of these teams, Tarleton State ranked the highest with an overall team GPA of 3.74. This marks the third award winning season for the Texans, as well as head coach Pete Cuadrado‘s 20th time winning the team award.

“Proud to see the ladies get recognized for their hard work in the classroom, well deserved,” said head coach Cuadrado.

The squad excelled in the classroom during their fall season. Not only did the Texans set a new team GPA record, but they also posted the highest fall semester GPA by any Tarleton State program last year. The crew notched a 3.80 GPA while in their competition season and earned their first bid to the 2024 WAC Soccer Tournament. The team also set a new record with 17 student-athletes recording a perfect 4.0 term GPA. 

Tarleton State will start their season on the road against UTRGV on August 14th, followed by their home opener on Sunday, August 17th at 1 P.M. CDT against Houston Christian.

Source: https://tarletonsports.com/news/2025/8/4/womens-soccer-tarleton-state-womens-soccer-receives-college-team-academic-award-by-united-soccer-coaches.aspx

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Part one of Atlanta’s Summer of Soccer “rolled on to positive reviews from its final participants” — the four teams in the Premier League Summer Series who played a doubleheader of friendlies yesterday at Mercedes-Benz Stadium, according to Doug Roberson of the ATLANTA JOURNAL-CONSTITUTION. The only thing that some of the managers of the four clubs — Manchester United, Everton, West Ham and Bournemouth — said that “could be improved” in the $1.6B stadium was the “playing surface.” According to a yearslong plan, the playing surface will “get the most attention ahead of” Summer of Soccer part II, which is highlighted by next summer’s FIFA World Cup. Roberson noted there is “a plan for that, one crafted by FIFA,” and “planned out for a long time.” Part of the plan was “implemented earlier this summer” in the six matches the stadium hosted in the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup. That included the beginning of a SubAir system and the use of a new subfloor and strain of grass. The rest “will happen for the eight matches” the stadium is scheduled to host in the World Cup. It will start with the “entirety of the stadium flooring ripped out as soon as the Falcons’ NFL season ends.” There will also be “more irrigation and the completion of a SubAir system.” The process for putting in the grass for yesterday’s friendlies was not “anywhere close to what was done for the Club World Cup,” or what “will be done for the World Cup” (ATLANTA JOURNAL-CONSTITUTION, 8/3).

Source: https://www.sportsbusinessjournal.com/Articles/2025/08/04/atlantas-summer-soccer-showcase-earns-praise-after-premier-league-doubleheader/

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The yearly Inter-Mines Soccer and Netball Tournament was held at the Kees Taljaard Sports Grounds.

The tournament is a sports programme that was established in 2023 as part of the mine workers’ wellness programme. The tournament is played by various mining houses from Limpopo, Mpumalanga, Gauteng, and North West.

The tournament is hosted at festivals and rotated. For the Q2 of 2025, it was hosted by Dwarsrivier Mine in Middelburg.

The tournament was attended by the following mining houses: Dwarsrivier Mine, Northam Booysendal, Marula Platinum, Gold One Mine, Harmony Doornkop, Northam Elands, Northam Zondereinde, and Mogalakwena Platinum.

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Source: https://www.citizen.co.za/middelburg-observer/news/2025/08/04/mines-battle-it-out-on-the-field/

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