England v South Africa 1st BAZBALL Test - August 17th

Bazball is here again, just 11 hours, HYPE

we're officially in a drought surely it won't be rained off

>Leicester City's Wesley Fofana, 21, has agreed personal terms with Chelsea but the two clubs have still not settled on a fee - with the Stamford Bridge outfit refusing to meet the £85m asking price for the French centre-back. (Fabrizio Romano)

Chelsea have agreed a deal to sign 19-year-old Italian midfielder Cesare Casadei from Inter Milan for £12.6m plus £4.2m in add-ons. (Sky Sports)

>The Blues's England winger Callum Hudson-Odoi, 21, has told the club he wants to leave. (Football Insider)

Chelsea will allow Newcastle United target Hudson-Odoi to leave Stamford Bridge, but only on loan. Co-owner Todd Boehly has pleaded with him not to force through a permanent transfer. (Evening Standard - subscription required)

>Newcastle have expressed an interest in signing three players from Chelsea - Hudson-Odoi, fellow England midfielder Conor Gallagher, 22, and United States forward Christian Pulisic, 23 - and are also keen on Blues striker Armando Broja, 20, of Albania, but can only take one player on loan from the club and have financial restrictions on the number of permanent signings they can make. (Telegraph)

Atletico Madrid would be willing to offer Manchester United either France striker Antoine Griezmann, 31, or Spain forward Alvaro Morata, 29, in a swap deal for Portugal captain Cristiano Ronaldo, 37. (Times, via Sun)

>However, Atleti manager Diego Simeone says he wants Manchester United target Morata to "continue" at the club after he scored twice in their La Liga opener. (Mirror)

And Morata also said he is "happy" at Atletico and "wants to continue working there", casting further doubt on his willingness to move to Manchester United. (Mirror)

>Real Madrid and Brazil midfielder Casemiro, 30, is also a target for Manchester United. (Marca)

But, according to Real Madrid sources, Casemiro is not interested in a move to Manchester United and the La Liga club has not received an offer. (Lucas Navarrete)

What other player/athlete was finished at 26.

footy tomorrow

women football general

>EUROPA CONFERENCE LEAGUE QUALIFICATION
>Thursday, 18th August
21:00 Fiorentina - FC Twente

>SERIE A MATCHDAY 2
>Saturday, 20th August
18:30 Torino - Lazio
18:30 Udinese - Salernitana
20:45 Inter - Spezia
20:45 Sassuolo - Lecce

>Sunday, 21st August
18:30 Empoli - Fiorentina
18:30 Napoli - Monza
20:45 Atalanta - Milan
20:45 Bologna - Hellas Verona

>Monday, 22nd August
18:30 Roma - Cremonese
20:45 Sampdoria - Juventus

>FANTACOMFY
The new Fantacomfy season is here!
>League name: Fantacomfy
>Password: miriam
You're late but you can still join!

>What is Fantacomfy
It's the yearly /seriea/ Fantasy Football league, hosted on leghe.fantacalcio.it. The site is in italian but the game is completely free and has decent privacy settings.
>How do I join?
Have you ever created a team for previous Fantacomfy seasons? Then you're already in the competition, so you can just log in and start building your team! If you're new just sign up on leghe.fantacalcio.it, click on the blue "Unisciti a una lega" button, and look for Fantacomfy. The password as always is: miriam

Reminder to keep it comfy, take your meds, brace for a disappointing /mercato/, eat pusy 3 times a day, drink your delusionfuel and flirt with the cute cashier

Ebin new thread :DD

I'll Start:

> the Dutch schizo

>Lap:
#4939

>Countdown to Spa's Last Run Grand Prix:
https://f1exposure.com

>Previous thread:
>>122824269

>Thread theme:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8fGLiIvKKys [Embed]

>/f1/ Essentials:
https://pastebin.com/Ufpi7Xpx

>Races until Vettel returns to the beehive:
9

>WDC Standings:
VER: 258 (+25)
LEC: 178 (+8)
PER: 173 (+10)
RUS: 158 (+15)
SAI: 156 (+12)

>WCC Standings:
Red Bull: 431 (+35)
Ferrari: 334 (+20)
Mercedes: 304 (+34)
Alpine: 99 (+6)
McLaren: 95 (+6)

>WEC Standings:
RIC: 717.57 (+74.17)
HAM: 609.10 (+10.37)
LAT: 516.02 (+23.09)

>WCEC Standings* (WCEC polling in progress):
McLaren: 967.19 (+82.58)
Mercedes: 868.71 (+45.60)
Williams: 734.54 (+44.62)
Vote here: https://strawpoll.com/polls/kjn1jKwX0gQ

>News:
Chrisitan Horner has hinted that Red Bull could implement team orders to "maximize each result" in the championship run-in.
F1 confirms 2026 engine regulations, turbo V6 remains
The FIA confirmed they will be monitoring the stiffness of the planks under the cars after some teams were accused of having 'flexi-floors'.
Ralf Schumacher has suggested that Daniel Ricciardo's options in F1 are limited as McLaren look set to replace him with Oscar Piastri.

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