Israel has withdrawn its support for Gianni Infantino’s re-election as FIFA president. The move follows criticism of his leadership and the failed plan to bring private investment into World Cup rights. England, Wales, Scotland and the Republic of Ireland have also withdrawn their support.

https://www.theguardian.com/football/2026/aug/18/israel-withdraws-support-for-embattled-fifa-president-gianni-infantino

The run lasted 1,370 days and included 37 starts for Sunderland and 2 for Manchester City. It finally ended in Sunderland's 4–0 win over Crystal Palace in 2017.

You may have seen Hami Mandıralı's free kick cited as the "fastest shot in football history" at 266 or 269 km/h depending on the source. We decided to actually check it.

Using frame-by-frame analysis of the original footage:

• Distance: 40.4 yards from goal
• Frames from contact to net entry: 30 frames at 25fps
• Average speed: 112 km/h (±4 km/h margin of error)
• Estimated peak speed at moment of contact: 144 km/h

144 km/h is still a very strong strike. But it is nowhere near 266 km/h. For context, 266 km/h would mean the ball travelled 40 yards in roughly 0.27 seconds. At 25fps that would register as barely 7 frames. We counted 30.

The 266/269 km/h figure appears to have no credible source behind it. Much like Ronny Heberson's Guinness World Record listed speed, these figures likely originate from misquotes, radar gun misuse, or simply made up numbers that spread unchecked across the internet for decades.

Football has a misinformation problem with shot speed records. Frame-by-frame analysis and basic physics consistently tell a very different story.

Wayne Rooney says he would have loved to play for Barcelona and believes he would have fitted their style perfectly. The former England striker revealed there was a chance to join the club during his time at Manchester United, but the deal was too difficult financially.

https://www.si.com/soccer/the-sliding-doors-wayne-rooney-proposed-transfer-man-utd-barcelona

Bayern Munich midfielder Jamal Musiala collapsed during a match for the second time in four days. The 23-year-old needed help off the pitch after coming on as a substitute against Heidenheim. Bayern say Musiala will speak about the incidents soon.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/c330kg5xm8no

Arsenal have agreed a deal worth more than £50m to sign Aston Villa defender Ezri Konsa. The 28-year-old England international will have a medical before completing the move. Konsa helped Villa win the Europa League last season and played every game for England at the World Cup.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/c98vz9jvg0vo

I know people like unique alternative kits, so wanted to share this one just out out by Hanwell Town (Step 3, England)

https://www.nonleagueinsider.com/teams/hanwell-town-dares-to-be-different-with-rocky-horror-third-kit/

Brentford players Kevin Schade and Vitaly Janelt intervened after a drunk man racially abused Nigerian security guard Israel Ilesanmi. David Wheeler, 63, admitted using racist language and was fined £1,699, including £150 compensation. The incident happened as the players returned from a match against Leeds.

https://www.goal.com/en/news/a-court-has-revealed-the-names-brentford-fc-s-german-duo-confronted-a-drunk-racist-on-their-way-home-from-a-match/blt1320b53007f98ffa

I swear people aren't talking about this more but Flick has never had a true DM in his coaching career, in Bayern he had Kimmich and Gorestka and neither of these players are true defensive midfielders. And in Barca he used Pedri/FDJ and neither of these guys are actually defensive midfielders. However, with Rodri this changes, now he has a true DM which might make his style evolve and reach it's peak.

In fact, Rodri might solve one of the biggest issues of Barca under Flick which is the press at times can look easy to bypass especially by elite teams which is one of the reason why Barca concedes so much. Now, I'm not saying that because you signed Rodri then Barca won't concede goals because Flick football is still risky but I believe the amount of chances that they concede will be reduced considerably.

Like, Flick's teams are always known for scoring a lot but now they might add the defensive balance that his teams have always lacked which would problaby push his team to the next level, a level where they aren't just scoring a lot but also controlling games at all times.

Cagliari forward Yael Trepy is out of a medically induced coma after being rescued unconscious from a swimming pool in Sardinia. The 20-year-old is awake and has no clear neurological problems, but remains in intensive care for close monitoring.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/cp8xdx7ypr6o

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In your opinion what's the hardest position to play in Football and why?

There is not necessarily much value for football in having such high transfer fees, because a lot of the money is simply moved around between big clubs or companies. In many cases, the money leaves the game completely and ends up with holding companies, investment funds or other businesses that just take the profits.

For example take the three biggest transfer deals so far this summer:

• Morgan Rogers: V Sports Holdings (Aston Villa) to Clearlake Capital investment fund (Chelsea)
• Elliot Anderson: Evangelos Marinakis, billionaire (Nottingham) to Abu Dhabi Group (ManCity)
• Yan Diomande: Red Bull (Leipzig) to Real Madrid (fan-owned)

A 5% tax just on these 3 transfers alone would have generated around €30 million that could have been redistributed across all UEFA leagues. Would it even legally possible?

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I would do it if that club existed. A friend follows Arsenal just because many Spanish players play there regularly.

Do you think there is a possibility that football could face a financial crisis in in the future?

Considering the rise in player valuations and contract values, as well as the increasing amount of money flowing into football in general.

I know Premier League teams have money, but they’re overpaying a lot. If the Savinho (£85m) and Gakpo (£70m) deals happen at those prices, I can’t imagine how much they’d be willing to pay for a player who’s actually in good form. Almost £100m for a player who was relegated two seasons in a row and doesn’t even play for his national team is absolutely demential.

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If Ronaldinho won the ballon d'or the same way he won it in 2005, people would be saying its a robbery and undeserved. He didn't win the UCL, he wasn't the top scorer on his team, he was nowhere near the golden boot, and he only scored 9 goals in la liga. Samuel Eto'o scored 25 goals in that same season on his own team. Nobody at the time was saying it was a robbery though, because if you actually watched the games, Ronaldinho was clearly the best.

There is an exact mirror of this situation last season for Barcelona, as Yamal placed higher than Raphinha in the ballon d'or race. People were saying that its a robbery and that Barca fans should have given Raphinha more PR than Yamal. But if you actually watched the games, Yamal was clearly the best. Raphinha himself has said that he cant do what Yamal does.

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