21/08/2024 Football
21/08/2024 Football – A Few games are being played today. In the Champions League, there are qualifiers, including Malmo v Sparta Prague.
| Football Matches – Wednesday 21st August 2024 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Match | Competition | Broadcast Channel |
| 19:00 | Liverpool U21 v PSV Eindhoven U21 | Premier League International Cup Group Stage | LFCTV, LFCTV GO |
| 19:20 | Celtic Women v Motherwell Women | SWPL1 | BBC Alba, BBC iPlayer, BBC Sport Website |
| 20:00 | Dynamo Kiev v RB Salzburg | UEFA Champions League Play-Off 1st Leg | TNT Sports 3 |
| 20:00 | FC Midtjylland v Slovan Bratislava | UEFA Champions League Play-Off 1st Leg | TNT Sports 4 |
| 20:00 | Malmo v Sparta Prague | UEFA Champions League Play-Off 1st Leg | TNT Sports 2 |
| 20:00 | Young Boys v Galatasaray | UEFA Champions League Play-Off 1st Leg | TNT Sports 1 |
On Wednesday, 21st August 2024, football fans can look forward to an exciting lineup of matches, including Liverpool U21 facing PSV Eindhoven U21 in the Premier League International Cup, Celtic Women taking on Motherwell Women in the SWPL1, and several crucial UEFA Champions League Play-Off 1st Leg fixtures featuring Dynamo Kiev vs. RB Salzburg, FC Midtjylland vs. Slovan Bratislava, Malmo vs. Sparta Prague, and Young Boys vs. Galatasaray, all broadcast across various channels like LFCTV, BBC Alba, and TNT Sports.
21/08/2024 Football – Other Games
OTHER FOOTBALL – WEDNESDAY 21 AUGUST
11:00pm UK / 6:00pm ET
COPA LIBERTADORES – The Strongest v Penarol
Australia – beIN Sports 3
Canada – beIN Sports
Indonesia – Mola
New Zealand – beIN Sports NZ
USA – beIN Sports
11:00pm UK / 6:00pm ET
COPA SUDAMERICANA – Fortaleza v Rosario Central
Canada – beIN Sports 3
Indonesia – Mola
New Zealand – beIN Sports NZ
USA – beIN Sports 3
12:30am UK THU / 7:30pm ET WED
MLS LEAGUES CUP – Columbus v Philadelphia
International – Apple TV (MLS Season Pass)
1:30am UK THU / 8:30pm ET WED
COPA LIBERTADORES – Palmeiras v Botafogo
Canada – beIN Sports 4
Indonesia – Mola
New Zealand – beIN Sports NZ
USA – beIN Sports 4
1:30am UK THU / 8:30pm ET WED
COPA LIBERTADORES – River Plate v Talleres
Australia – beIN Sports 3
Canada – beIN Sports
Caribbean – ESPN 2 Caribbean
Indonesia – Mola
New Zealand – beIN Sports NZ
USA – beIN Sports
1:30am UK THU / 8:30pm ET WED
COPA SUDAMERICANA – Independiente Medellin v Palestino
Canada – beIN Sports 6
Indonesia – Mola
New Zealand – beIN Sports NZ
USA – beIN Sports 6
1:30am UK THU / 8:30pm ET WED
COPA SUDAMERICANA – Lanus v LDU de Quito
Canada – beIN Sports 5
Indonesia – Mola
MENA – beIN Sports 1 English
New Zealand – beIN Sports NZ
USA – beIN Sports 5
3:00am UK THU / 10:00pm ET WED
MLS LEAGUES CUP – Los Angeles v Colorado
International – Apple TV (MLS Season Pass)
21/08/2024 Football Gossip & News
- Chelsea may make a late approach to sign Manchester United and England forward Jadon Sancho, 24. (Athletic – subscription required)
- Liverpool have submitted an improved £34m offer for Valencia and Georgia goalkeeper Giorgi Mamardashvili, 23. (Relevo – in Spanish)
- Paris St-Germain have offered Manchester United the chance to sign Uruguay midfielder Manuel Ugarte, 23, on a season-long loan with an obligation to buy. (Telegraph – subscription required)
- Manchester City are frontrunners to re-sign former Germany midfielder Ilkay Gundogan from Barcelona, with the 33-year-old prioritising a return to the Premier League. (Athletic – subscription required)
- Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola is keen for Gundogan to return to the club. (Fabrizio Romano)
- Barcelona are unwilling to re-sign Manchester City and Portugal full-back Joao Cancelo, 30, because of his £12m wage demands. (Sport – in Spanish)
- Manchester United have agreed a deal worth about £5m for Uruguay winger Facundo Pellistri, 22, to join Greek club Panathinaikos. (Telegraph – subscription required)
- Burnley are interested in signing Manchester United and Tunisia midfielder Hannibal Mejbri, 21. (Athletic – subscription required)
- Wolves and Brentford are keen on Burnley’s Dara O’Shea, 25, but must pay £15m to sign the Republic of Ireland defender. (Mirror)
- Fulham have agreed a £30m fee with Crystal Palace for 28-year-old Denmark defender Joachim Anderson. (Athletic – subscription required)
- Nottingham Forest are set to sign 31-year-old Spanish defender Alex Moreno from Aston Villa on loan with the option to buy. (Birmingham Mail)
- Marseille are interested in signing Norwich City’s 21-year-old England Under-21 winger Jonathan Rowe. (Mail)
- Arsenal are holding out for more than £30m for England striker Eddie Nketiah, 25, after rejecting a £25m bid from Nottingham Forest. (Football Insider)
- Bayer Leverkusen have made contact with Liverpool about a potential deal for Sepp van den Berg, with the Reds set to demand £25m for the Dutch defender. (Florian Plettenberg)
- Brentford hope to scupper Xabi Alonso’s efforts to sign Van den Berg from former club Liverpool. (Times – subscription required)
- Manchester United are set to sell Scotland midfielder Scott McTominay, 27, to Napoli to comply with Financial Fair Play (FFP) regulations. (Corriere dello Sport – in Italian)
- Barcelona want to sign AC Milan and Portugal forward Rafael Leao before this summer’s transfer deadline. (Mundo Deportivo – in Spanish)
- Aston Villa’s 20-year-old English winger Samuel Iling-Junior is exploring potential loan options before the transfer window deadline. (Athletic – subscription required)
- Brazil forward Endrick, 18, will ask to leave Real Madrid on loan in January if he does not get sufficient minutes on the pitch in the early part of the season. (Sport – in Spanish)
- Manchester United have not given up hope of signing 22-year-old England centre-back Jarrad Branthwaite from Everton, but accept it is unlikely to happen this transfer window. (Mail)
- Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag has shelved plans to let Brazil midfielder Casemiro leave after being impressed by the 32-year-old in pre-season and the start of the new campaign. (Sun)
- Chelsea are preparing for a clearout which could land them a £200m transfer windfall, with eight players set to leave Stamford Bridge. (Mirror)
Football gossip: Sancho, Mamardashvili, Ugarte, Gundogan, Pellistri, O’Shea – BBC Sport
