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Adams anchors attack as Venezia outspend Serie A rivals in rebuild
The Venetians have committed €38m across eight signings, led by a €16m move for Sevilla striker Akor Adams.
Sheffield United shut out Rotherham in South Yorkshire friendly derby
The Blades kept their local rivals quiet with a 2-0 victory as both sides continued pre-season preparations.
Pre-season friendlies explode for 128 goals across 41 matches
Club friendlies delivered more than three goals per game on Friday, dwarfing competitive football's output.
Venezia splash €38m on eight signings as Adams leads summer rebuild
The Serie A side have committed close to forty million euros on half a dozen incomings, headlined by a striker from Sevilla.
Abdalla needs four minutes to seal Ajax rout in Novi Sad
Mohamed Abdalla came off the bench and scored inside four minutes as Ajax ran out 4-1 winners at FK Vojvodina.
Clean sheets dominate global fixture list: 40 shutouts in 68 matches
Nearly 60% of games played in the last 30 hours produced a clean sheet, suggesting defensive organisation is trumping attacking intent.
Crépeau pulls off seven stops as Orlando cruise at San Jose
The Orlando keeper's 9.2 match rating tells the story: a clean sheet built on relentless shot-stopping in a 4-0 win.
Hartel runs the show: three goal involvements lift St.Louis past Galaxy
The midfielder scored once and set up two more in a commanding away display that saw St.Louis take all three points in Los Angeles.
Five teams carry perfect five-game streaks into the weekend
Burnley and Leeds both sit on 15 points from their last five Championship matches, mirroring flawless runs by Manchester City, Bayern München and three others.
Suárez, 39, scores twice as Inter Miami edge Chicago in five-goal thriller
Luis Suárez bagged a brace at 39 years old to earn an 8.7 match rating in Inter Miami's 3-2 win over Chicago Fire.
Banegas wins 14 duels to anchor Tigre's shutout in Montevideo
The centre-back won three quarters of his battles as the visitors silenced Nacional with a clean sheet and three unanswered goals.
Villa run riot at Bescot as Walsall ship five without reply
Aston Villa turned a friendly into a procession, scoring five unanswered goals to hand Walsall a heavy defeat on home turf.