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Hull City splash €100m on eight signings in whirlwind spending spree
The Championship side have backed their manager with six-figure deals for Mendy, Tzolakis and Cho among others in an extraordinary recruitment drive.
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Lions FC and IK Sirius hit 2.6 goals per game as attack explodes across five continents
From Queensland to Sweden, a cluster of clubs are sustaining historically prolific rates, with Lions FC and Sirius both averaging 2.6 goals across double-digit fixtures.
Jeremiaha Maluze wins 16 duels as Union Berlin hold Frankfurt to draw
The defender claimed aerial dominance and lost just one ground battle in a frantic six-goal game in the capital.
Algeria's defensive wall: five friendlies, five shutouts, 0.23 xG per game
The Fennec Foxes have allowed virtually nothing across five international friendlies, posting a flawless clean-sheet record and conceding barely a chance.
Clean sheets outnumber goals in football's sudden defensive surge
Across 61 matches in the past 30 hours, 24 ended with one side failing to score, a rate not seen in months.
Conference League steals the show with 84-goal blitz across 23 fixtures
European football's third tier delivered nearly four goals per game on Thursday, comfortably outscoring its continental rivals.
Mokango fires Ajax hat-trick in eight-goal Conference League shootout
Winsley Boteli Mokango struck three times as AFC Ajax beat FC Sion 5-3 in a frantic European encounter.
Benevento's pre-season blitz: seven expected goals per friendly
The Italian side have turned warm-up fixtures into shooting galleries, averaging 7.00 xG per match while racking up 28 goals in four outings.
López punishes Santos with two goals from scraps in Palmeiras win
The forward turned 0.25 xG into a brace as Palmeiras dismantled their rivals 3-0 in the Copa do Brasil.
Five teams carry flawless streaks into final week of August
Manchester City, Leeds, Athletico and two sides in pre-season have each banked five straight wins heading into the weekend.
Mbappé hits perfect ten with hat-trick in Sociedad rout
The Real Madrid forward scored three and registered a flawless 10.0 rating as Los Blancos dismantled Real Sociedad 4-1.