Nicklas Bendtner became the hero for Wolfsburg in the German Supercup final by scoring an 89th-minute equaliser before dispatching the winning penalty against Bayern Munich. It had looked straightforward for Pep Guardiola at the Volkswagen Arena after the Bundesliga champions took a 49th-minute lead through Arjen Robben. Yet they underestimated Wolfsburg's secret weapon who, after replacing Bas Dost in the 70th minute, beat his marker to send the game to penalties, before winning it for the underdogs.
Van Gaal tells Man United chiefs that De Gea can LEAVE Old Trafford as Real ramp up interest
CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST: Louis van Gaal is ready to end David de Gea's drawn out transfer saga and has instructed the Manchester United board to sanction his sale to Real Madrid, according to Spanish reports. The United boss had been prepared to keep hold of the Spain international and run down the final year of his contract if Real were unwilling to meet the goalkeeper's valuation.
Man City suffer horror show as Pellegrini's men concede four to Stuttgart in first half to leave boss with defensive headache
STUTTGART 4-2 MANCHESTER CITY: Manchester City's final pre-season preparations stalled on Saturday as they were thumped by Stuttgart at the Mercedes Benz Arena. Manuel Pellegrini named a strong side which included Raheem Sterling, David Silva and Vincent Kompany, but the trio were powerless against the Bundesliga side.
Eden's brother Hazard scoops past Krul to settle McClaren's first game at St James'
CRAIG HOPE AT ST JAMES' PARK: Steve McClaren will want to see more from his Newcastle United side when they kick off their Premier League campaign next weekend after his first taste of St James' Park ended in defeat to Borussia Monchengladbach. Thorgan Hazard - younger brother of Chelsea star, Eden - was scorer of the only goal during what was a relatively sedate affair. It was a fourth defeat of the summer for the Magpies and, while McClaren knows little can be taken from pre-season results, there is evidently still work to be done in stamping his mark on a team which only avoided relegation on the final day of last season.
Arsenal raring to go ahead of Community Shield clash as Wenger bids to finally end his Mourinho hoodoo against Chelsea
The Arsenal squad were showing no signs they were feeling the pressure ahead of Sunday's Community Shield showdown with Chelsea as they put the finishing touches to their preparation. Arsene Wenger put his players through their paces for the final time before the Premier League curtain-raiser at the club's London Colney training ground on Saturday.
Chelsea gear up for Community Shield as Jose heaps praise on Terry... but will the Blues skipper still be smiling on Sunday?
John Terry has been described as 'phenomenal' by Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho as the Blues captain and his team-mates gear up for their Community Shield clash against Arsenal on Sunday. The 34-year-old was an ever-present in defence for the west London outfit as they swept all before them to win their first league title since 2010 in May. Terry's displays also saw him named in the PFA team of the season for the first time since 2005-06 courtesy of the level of his performances - something that Mourinho was worried about ahead of his second spell at the club two summers ago.
One down, one to go? Chelsea Ladies clinch FA Cup thanks to Ji's Wembley winner
CHELSEA 1-0 NOTTS COUNTY - HARRY SLAVIN AT WEMBLEY: Ji So-Yun fired Chelsea to Women's FA Cup glory after scoring the only goal of the game against Notts County in the first final to be played at Wembley. South Korea international Ji tapped home from close range after 37 minutes after seeing her initial effort saved by County goalkeeper Carly Telford as the Blues won the competition for the first time.
Start as you mean to go on! Griffiths and Johansen net as Celtic get off to flying start in curtain raiser
CELTIC 2-0 ROSS COUNTY: Celtic got their title defence off to a perfect start as they eased to victory over Ross County in their Scottish Premiership opener. Leigh Griffiths opened the scored at Celtic Park from the penalty spot after just four minutes, and Stefan Johansen then doubled their advantage before half-time as the home side cruised to three points. Boss Ronny Deila will have been concerned, however, after striker Griffiths was forced off with injury midway through the first-half.
'Rooney is a fighter... he punched me in the head once!': Big Dunc on former team-mate as pair are reunited for his testimonial
DOMINIC KING: There is a grimace as Duncan Ferguson remembers the moment a young Wayne Rooney made a lasting impression on him. Ferguson, the Everton icon who will play in his Goodison Park testimonial alongside Rooney on Sunday, enjoys reflecting on how the teenage Rooney would bamboozle defenders with his dancing feet and swaggering talent. But there is another story he wants to tell.
That didn't take long! Lambert takes just 23 minutes to get off the mark for West Brom as striker nets double following £3m Liverpool switch
BRISTOL ROVERS 0-4 WEST BROM: Rickie Lambert didn't take long to get his West Brom career off to the perfect start as he netted twice on debut just hours after signing from Premier League rivals Liverpool. Lambert struggled at Anfield and made his mark against another former club after sealing his £3million switch.
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Neymar will report back to training with giants Barcelona soon
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- Welcome Froome: Tour de France hero jets home after becoming first Briton to win gruelling race twice Team Sky rider beamed as he enjoyed flight back
- Szczesny shows his new colours as keeper touches down in Rome Wojciech Szczesny held a Roma scarf as soon as he landed in the Italian capital
- He's the baddest fan on the planet... but who knew Mike Tyson supported Benfica? Boxing legend posed with the Portuguese giants' squad
- Captain Robshaw leads England squad on flight home from Denver training camp (but he wasn't flying the plane!) Skipper took a trip into the pilot's cockpit
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- Suarez makes a save...AGAIN! Luis Suarez was up to his old tricks as he saved a ball on the line during Barca training... as he did at the 2010 World Cup!
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England's rugby stars take time out of World Cup preparations to watch Rockies gameEngland just finished their grueling two-week training camp in Denver
- Tamberi sports bizarre half-beard as Italian finishes second at Anniversary Games High jumper Gianmarco Tamberi continued to sport maverick facial hair
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- Petr Cech chose Arsenal because of Arsene Wenger while he bypassed Jose Mourinho chat... and goalkeeper says he will have 'no friends' at Chelsea in Community Shield
- Manchester United target Pedro has already decided to move to Old Trafford, according to the Barcelona forward's mother
- Sky Sports surrender La Liga rights, leaving the door open for pouncing BT
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- FC Koln 2-1 Stoke City: Ibrahim Afellay makes debut after signing from Barcelona but can't help new side avoid friendly defeat
- Roberto Soldado ready to end Tottenham misery with cut-price move to Villarreal
- Marseille 2-0 Juventus: Sami Khedira carried off and Stephan Lichtsteiner sent off in friendly
- Swansea 0-0 Deportivo: Garry Monk's side lack cutting edge in goalless draw as Swans end their pre-season campaign unbeaten
- Chelsea 1-0 Notts County: Ji So-Yun nets winner at Wembley as Blues claim their first Women's FA Cup in front of record crowd
- Birmingham 2-3 Leicester: Claudio Ranieri's men mount second-half comeback as Championship side squander two-goal lead
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- Hannover 0-1 Sunderland: Jeremain Lens opens account for visitors as Costel Pantilimon saves last-gasp penalty
- Edgbaston's electric Ashes atmosphere could lead to Birmingham hosting Great Britain's Davis Cup semi-final
- Leicester complete £5.6million signing of Caen midfielder N'Golo Kante
- Stevan Jovetic glad his Manchester City troubles are at an end as Inter Milan forward claims Manuel Pellegrini never let him play
- Newcastle 0-1 Borussia Monchengladbach: Thorgan Hazard settles St James' friendly
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- C PALACE - Norwich away to kick off
- EVERTON - Hornets invasion to start
- LEICESTER - Sunderland first up
- LIVERPOOL - haunting start for Rodgers
- MAN CITY - Baggies away to start
- MAN UNITED - tough opener for Van Gaal
- NEWCASTLE - Saints march up for McClaren
- NORWICH - Neil handed good start
- SOUTHAMPTON - huge trip for opener
- STOKE - Liverpool back after 6-1
- SUNDERLAND - Advocaat's nice start
- SWANSEA - horror start at Bridge
- TOTTENHAM - United loom first
- WATFORD - Mersey trip to kick off
- WEST BROM - City boys in town
- WEST HAM - final season at Upton Park
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