Rafa Benitez has already cemented his style at Real Madrid

When most managers are sacked, even ones who have been at their jobs for more than a full season, most have the same excuse: they just didn’t have enough time to impose their style at the club. Things will be a bit different for Rafa Benitez at Real Madrid, since he’s sorted it out after just a couple of months.

Real Madrid have failed to score in their last two preseason games, marking the first time they’ve failed to score in back-to-back matches -- competitive or friendly -- since 2011. Way to get your famous style working early, Rafa.

Marcelo Bielsa quit Marseille after just one game.

Wolfsburg’s manager is trying the Tim Sherwood trick, saying Kevin De Bruyne can do better than Manchester City. Of note, it didn’t work for Sherwood. (FourFourTwo)

Pep Guardiola has told his Bayern stars he’ll be rotating heavily this season. (ESPN FC)

Hertha Berlin’s team bus got shot at ahead of their DFB-Pokal match. (BBC)

A West Ham fan got Saturday’s Arsenal result tattooed on his butt. (Telegraph)

Omar Saleem on the long con of Andre Villas-Boas. (These Football Times)

James Yorke on first game BS in the Premier League. (Stats Bomb)

Michael Cox on James Milner not solving Liverpool’s problems. (Guardian)

The section in which nothing should be taken seriously.

After initially refusing the move, Xherdan Shaqiri looks set for Stoke. (Football Italia)

Barcelona might not sell Pedro because Neymar has the mumps. (AS)

Everton are expecting an increased bid by Chelsea for John Stones. (Guardian)

Manchester United are still interested in Harry Kane. (Mirror)

West Ham are upping their offer for Chicharito. (Star)

Here’s a wrap of Saturday’s Premier League matches.

And here’s Sunday’s.

You can catch highlights of all the NWSL games here. (YouTube)

And highlights of all the MLS games here. (MLS)

DFB-Pokal: Four games (from 12:30 p.m.) -- St. Pauli vs. Gladbach is the headliner.

EPL: West Brom vs. Manchester City (3 p.m.) -- Watch Raheem Sterling get Pulis’d.