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Kevin De Bruyne got tricked into saying he’s not leaving Wolfsburg
And his agent is really mad.
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While on the stage at an awards show on Monday, Kevin De Bruyne said that he would not be leaving Wolfsburg this summer. His agent disagrees, though, and is really mad. He says that De Bruyne has not made a decision on whether he’d like to leave Wolfsburg.
How did this happen? Well, even though De Bruyne has been in Germany for a while, he apparently doesn’t speak German that well. “A practical joke in a live show, in a language the player doesn’t completely understand? Unbelievable,” said Patrick De Koster. Basically, the host got De Bruyne to repeat after him, and the Wolfsburg star didn’t realize what he’d been made to say until it was too late. Whoops.
In the news
Mateo Kovacic has officially joined Real Madrid. (Real Madrid)
Gerard Pique is going to miss some time after saying something very rude about a referee’s mother. (AS)
Dirk Kuyt telling his kids they’re moving back to the Netherlands is too cute. (@Feyenoord)
Here’s a 12-year-old Besiktas kid who totally got a participation trophy for this goal. (r/soccer)
Nicaragua is out here charging FIFA officials, too. (Guardian)
Quakes fullback Jordan Stewart is out for the season. (MLS)
You should be reading
Mark Murphy on how basically everyone was complicit in the FIFA scandal. (Two Hundred Percent)
Dustin Ward on Week 1 in the Bundesliga. (Stats Bomb)
Jonathan Aspey on the Red Star Belgrade team that won the 1991 European Cup. (These Football Times)
Fun with transfer rumors
The section in which nothing should be taken seriously.
Apparently Zlatan can leave PSG, and English clubs are ON ALERT. (Mail)
Everton have rejected another Chelsea bid for John Stones (Telegraph)
Nicolas Otamendi to Manchester City is probably happening, but Valencia are playing hardball. (Sky Sports)
Pedro’s move to Manchester United looks close. (AS)
Guilherme Siqueira has asked not to train with Atleti to push his Juve move through. No one told him Juve are in on Alex Sandro, I guess. (Football Italia)
Juventus are reportedly weighing up a bid for Erik Lamela. Spurs can only dream. (Evening Standard)
Monday’s games
Liverpool beat Bournemouth on a terrible no-offside call. (Liverpool Offside)
Athletic Bilbao topped Barcleona to win the Supercopa de España. (Barca Blaugranes)
What to watch on Tuesday (click for listings, all times ET)
Champions League: Five games (from 12 p.m.) - The pick of the bunch is Manchester United vs. Club Brugge, on Fox Sports 1 at 2:45 p.m.
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