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Come Fan with UsTuesday, August 4, 2026

Throw away your Angel Di Maria shirt, get a Harry Kane shirt instead

They did this football shirt exchange just to give us a funny list to laugh at, and we thank them.

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The Carling Shirt Exchange helped people get rid of their unwanted jerseys this summer and get new ones, to thoroughly entertaining results. Unsurprisingly, the most turned in shirt was Angel Di Maria, but the top new shirt wasn’t a Manchester United player. Instead, lots of Tottenham Hotspur fans turned in shirts from a variety of players, and most of them got new Harry Kane jerseys.

Adam Lallana was No. 4 on the list of jerseys turned in, probably mostly from Southampton supporters, but we’re wondering how many Liverpool fans realized he isn’t that good and wanted an upgrade. And Saido Berahino is interesting as well, since he was the only guy who made the list that never made a transfer. Check out the lists in full here.

Goal of the day

Alvaro Morata’s winner for Juventus against Manchester City. (r/soccer)

In the news

The USMNT provisional roster for the Mexico match is out. No Benny Feilhaber. (Stars and Stripes FC)

Sergio Ramos has a dislocated shoulder and should be out this weekend. (Real Madrid)

Vincent Kompany has a calf injury, but it’s not serious. (BBC)

Jordan Henderson has traveled to the United States for treatment on a heel injury. (Guardian)

Cristiano Ronaldo had a shoutout to the haters after his hat trick. (ESPN FC)

LAFC have announced that LAFC is their real, actual name. (MLS)

You should be reading

Scott Murray on Arsenal being soccer television pioneers. (Guardian)

Tom Payne on how Borussia Dortmund are evolving under Thomas Tuchel. (Spielverlagerung)

Saul Pope and Manuel Veth on the 6 + 5 rule in Russian soccer. (Futbolgrad)

Tuesday’s games

You can find recaps of all eight Champions League games here. (UEFA.com)

What to watch on Wednesday (all times ET, click for listings)

Champions League: 8 games (2:45 p.m.) - Roma vs. Barca is the clear best game of the day.

MLS: 3 games (from 7 p.m.) - Red Bulls-Revs should be great.

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