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Leeds have signed Spain international Rodrigo for £27m from Valencia on a contract that will run until the summer of 2024.

Some fans will still be celebrating, but just 37 days after Liverpool lifted the Premier League trophy they will match-up with Arsenal in the Community Shield at Wembley on Saturday afternoon, kicking off a new season and a new pursuit of silverware.

Lionel Messi has requested a personal meeting with the Barcelona hierarchy to discuss a solution to his transfer request, Sky Sports News can confirm.

The NBA playoffs will resume on Saturday following a “productive” meeting between the league, players and team governors in which new social justice promises were made.

Leeds have signed Spain international Rodrigo for a club-record transfer fee from Valencia on a contract that will run until the summer of 2024.

Valtteri Bottas set the pace for a predictably-fast Mercedes in first practice for the Belgian GP, but Max Verstappen and Sergio Perez were both close challengers in a fiercely-competitive start to the weekend.

Gary Neville has offered his assessment of Harry Maguire’s incident in Mykonos, claiming the valuable lesson for the Manchester United captain could strengthen the sense of unity in the dressing room at Old Trafford.

Lewis Hamilton has spoken passionately over feeling “inspired and proud” about the shows of solidarity from athletes in the United States against the police shooting of Jacob Blake in Wisconsin last week.

The NHL is the latest major US sport to call off games as athletes protest against racial injustice following the police shooting of Jacob Blake in Wisconsin last week.

Jurgen Klopp has ruled out Liverpool signing Lionel Messi this summer, but admits the Barcelona forward would prove a “great” addition for the Premier League should he move to an English club.