Manchester United summer signing Matthijs de Ligt has been labelled a broken man after struggling for the Netherlands during the international break.

was one of five permanent arrivals at Man Utd in the summer as new co-owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe invested around £180m on new signings.

The Dutchman joined Joshua Zirkzee, Leny Yoro, Noussair Mazraoui and Manuel Ugarte in signing for the Premier League giants.

One of s priorities heading into the summer transfer window was to sign a new centre-back or two. Everton starlet Jarrad Branthwaite was initially identified as their main target, but De Ligt and Yoro were signed as cheaper alternatives for around £90m combined.

De Ligt progressed through the ranks at Ajax and previously worked with Man Utd boss Eri…

According to reports, the Premier League has agreed to close next summer s transfer window before the season starts.

It has been reported that executives from clubs in Europe s top five leagues are keen to stop transfers after the season has started.

As things stand, the 2025/26 campaign will kick off on August 16 and if this rule comes into effect, the 2025 transfer window will close 25 hours earlier on Friday, August 15.

This is all according to , the Premier League want the rest of Europe to follow suit after the idea of a uniformed deadline day collapsed this summer when La Liga withdrew .

This was due to the Spanish league coming under pressure from Barcelona as they needed to raise funds through player sales to register Dani Olmo.

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Bally s still has an interest in sports betting and may make it a reality later this year.

According to Bruce Band, director of sports betting for the Massachusetts Gaming Commission, Bally s is eyeing an online sports betting launch in the state by the tail end of the second quarter of 2024.

Bally s received its initial category 3 sports betting license from the commission in January 2023, but never launched. It re-upped its temporary license with the commission earlier this year for a $1 million renewal fee.

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In January 2024, Bally s paid another $1 million to the state to re-up its temporary category 3 untethered sports betting license for the year. When they applied for the license, company representatives noted they would firs…