Manchester United have confirmed the permanent departure of young forward Gabriele Biancheri to Austrian club FC Wacker Innsbruck, completing the deal after the English transfer window had already closed. The move was made possible because the deadline in Austria remains open until Thursday evening, allowing the attacker to seek a new challenge away from England.
Paul Mullin is a Wrexham legend, but there is little place for sentiment in professional sport and former Red Dragons star Lee Trundle has admitted to GOAL that football can be “cruel”. More tough decisions have been made in North Wales this summer, with a promotion-winning striker that registered 110 goals for the club seeing his contract terminated by mutual consent.
Stockport's League One clash with Rotherham delivered some remarkable scenes as goalkeeper Ben Hinchliffe delivered a simply calamitous own goal in the first half. The stopper attempted to get his side on the front foot by attempting a quick kick upfield but blasted the ball straight at team-mate Joe Olowu and could only watch in horror as the ball rebounded and ended up in the back of his own net.