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Broxburn Athletic boss Chris Townsley believes the fact his players were disappointed following last night’s 2-2 home draw with Musselburgh Athletic is a positive.

Activision Blizzard King has reported a loss of 11million monthly active users (MAUs) since March of this year.These player loss numbers come from the publisher’s quarterly financial results (published on August 1), with the Activision and King branches of the company seeing the biggest losses in monthly users.March of this year saw 372million players, whilst June saw 361million. Within the company, Activision’s monthly playerbase dropped from 100 to 94million, while Blizzard‘s went up from 22 to 27million and King fell from 250 to 240million.This decline follows an overall decline in average player counts over the last 12 months.

Pep Guardiola told his Manchester City players that he was proud of them after their 3-1 defeat to Liverpool in the Community Shield.

Stephen Robinson doesn’t need to be told when, how or why his teams have fallen short.

Karel Geraerts has banned all mention of Rangers from the dressing room with next week's Champions League clash looming on the horizon.

Magda Szubanski had a message for the seven Manly players who decided to boycott the team’s gay Pride jersey citing their cultural and religious beliefs – look to the lesson of tolerance that their religion teaches them. Szubanski helpfully shared Bible verses “that might help the Manly players get their heads around it”.Here are some Bible quotes that might help the Manly players get their heads around it https://t.co/0ScLoERwDZ pic.twitter.com/1Ty6LVB36g— Magda Szubanski AO (@MagdaSzubanski) July 26, 2022In a series of tweets, Kath & Kim star Szubanski asked if the players believed in a tolerant society.  “Thought experiment: imagine if Manly players were asked to wear stripes to let religious players & fans know they are welcome,” said the actor, adding, “Then imagine an atheist player refuses to wear the stripes because their “belief” (based on fact) is that millions have been killed in the name of religion.”“Religious tolerance doesn’t mean you condone or believe in the other’s religion.  It means that you accept the right of difference to exist. That you support a world where people are not excluded or persecuted because of their religion.

Four sides will face off this weekend to win a trophy named in honour of one of St Patrick’s FP’s most influential figures.

Football family. University of Michigan coach Jim Harbaugh is standing by his strong stance against abortion.

READ: Who is England EURO star Ellen White's husband?But with discussion always rife about the gender pay gap, who are the highest earners playing in the tournament? The ladies that make up this list come from a variety of teams ranging from the Lionesses to Norway and the Netherlands and make most of their earnings through the clubs that they play for as well as sponsorship deals.WATCH: Prince William visits England Women at St George's Park Lucy Bronze has been hailed as one of the best grassroots footballers out there, so it's appropriate that the defender is one of the highest earners, as it's believed she makes around £200,000 a year.MORE: Lucy Bronze: Inside the England football player's private lifeREAD: Former Lioness Casey Stoney praises 'genuine' Prince William in helping to promote women's footballThe footballer was making £140,000 when she played for French team Lyon, but she is now moving to Barcelona for an undisclosed sum. She also has sponsorship deals with Pepsi, Klarna, EE and Team Visa, as well as being a brand ambassador for Soccer Supplement.

A 29-year-old man in California died Monday of injuries he suffered while in a “massive brawl” that erupted during a soccer game earlier this month.

Barcelona president Joan Laporta has poured cold water on suggestions Frenkie de Jong could be sold based on financial grounds, but admitted there are several players in Xavi's squad that will be moved on this summer.

Manchester United played the final game of their pre-season tour of Thailand and Australia on Saturday afternoon.

Gordon Ramsay visited Rangers Training Centre today and posed for photos with players and members of staff.

The League One season is a week away from getting under way.

Threave Rovers boss Vinnie Parker has hailed the impact of his side’s old heads on the younger players in his squad.

Tell me something good.

Ian Evatt wants to see Bolton Wanderers back to their usual selves in this weekend's friendly against Huddersfield Town and believes it will be another opportunity for his players to show they should be in the team at the start of the fast approaching League One season.

Manchester City will get their pre-season under way in earnest on Thursday morning when they face Club America.

Big Brother is no longer watching. Since the CBS reality competition show first aired in July 2000, a handful of contestants have left the Big Brother house early for various reasons.

Realistically, every single Manchester United player has a point to prove to Erik ten Hag right now. The new Manchester United boss was brought in to change the culture at the football club after an excruciatingly disappointing season.

Frenkie de Jong’s arrival would not be a statement signing by Erik ten Hag, according to Manchester United hero Teddy Sheringham.