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Jim Ratcliffe has been told Manchester United is "not for sale outright" after declaring an interest in buying the club from the Glazers over the summer (London TELEGRAPH, 10/11).

Premier League club Nottingham Forest sacked recruitment chiefs George Syrianos and Andy Scott as the club undertakes a review of its £150M ($166M) summer spend. Forest recruited 22 players over the summer following promotion to the Premier League "but many of the new signings have failed to impress so far" (London TELEGRAPH, 10/11).

Everton’s auditor is considering "walking away" from its role signing off the club’s accounts, raising questions over its financing and ownership, according to sources (London GUARDIAN, 11/12).

The 10 national soccer associations that form the South American confederation CONMEBOL having given their backing to Gianni Infantino’s bid for re-election as FIFA president (AP, 10/11).

Liga MX side Chivas has terminated the contract of sporting director Ricardo Pelaez after a 5-4 loss on penalties to Puebla in the first round of the Liga MX playoffs (ESPN.com, 10/12).

Fiorentina has renewed its sponsorship deal with digital payment services provider PlanetPay365 until the end of the 2022-23 season (Fiorentina).

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