As Taliban forces rolled into Kabul, headed for the presidential palace, Chinese foreign minister Wang Yi spoke by telephone with his US counterpart, Antony Blinken. Wang Yi berated the US for trying to impose multi-party parliamentary democracy onto Afghanistans society.
Potential Man Utd and Liverpool plans to trigger the release clause of Erling Haaland next summer have taken a German twist, while a possible Man City makeweight in a deal to sign Harry Kane has rejected Tottenham - all in Friday's transfer gossip.