Austria’s alpine city on the Salzach River
Arsenal have reinforced their midfield and attacking options, with Christos Tzolis and Illan Meslier joining the squad as the title-defending champions set out to defend their crown amid fitness concerns and ongoing transfer speculation. The club is also negotiating to balance playing time with a growing squad, while eyeing further signings if gaps emerge.
Chelsea will host Real Sociedad in the Women's Champions League third qualifying round, with the return leg in Spain. The tie follows Chelsea's third-place finish in the WSL and their seed for the draw in Nyon. Manchester City and Arsenal have qualified for the league phase.
UEFA says Artan will referee a high-profile Aug. 12 match in Salzburg. Artan, Somalia’s proud FIFA referee, was denied U.S. entry amid vetting concerns before the tournament, prompting international reactions and debates over visa policies and World Cup fairness.
Austria has converted Adolf Hitler’s birth house in Braunau am Inn into a district police station and has officially opened it today. The government has remodelled the 17th-century building, kept a memorial stone outside, and says housing police will strip the site of appeal to neo-Nazis, though Holocaust survivors’ groups have criticised the move.
Omar Artan, Somali referee at the center of a US travel ban controversy, is being appointed to referee UEFA’s Super Cup in Salzburg, marking a historic first for an African official in this match. He has faced visa denial but has earned a chance to showcase his officiating at a major European final.