LONDON (ENGLAND) (ITALPRESS) – Ezri Konsa will be a new Arsenal player. Only the official announcement is missing, but the 28-year-old English centre-back is expected to join Mikel Arteta’s squad in the coming hours.

Konsa will sign a four-year contract with an option for a fifth season, while Aston Villa will receive £55 million, approximately €64 million.

He will be the Gunners’ fifth summer signing, following the permanent deal for Hincapié from Bayer Leverkusen and the arrivals of Illan Meslier, Christos Tzolis and Bruno Guimaraes.

Konsa could make his debut against Aston Villa on August 31.

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ZURICH (SWITZERLAND) (ITALPRESS) – The FIFA hammer has come down hard on Argentina. The FIFA Disciplinary Committee has examined a series of incidents involving the Albiceleste during the last World Cup and has handed down severe sanctions.

The punishment includes a hefty fine of nearly 275,000 euros for several violations, starting with Article 13, which regulates the use of sporting events “to stage demonstrations of a non-sporting nature.” The reference is to the banner featuring the Falkland Islands displayed after Argentina’s semi-final victory over England. The charges also include violations of Articles 14 (“improper conduct of a team”), 15 (discriminatory chants and gestures by Argentine fans) and 17 (order and security at matches) of the FIFA Disciplinary Code.

In addition, Argentina will have to play its next two home matches — one of which is suspended — at 50% stadium capacity.

FIFA also came down hard over the brawl that broke out after the final defeat to Spain, handing Leandro Paredes a 10-match suspension and Nahuel Molina a seven-match ban, along with a €77,000 fine for each player.

The former Roma and Juventus midfielder grabbed Eric Garcia by the neck and then pushed Gavi to the ground as the Barcelona player intervened to protect his teammate. Molina, meanwhile, was involved in a confrontation with Rodri.

Thiago Almada has been suspended for one match, while Roberto Ayala, a member of Lionel Scaloni’s coaching staff, has been handed a three-match ban. One Spanish player was also punished: Gavi, who has received a one-match suspension.

Almada, Ayala and Gavi have also each been fined €25,700.

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LIVERPOOL (ENGLAND) (ITALPRESS) – “Would I have liked him to stay? Yes, I have never hidden that. Curtis is a very good player, but I immediately understood his situation.” Liverpool manager Andoni Iraola has admitted that he would have liked to continue having Jones at his disposal, with the midfielder now on the verge of joining Inter. Recent reports have indicated that the move is close, although it has not yet been officially completed.

“It’s not official yet, but it’s an ongoing situation. I spoke to him during the first or second training session. I had a very high opinion of him as a player. He loved this club, that was very clear. But I understood that, in the end, the outcome would be what it has become,” the Reds coach added.

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VALLETTA (MALTA) (ITALPRESS/MNA) – Maltese Judge Edwina Grima has rejected a defence request to discharge the jury in the trial of businessman Yorgen Fenech in Valletta, who is accused of complicity in the murder of journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia and of criminal conspiracy to commit murder.

The request was made over concerns that jurors may have been exposed to news headlines through tablets provided by the court. IT expert Martin Bajada identified 489 pages of browsing history and headlines that could potentially have been viewed, but there was no evidence that the jurors had actually read them.

The tablets allowed users to view headlines and images, but not full articles or social media. Grima therefore found insufficient evidence that the jury’s impartiality had been compromised. The defence had argued that even the possibility of accessing information from outside the trial could undermine the jurors’ isolation.

Following the judge’s decision, the defence began presenting its case, with Fenech taking the stand in the afternoon as its first witness. Fenech has pleaded not guilty. Caruana Galizia was killed on 16 October 2017 by a bomb planted in her car.

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WEST BANK (ITALPRESS) – The Health Ministry of the Palestinian Authority (PA) has announced that 17-year-old Karim Shalaldeh has died from wounds sustained after being shot by settlers in the area of the village of Sa’ir, north of Hebron, in the southern West Bank.

Earlier, a media outlet affiliated with the settler movement had claimed that some settlers had been pelted with stones by Palestinians and that a member of the security forces who arrived at the scene had opened fire on a person throwing stones.

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) had previously said that the incident was under investigation and had not yet provided further details.

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MUNICH (GERMANY) (ITALPRESS) – Jamal Musiala will be the big absentee from tomorrow’s match for the German Super Cup. Vincent Kompany and his Bayern Munich side will have to do without the 23-year-old German winger, who has experienced episodes of feeling unwell in his last two matches against Leipzig and Heidenheim.

It is a significant absence, but for the Bavarians’ coach, what matters is that the situation can be managed and that “there is a lot of optimism about his full recovery.” The player himself revealed on social media that he suffers from “brief, temporary absence seizures, which are treatable and caused by a neurological dysfunction.” The episodes were triggered by a change in his medication.

At his press conference, Kompany explained that the club had been aware of Musiala’s condition for some time. “This is the first time the news has become public and, obviously, many questions have arisen, but we have been dealing with his situation for some time,” the Belgian coach said. “The initial shock dates back some time. Since then, we have received much more information and made decisions with the help of the best experts. Jamal has everyone’s support. We don’t talk about it much among ourselves anymore. We have been prepared for some time, we have our protocols in place and we are very optimistic.”

There was further reassurance from Kompany, as well as from the player, who is currently following an individual training programme while adapting to the change in his treatment. “We will give him all the support we have already given him and will continue to give him. We know how to handle the situation, and we are doing it all together, including his teammates. Jamal changed something in his treatment, which is why the episodes became noticeable. Now we want to return to the situation we had before, when these episodes did not occur.”

There is also a match to focus on, and in addition to Musiala, Serge Gnabry and Lennart Karl will miss the game against Borussia Dortmund.

“It would be fantastic to win a trophy in Dortmund,” Kompany said. “Maybe with 50% of the fans in the stadium, the atmosphere of a final would be even more special, but winning a trophy in their home stadium would be just as great. Dortmund’s quality and strength are extremely high: there is no more difficult challenge for us in Germany.”

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TRIPOLI (LIBYA) (ITALPRESS) – Libya’s Interior Ministry has announced the arrival at the port of Tripoli of a tanker carrying 40 million liters of gasoline, which will be distributed to service stations around the clock to ease the severe fuel shortage that has caused long queues throughout the capital and in other cities.

According to a statement posted by the Libyan Interior Ministry on Facebook, a second tanker carrying a further 40 million liters will arrive at the port of Tripoli the day after tomorrow to replenish supplies. The ministry urged citizens not to crowd service stations or obstruct traffic, stressing that sufficient quantities of fuel are available.

Regional security directorates have been instructed to coordinate with police forces to regulate traffic outside fuel stations and reduce congestion.

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TORINO (ITALPRESS) – “The mutual termination of the contract with Arthur is now official.” With a post on social media, Juventus announced the end of Brazilian midfielder Arthur’s time with the club.

Born in 1996, the player joined Juventus in 2020 after spells with Grêmio and Barcelona. He remained with the Bianconeri until 2022, before going out on loan to Liverpool, Fiorentina, Girona and, once again, Grêmio.

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TRIPOLI (LIBYA) (ITALPRESS) – A Libyan military source has revealed to Italpress details of a roadmap aimed at reshaping the military landscape in the western part of the country, in an effort to prevent further escalations, particularly in light of repeated mysterious drone attacks.

The source, who requested anonymity, explained that “Deputy Defence Minister of the Government of National Unity Abdel Salam al-Zoubi has adopted a roadmap based on several elements, foremost among them the reorganization of armed formations and the removal of their members from cities and residential areas.”

The source also specified that “another key issue being addressed concerns identifying the areas where ammunition and military equipment are stored, with a view to relocating them to areas far from urban centres in order to prevent possible accidents or loss of control.”

According to the source, al-Zoubi’s plan enjoys broad local support as well as a balance of international backing. This reportedly emerged clearly during his recent direct meetings with Egyptian, US and Turkish delegations, as part of a decisive political and military process aimed at reaching key understandings that would feed directly into the historic process of unifying the Libyan army.

Al-Zoubi was appointed Libya’s deputy defence minister several years ago. In recent days, he met in Sirte with Saddam Haftar, chief of staff of the Libyan National Army’s ground forces, on the sidelines of the Flintlock 2026 military exercises. An informed source said that al-Zoubi “is racing against time to impose a new reality on the ground and reshape the military structure in the western region.”

These strategic moves come at a crucial stage, marked by intense US diplomatic activity aimed at breaking the political deadlock and bringing about a substantial shift in the Libyan crisis. Available data confirm that any comprehensive political agreement supported and sponsored by the international community will remain dependent on the ability to establish strict control over the security and military apparatus and unify the armed forces under an organized structure.

Stability on the ground is therefore the fundamental pillar and the only real gateway to the success of any credible political initiative. Al-Zoubi has risen through the various ranks of a military career. In 2015, he founded the 301 Battalion, while in 2022 he was appointed to lead the 111 Brigade, before being named deputy defence minister based in Tripoli.

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BARCELONA (SPAIN) (ITALPRESS) – Joao Cancelo is returning to Barcelona, this time on a permanent basis. After two loan spells, the most recent during the second half of last season, the 32-year-old Portuguese full-back has terminated his contract with Al Hilal, whom he joined two years ago, and has signed a deal with the Blaugrana club until 2029.

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