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Netherlands boss Ronald Koeman said he substituted Manchester United centre-back Matthijs de Ligt during their 2-2 draw with Germany on Tuesday night to "protect" him.

De Ligt, 25, was replaced at half-time in the Uefa Nations League clash in Amsterdam by Brighton's Jan Paul van Hecke after the defender had a hand in both of Germany's first-half goals.

A misplaced pass in the first half led to Deniz Undav equalising before his failed clearance led to Joshua Kimmich giving Germany the lead, just three days after De Ligt made mistakes in the Dutch's 5-2 win over Bosnia and Herzegovina.

“Of course I would rather have kept [Matthijs de Ligt] on the pitch," Koeman told Dutch broadcaster NOS.

“It just looks like he is now in a period where all his mistakes are being punished.

"I gave him a new chance today but eventually I protected him by taking him off."

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ESPN , externalhave reported that 24-year-old Brazilian winger Antony is reluctant to leave Manchester United despite interest from Fenerbahce.

Manchester United are also monitoring Sevilla's 21-year-old right-back Juanlu Sanchez according to (AS - in Spanish), external.

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BBC Sport's chief football news reporter

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Manchester United have reported a net loss of £113.2m in the year to 30 June, their latest accounts show.

It follows losses of £28.7m in 2022-23 and £115.5m in 2021-22, and their latest figures take total losses over the past five years to over £370m.

Despite the results, United are not expected to breach the Premier League's profit and sustainability rules because not all spending goes against their calculations and clubs can claim allowances known as 'add backs'.

Under Premier League rules clubs cannot lose more than £105m over a three-year period and Everton and Nottingham Forest received points deductions for being in breach.

"The club remains committed to, and in compliance with, both the Premier League's profit and sustainability rules and Uefa's financial fair play regulations," said United chief executive Omar Berrada.

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We will also bring you some interesting insights from Manchester City captain Kyle Walker, who has been lifting the lid on his team-mates in the latest episode of his podcast, You'll Never Beat Kyle Walker.

The 34-year-old explains why Erling Haaland is the biggest diva in the dressing room, Rodri has the worst dress sense and why he thinks David Silva is the best footballer he has ever played alongside.

He also picks the toughest players in the squad, from Ederson, Jack Grealish and Bernardo Silva.

The Premier League return this weekend following the international break.

Can Liverpool and Manchester City maintain their 100% start to the season?

Will Manchester United bounce back from two defeats on the spin?

Could Everton end their winless run?

Who will take the spoils in the north London derby? Will Arsenal midfielder Martin Odegaard miss the trip to Tottenham through injury?

Stay tuned and we'll take a more in-depth look at this weekend's big stories.

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BBC Sport

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More than half of female and non-binary football fans questioned for a survey by anti-discrimination charity Kick it Out said they had experienced sexist behaviour or language at matches.

Of the 1,502 fans asked, 23% said they felt unsafe at games.

From those who had experienced sexist or misogynistic abuse, 85% said they had not reported it, with 46% of those saying it was because they believed it would not make a difference and 43% saying they felt it would not be taken seriously.

Experiences of sexist behaviour included being questioned on their knowledge of the rules, wolf-whistling, and constant badgering or harassment.

Some fans surveyed also reported experiencing inappropriate touching, physical violence and sexual assault on a matchday.

The survey also found:

• 61% of fans had heard sexist behaviour dismissed as banter
• Of the 727 fans who said they had experienced sexist language, 53% said they had been told they should be elsewhere (examples included fans being told to "get back in the kitchen")
• 46% had been subjected to lewd requests
• 27% had heard sexually aggressive language.

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Emma Sanders
BBC Sport senior women's football reporter

Manchester United defender Hannah Blundell has announced she is pregnant with her first child.

The club have triggered an option clause in her contract to keep her there for another year so she can access maternity pay and medical support.

Blundell told her team-mates the news in a club meeting on Tuesday before announcing it publicly on social media today.

Skinner was made aware of the pregnancy early on and has recruited defenders in the transfer window as a result.

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Right, we are moving on from Harry Kane and England now to look forward to this weekend's return of the Premier League.

Let's start with a little recap of today's top stories:

• 'Carsley has put his stamp on England - job feels like his to lose'
• Arsenal's Odegaard set for at least three weeks out
• Chelsea ownership rift exposed and explained
• Republic of Ireland shirt 'too heavy' for some players

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Bradley Allen, who coaches Tottenham Under-18s, worked with Harry Kane as a youth player at Spurs and believes if anyone can reach 100 goals for England, Kane can.

"If he can continue to stay fit and extend his career, he will certainly aim towards breaking Peter Shilton’s record of 125 caps for England, if not get the 100-goal record," Allen told BBC Radio 5 Live.

"He has three years [to reach 100 goals].

"He’s relentless in his work. When he puts his mind to anything, he’s always been fiercely determined to prove to himself that there’s no ceiling to the achievements he wants to go for."

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Harry Kane will be pushing for his next milestone after collecting 100 caps for his country. Could that be a century of goals?

The England skipper needs 32 more to reach that landmark.

Over the last three seasons, the 31-year-old has scored a combined 28 goals in an England shirt.

Based on these numbers he could reach 100 in 2027.

With the World Cup taking place in North America in 2026 and the Euros in the United Kingdom and Ireland in 2028, could Kane eke out his international career long enough to take in both those competitions and potentially join Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi by reaching 100 international goals?

Click thumbs up if you believe he can, thumbs down if you think he won't.

Harry Kane scored 79 seconds into his England debut against Lithuania back in 2015.

Now, he's the country's all-time leading goalscorer on 68 and counting.

Here's a breakdown of Kane's England goals, season-by-season:

• 15/16 - 5
• 16/17 - 3
• 17/18 - 11
• 18/19 - 3
• 19/20 - 10
• 20/21 - 6
• 21/22 - 12
• 22/23 - 8
• 23/24 - 8
• 24/25 - 2... and counting

Talking of Harry Kane, that brings the England discussion full circle.

We started the day looking at reaction to his 100th appearance for the Three Lions, when the Bayern Munich striker produced a typical captain's performance, scoring both goals in a 2-0 victory over Finland.

He spoke afterwards about his desire to carry on playing, putting "no limits" on his England career. Those words followed his pre-match pledge to target 100 international goals.

After moving to 68 with a brace on Tuesday night, could that century of goals be within reach?

Joe: RE Guy @09:11 - what's even more promising is that Lee Carsley has got the team to actually service Harry Kane up front and not leave him stranded. Give Kane enough chances and he will score plenty. Carsley seems to have connected the dots and got the quality wingers and midfielders to get the ball to a quality striker. Plenty still to do, but early signs are good!

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More from Jordan Pickford, speaking to BBC Radio 5 Live, on whether he'd like to see Lee Carsley get the job on a permanent basis: "I think with England there's the pathway from the young age groups, with the amount of people who play for the under-16s and get the opportunity to play for the seniors.

"It has been there on the manager side as well. My first manager for England Under-21s was Gareth [Southgate] and he had eight years at the senior level, so there's always that opportunity, for player and coach."

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Phil McNulty
BBC Sport chief football writer

Lee Carsley has graduated via England’s Under-21s, as did Gareth Southgate, winning the European Championship in 2023 while offering a guiding hand to so many of the youngsters he brought into his first squad.

He is part of the so-called "England DNA" coming out of St George’s Park and the manner in which Spain coach Luis de la Fuente, who inflicted misery on Southgate’s side in the Euro 2024 final in Berlin, took the same path in his country may also play into the FA's thinking.

Ian Dennis
BBC Radio 5 Live senior football reporter on Football Daily

The biggest endorsement I can give to Lee Carsley is that John McDermott, the technical director of the FA, said that the first half in Dublin was the best training ground exercise that he'd seen, in terms of the way they played against Ireland.

John McDermott, the FA's technical director - he'll be one of the kingmakers - he's certainly very comfortable with Lee Carsley being in charge.

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Nick Mashiter
BBC Sport football news reporter

Stockport assistant coach Andy Mangan has been denied a move to Real Madrid after his work permit was rejected.

The former Tranmere and Shrewsbury striker was on the verge of joining the La Liga champions to work under boss Carlo Ancelotti, with the switch subject to a work permit.

But the 38-year-old's application, which could have taken up to nine months to process, is understood to have been rejected by the Spanish government and the move is currently off.

Mangan had worked with Ancelotti's son, Davide, who is part of the staff at Madrid, while doing his Uefa coaching badges.

He joined Stockport in the summer after they won League Two under manager Dave Challinor. The Hatters are currently unbeaten and second in League One after four games.

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