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In the Bundesliga, Schalke are making noise before a ball is even kicked this season. The club dropped a retro away jersey on August sixth, and within two and a half hours, forty thousand shirts were gone. CEO Matthias Tillmann told Sky Germany he doesn't know how many clubs have ever pulled that off, and honestly, it's hard to argue.
Crossing the Atlantic, the Dodgers pulled off a gutsy comeback at home Monday night against the Royals, winning six to five. Tarik Skubal was far from his sharpest in his Dodger Stadium debut, but the offense took Dave Roberts' pregame challenge seriously and delivered, erasing a deficit when it mattered most.
And in a transfer saga that just won't sit still, a La Liga insider is reporting that Julian Alvarez has a secret clause buried in his Atletico Madrid contract, one that could allow Barcelona to pry him away for one hundred thirty million euros. Atletico have dug their heels in hard, insisting he won't go to a rival, but that clause changes the entire conversation.
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