The common touch

From The Totally Football Show with James Richardson The Athletic

Lionel Messi handed in a transfer request at the Camp Nou. Is he Manchester City bound? Has he burnt all bridges with Barca?England’s squad was announced amid a backdrop of Harry Maguire’s arrest in Greece. But will Gareth Southgate ever pick Jack Grealish?Chelsea’s spending spree continues apace with Havertz still to come. Eze, Doherty and Rodrigo represent some of the week’s tasty signings. Are Van De Beek and James Rodriguez soon to follow?Arsenal claim the curtain-raising silverware at Wembley as Aubameyang shows his worth against a Liverpool midfield crying out for Thiago.And Chelsea Women claim the Community Shield despite Sam Kerr doing her Fernando Torres impression.RUNNING ORDER• PART 1: Arsenal win the men’s Community Shield (01m 00s)• PART 2: Chelsea win the women’s Community Shield, with Katie Whyatt (14m 00s)• PART 3: Messi divorce from Barcelona, with Alvaro Romeo (22m 00s)• PART 4a: Transfer tittle tattle, as Chelsea launch into spending spree (33m 30s)• PART 4b: Maguire, Grealish and Southgate’s England squad (48m 00s)• PART 5: The odds with Lee Price from Paddy Power (55m 30s)• PART 6: Mourinho - documentary superstar (57m 00s)GET IN TOUCH:• follow us on Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/totallyfootballshow/)• find us on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/thetotallyfootballshow/)• send us a tweet: @TheTotallyShow (http://www.twitter.com/thetotallyshow) PARISH NOTICES:• we’re sponsored by Paddy Power - home of the Money Back Special (http://www.paddypower.com/) READ STUFF ON OUR WEBSITE:• check out thetotallyfootballshow.com (http://thetotallyfootballshow.com/) .

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