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EPL to block national team call ups, Real Madrid lodge €160m Mbappé bid, and more: Freedom Kicks for August 25, 2021

Good morning, everyone. I’m on my way to Florida for vacation, and the MLS All-Star Game is tonight. We will see if the MLS All-Stars can defeat the Liga MX All-Stars. Until then, here’s a recap of yesterday:

The Premier League is defying FIFA by refusing to release players that are on the UK’s “red list” for Covid restrictions. Of note, the USMNT don’t have to worry about any of their players for now, as the United States, El Salvador, and Honduras are not on the red list. However, Panama (who hosts the USMNT next month), Mexico, and Costa Rica are on the red list.