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In addition to giving Americans and paving the way for , the CARES Act has temporarily changed the rules about withdrawing money from retirement accounts. You can now take penalty-free withdrawals from up to $100,000 without facing the usual early withdrawal fees. 

It will be Leverkusen´s first game without influential players Kai Havertz and Kevin Volland after their departures for Chelsea and Monaco, respectively, though Peter Bosz´s team has Patrik Schick, who played on loan for Leipzig last season.

Arsenal’s Emiliano Martinez closes in on £19.5m move to Aston Villa

Mikel Arteta had made it clear to Martinez that, despite recent performances, Bernd Leno would be his number one choice and was not keen to rotate goalkeepers in cup competitions.

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With unemployment levels still high and millions of workers furloughed or working fewer hours than before, this major rule change could help bring much-needed relief to the increasing number of Americans financially impacted by the . Of course, drawing on retirement funds is something to avoid if possible — but as the government continues to wrestle over the details of an additional stimulus package and other sources of funding dry up, borrowing from a retirement account may become an appealing option. 

Schalke was due to host Bavarian side Schweinfurt, but the game was called off on Friday following a complaint from Türkgücü Munich.

Türkgücü contends it should be playing Schalke as it was the local regional league leader ahead of Schweinfurt when the division resumed after its pandemic-induced break. Bavarian soccer authorities had already promoted Türkgücü to the third division for the new season, making second-placed Schweinfurt the best Bavarian amateur side at the time of registration for the cup.

Lionel Messi wore the captain’s armband in his first match since he opted to abandon his plans to leave Barca, although Luis Suarez and Arturo Vidal were left out of the squad as the club is still trying to offload both players.

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Benrahma closes in on Palace move

Crystal Palace are in pole position to sign £20m-rated Brentford star Said Benrahma this summer. The winger was also absent during the Bees’ 1-0 defeat at St Andrew’s.

Tottenham join Man United in race for Sergio Reguilon

Spurs want to sign a left-back before the transfer window closes and the Real Madrid defender is emerging as a contender to fill the role. The £25m price tag is one that both club are able to meet.

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BARCELONA, Sept 12 (Reuters) – Barcelona beat second division Gimnastic de Tarragona 3-1 in a pre-season friendly on Saturday, with Philippe Coutinho and Ousmane Dembele each making encouraging returns by scoring in Ronald Koeman’s first game in charge.

Crystal Palace ‘set to win £20m race for Brentford star Said Benrahma’

Crystal Palace look to have a clear path to sign the winger from Brentford after their major rivals pulled out the race to land him, but his potential arrival leaves the future of Andros Townsend unclear.

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Koeman, who changed his entire team at halftime by making 11 substitutions, gave debuts to 17-year-old forward Pedri, new signing Francisco Trincao and American forward Konrad de La Fuente, 19, who stepped up from the club’s reserve side.

What did the CARES Act change? The CARES Act allows you to withdraw up to $100,000 from your retirement account — penalty-free — until the end of 2020. So far, relatively few Americans have taken advantage of this new exemption: The Investment Company Institute reports that less than 3% of retirement plan owners made early withdrawals so far this year.

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Hoeness claims Liverpool are stalling on Thiago signing

Former Bayern Munich president Uli Hoeness has accused Liverpool and learn here Manchester United of using underhand tactics in the battle to sign Thiago Alcantara.

Club record signing Coutinho got the third goal in the 51st, also from the penalty spot, making his first outing for the team since returning on loan from Bayern Munich, with whom he scored two goals in last month’s 8-2 thrashing of Barca in the Champions League quarter-finals.

Taking money from your future self: The standard advice is to leave your retirement account alone until you’re retired. The earlier you start saving for retirement and the more you can contribute, the more it compounds over time. Any time you take funds out before you need them, you’re taking money away from your future (retired) self. If you can avoid it, you should. 

Hoeness accuses Liverpool and Man Utd of ‘blackmail’ over Thiago

Liverpool are the frontrunners, with United also interested, but Hoeness has accused the two English clubs of underhand tactics in order to sign the 29-year-old Spanish international.

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