76 m. ago Arsenal transfer news: Gunners 'to trigger £68m release clause' for star who cried for a week

Arsenal are interested in bringing Crystal Palace star Eberechi Eze back to the club, with the Gunners able to offer the playmaker the chance to fulfill his childhood dream

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5 h. ago Lionel Messi has stand named after him at club he never played for

Inter Miami star Lionel Messi supported Newell's Old Boys as a child and played in their youth team before joining Barcelona and moving to Spain aged 13 but has often spoke of a return

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23 h. ago Bullets, condoms and fluffy handcuffs by the swimming pool, casino chips spilling out of fast cars, pole dancers, illicit affairs

When you work with footballers nothing much surprises you.Occasionally something does. Finding spent machine gun bullets in the garden of one of your club's players probably does

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24 h. ago Africa aims to lift standards and retain talent after Club World Cup wipeout

Fifpro Africa general secretary Kgosana Masaseng wants a reaction after all four sides from the continent made an early exitIt is a familiar take on the Club World Cup, but comes from a different perspective. “From the games I have watched, football has taken a lot away from the players,” says Kgosana Masaseng, the general secretary of Fifpro Africa.“You are talking about teams that have just completed their domestic leagues, who were playing continental club championships. Players were also representing their national teams. So the schedule has been demanding. It has taken a toll and, now, there’s no break; it’s straight away into another competition.” Continue reading...

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26 h. ago Liverpool transfer news: Three huge stars to leave as £150m deal edges closer

Liverpool have completed the signing of Arne Slot's second player with Milos Kerkez having joined the club, while a Reds goalkeeper has also left on loan

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36 h. ago Jack Draper refreshed after illness and relishing chance for deep run at Wimbledon

British No 1 ‘feeling so much better’ after tonsillitisDraper will be seeded No 4 this year at WimbledonJack Draper says he is feeling refreshed before Wimbledon after his bout of tonsillitis and he is determined to make Centre Court his own environment as he prepares for his first championships at the All England Club as one of the best players in the world.“I think the home support that I’m going to have and people right behind me is going to be amazing,” Draper said. “It’s going to be a privilege to play as the British No 1 and that’s what I’ve always wanted, I’ve wanted to make Centre Court of Wimbledon my environment, and I’m looking forward to hopefully starting that.” Continue reading...

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38 h. ago I was a fixer hired by top Premier League clubs to keep an eye on their stars. From machine gun bullets in the garden to illicit affairs, THIS is what they really get up to

When you work with footballers nothing much surprises you.Occasionally something does. Finding spent machine gun bullets in the garden of one of your club's players probably does

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43 h. ago Lionel Messi showed true colours with unseen act in the tunnel after storming off pitch

Lionel Messi was seen storming off the pitch of the Hard Rock Stadium following a 2-2 Club World Cup draw with Palmeiras, despite the result seeing Inter Miami qualify for the knockout stages

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44 h. ago Arsenal sent new Rodrygo message as Real Madrid absence explained

Gunners transfer target did not play for Los Blancos against Pachuca at the Club World Cup

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44 h. ago Scottish Premiership club stalwart unable to play in own testimonial after being injured in car crash

Ex-Hibs and Rangers defender undergoes surgery

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45 h. ago I agreed my Celtic transfer exit hours before a Champions League clash — the gaffer’s speech stunned my teammates

The defender knew he was leaving the club but didn't think twice about playing to help Celts reach the next round

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2 d. ago Fifa opens disciplinary case against Pachuca’s Cabral over Rüdiger allegations

Real Madrid defender has said he was racially abusedPachuca’s Gustavo Cabral denies using racist languageFifa has opened disciplinary proceedings against the Pachuca player Gustavo Cabral after an incident involving Real Madrid’s Antonio Rüdiger during their Club World Cup match on Sunday, which prompted the activation of the anti-discrimination protocol.“Following an assessment of the match reports, the Fifa Disciplinary Committee has opened proceedings against CF Pachuca player Gustavo Cabral in relation to the incident involving him and Real Madrid’s Antonio Rüdiger during the Fifa Club World Cup game played in Charlotte on 22 June,” Fifa said. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Players and fans at the Club World Cup are coping with high temperatures as a heat wave hits US

Substitutes who watch from the locker room, abandoned practice sessions and sweat-soaked jerseys

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3 d. ago Chelsea: Can Nicolas Jackson play again at Club World Cup after 'stupid' red card?

Jackson has now been sent-off twice in his last four Chelsea appearances

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3 d. ago Lionel Messi’s incredible net worth and £8.5million Miami mansion he never leaves

Lionel Messi is regarded as one of the highest paid footballers of all time and it appears the Inter Miami and Argentina forward is now moving closer to becoming a billionaire

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3 d. ago Football Daily | Suárez defies age and dodgy knees to set up PSG clash dripping in narrative

Sign up now! Sign up now! Sign up now? Sign up now!In December 2023, shortly before signing for Grêmio, Luis Suárez warned that his footballing days were numbered. His right knee had become so painful, following a Covid-affected rehabilitation from surgery in 2020, that he could barely walk. “In my last stage of recovery, the pandemic came and I had to do exercises on my own and I couldn’t finish stretching my knee,” he told Uruguayan media. “On the inside I have cartilage wear and that hits the bone. The days before each game I take three pills and hours before playing I get an injection. If not, I can’t play. Hence the limp. I have to think that in maybe five years I won’t be able to play five-a-side football with my friends. The truth is that the first steps in the morning are very painful. Anyone who sees me thinks that it is impossible for me to play a game. My son asks me to play with him and I can’t.”It is almost impossible to train or to make a session because of the weather...

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3 d. ago Viktor Gyokeres' Arsenal transfer wish perfectly clear in 'phone call threat' to Sporting

Viktor Gyokeres is claimed to have told Sporting CP that he will never play for the club again in an effort to push through his transfer to Arsenal, despite not being the Gunners' top target

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3 d. ago New Chelsea wonderkid breaks promise and swaps shirts with Lionel Messi at HALF

Inter Miami drew 2-2 with Palmeiras at the Club World Cup - and the game allowed soon-to-be-Chelsea star Estevao an opportunity he couldn't resist with his idol Lionel Messi

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4 d. ago Lionel Messi handed reunion he didn't want as Beckham and Infantino get their way

Inter Miami have booked their place in the last 16 of the Club World Cup, where Lionel Messi and his fellow ex-Barcelona team-mates will be reunited with Luis Enrique

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4 d. ago Delap is Chelsea’s shiny new toy but uncut gem Jackson offers rare point of difference | Jonathan Liew

While battle lines are drawn between the two strikers with very different journeys to the top, there is a way both can thrive“They are quite similar,” Enzo Maresca said last week of Liam Delap and Nicolas Jackson, but of course nobody wanted to take any notice of that bit. Already battle lines are being drawn, positions entrenched. Delap or Jackson. Jackson or Delap. One must survive. One must go reluctantly on loan to Serie A. Those are just the rules.On these terms alone, it’s been a very good week for Delap. Against Flamengo in the Club World Cup on Friday, he was preferred up front, and played with bristling, controlled aggression for more than an hour before making way for Jackson. He then watched as his replacement lost possession with his first touch, went studs‑up with his second, was sent off and scapegoated for Chelsea’s 3-1 defeat, and later issued a grovelling apology on social media for his actions. Continue reading...

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