31 h. ago Young prince Lamine Yamal embracing the pressure of joining Barcelona’s kings | Sid Lowe

Barça prodigy stood out on La Liga’s opening weekend, but Santi Cazorla and Nico Williams produced compelling storylines, tooHeavy is the head that wears the crown but Lamine Yamal is willing to wear it. Willing? He wants to, so there he was on Saturday night conducting his own coronation. With the last touch of Barcelona’s first game of 2025-26, their new No 10 – the player handed a six-year contract and the shirt Ladislao Kubala, Luis Suárez, Diego Maradona, Rivaldo, Ronaldinho and Lionel Messi wore, the kid Spain coach Luis del la Fuente claimed was “touched by the wand of God”, the baby Messi bathed – scored against Real Mallorca.It was his first goal as an adult; it was also exactly as you imagine it, Lamine Yamal scoring the Lamine Yamal goal that was Messi’s once. He had come in from the right and then, when the ball settled in the corner, went back out again. Where, stopping before the Son Moix stands, he lowered an invisible crown to his head, a statement of intent for this...

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Riccardo Calafiori scored the only goal for the Gunners while Eberechi Eze made a surprise start for Crystal Palace.

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The Ayrshire club made the sad decision to take down the social media posts announcing her arrival in light of the abuse over her skin condition.

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55 h. ago Skye Stout scores on debut for Kilmarnock as footballer silences online trolls

Skye Stout celebrated her Scottish Women's Premier League debut on Sunday just days after being targeted by online trolls, and she could not have asked for a better start

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3 d. ago Richarlison scores 'goal of the season contender' with 'insane' scissor kick vs Burnley

Richarlison scored a stunning scissor kick effort to double Tottenham’s lead against Burnley as the Brazilian makes a huge impact in Thomas Frank’s Spurs league bow

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3 d. ago Tottenham vs Burnley LIVE: Premier League match stream, latest score and goal updates

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3 d. ago Emotional Federico Chiesa thanks Diogo Jota for 'helping' him score crucial Liverpool goal

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3 d. ago Teenage footballer ridiculed by online trolls as club pull big announcement

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4 d. ago Liverpool vs Bournemouth LIVE: Premier League match stream, latest score and goal updates

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4 d. ago Football rallies around teenage star, 16, who suffered vile trolling mocking her unveiling photos on what should have been happiest day of her life

It should have been one of the happiest days of Skye Stout's life when she signed for Scottish side Kilmarnock on Thursday, with the club announcing the news on their official social media pages.

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5 d. ago Dundee Utd vs Rapid LIVE score and goal updates from Conference League second leg at Tannadice

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5 d. ago Scottish Rugby mourn deaths of one of 3 brothers capped for Scotland and scorer of famous drop goal

Two former internationalists passed away this week

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