19 h. ago Rodrygo transfer: Arsenal target's stance on move emerges after Xabi Alonso meeting

Arsenal are among the clubs who have been linked with a move for Rodrygo but the Real Madrid forward has made it clear that he is more than happy at the Bernabeu

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20 h. ago The Real Madrid question Xabi Alonso must solve ahead of Club World Cup

Real Madrid have always been driven by star players - can Alonso break the cycle by imposing a tactical ideology to take the club into a new era?

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45 h. ago What Matheus Cunha did for Brazil speaks volumes for Man United after Wolves transfer

Manchester United summer signing Matheus Cunha was in fine form as he inspired a first win for Carlo Ancelotti

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49 h. ago Brazil clinch World Cup spot as Carlo Ancelotti enjoys home debut in charge

The win lifts Brazil to third in South American qualifying, joining Ecuador on 25 points.

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62 h. ago Marcus Bettinelli: Manchester City confirm signing of Chelsea keeper ahead of Club World Cup

The 33-year-old was a popular figure in the Chelsea dressing room

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63 h. ago Dean Huijsen admits ‘I don’t care’ about being Real Madrid’s most expensive defender

New signing says Spanish giants are ‘club of my life’Huijsen feels he is good fit for Xabi Alonso’s style of play“I don’t care,” Dean Huijsen said and there was a shrug to go with his answer. The former Bournemouth player had just become the most expensive defender in Real Madrid’s history for £50m, but while the 20-year-old talked about “living a dream” on the day he was presented at their Valdebebas training ground, the price didn’t seem to bother him much. Not least because nothing did. “I’m quite calm,” he said. “I am me and I am going to live my life and I do what I like most.”“Madrid is the club of my life, I think,” Huijsen had said when he stepped on to the stage in the basketball arena, tapped the mic and asked: “Can you hear me?” The son of Dutch footballer Donny Huijsen, who was sitting in the front row with Huijsen’s mother Mascha Wijsmuller. The family moved to southern Spain when Dean was five and it was Málaga he was mad about as a boy, although he said here that Serg...

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63 h. ago Dean Huijsen shrugs off pressure of being Real Madrid’s most expensive defender

New signing says Spanish giants are ‘club of my life’Huijsen feels he is good fit for Xabi Alonso’s style of play“I don’t care,” Dean Huijsen said and there was a shrug to go with his answer. The former Bournemouth player had just become the most expensive defender in Real Madrid’s history for £50m, but while the 20-year-old talked about “living a dream” on the day he was presented at their Valdebebas training ground, the price didn’t seem to bother him much. Not least because nothing did. “I’m quite calm,” he said. “I am me and I am going to live my life and I do what I like most.”“Madrid is the club of my life, I think,” Huijsen had said when he stepped on to the stage in the basketball arena, tapped the mic and asked: “Can you hear me?” The son of Dutch footballer Donny Huijsen, who was sitting in the front row with Huijsen’s mother Mascha Wijsmuller. The family moved to southern Spain when Dean was five and it was Málaga he was mad about as a boy, although he said here that Serg...

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63 h. ago Xabi Alonso's comments about Arsenal target Martin Zubimendi say it all as phone call emerges

Martin Zubimendi is at a crossroads, with both Arsenal and Real Madrid trying desperately to sign the Real Sociedad midfielder, who nearly joined Liverpool last summer, only for the transfer to fall through

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3 d. ago West Ham issue Michail Antonio statement and confirm seven players will leave club

Michail Antonio has been out of action since December following a horror car crash in exit and West Ham have now offered clarification over his future with his deal set to expire

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6 d. ago Arsenal confirm early Jorginho exit as Flamengo seal signing before Club World Cup

Gunners had been in talks over allowing midfielder to join Brazilian giants before his contract expires

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6 d. ago Arsenal interested in Real Madrid star Rodrygo as exciting transfer shortlist revealed

Arsenal have prioritised signing a left winger in the summer transfer window and Real Madrid's Rodrygo has emerged as a target amid his uncertain future under Xabi Alonso

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7 d. ago Florian Wirtz to Liverpool: Manager gives verdict on transfer after Real Madrid 'surprise'

Liverpool are the clear favourites to sign Florian Wirtz from Bayer Leverkusen but Xabi Alonso's relationship with the player has led to links with Real Madrid

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7 d. ago Hibs delight as club confirm signing of 6ft 5in player 'we have been tracking for a long time'

Austrian goalkeeper joins on three-year deal

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7 d. ago Hearts set up clash with EPL giants as club reveal 'series of events' to celebrate iconic Tynecastle figure

Hearts have announced the date for Craig Gordon’s testimonial.

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7 d. ago Chelsea confirm Cole Palmer squad number change ahead of Club World Cup

Blues talisman set to debut new shirt in tournament opener against Los Angeles FC in Atlanta on June 16

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7 d. ago Russell Martin is Rangers manager LIVE as Ibrox club confirm appointment as new boss

The new Ibrox regime have finally appointed the man they want in the hotseat to replace Philippe Clement long term

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8 d. ago Derek McInnes' first Hearts game revealed as Tynecastle club confirm their pre season plans

McInnes will be taking the jambos squad to Spain for some warm weather training before a closed doors frinedly

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8 d. ago Bayern back on top as Schick shines brightest: the Bundesliga season review

Bayern Munich’s domestic dominance returned and Arminia Bielefeld’s remarkable cup run provided the shocksIt’s Bayern Munich, despite Mainz and Freiburg, unexpected troublers of the European places, deserving praise for their stratospheric improvement from 2023-24. The Rekordmeister is rarely more provoked than when presented with serious opposition, and Xabi Alonso’s Bayer Leverkusen had done just that with last term’s domestically unbeaten double-winning exploits. Leverkusen were still excellent but could simply not match Bayern’s pace in the end. They played with dazzle but Vincent Kompany also did the one thing that was beyond Julian Nagelsmann and Thomas Tuchel in beginning to sort out Bayern’s leaky defence, conceding their lowest total in the Bundesliga (32) since Hansi Flick’s treble-winning season of 2019-20. He also made them competitive in the Champions League, in which they were unlucky to lose to Inter. Continue reading...

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9 d. ago Arsenal transfer twist as Martin Zubimendi breaks silence on medical claims in new interview

Gunners had looked poised to wrap up £51m summer deal for Real Sociedad and Spain midfielder who previously snubbed Liverpool

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1 week ago Erik ten Hag planning double Man Utd raid after taking over at Bayer Leverkusen

Manchester United could see former boss Erik ten Hag attempt to land two of their players who are up for sale after being appointed Bayer Leverkusen head coach following Xabi Alonso's exit

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