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Midfielder Manu Trigueros has left Villarreal to join Spanish second-tier side Granada on a two-year contract, the club announced on Thursday. The 32-year-old holds the record for the most appearances for Villarreal in LaLiga, having played 477 such matches for the club, making his debut back in 2012. He scored 38 goals and registered 39 […]

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Morocco claimed a first Olympic medal at the eighth time of asking as they swept aside Egypt 6-0 at the Stade de la Beaujoire on Thursday. Abde Ezzalzouli and Soufiane Rahimi impressed for the Atlas Lions, with their first half goals sending Tarik Sektioui’s on their way to a podium finish at the Games. Bilal […]

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Martin Zubimendi has been named in Real Sociedad’s squad for their final pre-season friendly versus Union Berlin, despite being strongly linked with a move to Liverpool. La Real travel to the Stadion An der Alten Forsterei to face Union on Friday, as they work towards their opening match in La Liga versus Rayo Vallecano on […]

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Portugal defender Pepe has confirmed he will retire from professional football after a glittering 23-year career. The 41-year-old played 878 times for club and country, winning 34 trophies along the way, with much of his success coming during his time at Real Madrid. Having made his name with Porto, Pepe completed a move to the […]

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Atletico Madrid reportedly tried to cancel the transfer of Conor Gallagher, so says Valencia’s sporting director Miguel Angel Corona. Gallagher is expected to complete his move from Chelsea imminently, ending his 16-year stay at Stamford Bridge in a deal reportedly worth €42m. However, Corona said that Atletico’s pursuit of the England international was almost halted […]

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Mikel Arteta has said he has seen “something different” from striker Gabriel Jesus since last season, as the Brazilian impressed against Bayer Leverkusen. Jesus, who scored four goals in 27 Premier League appearances last term, was on target with a fine finish against the Bundesliga champions on Wednesday. The 27-year-old failed to score in his […]

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Alejo Veliz has completed a loan move from Tottenham to Espanyol, the La Liga club confirmed on Wednesday. Veliz, who has made eight appearances for Spurs since signing from Rosario Central in 2023, joins Espanyol on a season-long deal. The 20-year-old was limited to 45 minutes of action under Ange Postecoglou last campaign, scoring his […]

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Brazil cruised into the final of the Olympic Games with a 4-2 victory over Spain at the Orange Velodrome on Tuesday. Salma Paralluelo netted two late consolations, but the damage was already done as Irena Paredes’ own goal, Gabi Portilho, Adriana and Kerolin denied the world champions a place in the gold-medal match. Brazil were […]

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France came from behind to beat 10-man Egypt 3-1 after extra time and reach the Olympic Games final thanks to a brace from Jean-Philippe Mateta. Mahmoud Saber’s goal looked to be sending Egypt through, but Mateta and Michael Olise ensured that would not happen with help from Omar Fayed’s sending off in extra time. Despite […]

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Marta has urged Brazil to bounce back quickly from their stoppage-time defeat to Japan at the Olympics on Sunday. The Brazil great made her 200th appearance for the national team in their second group-stage game, but it was marred by a late lapse in concentration that saw Japan score twice in stoppage time to win […]

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