Football
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Four journalists put Fabián Ruiz first: the strange votes behind Kane’s 28-point win
The 100-journalist jury returned 40 first-place votes for Harry Kane and 23 for Kylian Mbappé, yet the Englishman’s winning margin…
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‘Two minutes were enough’: Simeone takes blame after Bilbao rout
Diego Simeone accepted responsibility for the two-minute second-half collapse that decided a 3-0 defeat at…
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Fernández’s £125m debut arrives early, but Haaland does the heavy lifting
A warm-up injury to Nico O’Reilly threw the deadline-day record signing into Enzo Maresca’s starting…
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Kylian Mbappe backs himself for Ballon d’Or despite Real Madrid’s trophy drought
Kylian Mbappe believes his move to Real Madrid positions him strongly for the Ballon d’Or,…
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Bilbao rout leaves Álvarez trapped between the bench and the boos
Julián Álvarez came off the bench with Atlético Madrid already two goals down at San…
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Mourinho weighs positional switch for Trent Alexander-Arnold as Real Madrid crisis deepens
With Aurelien Tchouameni still not fit and three other midfielders serving suspensions, Jose Mourinho is…
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A village of 13,000 is top of German football
A club from a Saarland village of 13,000 people has beaten Bayer Leverkusen and Borussia…
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Grosso out after three defeats, Vanoli set for Fiorentina return
Paolo Vanoli is closing on a return to the Franchi barely four months after he…
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‘Enzo hasn’t really been replaced’: Neville flags the hole in Xabi Alonso’s Chelsea after Arsenal defeat
Gary Neville said the £125m midfielder Chelsea sold on deadline day “hasn’t really been replaced”,…
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Guler banned: Real Madrid’s club-record signing in line for first start under Mourinho
Arda Guler’s UEFA suspension has stripped Jose Mourinho of a first-choice midfielder for Tuesday’s Champions…