Neymar’s future is becoming increasingly uncertain as Inter Miami shift away from signing aging superstars. With his Santos contract running down and Brazil’s squad evolving, the 32-year-old forward faces a far narrower path back to the global stage than in years past.
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FIFA will conduct the 2026 World Cup draw in Washington on Friday, even though six qualifiers remain unknown. Those final spots will be settled in March’s intercontinental and European play-offs, just months before the tournament begins.
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Barcelona president Joan Laporta says the club is financially capable of making a major signing but will only do so if sporting logic demands it, according to La Vanguardia. His comments come at a time when several European clubs are assembling star-heavy squads with uncertain results.
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With the title on the line in Abu Dhabi, McLaren won’t say whether Oscar Piastri would move aside to help Lando Norris. Their uneasy answers suggest the team’s “papaya rules” may face their toughest test yet.
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European football clubs have been instructed by FIFA to settle transfer debts with Russian teams even when sanctions make such payments legally uncertain. The situation highlights a little understood tension between international sports governance and national laws that regulate financial dealings with sanctioned states.
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Excitement is steadily building ahead of the 2026 FIFA World Cup, a tournament that will sprawl across Canada, the United States and Mexico and feature more matches than any edition before it. The competition begins on June 11 and will stretch well into mid-July, marking a new era for the sport’s biggest stage.
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Barcelona president Joan Laporta says the club intends to give defender Ronald Araujo all the support he needs as he works through a difficult period, according to Mundo Deportivo. Laporta described a private exchange in which the player expressed gratitude and a determination to return stronger.
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Real Madrid’s win at San Mamés came at a cost, with Trent Alexander-Arnold facing another spell on the sidelines after suffering a fresh muscle injury shortly after returning to full fitness.
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Real Madrid’s recent wobble had raised concerns around Xabi Alonso’s early tenure, but the pressure eased slightly after Wednesday’s emphatic 3–0 win over Athletic Club, a match in which Kylian Mbappé delivered two goals and an assist. Even with that convincing result, questions about internal harmony remain.
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The road to the 2026 World Cup will take a major step forward on Friday when officials gather in Washington, D.C., for the tournament’s draw — an event shaping up to be as much a political spectacle as a sporting one.
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