Real Madrid have accepted that a move for Manchester City midfielder Rodri is unattainable, and the club is now exploring younger and more realistic midfield options, according to El Nacional. Their shift signals a strategic turn towards long term squad building rather than pursuing marquee players who are unlikely to be released by their clubs.
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Veteran defender Thiago Silva is weighing up a short-term return to European football, with reports suggesting the 41-year-old is close to agreeing a six-month contract that would mark a surprise late-career comeback.
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A High Court claim has pulled one of English football’s most influential club owners into a legal battle over an alleged underground betting network that, according to court documents reported by The Times, may have operated on a scale rarely seen in professional sport.
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Saudi Pro League officials are closely watching Mohamed Salah’s reduced role at Liverpool and are prepared to finance a major bid if he indicates he is open to leaving, The Telegraph reports.
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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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