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• As Messi turns 39, how he and Ronaldo keep breaking records

  24-06-2026 16:44 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Lionel Messi, 39, and Cristiano Ronaldo, 41, have set new records at the World Cup [Getty Images]It will surely be their final World Cup.Although Lionel Messi - who celebrates his 39th birthday today - and Cristiano Ronaldo - aged 41 - show no sign of letting up on the biggest stage.Two goals from Messi against Austria on Monday took him to 18 goals at the top of the all-time World Cup goalscoring charts. Meanwhile, Ronaldo became the first player to score at six different World Cups with a doub
  
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• Barcelona set to receive financial boost from the transfer of former La Masia midfielder

  24-06-2026 19:10 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Barcelona set to receive financial boost from the transfer of former La Masia midfielderOne advantage of having so many La Masia players develop at the club is the financial boost they can provide when they move elsewhere.This financial boost does not just come in terms of transfer fees, but also training compensation that Barcelona are owed for developing the player.Even when a player does not reach the Barça first team, the club can still benefit later if he develops elsewhere and moves
  
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• World Cup 2026 power rankings: Argentina and France lead charge as England stall in round two

  24-06-2026 19:07 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  The 2026 World Cup is fully into the swing of things with all teams now having played their opening two matches of the campaign in North America.After a build-up that centred on controversy, greed and conflict, fans have been captivated by some enthralling performances and disappointed by others, with the likes of France and holders Argentina stamping their marks as rightful favourites, while England, Portugal and Brazil have all made slight missteps.So much can change as the group stage progres
  
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• Report Chelsea interested in Ramon after impressive Como campaign

  24-06-2026 19:05 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Report Chelsea interested in Ramon after impressive Como campaignComo are not just buying players, but fending off sales too, as Chelsea are reportedly interested in Jacobo Ramon, while Lecce and Brest want Andrea Le Borgne.TURIN, ITALY – FEBRUARY 22: Kenan Yildiz of Juventus FC is challenged by Jacobo Ramon Naveros of Como 1907 during the Serie A match between Juventus FC and Como 1907 at on February 21, 2026 in Turin, Italy. (Photo by Valerio Pennicino/Getty Images)The Lariani truly have
  
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• Liverpool have found their new Sadio Mane in 39-goal sensation

  24-06-2026 19:05 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Liverpool have found their new Sadio Mane in 39-goal sensationSadio Mane will forever be a Liverpool legend. The Senegal international was a part of one of the best era's in the Reds' history.Mane won everything he could at Anfield during his time with the club and, although his move to Bayern Munich didn't work out as planned, he seems to have found his feet again with Al-Nassr.And, even though Liverpool managed to replace him with Luis Diaz and Cody Gakpo, now that the former of the two has le
  
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• Aston Villa set to move for former Premier League star

  24-06-2026 19:00 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Aston Villa set to move for former Premier League starAston Villa Weigh Surprise Emerson Move Amid Summer Squad ChangesAston Villa’s summer transfer activity continues to gather pace, with TalkSport reporting that former Tottenham Hotspur defender Emerson Royal has emerged as a potential target for Unai Emery’s side.The Brazilian’s career has taken an interesting route in recent years. After leaving Spurs for AC Milan and then moving to Flamengo, few would have expected a retur
  
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• “How many will be left?” – French media concerned after 3 PSG youth talents choose to leave the club

  24-06-2026 18:55 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  “How many will be left?” – French media concerned after 3 PSG youth talents choose to leave the clubPSG are losing a lot of young talents, and some in the French media are concerned about how many are walking away this summer.If you enjoy PSG Talk coverage and want to see more of it, add us as a preferred source on Google to make us a favourite and see more of our content.Losing young players at this time of year is inevitable, especially at a club like PSG where the path to th
  
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• Abrefa signs new two-year deal with Reading

  24-06-2026 18:55 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Kelvin Abrefa was born in Italy to Ghanaian parents and grew up near Reading [Getty Images]Reading full-back Kelvin Abrefa has agreed a new two-year contract with the League One club.A graduate of the Royals' academy, the 22-year-old has made more than 80 appearances for the first team, including 27 last season, and has scored twice.Manager Leam Richardson said: "We are very happy to see Kelvin commit his future to us here at Reading Football Club."He is an extremely hard worker and someone who
  
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• 'Handful' Brobbey to lead the Spurs line?

  24-06-2026 18:51 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  [BBC][Getty Images]We asked you which players you have watched at the World Cup that you think would be a great fit at Tottenham.Here are some of your comments:Barry: Brian Brobbey, the Dutch centre forward, who is an out and out striker and is a real handful, makes Dominic Solanke look like a League One player. Morgan Rogers would fit in great and can play as an attacking midfielder or on the left. Adebarro: Brobbey from Sunderland would be my choice to lead the Spurs line!Pete: German midfield
  
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• Equipe: Greenwood good and bad news for Roma and Fenerbahce

  24-06-2026 18:50 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Equipe: Greenwood good and bad news for Roma and FenerbahceThere is good and bad news on Roma’s pursuit of Mason Greenwood, as while L’Equipe report he agreed personal terms with Fenerbahce, the club won’t pay more than €30m plus add-ons to Olympique Marseille.Gian Piero Gasperini is convinced that Greenwood represents the ideal wide player to fit into his 3-4-3 formation, despite the costs and the growing unrest from fans who don’t want him due to his past off the f
  
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• Martin Demichelis Appointed RB Leipzig Manager – Real Mallorca Receive €2.5m

  24-06-2026 18:45 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Martin Demichelis Appointed RB Leipzig Manager – Real Mallorca Receive €2.5mBy Ben McFadyean.After dismissing Ole Werner on Wednesday, two-time DFB Pokal winners RB Leipzig have now picked Martín Demichelis to succeed the former Werder Bremen manager. Demichelis, who last managed at Real Mallorca, has been appointed on a two-year contract. A release clause fee of €2.5m has reportedly been paid to the Spanish island club, according to Bild.The appointment was warmly welcome
  
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• Baggies midfielder Diakite signs new deal

  24-06-2026 18:45 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Ousmane Diakite has scored one league goal for West Brom [Getty Images]West Bromwich Albion midfielder Ousmane Diakite has committed his future to the Championship club by signing a new three-year contract.The 25-year-old joined the Baggies on a free transfer from Austrian club TSV Hartberg in 2024 and has so far made 63 appearances in all competitions, scoring one goal.West Brom initially activated a 12-month extension clause in March before agreeing a new improved deal which will keep the Mali
  
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• World Cup 2026: How yellow and red cards during the group stage affect tiebreakers

  24-06-2026 18:41 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  As Matchday 3 of the 2026 World Cup gets underway, there are still a number of places up for grabs in the Round of 32. Over the next several days teams will be playing their third and final group stage matches. There will likely be ties in individual groups, meaning that tiebreakers will need to be consulted in order to determine who gets a better seed in the knockout stage and who might be going home early.One aspect of the tiebreakers to determine group stage places, as well as the best eight
  
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• 'This is where I want to be' - McAneny extends Celtic stay

  24-06-2026 18:37 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Scotland midfielder Maria McAneny has signed a two-year contract extension with Celtic, keeping her at the club until summer 2028.The 21-year-old academy graduate has made over 100 appearances and scored 13 goals and recorded five assists last term for the Scottish Cup winners.McAneny earned a place in the Guinness World Records with her halfway-line strike against Hibernian last December, which was officially recognised as the fastest goal ever in women's professional football at 4.1 seconds."T
  
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• 🚨 Reports: the deal is done! Grimaldo joins for this fee

  24-06-2026 18:37 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  🚨 Reports: the deal is done! Grimaldo joins for this feeIt had already been in the works, and now all parties appear to have agreed on Alejandro Grimaldo’s transfer. As Fabrizio Romano and Sky reporter Florian Plettenberg consistently report, the Leverkusen player is moving to Spain to join Atlético.The Spanish international had already reached an agreement with the LaLiga club last week, and now the clubs also seem to have come to terms.He is now set to move for around &eur
  
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• Report: £30m Liverpool target reveals ‘new challenge’ objective

  24-06-2026 18:35 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Report: £30m Liverpool target reveals ‘new challenge’ objectiveKees Smit Transfer Claim Adds Intrigue to Liverpool Midfield SearchAZ Star Opens Door to New ChallengeKees Smit has chosen his words carefully, which is often how these things begin. Not with a demand, not with a farewell, but with a sentence that leaves the door open.“I wouldn’t mind staying at AZ and playing everything at 10 for a whole season, but I wouldn’t mind taking on a new challenge somewh
  
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• Nelson joins AFC Wimbledon in permanent deal

  24-06-2026 18:32 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Zack Nelson played 19 times for AFC Wimbledon while on loan earlier this year [Getty Images]AFC Wimbledon have signed midfielder Zack Nelson on a free transfer.The 21-year-old, who spent the second half of last season on loan with the Dons from Luton Town, scoring once in 19 appearances, has agreed a two-year deal. The England Under-20 international joins was released by the Hatters last month after playing 51 times for the club, including two games in the Premier League, after joining them from
  
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• Malo Gusto’s representatives hold preliminary talks over Manchester City transfer

  24-06-2026 18:30 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Malo Gusto’s representatives hold preliminary talks over Manchester City transferGusto’s representatives have held ‘exploratory’ talks with Man City and multiple other clubsThere is interest from the Etihad Stadium in the Chelsea right-back, who joined from Lyon in 2023The 23-year-old is not a leading right-back candidate for City at this stage of the windowManchester City are among a number of clubs in contact with the representatives of Chelsea right-back Malo Gusto, th
  
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• Coppa Italia 2026-27 official bracket: Potential Inter vs. Milan semi final

  24-06-2026 18:30 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Coppa Italia 2026-27 official bracket: Potential Inter vs. Milan semi finalThe Coppa Italia bracket has been drawn up for the 2026-27 season, with the possibility we could get an Inter vs. Milan derby in the semi-finals.This tournament is scheduled like a tennis competition, with seeding and brackets dictating the way it will flow.The top seeds are the teams who finished in the top eight of Serie A the previous season, so Inter, Napoli, Roma, Como, Milan, Juventus, Atalanta and Bologna.Those sid
  
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• Report: Details of the variables included in Anthony Gordon’s €80m transfer to Barcelona

  24-06-2026 18:25 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Report: Details of the variables included in Anthony Gordon’s €80m transfer to BarcelonaBarcelona moved ahead of the rest in the summer transfer window to secure a deal for Anthony Gordon from Newcastle United.The Catalan club agreed to pay a fixed €70 million for the English winger, with another €10 million available in variables.Now, according to the Mirror (h/tMundo Deportivo), the details of that variable amount have been revealed, with the add-ons linked to trophies and
  
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• Real Madrid distance themselves from move for Chelsea ace amid growing ‘media noise’

  24-06-2026 18:25 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Real Madrid distance themselves from move for Chelsea ace amid growing ‘media noise’Real Madrid’s interest in signing a new midfielder for Jose Mourinho this summer is well documented, with different names doing the rounds.Over the last 24 hours, the name of Enzo Fernandez has gained a lot of traction, with Madrid said to have resumed talks to bring him to the Santiago Bernabeu.However, according to MARCA (h/t RM4Arab), Enzo’s name does not currently appear in Real Madrid
  
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• Will Suffolk fall in love again?

  24-06-2026 18:21 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  [BBC][Getty Images]Wanted: Man to take on a tricky task and a very hard one. The tricky task is to keep a newly-promoted team in the Premier League. The very hard one is to make a distraught fanbase fall in love again.I have friends with young kids, and those kids think that most seasons at Portman Road end with a promotion pitch invasion because that is pretty much all they've known since Kieran McKenna took charge.We knew it would end some day. Clubs of the stature of Manchester United and Che
  
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• Incoming offers for Kone from Chelsea and Arsenal

  24-06-2026 18:20 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Incoming offers for Kone from Chelsea and ArsenalRoma is racing against time, having to complete several transfers by June 30th to close the Settlement Agreement. In recent days, the two main suspects to be sold are Matias Soulé and Manu Koné. While official offers from interested clubs for the Argentine have not yet arrived at Trigoria, things are different for the Frenchman, currently playing at the World Cup. The former Mönchengladbach player is being eyed by several Europe
  
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• Yeovil sign Dagenham midfielder Haigh

  24-06-2026 18:17 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Yeovil Town have signed attacking midfielder Joe Haigh from National League South club Dagenham & Redbridge on a two-year deal.Haigh, 23, was voted the Daggers' Player of the Season in his solitary year after joining the club from Farnborough.He scored eight goals and added seven assists in 35 league games for Dagenham.A former Chelsea youth player, he has also been on the books of Aldershot Town and the Reigate-based South Park.
  
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• Real Madrid open to selling defender amid playing time concerns

  24-06-2026 18:15 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Real Madrid open to selling defender amid playing time concernsIt has been a busy start to the summer for Real Madrid, who have already wrapped up four new signings for Jose Mourinho’s squad. The club are pleased with the business done so far, which is why they are turning their attention towards potential outgoings.€80m has already been spent between the signings of Ibrahima Konate, Denzel Dumfries, Marc Cucurella and Bernardo Silva, and much more could go towards the possible incomi
  
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• 🎂 Leo Messi and a VERY special birthday

  24-06-2026 18:13 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  🎂 Leo Messi and a VERY special birthdayThe Argentine star turns 39 at a point in his career where he wants to win his second consecutive World Cup.He is undoubtedly the standout name of this World Cup, ahead of Cristiano, Haaland, Mbappé, Vinicius, or Lamine. Leo Messi has scored five goals in two matches, keeps breaking records, and today also happens to be his birthday.A special moment for Leo, who turns 39 and has certainly not stopped receiving messages of congratulations from
  
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• How Chelsea convinced Palestra to abandon Inter promise for €60m

  24-06-2026 18:10 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  How Chelsea convinced Palestra to abandon Inter promise for €60mMore details are emerging on how Chelsea managed to stun Inter by swooping in for Marco Palestra, as Xabi Alonso played a key role in convincing the Atalanta man, with Newcastle United involved too.The Nerazzurri had been working on the final details of the transfer for €45m plus add-ons to reach €50m yesterday, when suddenly the situation was turned on its head in a matter of hours.Chelsea dived in with a vastly impr
  
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• Chesterfield sign ex-Grimsby midfielder McEachran

  24-06-2026 18:07 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  George McEachran has scored three goals and provided nine assists in 150 senior career appearances in English football [Getty Images]Chesterfield have signed midfielder George McEachran on a free transfer following his departure from fellow League Two side Grimsby Town.The 25-year-old made 92 appearances in all competitions across two seasons with the Mariners but left the club after failing to agree terms on a new deal.McEachran, who started his career in the Chelsea academy before joining Swin
  
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• Live NI internationals to remain on BBC until 2028

  24-06-2026 18:06 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  A UK-wide audience of 1.11m tuned in for Northern Ireland's World Cup qualifier against Germany [Getty Images]Northern Ireland's upcoming Nations League campaign and EURO 2028 qualifiers will be broadcast live on the BBC.The free-to-air agreement between the broadcaster and Uefa will see an extension of the current deal until June 2028, and will also include Scotland and Wales internationals as the BBC maintains its commitment to make international football accessible to all.In the build-up to t
  
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• Former Gunner takes on League One head coach job

  24-06-2026 18:05 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Former Gunner takes on League One head coach jobOxford United have announced the official appointment of former Arsenal midfielder Aaron Ramsey as their new head coach.Photo by Ryan Hiscott/Getty ImagesOxford United officially announced on Tuesday that they’ve hired Aaron Ramsey as their new head coach.“It’s an honour and privilege to be appointed Head Coach of Oxford United,” the former Arsenal player told his new club’s website.“From my discussions with the
  
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