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Watch: Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang Caps Off Brilliant Barcelona Team Move With A Cheeky Chip

Barcelona kicked off their preseason with an emphatic 6-0 win over MLS side Inter Miami at the DRV PNK Stadium in Florida. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang opened the scoring for Xavi Hernandez’s side as new signing Robert Lewandowski, who joined the club from Bayern Munich earlier this week, was sitting on the bench. The former Gabon skipper rounded off a brilliant team move, which was started by another summer recruit Raphinha, with a delicate dink over Miami’s goalkeeper Nick Marsman in the 19th minute of the match to make it 1-0. Read More

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Mason Mount Lifts Chelsea To 2-1 Win Over Club America In Friendly

Chelsea, prepping for their first Premier League season since Todd Boehly’s consortium bought the club, beat Mexico’s Club America 2-1 in an international club friendly in Las Vegas. Mason Mount sealed the victory in the 83rd minute with a sensational right-footed shot from outside the box. Timo Werner had given Chelsea a momentary lead in the 55th but a sloppy backpass from Reece James resulted in an own-goal five minutes later that gifted Club America the equalizer. The 47,223 who turned out at Allegiant Stadium, home of the NFL’s Las Vegas Raiders, watched both teams struggle to finish in the first half. Read More

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Manchester United Agree Deal With Ajax For Argentina’s Lisandro Martinez

Argentine international defender Lisandro Martinez is set to become Manchester United’s third signing of the transfer window after the English giants agreed on a deal with Ajax on Sunday. Ajax confirmed United will pay an initial 57 million euros ($57 million, 48 million pounds) with a further 10 million euros in performance-related bonuses. Read More

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Cristiano Ronaldo “Not For Sale” Insists Manchester United’s Eric Ten Hag Before Liverpool Clash

New Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag said Monday that Cristiano Ronaldo was “not for sale”, despite the Portuguese superstar skipping the pre-season tour of Thailand and Australia. Ronaldo missed the start of training with the English Premier League giants last week due to a family issue. The 37-year-old did not make the plane for the pre-season trip, with reports saying he wants to leave after United’s failure to qualify for the Champions League. Speaking on the eve of the Old Trafford club’s first pre-season friendly against Liverpool in Bangkok on Tuesday, Ten Hag said: “We are planning for Cristiano Ronaldo for the season and that’s it and I’m looking forward to working with him. Read More

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Champions League Final Chaos Caused By “Dysfunctions”, Not Supporters: French Enquiry

A French Senate enquiry into chaotic scenes at the Champions League final in May in Paris concluded Wednesday the problems were caused by a “string of dysfunctions” in the organization, rather than Liverpool supporters as claimed by the government. “These dysfunctions were at every level, not only during the implementation (during the game) but also during preparations in advance,” the co-chair of the inquiry Laurent Lafon told reporters at a press conference. Read More

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Paul Pogba returns to Juventus after leaving Manchester United

Ten years after Paul Pogba left Manchester United to sign with Italian side Juventus on a free transfer, history repeated itself on Monday as the France midfielder bid farewell to the Premier League and returned to the Serie A club. Pogba, who left United when his contract expired last month, has signed a four-year contract with Juventus that will tie the 29-year-old down with the Turin club until June 2026. Read More

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Get a constitution in 38 days, else face ban from international football – FIFA issues ultimatum to All India Football Federation

India has 38 days to avoid a ban from international football. They have to finalize the new constitution by July 31. That’s the biggest takeaway after a series of meetings that took place in New Delhi through the course of this week. Read More

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