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A win at Frosinone, and a centre-forward nobody noticed Juventus opened their Serie A season on Sunday with a 1-0 win at Frosinone. Bremer got the goal. The result was there. The cutting edge was not. Randal Kolo Muani drew a blank on his return to Piedmont, a year on from his first spell. That…

Eight days and one hole in the squad Eight days. That is everything Lille have left to finish their transfer business. They are still short of a right winger and have been for weeks. According to Foot Mercato, the main target is Sami Ouaissa of NEC Nijmegen, and this one is anything but simple. PSV…

Twenty-one goals, and a queue forming behind him Twenty-one goals in Ligue 1 last season. Esteban Lepaul stood out in a league where the golden boot rarely slips away from the two or three biggest clubs. He joined Stade Rennais barely a year ago for around 13 million euros. He is worth a good deal…

Six weeks of talks and one number nobody saw coming Paulo Dybala has been through a nightmare campaign. A thigh tear from a free kick against Torino sidelined him first. Then the hamstring went, on a penalty against Milan. A knee problem, poorly handled by the Rome medical staff, finished off the picture. Conservative treatment…

All 211 federations invited Forty-eight teams played the 2026 World Cup. FIFA now wants 211 in one competition. Gianni Infantino confirmed the plan in public: the governing body will stage its first Under-15 World Cup this year, open to every member association. “This year, for the first time at FIFA, we will organise a U15…

Five goals for the club, five goals for him Vendee FC La Roche have scored five times since the National season kicked off. Mansour Samb has scored all five. In three games. The club sit third. Frederic Reculeau did not have to look far for his focal point up front: he landed a striker in…

The only one to misfire Barcelona opened their La Liga campaign with a statement win at Elche on Sunday night. Five goals, none conceded, a reshuffled line-up that clicked straight away. Raphinha, used as a striker, bagged a brace. Fermin Lopez did too. Karim Adeyemi scored his first official goal in a Barca shirt on…

No run for office in March 2027 Two hundred and eleven federations, one vote each, and Aleksander Ceferin will not be on the ballot. The UEFA chief confirmed on Monday that he will not stand at the FIFA presidential election set for March 2027 in Rabat. The 58-year-old Slovenian has run European football’s governing body…

He limped out of the stadium It was enough to spoil the night. In Elche on Sunday, Barcelona had just gone about their business in style in their Liga opener. A straightforward 5-0 win, new signings already making a difference, a side that looks to have found its rhythm. None of it mattered on the…