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Rated 3 out of 10 on his first start back Lucas Digne was back in a Paris shirt on Sunday night. His first start since rejoining PSG ended in a 1-0 defeat to RC Lens in the Trophee des Champions, and Foot Mercato gave the left-back a 3. Luis Enrique kept rotating. Several changes from…

Three years on, he returns through the back door Barcelona confirmed on Monday that Sergio Busquets is back. Not as a player. He joins Barca Atletic as an assistant coach under Juliano Belletti with the Catalan reserves, effective immediately. The club spelled out the job in its statement: “Sergio Busquets joins Barca Atletic as assistant…

Chicago needed 14 minutes and three shots to bury Portland’s unbeaten run. The Timbers spent the rest of the night with the ball and nothing to show for it.

Two absentees at the final session Tuesday night in Istanbul, a big chunk of Lyon’s season gets decided. Lyon face Fenerbahce in the first leg of their Champions League play-off, 21:00 kick-off. Paulo Fonseca ran the last training session on Monday morning at the Groupama OL Training Center. Two players were missing. Khalis Merah is…

Left foot, post, and in Petar Musa did not need his stronger foot. In the 73rd minute on Sunday night in Austin, the Croatian shifted the ball onto his left to lose his marker, then drilled it from the edge of the box. Off the post, in. Brad Stuver never moved. FC Dallas won 2-1.…

Two goals in seven minutes after 52 matches of waiting Bruno Damiani had waited 52 MLS matches for his first brace. On Sunday night in New York, he finally got it, and he did it in seven minutes to flip a game Philadelphia had let slip away before the break. The Union came from 2-0…

A call from Brazil Sao Paulo have made contact with Jamie Vardy. The news comes from Fabrizio Romano and was reported on Monday lunchtime. The Brazilian club want to persuade the English striker to join the Brasileirao. Vardy is a free agent. He left Cremonese this summer after a mixed season in Serie A. At…

He had just lost. He still answered the question Luis Enrique was fresh off a defeat. PSG had just let the Trophee des Champions slip away against Lens on Sunday night. Asked about the Blood and Gold’s chances of going all the way in France, the Spaniard could have dodged it. He didn’t. “If you…

A Castilla scorer heads to Alsace RC Strasbourg confirmed the arrival of Jacobo Ortega on Monday. The 20-year-old Spanish striker leaves Real Madrid, where he had been playing for Castilla, the club’s reserve side. “Racing Club de Strasbourg Alsace are delighted to announce the arrival of Jacobo Ortega. The Spanish forward has signed for Racing…