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Politics pokes its nose into the squad fight Brazil’s national team selection has dragged government figures into the mix. President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has now spoken openly about Neymar’s status. He’s happy enough with the 34-year-old’s footballing case for next summer’s North American World Cup. But there’s a catch, and it’s a big…

Out on aggregate Barcelona’s European run is over in the Champions League quarter-finals. The Catalan side won 2-1 at Atletico Madrid, but it wasn’t enough to turn the tie around. The 0-2 defeat in the first leg left them with too much to do, and that was that for the Blaugrana. For a while, though,…

The Ballon d’Or winner does the damage Anfield. Tuesday night. The Champions League quarter-final second leg had its verdict. Paris Saint-Germain booked their place at Liverpool’s expense. Ousmane Dembélé was the man who killed it, hitting a decisive brace. The French forward had been put on a tight defensive leash, with Ibrahima Konaté doing most…

A medical verdict with no wiggle room Anfield’s pitch was the scene of a major injury on Tuesday night. Carried off on a stretcher in the 31st minute of Liverpool’s Champions League quarter-final second leg against Paris Saint-Germain, Hugo Ekitike now knows the full extent of the damage. Scans have shown a ruptured Achilles tendon…

Strasbourg are sizing up Giacomo Koloto In the quiet grind of a March that still can’t make its mind up between winter and spring, one name is starting to crop up again and again in French football circles. Not a star yet. Not a walking business case either. Just a kid with a hint of…

A huge showdown in the race for the podium This clash between AS Monaco and Olympique de Marseille had all the feel of a season-defining game in the run-in. With six matches left, every point mattered, and both sides had plenty on the line in the fight for Champions League football. Monaco came in flying,…

A move everyone saw coming, and now it’s official It’s been in the air for weeks. Now it’s confirmed: Bernardo Silva will leave Manchester City at the end of the season. After almost eight years at the Etihad, the Portuguese attacker has decided it’s time to move on. Big call. One that closes the book…

Liverpool lose Alisson but get Salah back, and the season is already tilting The news landed like a blindside challenge. One of those you never see coming, even when you think you’re planted firmly. Liverpool now have to face PSG without their Brazilian wall. Alisson Becker is still stuck in the treatment room, and that…

Referee mics: the latest move in a Ligue 1 desperate for transparency Friday night at the Parc des Princes will be more than just Paris Saint-Germain against Toulouse FC. It’ll also be a live test case, a place where the referee’s voice finally stops being some dirty little dressing-room secret. The LFP has confirmed a…