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The nutmeg that lifted Roazhon Park One move had the whole ground up. Second half. Mahamadou Nagida collects the ball in his channel with Desire Doue in front of him. Nutmeg, then he kept driving and had a go himself. Twenty-one years old, opening day of Ligue 1, against the French champions, and not a…

115 charges, and now a foreign ministry watching The case against Manchester City has just changed shape. Bloomberg reports that officials in the United Arab Emirates have signalled that an adverse ruling could sour relations between the United Kingdom and Abu Dhabi. Financial regulation was the starting point. This is diplomacy now. The connection is…

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…