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53rd minute, and he is done Bad timing. Manu Kone came off in Istanbul on Wednesday night in the 53rd minute holding his knee, with Niccolo Pisilli taking his place. Roma ended up settling for a 1-1 draw against Fenerbahce in their Champions League opener. “Kone left the pitch because of a physical problem,” Gian…

A deal until 2032 is on the table Real Madrid are ticking off the contract jobs one by one. Radio Marca reports the club are ready to put a new deal running to 2032 in front of Jude Bellingham. Nothing has been confirmed by the club. His current terms are no secret, though: they run…

28 caps and a farewell Inaki Williams will not wear the Ghana shirt again. The Athletic Bilbao forward confirmed his international retirement on Friday, after 28 appearances and two goals for the Black Stars. “I feel the time has come to bring my journey with the Ghana national team to an end. I leave happy,…

A rude gesture that could prove costly One moment. One second. And now a disciplinary file sits open on the other side of the continent. Memphis Depay aimed a middle finger at the Argentine supporters during the first leg of the Copa Libertadores quarter-final between Corinthians and Estudiantes de La Plata, which finished 1-1. The…

Sixteen minutes, then nothing Mykhailo Mudryk’s comeback has fallen flat. The Ukrainian winger picked up an ankle problem after a single Premier League appearance for Tottenham, a cameo that lasted sixteen minutes. He is expected to be out at least eight weeks. The 25-year-old had gone two years without competitive football following a doping ban.…

Two wins out of three, and yet The raw numbers from the French clubs on Champions League opening night do not look alarming. PSG hammered Bratislava 6-1, Lens went to Prague and beat Slavia 3-2, and only LOSC fell at home to Real Betis 2-3. The table tells a bleaker story. As of 11 September,…