Eldense, based just in-land from Alicante, will become the former Barcelona attacker’s second venture into Spanish soccer ownership having bought fourth-tier Cornella in April.
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Pochettino calls for Chelsea to be stripped of 2017 Premier League title
Former Tottenham manager Mauricio Pochettino says Chelsea should be stripped of their 2016-17 Premier League title for financial rule breaches and the honor awarded to the side he led to the runner-up spot. Chelsea was fined £10 million ($13.4 million) in July and given a suspended two-window transfer ban in relation to breaches of Premier […]
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Mourinho’s Real Madrid make winning start against Inter Milan
The record 15-time European champion took a two-goal lead on goals by Kylian Mbappe and Fede Valverde thanks to two Inter errors in the first half.
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Brazil great Formiga says 2027 World Cup will ‘change players’ lives’
The 2027 tournament will mark the first time the World Cup has been held in Latin America, in a country where women were banned from playing soccer as recently as 1979.
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ITALY: Totti turns down Azzurri and Roma to join basketball club
Francesco Totti, who won the 2006 World Cup with Italy, said that he had turned down roles to rebuild Italy’ national team — which missed the last three World Cups —to become an adviser to Maxima, Rome’s new basketball team. Maxima is run by California lawyer Paul Matiasic.
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Turkish Airlines will be new Liverpool shirt sponsor in $406 million deal
Turkish Airlines will become Liverpool’s new front-of-shirt sponsor from the start of the 2027-28 season, the Premier League giants announced on Tuesday. No fee was disclosed by the club, but the BBC reported that the five-year deal was worth £300 million ($406 million) in total. A contract worth more than £60 million ($81 million) a […]
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Strasbourg hits Troyes for six as Amo-Ameyaw sparkles and Gio Reyna scores
Strasbourg thumped Troyes 6-2 away in Ligue 1 on Sunday as English winger Sam Amo-Ameyaw scored twice as a late substitute. The 20-year-old Amo-Ameyaw, in his second season since joining from Southampton, scored in the 85th and 88th minutes. Promoted Troyes had started their Ligue 1 campaign well with a win and a draw and […]
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FIFA confirms Infantino to run for reelection: ‘Nothing has changed’
Candidate nominations for next year’s FIFA presidential election must be submitted by Nov. 18.
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PSG still winless in Ligue 1 as Monaco go top
Monaco coach Filipe Luis said Folarin Balogun’s absence was a fitness issue.
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Premier League transfer windfall a lifeline for ailing French clubs
Record spending by English Premier League clubs in the summer transfer window has served as a lifeline across the Channel in France, where cash-strapped teams are more reliant on selling their best players for big money than ever before. The transfers of Morocco midfielder Ayyoub Bouaddi from Lille to Manchester City for 100 million euros […]