Gennaro Gattuso enjoyed his start to life as Italy coach on Friday as his team beat Estonia 5-0 to get their 2026 World Cup qualifying campaign back on track, while Kylian Mbappé struck as France began their bid with a win against Ukraine.
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France: Deschamps overlooks Ekitike for World Cup qualifiers, Akliouche called up
Hugo Ekitike missed out on a place in the France squad named Wednesday for the start of their 2026 World Cup qualifying campaign, but coach Didier Deschamps did hand a first senior call-up to highly rated Monaco winger Maghnes Akliouche.
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PSG inflicts humiliating defeat on Real Madrid
Fabian Ruiz scored twice as European champions Paris Saint-Germain turned on the style in their reunion with Kylian Mbappé winning 4-0
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Mbappe and PSG set for reunion
Kylian Mbappe will come up against Paris Saint-Germain for the first time since leaving the French club a year ago as Xabi Alonso’s Real Madrid revolution gets its biggest test yet in Wednesday’s Club World Cup semifinal.
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Real Madrid ready for ‘really big challenge’ against PSG at Club World Cup
Real Madrid coach Xabi Alonso said Saturday he was looking forward to seeing how his new team measures up to European champions Paris Saint-Germain after the sides set up a semi-final showdown at the Club World Cup. Real beat Borussia Dortmund 3-2 in their last-eight tie at the MetLife Stadium, a few hours after PSG […]
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Alonso’s new-look Real Madrid aiming for Club World Cup glory
After Real Madrid’s hopes of major silverware this season faded, the Club World Cup took on far greater importance for them, and it will provide an insight into new coach Xabi Alonso’s strategy.
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Barcelona edges Real Madrid in thriller to move to brink of LaLiga title
Barcelona mounted a spectacular comeback to beat Real Madrid 4-3 in LaLiga on Sunday and move to the brink of the title after overcoming a hat trick from Kylian Mbappe. The France striker threatened to haul Madrid back into the title race but Raphinha’s double and goals from Lamine Yamal and Eric Garcia gave Barcelona […]
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Can Europe’s richest family turn Paris into a city of soccer rivals?
Paris has everything — stunning architecture and arguably the best food and fashion in the world. But the French capital lacks one essential element of a modern metropolis: it has no soccer rivalry. Despite Qatar-owned Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) spending vast sums in recent years assembling a team featuring superstars like Lionel Messi, Neymar and Kylian […]
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LaLiga: Real Madrid capitalizes as Atletico stumbles in title race
Kylian Mbappe and Vinicius Junior were both on target for Real Madrid as they beat Rayo Vallecano 2-1 on Sunday to pull level with La Liga leader Barcelona.
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LaLiga: Mbappe shines as Real Madrid thrashes Las Palmas to claim lead
Kylian Mbappe struck twice and produced a brilliant performance to power Real Madrid to a 4-1 win over Las Palmas.